The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-02-01
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

The committee on judiciary reported
back House bill No. 3, to prevent the
collection of interest and costs in GER
tain cases, with 4 substitute, and rec
ommended the passage ofthe substitute.
Ordered passed to its third reading.
The same committee reported il in
expedient to reduce the fees of Prose
cutting Attorneys in criminal cases.
Committee en Roads and Internal
Navigation reported bill declaring
certain portion of the bank of the Ohio
river, petitioned for by Daniel Murry
and others, a lawful fence.
Same committee reported a bill for
the incorporation of a company for
building q turnpike from the east end Of
John street, city of Wheeling, to point
cn the National Road east of Fulton.
Same committee reported it ineXpc-
dent TO legislate further in regard to
building line fences between adjoining
farms.
RESOLUTIONS FROM THE SENATE.
The Senate announced its concurrence
in the adoption of the House joint reso-
luton in relation to the Public Debt
and our National Finances.
Also, the resolution raising joint
committee on the State Agricultural
College, which, on motion of Mr.. TOM
LINSON, was laid on the table.
RESOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS.
Mr.. MAHON presented the petition
of J. l.. Armstrong and others, for the
Incorporation of a certain Lodge of
Odd Fellows in the town of Jackson,
Jackson county.
Mr. RIDDLE offered "a resolution of
inquiry into the expediency ofso amend
ing the school law as 10 limit the
amount of school taxes, State, county,
township and school district To 20 cent;
on the 500 valuation, where it will not
impair existing contracts for building
| school houses.
BY Mr.. WELCH-As to the expedien-
cy of repeating the clause of the liquor
! law which closes saloons on days pre-
ceding elections.
By Mr.. STEERE-As to the cXpedien-
cy of abolishing the office of county
School Superintendent and substituting
instead thereof board of examiners.
By Mr.. CRANE-As TO the eXpcdiency
of enacting II law for preventing rail
roads from running on Sundays.
By Mr.. WO0DFORD-As TO the sub
stitutiOn of the land assessment for the
year lSG6, instead of the present ono
adding improvements made since 1866
By Mr.. WELCH-A petition on the
part of A. Monroe, of Hampshire coun-
ty, asking TO practice law without tax
ing the Test Oath.
/ BY Mr. BENDER-As to the expedi,
ency of providing for the payment OF
commissions of constables for acting
for boards of registration.
By NJ. PARKER-For the employ
ment, by the State, of an assistant Jail
or for Ohio county-on account of State
prisoners being confined in said Jail.
By Mr.. McCLASKEY-Increa the
fees of constables.
By Mr.. TOMLINS0N-Granting pow
er to citizens of Mason and Cabell coun'
ties to build o turnpike from Point
Pleasant to some point in Cabell county
By Mr.. DUNNINGTON Amending
the registration law so that those who
have been stricken from the registra
ton lists may apply and be restored to
the list, the registrar having the sole
power to restore them.
By Mr.. HERVEY-For reclaiming ant
draining swamp lands.
BY the same gentleman-A petition
on behalf of J. H. Pendleton of Brooke
county, asking to practice law without
taking the Test Oath.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill making it lawful to con-
tract for the payment of any rate of in
terest not exceeding ten per cent. pei
annum.
House bill authorizing the citizens o.
Clark and Coal townships, Harrison
county, to levy a tax to refund the sun
of four hundred dollars to William S
Robinson, expended by him in recruit
ing men to fill the quota of said town
ships under the call Of the President.
House bill constituting certain por
tions of the banks of the lS-mile creek
in Putnam county, lawful fence.
House bill repeating the act relating
to the inspection of salt in kanawhs
county.
House Bill in relation to the killing
out of deer in certain seasons. Yeas 10
nays 10. ... .-..
House Bill restoring to the docket O
the Circuit Court of Harrison county
the case of James N. Jackson RS. Johr
Brakes heirs.
A number of bills were read the sec
ond time and ordered to be engrossed
among which was the one for the relie
OF A. +. Raymond.
A resolution directing the Sergeant
alarms to pay mileage to the members
computed on the route they were com
PEELED TO travel to get from their home.
here and would be compelled to trave
home again.
The House adjourned till Mondsy
morning at 10 o'clock.