The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-25
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Opened at 10 o'clock A. NJ. with prayer
by Rev. Mcclure,
TIn our report yesterday we inadvert-
antly omitted the name of Mr.. LAR
GENT, whom we are proud to say, de-
sires his name recorded as voting with
the Democrats against the 10Th chapter
of the Code, known as the negro militia
law.1
Mr.. MAHON offered the atfidayits Of
three citizens of Jackson county in re-
gard to repeating the Stotts relief act.
Mr.. BOUGHNER offered resolution
for the sale of the Baptist Church pro-
perty in Morgantown.
Mr.. T0MLfNSON offered resolution
in regard to appeals from the Boards OF
On motion of Mr.. HEERMANS, Sen
ate bill No. 81, authorizing the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church of the city of
Wheeling to borrow money, was read
the secosd and third time under a sus-
pension of the rules, and passed.
Senate bill No. II, in regard to chang.
ing the lines between the counties OF
Boone and Lincoln, was, upon motion
of Mr.. J. II. FERGUSON, tabled to
await the surveys now being made.
A Senate bill providing for townships
to subscribe to the per cent. preferred
stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio Kali
road was read the second time.
On motion of Mr.. TOMLlNSON the
bill was tabled for further investiga-
tion. -,
Senate bill No. 8, providing for the
salary of the Attorney General was read
the third time. A motion made by Mr..
J. II. FERGUSON to table it was lost,
and the bill passed.
House bill No. "a, authorizing a. Z.
Harper to distrain for taxes for 1868,
i64, '65 and '66, in the county of Ran
dolph, was passed.
House bill No. 81, authorizing the NJ.
E. Church to sell certain real estate in
the town of Piedmont, was read the
third time.
Mr.. TOMLINSON asked for an en-
PLANTATION.
Mr., WEIGH explained the object OF
the bill, and said there was no dispute
about the title, but they desired a spe-
cial act.
Enyrossed House bill No. 3S, exon.
Grating bonds issued by Buffalo, Cross
Creek and Wellsburg townships in
Brooke county from taxation, passed
House bill No. 50, incorporating the
Davis Creek Railroad Company, was
! read third time by its title and passed
House blu No. 40, Incorporating the
Great Kanawha aud Coal River I'm
provement Company. passed.
House bill No. AZ, legalizing the ofti'
cial acts of Andrew j. Thompson II
Mercer County, passed.
House bill No. "A, authorizing the
owners of mill dams on Patterson creek
j to build slopes fer the accommodation
of the fish navigating that creek, wa:
put upon its passage and lost.
j House bill No. 45, repeating the ae'
/ known as the dog and deer act so fal
as il applies to Greenbrier and Minera
counties, was put upon it passage ane
Host,
| Mr.. PINNELL moved reconsidera
tion Of the vote just taken upon tn,
dog and deer act.
Mr.. j. II. FERGUSON hoped this kint
of special legislation would not be per
mitted. He said the people in Minera
county did not want dogs running
| through their fields killing sheep, DC.
while claiming to be hunting deer.
Mr.. WEIGH said it was slande
upon the dogs in Mineral county to "a!
they would Kill sheep or run through
the farms. He said the Mineral count!
dogs would not do these things, and b.
|, guaranteed his dogs would never b
guilty of trespassing upon ether peo
ple's rights:
law repealed.
! Mr.. JAMES hoped the law would no
be repealed, and argued the barbarit!
. of chasing deer with dogs.
J Mr.. WEIGH said it was not as bar
barous to chase deer with hounds as
was to slip mp and kill them with guns
Mr.J. ii. FERGUSON thought it wa
fIather little business to detain tn