The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-01

| funding certain taxes 10 JOuu bAuNyi
/ OF Brooke county; declaring q certain
portion Of the banks OF Eighteen Mic
| Creek. in Pnuam county, "A lawful tencei
a bill relating to the inspection OF SALT
another amending sec. l, chap. !ul ol
3 the Code OF Virginia; and "A Dill 20
4 restore to the docket OF Harrison county
the case OF James ~. jackson Us. d
Brakes heirs. ,,,
I To construct a railroad from FrankliIn
4 Farnace, in Preston county, to the BAL
! timore Il Ohio Railroad was, on mo-
/ ton OF Mr.. HeermRns, recommitted 70
( the Committee on Roads and lnteFhHl
The following bills were ordered to
enRrosSnent.
ReCuudiuE bounty taxes coLlecteu
from soldiers; incorporating the town
OF Ravenswood; authorizing All a.
! HRgar TO construct dam on tn ,3
Spruce fork of Little Coal river; PHI
10 relieve A. +, Raymond from the as
abilities OF the lawyers oath: ,,.
Before the engrossment OF the 5"S q.
bill. Mr., NewlIn moved to amend II
with this proviso: 'All rights confer
rcd by this act shall be revoked and an an
nulled upon its repeal" and on TINS
amendment demanded the yeas anu
nays, but the demand was not sus-
Mr.. Jacob, of Ohio Co., offered some
remarks in favor of the repeal OF the
law. saving that there were others who
needed the relief asked for on behall OF
Mr.. Raymond.
Mr.. Fleming, of Marion, sent to the
Clerks desk letter received py mn
from Mr.. Raymond, which was reau
by the Clerk. In 1t Mr.. II. alluded In
terms of grateful acknowledgment to
the efforts of petitioners on his behalt.
~. al yafoNroA m hfa connection with
the Richmond Convention that passed
the Ordinance of Secession, Said that
he had used all his ability to prevent
the secession of Virginia; that he re-
GREETED at the time, and still more now,
the failure of his efforts. As to the tu-
ture, he said that West Virginia was the
land of his ancestry; hoped for her
the Switzerland of America; desired
that "the Union of the United States of
America may be perpetuated forever -
The bill in regard to his relief was or
dered to It's engrossment.
Mr.. Pinnell, from the Committee ON
Elections aud Privileges, reported q
resolution in favor of paying members
mileage according to the number of
miles they were compelled to travel in
stead of computing the mileage by the
nearest route.
Some discussion was had in regard to
the matter. Mr.. Tomlinson considered
that members were not entitled to mile
age for circuitous travel If the same
could have been avoided. Mr.. Newlin
alluded to his own case, in coming
htther from Monroe county via WASH
ington city, saying that the Greenbrie
river was not In an inviting condition
for ferrying, neither was the nearest
route over that river and across the
country very desirable for a passenger
with baggage at this season of the year.
Mr.. Smith asked If the route was not
open from Stanton via Strasburg and
Winchester to Harper's Ferry. Mr..
Newlin did not know much about that
route; said that members of Congress
from the Pacific coast had not been re-
qutred In times past to compute mileage
across the Rocky Mountains by the
overland route, but round by steamer.
The Constitutional provision on the
subject is found in Sec. SO, Art. ", ms
follows: Senators and Delegates shall
receive for their services a compensa-
ton not exceeding three dollars day
during the session of the Legislature,
and also ten cents for every mile they
shall travel in going to and returning
from the place of meeting by the most
direct route.l
House adjourn 1t adjourn to meet on
adopted. Us
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, said as the
vote was about being taken, some OF
the members seeming reluctant to vote
for the motion, that tomorrow was
needed for work in the Committee
rooms.
Leave of absence until Tuesday next
was granted to Messrs WEIGH and Golf
and until Wednesday next to Mr.
Smith.
On motion of Mr.. Huntington the
petition for the. relief of Jacob Dur,
mire was recommitted to the Commit,
tee on Claims and Grievances.
On motion the House adjourned.