The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-08

more effectual method of compelling
settlements of Sheriffs with the Recor-
ders of the same, and with the clerks of
the circuit courts, and for increasing
the number of such settlements:
BY Mr.. BoggeBs: Authorizing the
Board of Supervisors of Roane county
to divide said county into two assess
ors districts.
By Mr.. Fleming. of Harrison: Legal
iztng the mill dam of James y. Watson
across Piles fork on Buffalo Creek at
Warrington, Marion county.
By Mr.. Pope: Amending chapter 1O6
seetionl, acts of 1868, so as require any
officer, civil or military, or any deputy
IN any Office before exercising their
authority or discharging the duties of
the same to take the oath required of
all officers of this State.
BY Mr.. Hervey: Amending section
z, chapter 13l, of the acts of 1866, in re-
garo 10 the exemption of the Coving-
ton and Ohio Railroad Company from
taxes until the profits of said company
amount to ten per cent. on the capital.
Mr.. Tomlinson, under suspension
OF the rule, obtained leave to with
draw from the files of the House GER
tain bills amending the charters of
West Columbia and Point Pleasant.
The following bills were passed
senate Bill No. 1, To incorporate the
village of Leatherwood; yeas A; nays
&. Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Chase, Huffman, Miller, Nor
gan, Parker, Stewart, Tomlinson and
Woodford. @
Senate Bill No. 8, A bill to allow the
city of Wheeling to grant the use of
streets and alleys for railway purposes.
Senate Bill No. 81, To Incorporate
Sir Johns Run and Rock Gap turn
pike. Senate Bill No. 80, allowing
certain parties in interest to testify on
their own behalf; House bill No. 81, to
postpone the spring elections, and here
after to hold them on the 4th Thursday
of October; House bill No. 3S, constitu-
ting certain portionof the banks of
the Ohio river, in Ohio county law
full fence; House bill No. 40, to incor-
porate the Peninsula Turnpike Compa-
ny, OF Wheeling and Ohio county;
House bill No. 81, for the relief of Lo.
remit Kidwell and George Heckart.
The following bills were ordered to
their second reading:
For the relief of Geary township,
Roane county: authorizing elections to
be held in Smithton, Monongalia coun-
ty; incorporating Highland Lodge 1. o.
o. F., in the town of Romney; incorpo-
rating the Hughes Creek Railroad and
Coal Company; amending the charter
of road in Gilmer and Richie
counties; providing Deaf and Dumb
Institution: authorizing the jailor of
OHIO county to employ a guard for the
Jail OF said county; amending and re-
enacting the charter of the town of Ra-
venswood; incorporating the Martins
burg and Potomac Railroad Company;
| defining in part the powers and duties
of the several counties of the State;
providing for slopes to mill dams on
Big Fishing Creek, in Wetzel county.
The hour of 11H o'clock having ar
hn nfnl
order, the bill for permanent location
OF the Capital, and, on motion of Mr..
Ferguson, went into committee of the
whole. Speeches were made in favor
OF Clarksburg, by Mr.. WEIGH, and in
favor of Parkersburg. by Mr.. Steere.
ton as candidate, and appealed to the
representatives from the Kanawha
valley to meet the representatives from
the east on compromise grounds and
locate the Capital at Buckhannon. Mr..
DAVIDSON renewed the name of Grafton
as competitor for the location. A vote
on the bill stood Clarksburg II, Grafton
g, Charleston Ii, Parkersburg Z; Buck
harmon 16.
On motion, the committee rose and
the House took recess until 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House again went into Commit.
consideration of the Capital question.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, spoke in favor
OF Buckhannon; Mr.. Tomlinson in
favor of Charleston; Mr.. Golf in favor
of Clarksburg; and Mr.. Newlin in favor
of BuckhannOn. A ballot being taken,
resulted resulted as follows..Clarksb9rg, IA;
charleston, IL; Grafton, 8; Parkers-
burg, 2; Buckhannon, 81; Burke Farm,
2. Whole number OF votes, 55; neces-
sary to choice, 2S-no election.
a second ballot resulted as follows
Clarksburg, 6; Charleston, z; Grafton,
Parkersburg, 8; Buckhannon, %;
Weston, Is. Whole number of votes
ton.
a third ballot resulted as follows
Clarksburg, 16; Charleston, 2: Parkers-
burg, 8; Buckhannon, q; Weston, 1.
Whole number of votes, 55; necessary
to choce, 2S-no election.
a fourth ballot resulted as follows
Clarksburg, Is; Charleston, 4, Parkers-
burg, 8; Buckhannon, q. Whole num-
per Of votes, 55; necessary to q choice,
28-no election.
A fifth ballot resulted as follows
Clarksburg, Is; Charleston, 5; Parkers-
burg, q; Buckhannon, %. Whole num-
per OF votes; 55; necessary to a choice,
rs. so Buckhannon was designated as
the choice of the Committee.'
Alter the rising of the committee a
motion was made to adjourn, but the
disposition of the House was to finish
up the Capital business by ordering
the bill to engrossment. Mr.. Blair, Of
Parkersburg, made Jealous appeal to
the House not to adopt the action of
the Committee. Mr.. Ferguson, of Ca.
bell, replied in some critical structures
upon the speeches made by Messrs.
Blair and Golf, characterizing them as
extraordinary. Mr.. Parker, of Wheel.
ing, offered substitute for the report
of the committee, and asked to have
the memorial published ON Thursday.
read to the House. After it had been
read by the Click Mr.. Parker followed
with some remarks in its support, after
which the House adjourned without
further action on the bill.