The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-23

Messrs. Chapline, Foster, Hoke,
Humphreys, linn and Mr.. Cage Gas.
sistant Clerk were granted leave of
absence for few days. 5....i RI.
Adjourned until tomorrow at P. N.
mOUsRiOF DKLEGAHEs.
Prayer by Rev. Gideon Martin, OF the
NJ. Z. Church.
MI. Fleming. OF Harrison, asked and
obtained leave of absence, for Mr.. Ben
dor, who was su ummoned home by sick
ness In his family.
Nj. Ferguson, OF Cabell, asked and
obtained leave or absence for Mr.. .Hineh-
man. OF Logan.
Pending This application, Mr.. Steere
called attention 10 the necessity of
having n majority OF the whole House
present at the close OF the session TO in
sur the Anal passage of the Code. II
there We're not % votes for the Code, the
whole years work would be lost.
The Speaker announced a new Con-
ference Committee on chapter T2, as
follows: Messrs. Ferguson, OF Cabell,
Crane and Cole.
Mr.. Hinchman, from the Committee
on Humane and Criminal Institutions,
10 whom was referred petitions or cIti-
zens of Clay county asking Legislative
aid for the education of two mute child
rem of ClRyburn Plerson, reported it
to report bill at this stage
lof the session. . LE.fLa 40
The following bills were passed {:
Changing the township lines OF Jeffar-
son county; changing the name OF tthe
county town OF. Webster from Addison
70 FORK Lick; regulating the meetings.
of the Board ofSupervfsoFsp prior tOthe
operation of the Code.
The bill to repeal chapter79, acts OF
1868, authotizlngN NtheA town council OF
Fairmont to regulate liquor licenses,
Was considered, but laid on the table,
being advocated by Mr.. Fleming, of
Marion, and opposed by Messrs, Dun
nfnRton and ferguson, of Gabsh. =
AT half past ten the chapter on free
schools was taken up; and the former
action having been reconsidered, the
pending motion being that offered by
Mr.. Fleming of Harrison, to. strike out
the State and county suPerintendents.
1t Was rejecLedy The question recurred
on the substitute for the substitute,
and both in succession were rejected,
Mr.. Ferguson then offered a substitute,
leaving In all the officers in the present
law, but making some corrections in
the text.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. Armstrong In the chair.
A considerable discussion occurred
upon a motion submitted by Mr.. Mann
10 strike ont the prov ision prohi billing
other than school purposesi aud with
out reaching q conclusion the House
took q recess. y 2 'EEi-.t4t =
Before doing SO the Speaker an
nounced the following Conference Com
mittees on Chapters returned from the
Senate with ame1dments Insisted on.
Chapter 90, Messrs,' Ferguson OF
Cabeli, Parker and Mahon; chapter I03,
Heernans, Stewart and Welch; chapter
1876, welch, Parker and Fleming OF Har-
rison; chapter l42, Boggess, Dnnning-
tom and Ferguson or Gabsll; chapter
144, Dis. Howes and WagEy; chapter
l45, BlllmYeT, Ferguson Of Cabell, and
Herveys chapter 149, Mahoh. PInnell
and Davisson; chapter ISL, Steere,
Stewart and Riddle; chapter l6S, Heer-
manse Ferguson of Cabell, and Arm
strong Or 4 " e gfFt tE4 E-s
81 Ss AFrERNooS SESSION.
The proposition of Mr.. Mann was so
modified as to provide that school pro-
perty shall not be used for any but
school purposes, except by permission
Of the township board OF educati0u.1
" Anothef @ aniendment, offered By Mr..
FerRusonI } of Oabell, and agreed to, was
thai school districts which have built
school houses acceptable to the county
shall not be taxed for
Building purposes. Another was 10
make the county spPeEintendents ap-
OI hue SiECulk
the terms of those now I'M office shall
haye,expired to reduce their coCnpen-
safion 10 81 q day for time actually em-
ployed, not to exceed 500 a year, and
a fee OF 81 for each examination OF
teachers.
M. BoQgess moved to insert pro.
vision that II any county have not
sufficientnumbero Of youth TO entitle Il
to so per cent of the whole amount paid
by it Into the general school fund, the
general Superintendent should return
such county one-third of the amount so
paid. This amendment WIS chiefly
by Mr.. Chambers and op-
posed by Messrs. Ferguson of Cabell,
Riddle and Heryey.
After the House had gone through
the chRpEer, The chairman of the Com
ndfttee on ReVfsfon feported pro Visions
for the government of the State College
and State Normal School. The only
changes In the law Royerning The State
College were TWO; LIST. making the
name "west Virginia University" i"
and End allowing the Governor to Ap-
point the regents OF the Collegs as va
caneles occur by expiration of term or
other wise, instead of allowing the re-
of the board Of regents TO I'LL
IN their own body, as the eX!
istIng law provides. The latter pro-
vision was stricken out and the exist
fng5lnM substituted. F-f .afa &
! Ihe committee rose ana reported the
amended chapter 10 thR House, The re-
port Was adopted and the chapter passed
TO engrossment. Adjourned lIll P. NJ,
tomorrow. - $50
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