The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-04

that the commit tee of Conference, in re-
gard to abolishing the spring elections;
agreed with tine Senate amendment in
having but one ballot box.
Senate bill 81, was taken up and
passed.
A bill incorporating thelNew Martins
vile Railroad Company. Passed.
Mr.. NEWLIN introduced a resolution
by leave of the House, asking that the
Governor be requested to call an extra
session of the Legislature to convene at
=, in the county of --, on the
first Monday in June next for the pur-
pose of revising the code.
Mr.. BOGGESS offered bill, under
suspension of the rules, amending the
school law in regard to the collection of
school money.
Mr.. WOODFORD asked leave to take
up House bill No. ll9.
Mr.. HEERMANS amended by striking
ont $4,000 and inserting $1,000 for the
purpose of furnishing steam heating ap-
paratus for the Lunatic Asylum.
Amendment adopted.
A bill to incorporate the Parkersburg,
Railroad, Mineral and Lumber company.
Passed.
A bill to legalize certain records in
the county of Logan was read and
passed.
A bill to legalize certain proceedings
in relation to real estate sold in 1868
for nOn-payment of taxes. Passed.
Senate bill AZ, to amend the law pro-
vidng for the registration of the quail
fed voters of the State.
Mr. HOWES omnn6mapt (nraviOuSlv
reported) was read and rejected bv
vote of % to %
Mr.. STEWART offered an amend
NEXT, asking that the township regis.
trars be elected by the people, and other
wise so amending as to allow voters
to bring suit in court against any
Board of Registration who shall ille-
gally strike their names from the Reg
lister books. He claimed that no man
could be in favor of Republican Gov
ernment and yet vote against these
very important officers being elected by
the people. He thought if the members
in this House had confidence in their
constituents to select the best officers
for the highest positions they should let
them have a chance to elect these Regis
trars.
Mr.. STEERE demanded the previous
question.
The amendment was lost by party
vote. Yeas 12; nays AZ.
Mr. NEWLIN offered an amendment
providing that men holding Office
should not be disfranchised until some
one could be found to fill their position.
Lost.
Mr.. TOMLINSON offered an amend
ment modifying many features of this
law, but Mr.. STEERE moved the pre-
vioSs question and cut off all debate.
Mr.. STEERE demanded the previous
question on the main bill.
The vote was strictly party vote.
Yeas II; nays Al.
The House took recess till O'Clock
p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS O'CLOCK p. NJ.
A bill to incorporate the .Parkersburg
and Mutual Coal Company, was read
the third time and passed.
Senate bill Al, securing liens to me-
chanics, laborers and others. Passed.
4 bill providing for the purchase of
the West Virginia Normal School, at
FairmOnt, came up.
Mr.. SMITH favored the bill and Mr..
HERVEY opposed it.
A motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost.
Some amendments were then made
and the bill engroSSed.
A bill giving to Hampshire county,
the interest owned by this State in the
wire suspension bridge crossing the
Potomac river. Passed.
A bill allowing the Central Virginia
Railroad to use temporarily portion of
the track belonging to the Covington Il
Ohio Railroad Company, i'll Greenbrler.
was passed.
A bill to allow Joseph P. Nay $40, for
services rendered to Governor Pierpoint,
was passed by n vote of 81 to II.
A bill,to incorporate the town of Guy
andotte was passed.
A bill to incorporate the Storer Col
lege was passed.
A bill amending an act relating to the
School District of Wheeling was passed.
A bill incorporating the Elk River
Navigation Company was passed.
A bill for the relief of Capt. Rams
dell, allowing him S}333.00 for expenses
in recruiting the 5th Virginia Infantry,
was passed.
House hill 149, incorporating the
town of Buffalo Passed.
A bill appropriating the public rev.
enue for the fiscal year 1868. Passed
by party vote.
A bill changing the lines between the
counties of Wayne and Logan. Passed.
A bill to incorporate the Pan Handle
Railroad Company. Passed. =.
A bill allowing persons honorably
discharged from the Federal army, and
who had previously been in the rebel
army, to hold Office in the State with
out taking the test oath. Passed.
A bill to legalize the assessments OF
1867.
A bill fixing the State lines between
this State and the State of Maryland.
Passed.
Mr.. CHASE moved to reconsider the
passage of Senate bill 76, establishing a
negro college in this State.
The chair ruled the motion out of or
der, as the bill had been sent to the
Senate.
This bill had been rushed through
the House under suspension of the
rules and read only by its title.
A large number of bills came up on
their second reading and were en-
crossed.
A bin amending an act in relation to
the Courts in the city of Wheeling.
Passed
A bill incorporating the town of
Hartford City, was amended and passed
to its third reading.
A bill declaring part of the Beverly
and Fairmont turnpike o State road,
was amended and engrossed.
Several efforts to adjourn were un-
successful.
A few more bills were put upon a
second reading.
On motion Of Mr. TOMLINSON, the
House adjourned.
Protest of the Democratic Represen-
tatlves in Congress n against the Usur.
pations of the Radical majority.