The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-09
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Opened by prayer by Eli Riddle, del
egate from Ritchie.
Mr.. FLEMING, of Harrison, chair
man of committee, reported bill di-
viding the county of Richie into two
assessors districts.
j. II. FERGUSON, chairman of Re-
vising committee, reported ten chap
ters of the code rs amended and ie-
vised
Mr.. FERGUSON offered a resolution
asking authority to employ special
revising committee clerk. Also, asking
that the committee have authority to
adjourn to meet elsewhere than in this
Hall.
Mr.. WOODFORD handed in petit
ton from Jesse Woodford, asking for a
special law allowing him to chase deer
with dog or dogs between the months
Of July and January.
Mr.. BOGGESS moved to table it,.
Lost.
The resolution was then put to vote
and lost.
Mr. 'TOMLlNSON offered resolution
asking the Secretary of the State to
furnish the members with copies of tho
acts.
Mr.. GOFF offered petition from Robt.
p: Locke and one hundred and seventy
i've others, asking for special act, al
lowing him to practice law without
Ia king test oath.
Ii. G. M'WORTHER presented Il petit
ton for the benefit of Thomas Swan, al
lowing him to practice law without tax
ing the test oath.
Mr.. BOGGESS offered 4 joint resolution
asking the additional appointment Of
five extra members upon the committee
on revising the Code. Mr.. Blair and
Ncwln opposed increasing the number
on this committee.
Mr.. STEERE favored tho resolution
upon the grounds that some leading men
| in the House were left otf-and that
some had been appointed on said COM
mittee that ought not to have been ap-
| pointed.
Mr.. SMITH gave notice that he was
ready to resign his position if he was
not wanted on the committee.
Mr.. J. II. FERGUSON thought Mr..
STEERE had better name the men hc
would like to have appointed on tho
Revising committee.
The vote was taken and the resolution
lost.
The resolution asking the Judiciary
committee to report q bill for the loca-
ton of the Capital, then came before
the House as unfinished business pend
ing at the time of adjournment last
Thursday.
Mr.. BLAIR favored the resolution and
thought the House should be favored
with the prayers of the righteous IN
this great and good work.
Mr.. NEWLIN opposed the location OF
the Capital at this session.
Mr.. RIDDLE said that five or ten days
could not be better used than IN lnca-
ting the Capital
Mr.. TOMLINSON said he came here
to work at the Code, henceshe would op-
pose mcddling with this Capital qucs-
ton at this time.
i Mr.. j. Ii. FERGUSON said the House
could not get fairly launched into the
Code before the fl rst or middle Of next
week, and the House may rs we'll be
working at the Capital question now
as doing nothing.
Mr.. CHASE offered substitute, ask.
ing tho Judiciary committee to enquire
into the best contract that can be made
for the use of the necessary buildings tc
keep the seat of government in the city
of Wheeling for five years hence.
Mr.. NEWLIN moved to table-lost.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG demanded the pre-
vious question. 1t being sustained the
yeas and nays were called-yeas 10
nays %; the friends of Buckhanuon al
} voting against the substitute.
A motion to table the original reso,u
tion was lost.
Mr.. S. T. ARMSTRONG took the
Chair temporarily.
Mr.. McWH0RTER opposed the reso
tuition, and argued that we have a Cap
ital here ut Wheeling and will remain
here until removed, this is all any State
can say, hence he thought the Hous'
shonld attend to their business, fO
, which they were called here.
Mr.. BLAIR said he would vote fo
the resolution even if it should prove
failure.
Mr.. WEIGH said the cry of his con
, stituents in Mineral county was, "locat,
the Capital for Gods sake" hence b
was going for the resolution.
Mr.. JACOB said the Capital was thor
oughly located here at this time, and n,
: man could truthfully say that we hat
3 no Capital.
/ Mr.. STEERE opposed the resolution
: and.thought it was producing unneces
3 sary bad feeling.
: Mr.. WEIGH demanded the previou
f question. 90; s''
The ayes and nays were then calle'
upon the original resolution of instruc
D tion. Yeas Is; nays 20.
| L. aatinp 10 diannSa.