The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-04
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The House assembled at . p. NJ.
Prayer by the Rev. Eli Riddle, mem
Der OF the House.
Mr.. Blair offered resolution ap-
pointing Robert Z. Ferguson, paster
and folder for the House. The resolu-
tion was adopted.
Mr.. Hervey moved to reconsider the
vote adopting the resolution by which
mail carrier was appointed.
On division, the motion to reconsider
was agreed to, and the resolution was
then laid on the table.
Mr.. Boggess offered n joint resolu-
ton, which was adopted, requiring the
Auditor of state to cause an investiga.
tion into the number OF lunatics re-
Gently provided for in the Asylums of
Williamsburg and Staunton, Virginia,
properly chargeable to the State OF
West Virginia, and directing that fur.
ther payment for the maintainance of
said lunatics be suspended until said
Investigation has been made, and the
settlement completed.
Mr.. Welch offered aresolution, which
was adopted, directing the Committee
on Military affairs to inquire into the
expediency of reporting u bill allowing
bounty to soldiers who re-enlisted
and received no local or State bounty.
Mr.. Ferguson, from the Joint Com
mittee to report plan for proceeding
with the enactment OF the Code, re-
ported that the committee had pre-
pared a report which was then before
The Senate and would be presented for
the consideration of the House in a
short time. al
Mr.. Goff offered a resolution, which
was referred to the Committee on
Printing &C., directing the Sergeant
alarms to pay bills TO the amount of
$40 for the repairing and re-furnishing
of the chamber of the House.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The Clerk read a message from the
Senate announcing that that body had
ooncurred tnHouse joint resolution No.
1, raising a committee to report plan
Of proceeding with the enactment OF
the Code. td-a
PETITIONS.
The following were presented and
appropriately referred
BY Mr. Armstrong: A petition OF
citizens of Moundaville. asking the
passage of law TO enable a convey
ance to be made of certain church
By Mr.. Dunnington: A petition of
certain citizens of Randolph county,
asking the release of Richard E. Harper,
late sheriff of that county, from GER
tain liabilities; also one from r. E.
Harper and securities, asking authority
to distrain for back taxes,
Ry Mr.. Hervey: A petition OF certain
parties, praying that the bank OF the
Ohio river be declared lawful fence;
also, petition of William Lucas ask
ing 10 be released from the payment OF
a certain fine levied upon him by the
Circait Court of Brooke county.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
Mr.. Chapline, from the Senate, deiiv-
cred message announcing that that
body had adopted the report OF the
Joint Committee to report plan Tor
proceeding with the enactment OF the
Code. of which the following Is an ao-
stract:
The Committee recommend that the
report of the revisors of the Code be
referred to joint committee consisting
of twelve members of the House and
eight members of the Senate; the re-
port TO be examined by them and they
to report such amendments thereto as
thew NAV deem necessary and proper;
that the committee divide itself into
such numbers of subcommittee as
NAV be necessary for The proper and
speedy discharge of its dutiesi tnat
each chapter of the Code be reported
in its order separately, to the House, to
be acted on by that body first.
On motion OF Mr.. Ferguson, OF Ca
bell, the message from the Senate was
taken up, and on motion OF Mr.. New
lin 1.-THE report of the committee was
adopted.
Adjourned. l.