The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-20
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Prayer by Rev. F. Ball, of the NJ.
f. Church.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Boggess, from the Committee on
Education, reported bill to establish
a school district in the town of Wells
burg, Brooke county; unfayorably in
regard to allowing John p. Stovall and
n. X. Shumate to teach school wlthout
taking the test oath, and In regard TO
creating a new school district out OF
parts of Harrison and Marion counties.
Mr., Mahon, from the Committee on
Roads, &C., reported bill to tncorpo-
rate the DavisC Greek Rsilroad Company,
and a bill to Incorporate the Great
Kanawha and Coal River Railroad and
Improvement Company:
MIR, Gotf, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported unfavorably in regard
to restoring N. G. Berkely to full clti-
zenship in this State, and allowing
those elected to corporate officers In the
town OF Charlestown, Jefferson county,
to enter upon the discharge OF their Of
fetal duties without taking the test
oath.
The same gentleman, from the same
committee, reported bills authorizing
G. ]. P. Cresap, of Randolph county to
practice law without taking the test
oaths; legalizing the Official acts of An
drew j. Thompson, Treasurer OF Mercer
county, III hSL
section 1, chapter 101 of the Code, End
edition, and requiring the owners OF
mill dams on Patterson's creek to build
slopes to the same.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGE.
BY direction OF the Speaker the Clerk
reported an executive message trans
mitting estimates of the Building Com
mittee of the Hospital for the Insane at
Weston.
message and accompanying papers,
were laid on the table.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
The Clerk reported a message from
the Senate announcing the passage of
the House bill appropriaung certain
road taxes to the Wheeling, West Lib
erty and Bethany Turnpike Company;
bill in regard to altering the division
line between the counties of Boone and
Lincoln, and bill authorizing town
ship subscriptions to the capital stock
of a railroad from Covington. Va, TO
the Ohio river.
RESOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS.
Mr.. Mahon presented an affidavit of
citizen OF Jackson county, having
reference to a petition off. "a. Stats OF
that county. Referred.
Mr.. Steere offered a resolution di-
recting the Committee on Counties to
INQUIRE into the eXpedIency OF extends
ing the corporate limits of Williams
town, Wood county. Adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL.
Mr., Steere, by leave, introduced
bill authorizing the Auditor to pay ceF5
tain claims passed upon by the Board
of PnblIc Works.
REGISTRATION Law.
Mr.. Cole asked and obtained leave to
change his vote on the Sd Chapter OF the
Code. commonly known as the Regis
tration Law. His name being called,
the gentleman voted .No."
Mr.. Hervey desired permission to
change his vote on the same chapter.
The permission was granted, and the
gentleman voted mo"
THE CODE.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, moved to
take from the table Chapter 16 of the
Code. Agreed to. Some unimportant
amendments were offered and adopted,
and the chapter was then ordered to
engrossment and third reading.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, said he had
discovered that several amendments to
the chapter, which would have been
offered on Thursday, had not the chap
ter been laid on the table, had escaped
his attention while 1t was before the
House. and he therefore moved to re-
consider the vote just taken. The mo-
ton was agreed to.
The same gentleman then offered
several unimportant amendments,
which were adopted.
chapter to engrossment and third read