The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-15
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Wednesday at O'Clock P. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Opened at two o'clock with prayer b,
ELI RIDDLE, delegate from Ritchie.
Mr.. j. II. FERGUSON reported bill
for re-arranging the, Judicial Circuits
of this State, and under suspension o
the rules the, bin was read the frs
time. tNaD
Mr.. TOMLINSON offered resolutio,
requiring the House to transact no bus
iness except of absolute. necessity.
Adopted.
Upon motion of Mr.. WEIGH the Sen.
ate joint resolution continuing the ses
sion beyond the forty-fve days was
taken from the table and put upon its
passage-yeas 40; Messrs. CHASE and
MILLER voting in the negative.
On motion of Mr.. j. III. FERGUSON,
the vote was not announced by the
Speaker until absentees should come in
and have chance 10 vote.
On motion of Mr.. STEERE, the joint
resolution allowing the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the affairs of
the Hospital at Weston was taken from
the table, amended so as to allow them
S. per day and adopted. ss
The bill authorizing the Adiutant
General to employ an extra clerk was
called, and the members who were alb
sent yesterday were allowed to vote.
The bill passed.
A bill for the relief of Thomas b.
Swami was, upon motion Of Mr.. J. II.
FERGUSON, taken from the table, and
n letter read from Mr., Swami de.
nouncing the Democratic platform and
pledging his devotion to the Radical
party.
Mr.. HERVEY said he had voted for
every application of the kind, but
could net vote for the relief of any
man who would make such an ass of
himself.
Mr.. ]. II. FERGUSON favored the
bill and said he knew Mr.. Swami and
knew him to be q gentleman thoroughly
convinced Of his error. Hence he ia
vsred the engrossmcnt of the hill and
it was engrossed
Absentees having arrived, their
names were now called upon the joint
resolution extending the session, and it
was adopted, having received az votes.
On motion of Mr.. BENDER the bill
for tho relief of II. A. Holt was taken
from the table sud engrossed.
On motion of Mr.. ApAMSON, the bill
for the-relief Of John g. Woodson was
taken from the table,
Mr.. ]. II. FERGUSON favored the
bill, aud it was engrossed.
Mr.. CHAMBERS moved to take from
the table House bill No. A.
This was an engrossed bill, requiring
the owners Of mill dams oil Patterson
creek to build shutos for the accOmlno.
datiOn Of nsh upward bound.
The bill was put upon its passage,
and after considerable skirmishing and
changing of votes, the bill passed.
A bill amending the charter Of the
town of Uuion was taken from the table
and passed.
\ bill to incorporate the Panhandle
Railroad Company was taken from the
table and passed.
Mcssrs. CHASE, MILLER, TOMLlN-
son and MARTIN got leave of absence.
Mr., j. II. FERGUSON said it WAS alb
soluteiy necessary that the Grafton
Convention shonld have an artist,
hence he moved leave of absence for
Mr.. COLE,
Mr.. CHASE moved To take from the
table the bill incorporating the town of
Raymond City.
Mr.. CHASE then offered an amend
ment which was adopted, and the bill
was opSrossad
Mr.. EVANS was, upon mUriop of Mr..
TOMLlNSON, granted four days leave
Of absence,
Mr.. HEERMAN moved to take from
the table o bill authorizing the sale of
the NJ. +. Church property in Brandon
vile, which was, under suspension Of
the rules, passed
A bill authorizing VIM. G. Vernon TO
distrain for taxes in Writ county was
read aud engrossed.
A bill declaring the bank of the Ohio
river from Guyandottc to Twelve Pole
River TO be lawful fence, was passed.
Chapter 33 Of the Code was put upou
its second reading. 1t was amended
by striking out 20 and inserting 80 cents
in lien thereof, and ten cents additional
school tax, thus increasing the State
tax to 40 cents per every 800. worth of
real and personal property. TIE license
for selling goods by sample was put at
$50 per annum for the State,
Mr.. PARKER moved to amend so as
to allow domestic wines to be sold with
porter, ale and beer upon a lic0nse OF
so in place of lao as charged for
whisky license. The amendment was
adopted and the chapter was engrossed.
Chapter 4-this being the law regu-
lating insurance ompanies-was, upon
motion of Mr. PARKER, tabled.
Chapters 35, 36, 81 and b Of the Code,
were read and engrQssed.
Chapters 30, 81 and y passed.
A bill authorizing the sale of the
Archbold III. Il. Church, and another
for the sale of the Pt, Pleasant NJ, Z.
Church, passed.
A bill amending chapter S, section 7,
of an act passed in 1896, passed.
4 bill exempting from taxation GER
tain loans made for the benefit of the
st. Matthew's p. +. Church in Wheel
ing. Passed, -s~G ..s
A bill amending an act legaliziDg the
recording of certain deed in Chic
county, was, under suspension Of the
rules, passed, ,,..,, ~.
A bill authorizing the First United
Presbyterian Church to borrow money,
was read the first time. .-.L.- .
On motion of Mr.. P1NNELL the HJuse
+. .adiourned. .,Uszs r...,,s~
What n Working Mau L links.
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