The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-25
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

opened WIN prayer Dy heN' ELL
RIDDLE.
Mr.. MANN, from the committee on
Military Affairs, reported back bill
for the relief of G. Z. w. Price.
Mr.. CRANE presented petition for
the repeal of law in relation to fish
ing in Cheat River.
Communication from the Senate of
bills passed:
Senate bill No. IS, authorizing the
trustees of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Grafton to sell their church
property.
Senate bill No. -, authorizing the
No. II in said town.
Senate bill No. 90, legalizing the
opening of n certain road in Berkeley
county.
House bill No. 30, authorizing Thomas
Il. Swami to practice law without TAX
ing the test oath.
House bill No. 60, authorizing Arch
oold NJ. +. Church to sell their church
property.
House bill No. II, authorizing the
trustees of the NJ. L. Church in Brax-
ton county to sell their church prop
erty.
House bill No. 20, being bill provid-
ing for the condemnation of lands for
the use of the State Normal School, in
the county of Cabell.
House bill No. 79, abolshing the office
of county treasurer.
House bill No. rs, declaring Willey's
Fork of Fishing Greek and the Re d
Fork of the same public highways.
Senate bill No. 66, being bill making
an appropriation to the Penitentiary.
A communication was received from
the Senate and read the first time.
Senate bill No. ~, to incorporate the
Slaven's Cabin and Summersville Turn
pike Company, was passed.
The Senate appointed Msssrs. HOKE,
FOREMAN and WORKMAN on the
committee on Revision.
Mr.. MANN offered q petition to refund
to VIM. B. Caldwell, of Greenbrier csun-
ty, certain taxes enormously assessed. :
Mr.. FERGUSON, of Cabell, offered
petition of citizens of Kanawha county,
asking to be attached to the county of
LinSpln. Also, petition of citizens of
Lincoln county asking that part OF
the territory of Kanawha county be at
tached to the county of Lincoln. ...
Mr.. CHAMBERS offered resolution,
that the question of locating the capi-
tai, which had been made the order of
the day for the 10th of August, be made
the order of the day for the 18th day of
November.
Mr.. FERGUSON, of Cabell, moved to
amend by making it the order of the
day for the 2Oth day of December, which
amendment was carried, and the reso-
luton, as amended, passed.
Mr.. STEWART offered q resolution
that the Governor be requested to fur.
nish to each member of the House and
Senate copy of his instructions to the
Registrars of the State.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG moved that the
resolution be laid on the table, on
which motion the ayes and nays were
demanded-yeas, Ii; nays, 23.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG then offered the
following amendment: After the words
"be requested" the words ITO inform the
Senate and House whether he has the
seventy-eight copies necessary to fur
nish one to each member of both
Houses"
Mr.. FERGUSON offered all amend
ment to the amendment that the Gov.
ernor be requested to transmit to the
Public Printer one copy of all his in
structions to the Registrars, which
amendment was carried, and the reso-
luton, so amended. was passed-yeas,
~; nays, IL.
Mr.. FLEMING, Of Harrison, asked
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for four days, which was granted.
for Mr.. CRANE, which was granted.
Mr.. FERGUSON, of Marshall, asked
leave Of absence for Mr.. HERVEY for
four days. Granted.
Mr.. FERGUSON, of Cabell, intro
duced bill amending the law in rela-
ton to roads and bridges. which was
read three times and passed.
Mr.. MANN introduced bill to amend
an act Incorporating the town of Frank
fort, in Greenbrier county, which was
read three times and passed.
Mr.. FLEMING, of Marion, asked that
bill exempting Samuel S. Summers
from the attorneys test oath, be taken
from the table, which was done. The
bill was put on its third reading and
receiving only % votes, was lost. Mr..
MANN moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was lost, which carried,
and on his motion was laid on the table.
Mr.. HERVEY introduced a bill to
provide beard Of trustees for Brooke
Academy, which was read three times
and passed.
On motion of Mr.. MAHON, the House
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