The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-24

| Mr., ALLISON pFSseulGu petlLlOnoO Vi SAtA'
zens of Jackson county and citizens o.
Hancock county, asking the passage o
an act authorizing B. w. Chapman anG
I.others to prospect for shaft or tunnel
under the Ohio river for mining pur'
poses. Referred.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
A number of bills OF private nature
were read second time and ordered tc
engrossment and third reading.
A bill to allow the hunting of deer
with dogs in Mineral and Greenbrier
ounties by the inhabitants thereof was
read second time.
A lively discussion followed and the
bill was laid on the table. It was after
ward taken up and ordered to engross-
ment.
Mr.. Steere, by leave, introduced a
bill amending the act Incorporating the
Parkersburg Mutual Coal Co.
On motion OF the same gentleman,
the rules were suspended and the bill!
read first, second and third times and
passed.
RECoAIMITTED.
A bill directing the payment of GER
tain claims passed upon by the Board
ofPublic Works, amounting to $1,000,
coming up on second reading, was,
npon motion OF Mr.. Ferguson, of Ca
bell, recommitted to the Committee on
Taxation, &C., with instructions to re-
port all claims passed upon by the
Board that in their opinion should be
paid.
THE CODE.
The following chapters were read the
third time and passed:
Chapter 1907 the Adjutant General,
Adjutant and Guard.
Chapter l9-Who arc exempt from
militia duty.
Chapter 2O-organization of the Mi
lItia.
Chapter 22-N1usters, Music and Dis
cipline.
&c.
Chapter 24-Distribution and Preser-
Yation of Arms.
Chapter 25-Calling the Militia into
service.
chapter 26-Mllitia Fines. Regiment
al Fund, &c.
Chapter 27-Regimental Courts and
| Courts Martial.
Chapter 28-The taking and using OF
Private Property by militia officers.
Bills PASSED.
A bill establishing a school district in
Wellsburg, Brooke county.
A bill authorizing the Uniontown
and West Virginia Railroad Company
| to construct n branch from the Penn
sylvania line 10 Morgantown.
| A Senate bill for the relief of William
B. Linch.
A bill incorporating the Guyandotte
| Valley Railroad Company.
A bill Incorporating the Buckhannon
and Philippa Turnpike Company.
A bill authorizing the trustees of the
Center Branch Baptist Church, Harri-
| - M n htIr rnh
A bill amending section %, chapter
1l6, acts of 1868.
HOLIDAYS COVE II. r.. co.
A bill amending the charter of the
Holidays Cove Railroad Company
was read the third time.
Mr.. Parker explained that this Com
panY had been chartered on certain
conditions, the fulfllment of which
was to innre to the benefit of the City
OF Wheeling, but that those conditions
had not been complied with; that the
Legislature of West Virginia had pass.
ed an act conditionally repeating the
charter, and what was asked now was
that the Company might be held to Its
engagements.
Mr.. Ferguson. of Cabell, moved TO
lay the bill on the table, in order that
| the House might have time to examine
it and decide whether its passage would
affect injuriously vested interests OF the
Company.
Several gentlemen opposed the mo.
tion.
ing on the table and making The bill
the special order tor Thursday
Agreed to.
THE CAPITAL.
The bill for the location of the Capital
| yaa raad the first time.
Mr.. Chambers moved to lay the bill
on the table and make it the special
order for the 10Th of July next.
Mr.. Heermans moved to amend by
making 1t the special order for the 10th
of October next.
Mr.. Steere moved TO lay on the table,
and, on division, the House refused.
Upon the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Preston Mr.. Heer-
| mans1 Mr.. Pinuell called Tor the yeas
and nays.
They were taken and the amendment
was lost by 15 yeas to 30 nays.
A motion to adjourn was lost.
Mr.. Steere moved to amend by sub
stItuLing 10th of August" for 10th oi
July"
| There was some discussion and IL was
argued that by that time the Code
would be finished, and there would be
Elenty of time to attempt settlement
OF the Capital question.
The motion to substitute "lOth OF
August" was agreed to.
The motion as amended was then
agreed TO.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, moved that
when the House adjourn 1t adjourn 70
meet to. day at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, as he
desired to see the question of taking a
recess settled as soon as possible.
Agreed to.
Adjourned.