The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-19
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Prayer by Rev. John Kincaid, Dele
gate from Fayette.
By unanimous consent Mr.. BALLARD
was permitted to record his vote on the
passage of House Bill No. 4, perma-
men tly locating the seat of government
of this Stata He voted in the affirm
ative.
Mr.. SMITH, of Kanawha, from the
committee on the Judiciary reported it
inexpedient to change the times of the
courts in Boone and Logan counties so
as not to conflict with the courts in
Raleigh, Fayettee and Wyoming.
He also fromIthe same committee, to
which was referred the petition of T.. B..
Conrad and Leonard Stun asking relief
as securities of Z. T. Stump deceased,
late Sheriff of Gilmer county; the petit
tion of II. +. Gibson and others of Roane
county asking that said Gibson be re.
lieved from the operation of the statute
of limitation, and the petition of G. w.
Yokum aud others of Randolph county
asking the release of Hoy McLear, late
Sheriff of said county from certain ar
rearages, reported it inexpedent to leg
islate for any of said purposes. The re-
ports were adopted.
Mr.. SMITH, of Kanawha, from the
same committee, reported House Bill No.
100, relating to town and village Ii
cepses.
House Bill No. l2l, exempting Charles
P. Jones, of Pendleton county, from the
provisions of Chapter 30, of the Acts of
1866;
House Bill No. 122, exempting James
II. Speer, of Marshall county, from the
provisions of Chapter 30, of the Acts of
1866;
House Bill No. 1913, exempting George
T. Wilson from the provisions of sec
tion 30 of Chapter 9S, of the Acts of
1867.
Mr.. ALLISON, from the committee on
Education, to which was referred the
petition of S. II. Williams and others,
asking an amendment to the school law,
so far as it relates to Hampshire cOun-
ty, and the petition of Thomas Dennen
and others, asking that the question of
continuing in force the school law in
Nicholas county be referred to the tax
payers of said county, reported it in
expedient to legislate for either of said
purposes. The reports were adopted.
Mr.. SMITH, of Morgan, from the COM
mittee on Counties, Townships and Mu-
nicipal Interpretations, reported ad-
versely upon the petitions of J. w.
Dick and others, of Newburg, asking an
amendment to the charter of said town
and to the license law, and Of William
Nevson and others, asking q reassess-
ment of the lands of Mcdowell county.
10 a1n cd
He also reported, from the same COM
mittee, House Bill Ne. 124, relating to
road tax and labor of John Wylie and
w. w. Wylie, of Hancock county, and
House Bill No. l27, to alter and define
the division line between the counties
of Hampshire and Mineral.
Mr.. BOWER, from the committee
on Roads, &c, reported adversely upon
the petitions of G. G.. Orr and others,
asking the establishment of a ferry
across the Ohio opposite Steubenville,
and John NJ. Cogar and others, of Brsx-
ton county, asking the removal of the
mill-dams in the Little Kanawha river.
The reports were adopted.
Mr.. BOWER, from the same COM
mittee, reported it inexpedient to legis-
late for the purpose of constructing a
bridge across Fishing creek at New Mar
tinsville, and providing for the improve
ment of the Great Kanawha river. The
reports were adopted.
Mr. McCLASKEY, from the commit
tee on Claims and Grievances, reported
House Bill No. 125, making an appro.
priation for Company c of the 18th
Regiment Virginia Militia.
A message from the Senate announced
the passage of House Bill No. Z, to pay
Gustavus Cresap, late prosecuting attor-
ney of Preston county, his unpaid sal
airy for 1862, with certain amendments,
which was agreed to by the House.
Mr.. DILS, snder leave, introduced
House Bill No. 126, in relation to pub
! lie records.
On motion of Mr.. SCOFIELD, it was
ordered that the committee Or Claims
and Grievances inquire into and report
the facts concerning a claim of George
L. James under a call of the Governor
of West Virginia for one year troops.
Mr.. MARTIN offered the following:
1t appearing from the Auditors re-
port that II. II. Dis, member of this
House, is in arrears to this State as
Sheriff of Wood coEnty, to the amount
of s4S9l.73, for taxes collected and un-
accounted for as such Sheriff for the
years of 1861, 1862, 1864, 1865, 1e66 and
1867; therefore,
Resolred, That special committee OF