The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-29
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, January Ze

THURSDAY, January 2S, 1869.
PRAYER by Rev. Jesse Flowers, oi
the NJ. L. Church of Warrington.
Mr.. Pinnell from the Committee on
Elections's &C., having had under con-
sideration the petition Of Ulysses
Rhodes D. Ballard, member from Lo-
gan county submitted report, with
Recommending documents, awarding
the seat to the contestant.
Mr.. Hervey from the same commit.
tee submitted minority report, and
moved that the report, be laid on the
table and printed and made the special
order for Monday next at IL O'Clock
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Allison from the Committee on
Education reported bill to legallZe
contracts between the boards OF educa-
ton of Eagle Township, Harrison conn
tv, and Mnnnington Township, Marion
county. ,.,,-..
The Speaker announced the Commit
tee of Arrangements on the part of the
House, under the joint resolution ac-
cepting the invitation to visit the Penl-
tentiary, as follows: Messrs. Core,
Snodgrass and Reynolds.
Mr.. Charlton presented the petition
of Thos, Hough and four hundred
Monongalia and Marion counties. ask
ing the formation of Il new county.
Mr.. Jacob, of Hampshire, offered
resolution directing the Committee on
Printing, &C., 10 inquire into the ex-
pediency of repeating the law proVld-
ing for the election of n public printer,
and OF letting the printing TO the lowest
responsible bidder.
MIR. Gold offered resolution direct
ing the Judiciary Committee TO inquire
into the expediency of increasing the
jurisdiction OF justices to 5000. Reject
ed.
ferring so much of the Governors mes
sage as refers TO the Penitentinry, to
the Committee on Humane and Crimi-
nal Institutions.
Mr.. Tyson presented the petition OF
N. d. Chapman, and sixteen other
citizens of Roane county, asking that
Thos. Ferrell Of that county be exempt
ed from the operation OF the suit or's
test oath. Referred.
The unfinished business of the pre-
ceding day coming up, 1t being the JOINT
order, the election OF Il public printer,
the House after some discussion in re-
lation to the candidates, proceeded to
vote with the following result:
Mr.. John Frew OF the WHEELING IN
TEI.LIGENCER received 30 votes; Mr.. j
Nelson Wisner, ofthe Berkeley Union
received Il; Mr.. Lewis Baker OF the
| WhecLimg Register received II:
| During the discussion ana before Inc
vote was taken message from the
Senate was received proposing to post
pone the election till Thursday, Febru-
ary 4th. 1t was reported for the infor.
nation ofthe House at the request oi
Mr.. Mann. Before the vote was taken
the resolution was considered and dlsa
greed to.
Mr.. Hervey asked and obtained leave
of absence for Mr.. Davisson, who had
been informed by telegraph of the crit
iCal illness of member of his family.
Mr.. Mann moved that the vote adopt
ing the joint resolution accepting the
invitation to visit the Penitentiary be
reconsldered, but it was not agreed to
The committee to count the Joint vote
having reported that the Senate had ad'
journed without "a vote for printer, the
House adjourned.
NoTE.-In yesterdays report we
omitted to state that Mr.. MahOn, from
the Committee on Roads and Inter ma
Navigation, reported bill to release
from taxation certain bonds issued fol
the Improvement of the Little Kama
| Wha river.