The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-10
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TnEanAN. Feb. @ Is

Prayer by Rev. Thomas w. Manion,
Delegate from the county OF Wetzel.
Mr.. Smith, of Morgan, from the Com.
mittee on Counties. Townships, &C., re.
ported House Bill No. 40, to amend and
re.en0ct the charter of the town ofPort-
land, in Preston county; and House Bill
No. TO, to incorporate the town OF Har-
risville, i'll Ritchie county, which were
each subsequently read the first time
and ordered to second reading.
Mr.. Smith, of Morgan. from the same
committee, reported it ineXpedient to
incorporate the town of Worthington,
in Morgan county. The report was
adopted.
Mr.. Duffy offered resolution In
structing the Committee on Education
to inquire into the eXpediency of re-
uuiring the Sheriffs of the several coun-
ties of this State to collect the taxes as
sessed for actual school purposes in.
stead OF the Township Treasurer, and
that the office of Township Treasurer
be abolished. Adopted.
Mr.. Bowyer, from the Committee on
Forfeited and UnapprOpriated Lands,
reported House bill No. Gl, repeating
sections 16. II and IS, OF chapter of the
acts Of the general Assembly of Eir-
ginia, OF 1888, which was read the first
lime and ordered 10 second reading.
Mr.. McClasky, from the Committee
on Claims and Grievances, reported ad-
yersely upon the petition of P. +. Cald-
well and others, asking relief for one
of the sureties of j. e. Lewis, late
Sheriff of Greenbrier county. The re-
port was adopted.
Mr.. Carroll, from the Committee on
Acts, Sciences, DC, reported it inexpe-
dient to report bill for the protection
of birds.
Under leave obtained on their re-
spective motions, Mr.. Mann introduced
~ LII IfRfS, kNnn
tIon, acknowledgement and recorda-
tion of Il certain deed In Pocahontas
county, and 49,.
Mr.. DAVIDSON introduced House Bill
No. 63, Incorporating the town of Fet-
terman, which were each read the first
time and ordered to second reading.
Mr.. Smith, of kanawha, from the
Committee on the Judiciary, reported
House Bill No. 81, to legalize certain
Judgment rendered in the county Court
of Mercer; House Bill No. 65, authoriZ-
Ing personal service on nonresident
defendants; House Bill No. 66, exempt.
ing Cong Tong from the provisions OF
section 80 OF chapter 9S, of the acts OF
1867; House Bill No. 81, exempting Jas.
Hutchinson, of Wood county, from the
provisions of chapter 80 of the acts OF
1866; House Bill No. IS, for the relief Of
the hers and personal Representatives >
of Joshua II. Stats; and House Bill No
u.
pending litigation between the State
and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, which were read the first
time and ordered to second reading.
Mr.. Smith, of Kanawha, from the
same Committee, reported back Senate
up the affairs of the Merchants Bank
OF wheeling" with amendments,
recommending its passage. The bill
was amended and ordered to third
reading.
Mr.. Smith, Of Kanawha, from the
same Committee, reported back House
bill No. 2l,-"To release from taxation
certain bonds issued for the improve
ment of the Little Kanawha River" J"
recommending its passage with certain
amendments, which were agreed to.
and the bill ordered to its third read
ing. r-
COMMITTEES. reported back House bill
No. .35,-"Exempting Samuel Woods,
OF Barbour county, from the provisions
of chapter so OF the acts OF 1856. recon-
mending its passage. (The bill was or
dered TO engrossment.)
Mr., Smith, of kanawha, from the
same Committee, reported II lneAPs
dient to change the terms OF the Clrcult
Court in Kanawha county.
Mr.. Scotield presented petition
signed by w, G. Stewart, OF Writ coun-
ty, asking for an amendment to the
charter of Elizabeth, in said county.
Referred to the Committee on Countles'
Townships and Municipal corpora
tions.
Mr.. Powell presented petition sign
ed by Samuel Mayfield and 43 others,
citizens of Tyler county, asking for the
establishment of q turnpike In SAID
county. Referred to the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation.
claims due b. d. Davis, and allowed
by the Board OF Public Works, for