The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-27
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer By Rev. VI. White.
Journal read and approved.
REPORTS
REPORTS.

Mr.. PINNELL, from the committee
! on Elections and Privileges, made a re-
| port i'm the case of the contested seats
| of the members from Jefferson county.
They report that Messrs. Smith ard
Miller, contestants, are entitled TO the
seats now filled by Messrs. Harrison and
Wilson.
Mr.. HERYEY. from the same commit
tee, submitted minority report TO the
effect that the sitting member, b. +.
Harrison, and the contestant, Miller,
are entitled TO seats in the House as
delegates from Jefferson. Both reports
tabled, aud made the special order for
Thursday, 2>th inst, at 3 o'clock.
The same committee report the mi
leage with which each member of the
House is to be credited. Report adopt
ed.
Mr.. SMITH, of kanawha, from the Ju-
dietary committee, reported House Bill
No. 10 allowing John ). Swami 10 prac-
tice law without taking the Attorneys
test oath.
The same gentlemen from the same
committee reported House Bill No. Il
for the relief of c. J. =. CresSap from
tue pItAdNiOH VI '"O -NNN''''N' '.1N
oath.
Mr.. McCLASKEY, from the commit
tee on Claims and Grievances, 10 which
was referred the resolution in regard TO
removal of all gates upon county roads,
reported that it was inexpedient TO
legislate upOn the subject.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. SMITH, of Kauawha, offered
House Joint Resolution No. 9, fixing
the hour of eleven o'clock of yesterdays
session as the time for counting the
votes cast at the October election for
State officers. Adopted.
By Mr.. MANION: Directing the COM
mittee on Roads and Internal Naviga-
tion to inquire into the expediency of
appropriating $4,000 to aid in the i'm
provement OF the Maryland and Ohio
Turnpike in Wetzel county. Rejected.
By Mr. EDWARDS: Referring so
much Of the Governors message as al.
ludes TO immigration to the special
committee.
BY Mr REYNOLDS:
Rcs0lrcd That this House will enter
tain no more petitions for relief from
the test oath during the present session.
R-jected-Yeas Is, nays 2S.
/ By Mr.. HARRISON, of Lewis: Direct
/ ing the committee on Counties, Town
ships and Municipal Incorporation to
/ inquire into thhe expediency of chang.
/ ing the corporate limits of the town of
of Weston, West Virginia.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 3, asking
/ Congress to aid the construction of the
West Virginia Railway.
. By Mr.. JACOB, of Hampshire: Dl.
rectiug the Judiciary committee to in.
Quire into the powers, duties and la-
bilities OF the township treasurers
whose terms Of office expired on the 3lst
day of December, 1868.
By Mr.. McCLASKEY: Directing COM
msttee on Education 10 inquire into the
exPediency of changing sections a., 81,
-, %, ~ aud 60 of the General School
; Law.
, By Mr.. FLICK; Directing the Judi.
ciary committee TO inquire iato the ex-
pedlency OF authorizing the Clerks OF
the Circuit Courts in Mineral. Grant and
Pendletsn counties to issue ecutions
on judgments rendered in the Circui,
Court of Preston county against citi
zens of the coRuties aforesaid.
By Mr.. SC0FIELD Directing the
committee on Roads and Internal Navi
CATION TO report bill amending tht
charter of the West Virginia Transpor
tation Company.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. HOWES: Petitisn of citizen
of Taylor, Barbour and Tucker counties
asking that Samuel Woods be sllowe
to practice law without taking the A
torney's test oath. Referred to the u
dietary committee.
By Mr.. BOWER: Petition of Cit
zens of Putnam county, asking tha
James Cyrus, a township treasurer
that county, be released from the pay
.ment of certain school money, of whic
he was robbed. Referred TO the con
mittee on Claims and Grievances.
By Mr.. BALLARD: Petition Of cit
zens of Logan cOunty, asking th'
James n. Sidebottom of that county b
allowed to teach school without takin
!, the test oath. Referred to the commit
{ tee on Education.
BILLS on LEAVE.
By Mr.. MARTIN: House Bill No. L
a. 4.