The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-17

table was reconsidered.
Mr.. HARRISON, of Lewis, moved thai
the proposition be recommitted to tht
committee on the Judiciary.
On that motion Mr.. McCLASKEY de.
nanded the yeas and nays, and they
were taken and the motion agreed to.
A message from the Senate announced
that that body had passed:
Senate Bill No. Sc, to change the time
OF holding the November term of the
Circuit Court of the county of Lewis;
Senate Bill No. 45, to refund certain
taxes;
House Bill No. 81, to release from tax
atien bonds for the improvement of the
Little Kanawha river, with amend
ments;
Agreed to the amendments proposed
by the House to Senate Bill No. 8, tC
amend and re-enact an act entitled al
act to amend and re-enact the Goth sec
tion Of an act entitled an act providing
for the formation of corporations and
regulating the same, passed October 20
1868, passed February 25, 1867;
Senate Bill No. 10, to provide fol
winding up the affairs of the Mer'
chants and Mechanics Bank of Wheel
ing.
The amendments proposed by the
Senate to Hosse Bill No. 81, was agreed
to by the House.
Mr.. McCLASKEY, under leave, in
troduced House Bill No. 1l2, changing
the boundary lines of the Morgantowr
school district.
Mr.. PUTNAM, under leave. introduced
House Bill No. l13, legalizing the cleo
tion of township officers of Summervills
and Wilderness township in Nicholas
county.
Mr.. GOLD, under, leave introduced
House Bill No. la, amending and re-
enacting section 10, Chapter 1913, Acts Of
1863.
Mr.. HARRISON, of Lewis, under
leave, introduced House Bill No. 115
legalizing and establishing a mill-dlm
across Hackers creek, in Lewis county
Mr.. FRENCH, under leave, introduced
House Bill No 1l6, to provide for the
division of Mercer county into two asses.
sors districts.
Leave of absence was granted fol
eight days to Messrs. Mahan and Gold
Mr.. MAHON presented a petition
signed by Reuben Douglas and 63 9th,
ers, citizens of Jackson county; asking
the repeal of law passed in February
1868, declaring certain portion of the
bank of the Ohio River in said county a
lawful fence Referred to the commit.
tee on Counties, Township and Munich.
pal Corporations.
| NJ MAu0E prasantol ~ no.;.;o.
signed by F. r. Hasler and IS others
citizens of Jackson county, asking that
an act passed March Z, 1884, in relation
to streams in said county, be so amend
ed so as to declare Big Sandy and Mil
creek, within said county, public high
ways. Referred to the committee OF
Roads and Internal Navigation.
Mr.. CARPENTER, of Monroe, pre-
sented the claim of B. F. Ballard fol
services rendered as captain of tn,
Monroe Scouts, during the late war. Re
ferred to the committee on Claims ant
Grievances.
Mr.. JACOB, of Hampshire, presentet
petitions, signed by William Squirting
and 80 others, and William Taylor and
q others, citizens of Mineral county
asking that that portion of the Mil
Greek district recently attached to Min
eral county be re-annexed to Hampshire
cousty. Referred to the committee OF
Counties, Townships and Municipal In
corporations.
Mr.. REYNOLDS presented n letter
signed by James II. Speer, asking to bt
exempted from the provisions of Chap
ter 30 of the Acts of 1866. Referred tt
the committee on the Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. LAMB, it was or
deTed that the committee on the Judi
ciary report whether it is expedient tC
authorize the Judge of the First Judi
cial Circuit to appoint more than three
commissioners.
On motion of Mr.. LAMB, it was or
dered that the committee on the Judi
ciary report whether it is expedienJ tc
rearrange the terms of the Municipal
Court of Wheeling.
Mr.. SNODGRASS presented petition
signed by Sylvester Frum and 80 others
citizens of Doddridge, Wetzel, Tyler and
Harrison counties, asking the formation
of new county out of parts of said
counties. Referred to the committee
on Counties, Townships and Municipa,
Corporations.
Mr.. BALLARD offered the following
which was rejected:
Ordered, That the committee on the
Judiciary into the expediency of so
changing the law as to allow grand jur.
ors to receive two dollars per diem in
stead of one dollar as now provided.
O0 motion of Mr.. Scofield the resolu
tion offered by him on Friday last, de-
claring vacant the seat of John McCraw,
of the Sixth Delegate District, was tax
en- from the table, and after consider
able discussion the resolution was
adopted. -
On motion of Mr.. CARROLL, House
Bill No. 4, permanently locating the sea-
of gOversment of this State was taken
from the table.
Pending its consideration the House
adjourned.