The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-19
MOUSE OF DELEGATES.

THURSDAY, Feb. 18th, 1869.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. kincaid, member
from Eayette,
Mr.. Scotield rising to privileged
question, said he found in the publish
ed report of yesterdays proceedings in
the city papers, this remark, fol-
lowing the vote on the passage of the
bill locating the Capitol at Parkers-
burs-the bill having received % yeas:
Twenty nine votes being required
to pass, the bill failed by one vote"
And that afterwards by change of
votes, the yeas wore increased to ~ ana
the bill passed. He only desired to en-
ter his protest against this statement.
He did 80 because the gentlemen re-
porting for these papers had been admit
led to reportOrial privileges here, and
this report goes out to the country as
under the sanction OF the Legislature,
and semi official. He protested against
the idea that % votes were required to
pass a bill, and against the statement
that the bill failed, having received
but %.
The Speaker said that no protest
could be entered on the Journal unless
there was some motion.
Mr.. Pinnell said the question whether
in tho present composition of the House
IS or % votes were required to pass Il
bill WAS one about which there was
room for difference of opinion. A large
portion of the House believed % votes
are required and he thought the re-
porters might be excuseditor expressing
like opinion.
Mr.. Ballard was allowed to record
his vote in favor of the bill locating the
Capital.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE g.
Mr.. Smith, of kanawha, from the
judiciary Committee. reported adverse
lV on the following cases:
On changing the times OF holding
Courts i'll the 18th Judicial Circuit.
On the petition of the securities of Il.
T. Stout, Sheriff OF Gilmer county, ask
ing relief. c,.,
son, Constable of Roane county, from
the operation of the statutes OF limita-
ton.
On the petition to relieve Hoy Nc
Lean, late Sheriff of Randolph county,
from liabilities incurred in 1859 60.
The reports were adopted.
He also from the same committee re-
ported the following bills:
A bill relating TO town and village
and licenses.
A bill relieving Chas. p. Jones, OF
Randolph, from the lawyers test oath.
A bill relieving Jas. III. Speer, OF
Marshall, from the lawyers test oath.
A bill relieving George Il. wilson
from the teachers test oath.
Mr.. Allison from the Committee on
Education, reported adversely on the
petition of citizens OF Nicholas county
Drawing the adjustment of the free
schools in that county, and on the petl'
tion of citizens of Hampshire county
praying to have that law amehueu'
Reports adopted.
Mr.. Smith, of Morgan, from the Com
mittee on Counties, &C., reported ad-
versely on the petition OF citizens OF
Newburg, Preston county, praying an
Amendment of their town charter, and
ON the petition of citizens OF Mcdowell
county, praying re-enactment ol
lands. Reports adopted.
He also, from the same committee,
reported a bill relating to road tax and
| labor of John w. Wylie and W. W.
Wvlie, oil Hancock county.
Also a bill to alter and define the
boundaries between Mineral and
| Hampshire.
Roads, &C., reported adversely on ne
petition of citizens of Brooke county
praying the establishment OF ferry
opposite Steubenville; on petition o.
citizens OF Braxton county, praying the
removal of the milldams from Elk nv
er; on the petition of citizens or New
Martinsville. praying an approprlatloI
to build bridge over Fishing Creek al
|
zens of New York and Philadelphia on
the subject OF the improvement of the
Great Kanawha river. Reports adopted
Mr.. McClaskey from the Committed
on Claims, &C., reported bill making
an appropriations for the 134th Reg, Va
militia.
The bill for the relief of GustavuI
Cresap, OF Preston county, was re-
turned from the Senate with an amend
ment. Concurred in and the bill pass
RESOLUTIONS.
noittee on Claims to ascertain and re
port the facts touching the claim o
Geo. L. James against the State for ser
vices during the war, under the call
the Governor for one year troops
By Mr.. McClaskey-A joint resolu
ton setting forth in preamble that IL
represented the Peniteniary q
MoundsYiile, will involve an expendi