The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-26

rejected:
YEAs-Messrs. Farnsworth, (Presi-
Dix, Price, Phelps, Ramsdell, Wern-
niger, Wilson and Workman-ll.
NAYs-M Messrs. BurleY, Chapline,
Dawson, Drummond, Davis, Doolittle,
Foster, Hoke, Humphreys, Leonard
and Young-1l.
stitutute locating the capital at Bel
ingtOn, in Barbour county, pending
which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, Fab. 25.
Prayer by Rev. r. a. Arthur, OF the
Nj. E. Church.
REPORTS ERoM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Smith, of Kanawha, from the
Judiciary Committee reported adverse
ly on the petition OF John S. Fisher,
asking compensation AS prosecuting
attorney of Upshnr: on the petition Of
f. Il. Cooke, of Jefferson county, to be
relieved from the lawyers test oath; on
the petition asking the Incorporation of
Pennington; on the petition to relieve
3. w. Byrne from the lawyers test
oath; and on the petitions asking relief
for o. p. Lewis from the same.
He also from the same committee re-
ported it not expedient to change the
pIONlSlOLn O4 Tue SOAc AclALlAS " lis
terest, or to prevent suits on the official
bonds of officers in Mercer county, who
were prevented from performing their
duties during the war. Report adopted.
Mr.. Gibson, of Preston, from the
Committee on Temperance, on the petit
ton OF Mary Prichard and others,
reported 1t inexped lent to legislnte
further in regard to intoxicating liquors.
Adopted.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
By Mr.. Pinnell-Oi Alexander L.
Matthew, of Greenbrier county asking
relief from the lawyers test oath.
BY Mr.. Howes-Of Lewis and 29I
other citizens of Barbour county, ask
ing relief for Il. A. Bradford from the
lawyers test oath.
BY Mr.. Mahon-Of Lewis Perry and
40 other citizens of jackson county,
praying amendment of the act declar-
ing Mill Creek public highway so
that all the Creek in that county shall be
included, Tabled.
By Mr.. Dutfey-Of John Liggett and
II other citizens of Grant county. pray
compelled to build sluices in their
dams.
BILLS PASSED.
House bin to relieve John Brannon,
of Lewis county, from the lawyers test
oath.
House bill legaliZIng the election Of
officers in Nicholas and SumInersville
townships, Nicholas county, (the vote
rejecting this bill yesterday having
been reconsidered.)
House bill amending section Is, chap
ter l24, acts OF 1868.
House bill establishing a mill dam
in Hackers Creek. Lewis county.
House bill to divide Mercer county
into two assessment districts.
HOu9e hill jnrOr0CrniinO tho town OF
Mason, Mason county.
Honse bill relating to town and viii
lage licenses.
House bill relating to. road tax and
labor of John Wylie and w. w. Wylie,
OF Hancock county.
OF Marshall county, from the lawyers
test oath.
House bill relieving George #. Will
son from The teachers test oath.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
House bill to relieve C. j. P. Cresap.
of Randolph county, from tho lawyers
test oath.
House bill to abolish the test oath for
teachers.
House bill in relation 10 public re-
cords.
House bill to exempt VIM. r. Lively
from the teachers test OATH.
RES oLUTIoNS.
By Mr.. Scofield-DtrectinS the Judi
ciary Committee to inquire If it 10 expe-
dient to amend the Code so as to allow
boards OF Supervisors to levy foe the re-
pair of roads and bridges, giving option
to citizens 10 pay the tax either i'll
money or labor. Adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED ON LEAVE.
Bv Mr.. Vance-Incorporatin the
New Creek and Mill Creek Turnpike
Company.
BY Mr.. Wright-Amendingt the Char
ter of fGuyaRdotte.
By Mr.. Smith. of Kanawhn-For tho
relief of James l.. Carr.
BY Mr. Snodgrass-Authori the
boards of supervisors to exempt attOr-
neys from the test oath.
By Mr.. Scotield-For the relief OF
George l.. James, late member OF tho
Independent Scouts in the service of
the State.
By Mr.. Kincaid-To provide for :the
Improvement ofthe Great Kanawha
river.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
TYSON for the remainder of the session;
also to Mr., Allison until Saturday, and
to Mr.. Williams for eight days.
The bill to provide for the expense Oh
the pending litigation between the State
and the Baltimore IL Ohio Rallroad was
called up by Mr.. Martin.
Mr.. Smith, of Morgan, moved to in
definitely postpone.
Mr.. Carroll moved to adjourn. Re
Mr.. Carroll moved to lay the bill on
On this motion the vote was as fol-
Yeas-Messrs. Bowyer. Carpenter of
Monroe, Carroll. Core, Davisson, Dis,
Dutfey, Flick, Garrison, Gibson of Po-
cahontas Gold, Harrison of Jefferson,
Hutton, Mahon, Mann. McClaskey'
Powell, Smith OF Morgan, Snodgrass'
and Wright, 20.
Nays-Mr. Fleming (SpeakerO Bal
lard, Charlton, Cunningham, Edwards,
French, Harrison of Lewis, HaymGnd' Ia IF,Hn1
Pinueil, Putnam, Reynolds, Rollins
Smith of kanawha, Snider, Stifei' Tap
Ter, Thomas, Tyson, Vance and Will
liams, 26.
table.
Adjourned.
A Card.
WHEELING, w. VA, Feb. 70.
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