The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-04
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


The resolution was adopted.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. w. NJ. Mullenix, ot
the Fourth street NJ. E. Church, Of
Wheeling.
Mr.. RAYMOND, from the committee
on Taxatios and Finance, reported back
Senate Bill No. II, for the relief OF
John F. Kirby, aud
House Bill No. 137, to amend and re.
enact section 6, Chapter 80 of the Code
of West Virginia, recommending the
passage of each.
Mr.. PUTNAM, from the committee on
the Judiciary, reported back House
Bill No. $50, to authorize the supervi.
sors of the respective counties to ex-
empt attorneys from the test oath;
House Bill Nc. 156, dividing the coun.
ty Of Cabell into two assessment dis
tricts, and
House Bill No. Sc, to protect produ.
GERS of oil, without recommendation as
to either.
Mr.. PUTNAM, from the same commit.
tee, to which was referred the petition
OF A. Bininger Il Co., asking reduction
of the valuation of certain tract OF
land on Brier creek; the petition of A
Sommerville and others, asking that
landowners along the South Branch OF
the Potomac be compelled to remove
brush along its banks, and the petition
of Alexander +. Mathews, asking to be
allowed to practice law without taking
the test oath, reported it inexpedient to
legislatG for either of these purposes
The reports were adopted.
Mr.. PUTNAM, from the same commit
tee, which was directed to inquire into
the expediency of authorizing the
Boards of Supervisors to levy a road tax
for the repairs of roads and bridges,
giving citizens the option to pay the tax
either ia money or labor, reported it in
expedient TO legislate for that purpose.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. SMITH, of Morgan, from the
committee on Counties, Townships and
Municipal Corporations, TO which was
referred the petition of BeDj Da-
venport aud Others, of the city of
Wheeling, asking an amendment of the
law respecting the assessment and col.
lection oftaxes in the city of Wheeling,
reported it inexpedient to legislate for
that purpose. The report was adopted.
A message from the Senate announced
that that body had passed Senate Bill
No. ll2, appropriating the public rev.
enue for the fiscal year 1869, and House
Bill No. 30, to incorporate the Moore
field and South Branch Valley Railroad
Company, with amendments, which
were agreed TO by the House.
Mr.. PUTNAM presented a petition
signed by William Hutchinson aud 63
others, citizens of Preston county, ask
ing the passage of an act to provide for
ID bounty to the soldiers from this State
whp enlisted in the early part of the
war. Referred to the committee on
Military Affairs.
Mr.. GOLD offered the following:
ResOlred, That the Second Assist ant
Clerk, Mr.. Edwin Fry, be allowed mile
age to and from Buekhannon to Wheel
ing, which was agreed to.
Mr.. SNODGRASS offered the follow
ing:
ReSolred, That the Janitor of this
Hosse be allowed mileage to and from
MorgantOwn to Wheeling.
Mr.. HERVEY said that he was oppos.
ed to allowing any officer of this House
extra pay under the name of mileage.
A contract had been made with these
gentlemen to do certain things for a
certain sum; and it was without pre-
cedent and radically wrong to increase
their pay.
Mr. MANION had not voted for either
of these officers to receive mileage, but
thought that the Assistant Clerk and
Sergeant-at-Arms having been allowed
the same, IL was only justice to allow
the same to the Janitor, who was poor
man and had faithfully and carefully
performed his very arduous labor.
The motion was agreed to.
House Bill No. LAG, for the relief of
Caleb j. Trippett was reconsidered and
passed.
Mr.. EDWARDS asked aud obtained
leave to introduce House Bill No. 169
to change the time of holding rules n
the clerks office of the Circuit Court OF
Marshall county.
Mr.. LAMB explained that the rule
day in Marshall county came on the
first day Of the term of the Circuit
Court, and this important fact had been
overlooked in changing the time OF
holding the Circuit Court in that
county.
The bill was read the first, second and
third times this day, and passed.
Senate Bill No. 81, to amend and re-
enact section IL of Chapter l6 of an
act entitled an act establishing a code
OF laws for the State, was, on motion OF
Mr.. GIBSON, of Preston, taken from the
table for the purpose of reconsideration,
and referred to the committee on Taxa.
ton and Finance.
Senate Bill No. 112, appropriating the
puOlIc revenue for the fiscal year 1869
various amendments to the bill were
offered, and considerable discussion en-
sued Pending its further considera,
ton, the House took recess until
O'Clock 2. VI.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Inc House resumed the consideration
OF senate Bill No. ll2, appropriating the
puohc revenue for the fiscal year 1869
SASANACl duIc ulsCuSSlOn TIE
Dill was ordered to its third reading
wnen; on motion of Mr.. FLEMING (Mr
Mann IN the chair) the rules were sus.
pended and 1t was read the third time
and passed.
Mr.. SCOFIELD. from the committee
on Enrolled Bills, made partial report
the reading of which was dispensed
with.
Messages from the Senate apnonnced
that that body had passed
Senate Joint Resolution No. IA rs.
questing Congress to aid Captain Fred
Ford, of Mason county;
Senate Bill No. lis, to prevent the de
struction of fish in Big Fishing creek ir
Wetzel county.
The following bills were passed:
House Bill No. 164, to refund to Brad,
& Armstrong certain taxes erroneously
assessed to them.
House Bill No. 165, amending the &C
passed December %, 1865, entitled al