The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-25
uOUsE OF DELnGATEs.


Prayer by Rev. Jonathan Rowley, of
the Baptist Church.
Mr., Hutton presented letter from
Mr.. C.J. Z. .Cresap, of Randolph county,
asking to be allowed to practice law
without taking the Attorneys test oath.
Referred.
on motion of Mr.. Gibson. it was or,
dered that Masters Thomas Wltten ana
T., Shallcross receive $40 each. Tor i've
davs services as pastors and folders.
Mr.. Herman presented the petition
OIL w, Deck, and 80 other citizens nt
Newburg, Preston county, praying an
amendment to their town charter, and
10 the license laws. Referred.
Mr., Heermans offered joint resolu-
ton fixing Friday, 29th inst, nt II
O'Clock, for the election of State Su-
perintendent of Free Schools. Adopted:
Mr., Mann, by leave, introduced II bill
to relieve James w. Davis, OF Green
brier county, from the operation OF the
law prescribing tho Attorneys Test
Oath.
Mr. Mann accompanied the bill hv II
netition and the following letter which,
at his request, was read, and is included
in the report: ...
MoLURE HOUSE. ] an. %, 'G9.
GAIT. MANN:
DEAR SdR:-I would thank you to
present nv petition to be relieved from
the Attorneys test oath.
/ took the Amnesty oath prescribed
bv the President in his proclamation
on the day of July, lSG5. Since that
period l have supported the Govern,
ment of West Virginia and the United
States in all sincerity, and have no
thought OF doing otherwise in the
future. I have long since announced
that the doctrine of State Sovereignty
was buried in the ruins of the war and
will even discountenance any attempt
to resist the authority OF the United
States, and hold that the government OF
the United States is supreme and its
mandates are authoritative over the
States and tho persons residing therein.
J. w. DAVIS.
Mr.. Carroll moved to lay, on the tn.
bic, but the House refused.
Ttnon Mr.. Mann's motion, the rule
was suspended, and the bill was passed
to engrossment.
bill to prevent the operation "i any
rnanufacotrV, furnace or other machln-
cry on the. sabbath.
Mr.. Duffev presented petition sign
ed by Joseph Sprigg and 20 other clu-
zens. of Mooref1eid, asking the lncorpo-
ration of that town.
Mr.. Charlton, by leave, withdrew the
DeL1LlOu O1' Il vs. SNH b :
Others. citizens of Harrison county
asking the formation of separate
school district ont of parts Of said coun-
ties. ...---..-- .z,rs..
motion OF Mr.. Scofed, it was or
dered that the Speaker appoint spe-
cial committee of five on lmm1graitoh.
The committee was not announced.
The Speaker laid before the House u
communication on from the President OF
the Lincoln Monument Assoclation, so
liclting aid at the hands OF the l4eSlslA'
ture. Laid on the table.
The bill relating to the duties OF AS
SCISSORS was passed:
The bill authorizing the Judge OF the
7Lh Circuit to ill vacancies, was refer
red to the Judiciary Committee.
The bill locating the Capital was
taken mn. and on motion OF Mr.: Mahoh,
was made the special order for We"nes-
day, Feb. Sd. ,.
The bill relating to cemeteries was
passed to engrossmenf.
Adjourned.
INorE.-In yesterdays pnper, i'll re-
porting the vote on Mr.. lMann's resolu-
ton TO instruct the Committee on Edu'
cation to report bill abOlishing the
state and County School Superintend-
ents, we reported Mr.. Gibson, OF Pres
ton, as voting in the Affirmative ano
Mr.. Gibson, of Pocahontas, in the mega
tive. The votes were just the reverse
Mr.. Gibson OF Preston against, and Mr.
Gibson OF Pocallontas, for the resoiu-
| ton, h<i