The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-29

IN NICHOLAS county, WneI6 Iutnou
ceiyed "a votes and RAIDER 92 votes; tnat
the aggregate vote Tor each candidate
in both counties was, for Putnam l0O
votes, for RAIDER 141 votes, RAIDER having
O majority of Al in both couHties. Inc
committee therefore recommended the
exclusion of Putnam and the admission
of RAIDER.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH the report
was tabled, ordered to be printed ana
made the special order for Tuesday at
II O'Clock, and continued as the special
order for that hour from day to day un-
til the House should reach Q decision.
Mr.. LAMB, from the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported bill to protect pur-
chasers of real estate.
Also q bill to amend the law in rela-
ton to tho registry of births and
deaths.
Also bill allowing fees to attorneys
appointed to conduct the defeuse IN
criminal cases. eLFtlf
Also, House Bill No. 2, changing the
time of holding the Courts in the
Fourth Judicial Circuit, recommend
ing that it do not pass. The House
subsequently refused to order the bill to
engrossment.
RESOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS.
: The following resolutions of inquiry
and petitions were presented and sppre-
priately referred:
By Mr.. DAVIS-Petition OF Lot
Bowen and forty-nine other citizens of
Harrison county, for aid in repairing
the Clarksburg and West Milford turn
pike.
Also, o resolution ipquiring into the
expediency of reducing the legal rate
of interest in this State to 6 per cont.
By Mr. WILKINSON-Petition of W..
II. Hagan aud one other, praying that
certain taxes erroneonsly assessed may
be refunded.
By Mr.. FARIS-Petition of citizens
of Brooke county relative to the State
Normal School at West Liberty, Ohio
county.
By Mr.. DRANNON-Resolntion in
quiring into the expediency of amend.
ing sections 8, 9 and 10 of chapter 90 OF
the Code.
By Mr.. DONEHOO-Inquiring into
the e1pediency of amending section 2,
chapter l24, of the Code, relative to the
return of certain processes.
BY Mr.. JUDY-Inquiring into the ex-
pediency of fixing by law the number
of meetings of tho township Boards of
Education.
By Mr.. MEADOWS-Petition Of -
Ball and other citizens of Boone county,
asking to have their names restored to
the list of voters.
By Mr.. HASSLER-FiIing 2 p. NJ.
Monday as the hour to which the House
shall adjourn. t
By Mr.. JACKSON-Inquiring into the
e1pediency of allowing Clerks of Courts
TO place their fee bills in the hands OF
constables for collection and requiring
them to receipt for the same.
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures re-
questing the Sergeant at. Arms to report
forthwith the names of the members
who have complied with the resolution
with regard to the return of stationery,
and also the names of members who
have not complied Herewith. The
resolution was objected to and lies over
under the rule.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The Secretary of State, with a mes.
sage from the Governor, laid before the
House the report of the Board of Mill
tary Claims for the year 1869.
on LEAVE.
By Mr.. DONEHOO-Bill providing
for the payment of certain claims to
z. A. Snowden.
By Mr.. LYNCH-Bill (title not au-
nnunprl \
By Mr.. GOFF-Amending chapter AZ
of The Code.
By Mr. TETER-Amending the act
creating separate school district in
the town of Phillippi.
By Mr.. JACKSON-Providing for the
filling of vacancies in Circuit or Su-
preme Judgeships.
Mr.. BELTZHO0VER obtained leave
of absence until Tuesday for his col
leage, Mr.. Miller, of Jefferson.
Mr. GOFF obtained leave Of absence
until Tuesday for Mr.. Lamon of Berke-
leg.
Mr.. STURGISS obtained leave of alb
sencs until Wednesday for Mr.. Teter of
Barbour.
Mr.. MEADOWS obtained leave of al.
sence until Tuesday for Mr. Guthrie of
WetZel.
on SECOND READING.
Among others, the following bills were
read q second time:
House Bill No. 81, amending the pres
ent registration law.
Mr. HASSLER moved TO table the
bill.
Upon that motion Mr.. JACKSON de-
manded the yeas and nays.
The demand was sustained and the
question put, with the following result
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Baker, Ballard of Monroe, Bar
low, Carpenter, Chambers, Collins,
Donehoo, Evans, Farnsworth, Fisher,
Gandee, Goff, Hassler, Hill, Howe,
Judy, Mccoy, Miller, Pierpoint, Put
nam, Rexroad, Ropp, Sturgiss, Teter,
Wells, Wheat-25.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Agnew, Ballard of Logan, Beltz-
hoover, Bowyer, Branuon, Burgess,
Cracraft, Davis, Davisson, FaIis, Elan
agan, Guthrie, Hervey, Howard, Jack
son, Lamb LamoD, Lynch, Maxwell,
Meadows, Neely, Pownall, Scott, Smith,
-25.
So the House refused to table the bill.
Mr.. STURGISS said the bill was a
very important one, and he in common
with other members would like to exam
inc it fully before voting upon it. He
therefore hoped its further copsidera-
tion would be temporarily postponed,
and meved that the bill be made the
special order for Monday at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. HASSLER said there was lis.
position by the friends of this bill to
push it to its passage without giving
time to consider it. He moved to amend
the motion of Mr.. -Sturgiss by making
the bill the special order for "Wednesday
at II o'clock. % @ "a
Mr. LAMB said the friends of the bill
had no desire for ha,ty action. They
wanted ample time taken to consider it.
Mr.. JACKSON wanted to know who
had shown the disposition to which the
gentleman from Jackson referred. The
House had simply refused to table the
bill on that gentleman's motion. he
was anxious that opportunity shoulu be