The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-18
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
REPORTS.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
REPORTS.
Mr.. LAMON, from the committee on
Taxation and Fixance, reported it in
expedient to amend the law relating to
the assessment of toll bridges and
ferries.
Also that it was unnecessary to report
bill empowering the Sheriff to collect
all taxes, bill for that purpose being
already before the House.
Also that it was inexpedient to legis-
late for the relief of r. Nichols and
others, from his liability as Sheriff OF
Nicholas county for the years 1861 and
1862.
Also House Bill No. 1O5, for the relief
of Timothy w. Lock, recommending its
passage.
Mr.. GOFF, from the same committee,
reported back House Bill No. %, re-
leasing L. D. Morrall, of Barbour
county, from the payment of certain
taxes, recommending its passage.
Mr.. HASSLER, from tho committee
on Military Affairs, reported back, with
amendments, House Bill No. 81, provid
ing for the payment of certain military
claims, recommending its passage.
| Mr.. DAVIS, from the Judiciary CON-
mittee, asked that the committee be
discharged from the further cOnsidera
tion of the petition of c. w. Taggart
and others, for legislation to prevent
stock from running at large in the pub
lie highways.
A,sJ, House Rill No. 104, repeating
an act to relieve Minor C. Hall and his
securities, with no recommendation.
| Also, substitute for House Bill No.
| 80, requiriug recorders To make gen
eral iudex Of tho deed books of their
respective counties, recommending Its
passage.
Also, House Bill No. 1l5, for the relief
of George Serber, recommending that
it do not pass.
Also, with amendments, House Bill
No. 67, amending the law in relation to
sales under DEGREES or orders in chanc-
cry.
Mr.. STURGISS, from the committee
on Education, reported it ineXpedient
to establish an independent school dis
trict in the town of Ripley, Jackson
county.
Also similar report upon the petit
tion of Lewis Wilson and others for a
separate school district out Of District
No. 10, Barbour county.
Mr.. BOWER, from the committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation, reported
it ineXpedient to require persons resid.
ing within incorporated towns to work
the public roads.
Also that it is inexpedient to make
the Huttonville and Murldm's Bottom
turnpike State road.
Also that it is inexpedient to make
the Point Pleasant and Charleston turn
pike State road.
RESOLUTION AND PETITIONS.
The petitions and resolutions of in
quiry following were properly referred /:
BY Mr.. BOWYER-Petition of the
citizens of Winfield, Putnam county,
asking that all white male citizens OF
that town be allowed to vote at their
corporation elections.
By Mr.. WELCH-Iuquiring into the
expediency of amending the law in re-
lation to summouses issued by justices.
BY Mr.. BOWYER-Inquiring into the
proprioty of allowing honorably dis
charged Union soldiers to attend the
Normal Schools and free schools.
BY Mr.. WILKINSON-Petition Of
Thomas J. Sites and forty-seven others,
asking that the treasurer of Sheridan
township, Lincoln county, be author
| lied to collect the uucollected township
taxes of 1S67-'65.
By Mr.. FISHER-Petition of citizens
of Writ county, asking relief from GER
tain taxes.
Dy Mr.. CRACRAFT-Inquiring into
the expediency of legislating for the
regulation of gas companies and the
protection of consumers.
BY Mr.. Observation-Disclosures mile
age to Irwin Ritzel, one of the pages.
After some discussion the resolution was
rejected, yeas %, nays 80.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. WELCH-House Joint Reso-
lution No. "a, requesting the Governor
to convene the Legislature on the sec
ond Tuesday in April next, to investi
gate the charges against Judge Harri-
son. Tabled.
Also House Joint Resolution No. 25,
providing for meeting of the Legisla-
ture on February 22d, TO hear Wash.
iugton's Farewell Address read.
By Mr.. HOWARD-House Joint Res
olution No. 26, withdrawing the assent
of West Virginia to the Fifteenth
Amendment. The mover asked that it
be made the special order for Tuesday
next. Mr.. PIERPOINT objecting, the
resolution went over.
By Mr.. LAM0N-Heuse Joint Rese-
luton No. 81, for securing from Congress
an appropriation of money or dona-
tion of lands to compensate the loyal
citizens of West Virginia for losses sus-
tanned during the war.
By Mr.. FLICK-House Joint Resolu
tion No. %, instructipg the Attorney
General to institute proceedings in the
nature of quo rdrranto against the
Moorefield aud South Branch Turnpike
Company.
BILLS PASSED.
House Bill No. 81, authorizing the
Shenandoah Valley railroad to construct
their road through the State of West
Virginia to the Potomac river, aud au-
thoIizing the Supervisors of Jefferson
county 10 submit to the taxpayers of
the county, the question Of subscribing
TO the Capital stock of said company.
Mr. DAVIS said the question of sub.
scription was to be submitted to the
male taxpayers. This meant negro suf-
frage which he did not recognize. But
for this provision he would vote for the
bill. --,.- .-,4- /
Mr.. STURGISS opposed the bill be.
cause it violated the constitutional pro-
vision requiring that no law shall have
more than one object, whereas this had
two.