The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-09
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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laid on the table.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock A. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
! BILLS REPORTED.
Py Mr.. STURGISS, from the commit
tee on Education-To amend and re-
enact section 13, chapter As of the Code,
so as to dispense with the test oath now
required of trustees aud school commits
sioners.
Senate joint resolution requesting
Congress to amend the pension law was
eopcurred ip, aud the Senate amend,
ments to the bill to regulate the terms
of the Supreme Court of Appeals agreed
to.
On motion of Mr.. FARNSWORTH the
bill to amend the registration law was
taken from the table, put on its passage
and passed by the following vote:
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Welcb, (SpeakerD Agnew, Ba-
ker, Ballard of Monroe, Ballard of Lo-
gan, Barlow, Bowyer, Brannon, Bur-
CESS, Chambers. Collins, Davisson,
Donehoo, Evans, Farnsworth, Flanagan,
Flick, Gandee, Gof, Hervey, Howe,
Jackson, Judy, Lamon, Lynch, Max
well, Mccoy, Meadows, Nicely, Pier
point, Pownall, Price, Putnam, Rexroad,
Ropp, Scott, Smith, Sturgiss, Summers,
Teter, Thomas, Wells and Wilkinson
43.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Carpenter, Faris, Hassler,
and Wheat.
Those absent and not voting were
Messrs. Belizhoover, Cracraft, Davis,
Fisher, Guthrie, Hill, Howard, Lamb,
and Miller-9.
Mr.. HASLER first voted aye, but
changed to 30; and Mr. AGNEW first
voted no and changed to aye. Mr..
LAMB came in afterwards and by per
mission recorded his vote in the mega
tive.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
By Mr. BALLARD, Of Monroe-Of
Alex. +. Matthews and 100 other citi-
zens of Lewisburg, praying modification
of the act authorizing the election of
Mayor and Trustees for that town, so
as to allow all the white male citizens
to vote at the annual town election, and
to allow the Mayor and Trustees to
qualify without taking the test oath.
The paper sets forth that the town con.
tains about 1900 souls, whereof about
$50 are white males over 81. Under
the presept law only ten persons are
allowed to vote in the municipal elec
tions and fill the offices, assess all the
town taxes, &c, and of these only two
are ffeeholders.
By Mr.. WHEATON ". r. Lloyd aad
15 other citizeus of Berkeley county,
praying reduction in license to hotel
keepers.
By Mr.. HASSLER-Of S. r. Klotto,
of Jackson, praying relief from errone-
ous assessment of taxes.
By Mr.. HOWARD-Of John Martin
and % other citizens of West Columbia,
Mason county, praying repeal of law
requiring foreign insurance companies
to make deposit.
By Mr.. DAVGSSON-Of James NJ.
Costello and 152 other citizens of Pres.
ton county, praying relief for Mis-. Ann
Daily.
By Mr.. LYNCH-Of Peter Messenger
and l47 other citizens of Glmer, Lewis
and Doddridge, pray ing change in coun
ty line.
BY Mr.. JACKsON-OfK. B. Stephen.
son and so other citizens of Wood coun-
ty, demonstrating against a repeal OF
the law requiring foreign insurance
companies to make deposit with the
State Treasurer.
BY Mr.. BAKER-OfJ.S S. Murdock and
six other citizens of Kingwood, praying
an extension of the corporate limits of
that town.
By Mir. JUDY-Of A. Somerville and
3S other citizens of Hardy county, pray
ing for land owners along the South
Branch to clear cut the timber and brush
along the banks of the river.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
By Mr.. FARNSWORTH-WL ether cx-
pedient to make that part of the Clarks-
burg and Buckhanuon Turnpike in Up
shur county State road Committee
on Roads.
By Mr.. BURGESS Whether expedient
to appropriate S75, 900 for the improve
ment of the Sandy river, so far as it
forms the boundary between this State
aud Kentucky, to be expended in con.
junction with like sum which may be
By Mr. BARLOW-Whether expe
disnt to make the Huttonsville and
Marlin's Bottom turnpike State road.
By Mr.. FLICK-Wsether expedient
to require the clerks of the Circuit
Courts to endorse on such execution all
costs taxed for the use of the county.
Mr.. HOWARD gave notice of mo-
tlon to SO amend a rule of the House
that the journal of the House should be
printed daily for tho information of the
members.
BILLS on LEAVE.
By Mr.. BAKER-To extend and pre-.
scribe the corporate boundaries of King
wood.
By Mr.. TETER-To authorize the
trustees of the NJ. Z. Church of Ply
mouth Valley, Barbour county, to sell
and convey their church property.
By Mr.. ROPP-To enable the sheriff
Of Berkeley county, to collect taxes for
1857, 1861 and 1862
By Mr.. BRANNON-In relation to the
statutes of limitation.
At eleven o'clock the joint resolution
proposing amendments to the Stat 9
constitution came up as special order,
the Chair ruling it took precedence of
the contested election case. 1t was or
dered to second reading without objec-
tion.
During the progress of the calendar
the bill repeating the location of the
Capital at Charleston, came up on sec
ond reading and was laid on the table.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the contested election ca Sc
of ANTHONY RAIDER. contesting for the
seat of THOS. G. PUTNAM, as Delegate
for the counties of Nicholas and Clay.
Nathaniel Richardson appeared as coun-
sci for the contestant, and Hon. B.
Stanton for the contestes. The reading
of testimony occupied the remainder of
the morning, when the House took re.