The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-26

In the daily Courier, we have the pro-
ceedings Of the Legislature Thursday and
Friday, the 10Th and Goth. Thursdays
report is mostly record Of mere rou.
tine oi business, devoid Of interest-reso-
lutions instructing Committees ITO inquire
into the expcdicncy" Of matters of no
general interest and the introduction and
reading of bills Of like character.
In the Senate Thursday, Mr.. Baker in.
troduced a bill to enlarge and extend the
boundaries Of Wheeling, and another to
authorize the city Of Wheeling to sub.
scribe 10 the capital stock Of q railroad
having its eastern terminus in said city
wheeling and Urlchsville.)
Mr.. BOrcman introduced bill for re-
assessment Of landsi Tyler. The reso.
luton requesting the West Virginia dele.
CATION in Congress to vote for the removal
Of all political disabilities imposed by 14th
Amendment, passed by following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Baker, (Presidenl, AL.
cxander, Applegate, Carper, Cook, Davis,
Dayton, Ice, johnson, Kline, Koonce, Pat
rick and Scott, (of Raleigh)-13.
NAYs-NIcssrs. BOrem0n, Brown, Cath.
er, Crane, Gold, Humphreys, Price, and
Scott, Of Ritchie,-S.
In the House, Thursday, Mr.. Prichard,
ofNIarion, presented n petition OF citizens Of
Warrington, asking to have that town made
m Independent school district, and rcso.
luton directing an inquiry in reference to
paying &. w. Martin, James II. Furbee
and Others for work done on the ClaIks.
burg and Wheeling turnpike. Mr.. Bran.
non introduced bill to charter the Wes-
ton and Clarksburg railroad.
In the Senate, Friday, Mr.. lApplegate
presented rcmOnstrance from John G.
Muth and others, Of Fulton, against being
annexed to Wheeling. A bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Baker to authorize the trus.
tees Of Island Church, at Wheeling, to sell
their property, and another to amend sec.
tiOn 90 OF the charter Of Wheeling, Mr..
Dayton introduced n bill to remove the
Capital from Charleston.
In the House, Friday, the Senate rcso.
luton in regard to. removing the disabili.
ties imposed by the 14th Amendment was
passed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Ballard, Barr, BrannOn,
Brown, Chenoweth, Davisson, Faris, Fer.
guson, Flanagan, Garrett, HasSler, Heis.
kell, Heryey, Horner, jackson, Keeyer,
Keys, Langiitt, Lewis, Love, Lynch, Mar.
tin, McCraw, Mclean, Mcdonald, Mea.
dows, Morrow, Nadenbousch, Newman,
Prichard, ROllyson, Shannon, Sheppard,
Simmons, Smith, Stehley, Stephenson,
Stubbs, Sturgiss, Upton, Webster, West,
Wilson, Wyatt and CraCraft-45.
NAYs-Ntessrs. Bishop, Clark, Done
hoo, Griffin, Hovermale, Jones, Lough
NlcGinnis and Smith, (ol Tylor)-O.
Mr.. Hassler introduced a bill 10 abolish
the Adjutant Generals office.
Mr.. Wilson offered resolution that II
Is the sense Of this House that the adop.
tiOn Of u bill to call convention to
amend the constitution Is the true policy
for lis to adopt to eniranshise the disfran.
ChisCd, Laid over under objection.
Mr.. Hassler offered resolution that
the Committee on Finance inquire into
the expediency Of reducing the taxation
to 10 cents on the $780, objected to.
A motion made by Mr.. Hassler to
take up the. resolution ratitying the Flick
amendment, was lost by the following
vote: .. 10. .....t. ...
YEAs-Messrs. Ballard, Clark, Done
hoo, Griffin, Hassler, Jones, Martin, Nc.
Ginnis. Mclean, Smith, (of TylerJ Steh.
lnv Stnhha Wvntt-13
NAYs-Barr, Bishop, Brannon, Brown,
Chenowith, Davisson, Faris, Ferguson,
Flanagan, Garrett, Heiskell, Hervey, Hor'
ner, Hovermale, jackson, Keever, Keys,
Langhtt, Lewis, Lough, Love, Lynch, Nc.
Craw, Mcdonald, Meadows, Morrow,
Nadenbousch, Newman, PriChard, Rolly.
sou, Shannon, Sheppard, Simmons, Smith,
Stephenson, Sturgiss, Upton, Webster,
West, Wilson, CracraN, (Spcaker)-4i,