The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-03
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
In the House on Tuesday, January
81. the committee on Taxation and
Finance reported it inexpedient to legis-
late for the reimbursement of Berkeley
aud jefferson counties, in the matter
of certain attorneys fees paid by said
counties for defending the suit between
Virginia and West Virginia in relation
to jurisdiction over them.
Mr.. Wilson, from the committee on
Counties, &c, reported and recommend
ed the passage OF House bill No. 81,
restoring the county seat Of Jefferson to
Charlestown.
Bv Mr.. Farris, House Till No. lOS
providing for the sale Of part OF a
church lot in West Liberty, Ohio
county. $50
Bv Mr.. Jackson, House bill No. ITO
in relation to interest on contracts made
during the late war.
By Mr.. Barr, House bill No. Ill, to
compensate Stanton and Allison, coun-
sci for the State in the suit between
Marshall county and the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company.
By Mr.. Morrow, House bill No. lis,
authorizing the Board OF Education OF
the District Of Fairmont, TO collect and
loan the proceeds Of the sale of certain
school property.
By Mr. Cracraft, House bill No ~,
to refund certain taxes.
On motion OF Mr.. Barr, the rules
were suspended and Senate bill No. 5,
amending the charter and extending
the limits OF the city Of Wheeling, was
taken up and read the first time.
Mr.. Ferguson offered the following
amendment, to be added at the end OF
the last section:
Provided, That the ordinances Of said
city shall not interfere with the rights
and messages OF the proprietors OF the
said Elmwood estate, their heirs or as,
signs so far and 80 long as the same
are held and used as farm, garden and
pasture land.
Provided, however, That no part OF
the land included within said boandar'
les shall be subject to taxation by the
corporate authorities of said city, unless
the same be hereafter laid out in town
lots, in which case the same shall be
subject to taxation by said corporation
within its limits.
,lProvided, nevertheless, That when one
fourth ofthe lots in any square or given
number OF lots, lying adjacent to one
another, and included with four streets
or alleys, or sections Of streets or alleys,
of the city of Wheeling, or its add
tons, or Of sny future additions there
unto, on the lands within the said
bounds, have not been or shall not be
sold by the original proprietor or pro-
prietors, or his or her or their heirs, or
devisees, and remain unimproved, that
then such unsold and unimprosed lots
shall not be taxed by the said corporate
authorities.
On motion Of Mr.. Ferguson the bill
and amendment were referred to the
committee on Counties, DC.
Amessage from the Senate announced
the readiness Of that body to proceed
with the joint order Of the day, the
election of United States Senator. The
House then proceeded to name one per,
son for the position.
Mr.. Morrow nominated Hon. II. &.
Davis, of Mineral coanty.
Mr.. Sturgiss nominated Hon. James
II. Brown, of Kanawha county.
Those voting for Mr.. Davis were
Ballard Barr, Brannon, Brown, Che,
noweth, DAVIDSON, Faris, Ferguson,
Flanagan, Garrett, Heiskell, Hervey,
Horner, Hovermale, Jackson, Keever,
Keys, Langftt, Lewis, Love, Lynch,
Mcdonald, Meadows, Morrow, jr.,
Nadenbousch, Nelson, Newman, Pritch-
ard. Rollyson, Shannon, Sheppard,
Simmons, Smith, Stubs, Upton, Web.
ster, West, Wilson, Cracraft (Speaker)
SO.
Those who voted for Judge Brown,
were Bishop, Boggs, Clark, Donehoo,
Griffin, Hassler, Jones, Tough, Marin,
McGinnis, Mclean, Smith Of Tyler,
Stehley, Siurgcss and Wyatt-l5.
The Speaker announced that Henry
G Davis had received a majority Of the
votes cast in the House of Delegates for
United States Senator.
House bill No. 81, restoring the
county seat of Jefferson to Charlestown,
coming up, Mr. Stubs roved to amend
by providing for vote of the male
citizens OF Jefferson over the age Of
twenty-one on the question Of locating
the county seat at Charlestown.
The amendment was rejected. Yeas
"a, nays 81. ....
On motion OF Mr.. Wilson, the bill was
slightly amended, after which it was
ordered to engrossment and third
reading. .,...
The calendar was then taken up and
a number Of bills read and re erred