The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-05
House COmmittees-The schools and
the County COurt-PerennfaiW Win.
ter-MasOnic Thanksgiving Ball.
CHARLESTON, November ~.

IIOuSc hV oCaAVuhS - y
the County COurt-Perenniai Win
ter-MasOnic Thanksgiving Ball.
CHARLESTON, November 29.
Nothing of interest, or, in fact, little
Of that which ia not OF interest, was
done in either house OF the Legislature
to-day.
A bill was offered in the House thu
morning, authorizing the Pittsburgh
Wheeling and Kentucky Railroad Com
pany to make a contract with th'
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and st. Loui
Railroad Company, in relation to com
pleting the former road. The bill wa
ordered to be printed.
Sneaker Miller announced the stand
ing committees to-day. They were re
ceived with pretty general satisfaction
except by the Radicals, who thinl
they have not been Justly dealt with
Tney forget that the members OF thell
psrtv 10 the House are very few il
number and those that are there ar
not of such extraordinary or eminen
ability that they should deserve recog
nition by Democratic Speaker, elected
bv Democratic votes, in preference t
the members of his own party. While
there are some very good men in th'
House who are Republicans, the!
should remember they represent th'
minority, and to the victors belong TIT
spoils." Below are the standing com
mittees:
Election and Privilege-Messrs. Nor
rison. Thayer, Stone, Hiuchman, Hind
man, Bumgarner and Fleming.
Taxation and Finance-Messrs
Davenport, Stout, Ferguson, WIthrow
Knots, Of Marion; Shirley, Miller, D
Fsvette; Spates and White.
Military Affairs-Messrs. Bridges
Slider, OF Monongalia; Cleudennin
Knots, OF Calhoun and Smith.
Judiciary-Messrs. Bradford, Daven
porr, Laidley, Morrison, Butcher
Brown, Price, Thompson, TriPleit
Wi,brow, Lewis, Crow and Campbell
Observation-Disclosures. Lewis, Floyd
Hullihen, Ferguson, Flowers, Foley
Vipsou, Campbell and Vossler.
Counties, Districts and Municlpa
Observation-Disclosures. Lajdley, Miller
OF Fayette, Wooddell, Robinson, Ruck'
man, Deaver, Barrett, Price, anc
Spiier, OF Gilmer.
Private Corporations and joint
Stock Companies-Messrs THOMPSON
Leg, Totten, Taylor, OF Richie, Shlr'
lev, White, Spates, kantner and kog'
ers.
Roads and Internal NAVIGATION
Messrs. Floyd, Monroe, Wooddell, John
son, Shirley, Short, Hiveley, Kuotts' o
Calhoun, and Davis. 8,
Forfeited and Unappropriated Land'
-Messrs. Brown, Hinehman. Trlp!ett
Crow, Snider, OF Gilmer, Ruckman
Fisher, Farnsworth and Bumgarner.
Claims and Grievances - Messrs
Butcher, Leeg, Mcmillan, Reynolds an'
Snider, OF Monongalis. .
Public Buildings and Humane lnstl
tutions Messrs. Hullihen, Vinson
Deayer, Flowers, and Price.
Printing and Contingent Expenses
Messrs. Ferguson. Robinson, Bridges
Foley, and Baker.
Executive Offices and Library =
| Messrs Robinson, Gwinn, Taylor, o
Randolph Fisher, and Hudson.
Arts, Sciences, and General Improve
nepts-Messrs. Prince, Hindman, lot
ten. Davis, and Potter.
Penitentiary - Messrs. Knotts, G
Marion, Stone, Stout, Cofran, ant
Baker. =, ca,
A resolution offered by Mr.. Smith
Radical, from Tyler county, referring 8
much of the Govern ors message q
relates to the President and Clerk q
the County Court taking charge OF tn
school fund, &c to the Judiciary Com
mittee, was adopted. The Radicals ar
very much incensed at tue Governo
TOR making the Recommendation re,erre
10 in the above resolution, and! WI
make a big fight against it, as will 'h
friends OF Free Schools.
Nothing was done in the Senate to
dav worth relating. Their committee
are busy at work, preparing necessar
legislation, which they will have thei
"say" about hereafter.
The permuial summer | spoke aeor
| in nv letter a few days ago has bee
busted" The thermometer, uhlc
has been cavortipg around in the slIu'
for some time back has dropped oelo
ten in the short space OF twelve hour
The ground is covered with the "beau'
full snow" the river forzen over an
everything is wrapted in the ceremen
Of winter. The sudden transition iro'
such pleasant to extreme cold wealth
has had a disagreeable effect on th
neople. Men 90 around with dleco
tsnt and crabbedness plainly written .
ths;r faces and their teeth chatiering
such lively manner that one is tore
bIy reminded that he 10 surrounded !
, i.nun esabls walking music boxes, II