The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-11
West Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY; November 10, ls7

The House Assembled promptly Ut noon
Speaker Monroe in the Chair. The Session
was opened with prayer by the Rev.. Nc.
Kendree Kelley, OF the 4th st, NJ. L. Church,
after which the roll was called and q quo.
rum found present, composed Of the fol-
lowing gentlemen:
Messrs. Agee, Bsbb, Campbell, Carlile,
Chidister, COrnwcl, Deppe, Dix, Enoch,
Farnsworth, FurgeSOu, Fleming, Gettiuger,
Good, Hall, Houston, Huffman, Hutchin.
son, Ice, Jackson, Jordan, Kirtley, Long,
Lough, Mason, McCulioOh, MCEldOwny,
Miller, Morgan, Powell, PriChard, Pugh,
Reynolds (of Mercer, Reynolds (Oi Taylor,
Rogers, Roles, SehOn, Shinn, Simpson,
Small, Slider, Spencer, Squires, Stuart,
Tanner, Upton, Vaughn, Welch, West,
White, Williams, Wilson, Wooddel, ZiRu,
MI, Speaker.
Speaker Monroe addressed few words
OfWelcOme and expressed his qualification
that in the dispenSation OF Providence so
many OF the members had been spared to
meet again; COmplmented the citizens Of
Wheeling upon the ample provision made
for the comfort md convenience Of the
members. They had more than kept their
promise, and when he looked around upon
the elegant arrangement OF the Hall he was
ready 10 excllim with the Queen OF Sheba,
that the half had not been told them.
A committee Of three was appointed to
inform the Senate that the House was now
organized and ready for business.
A Joint committee OF three was appointed
to inform the Governor that the Legislature
was ready to receive any communication
that he might have to lay before them.
MR f!nnl nf lhtn unununnnI
that the Committee Of Investigation raised
at the last session were now ready 10 report,
butOwing to the absence Of member OF
the committee would not report until the
latter part Of the week.
Speaker Monroe announced that the
reading VI the Journal was now In order,
and the reading was commenced.
Mr., ltutchisOn moved that, rs a printed
copy OF the Journal was on the desks OF
the members the further reading OF the
minutes be dispensed with, which motion
was carried.
Mr.. Welsh offered resolution that the
Free School bill be again referred to the
Committee on Education.
The Speaker remarked that the bill WIS
already before the Committee Of the Whole.
Mr., Snyder, OF MOnOngalia, remarked
that the bill was not In the form In which
II passed from the committee. by some
inadvertanCe, he knew not what, whole sec.
tiOns had been left out; he therefore moved
that the House resolve itself into Commit.
tee Of the Whole for the consideration Of
House Bill l9l tSChoOl BID, which motion
was COnCurred IN,
Mr.. Snyder then moved that the commit.
tee rise mud recOmnit the bill to the Com.
mitteC on Education, and the motion was
adopted.
THE MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
was then announced.
Mr.. White, OF Marshall, moved that the
message be laid on the table, and the usual
number printed, which was agreed to.
Mr.. FarnswOrth moved that the House
now take II recess till 3 o'clock.
THREE O'CLOCK.
The House re.aSsembled.
Mr.. WOOdGl asked leave Of absence for
Mr. Short, Of Mcdowell and Wyoming, for
fifteen days on account OF sickness which
was granted.
Mr.. Reynolds, Of Taylor moved 10 re-.
consider the vote by Which the Governors
message was laid on the table. Some dis.
CussiOn was had on the point, showing the
motion to lay OH the table to be In COnfOr.
nifty with the usual custom, and the motion
to reconsider was lost.
Mr.. Dix asked leave Of absence for Mr..
lilakemore Of Pendleton, for five days,
which was granted.
Mr.. Carlile, Of Harrison, introduced n
bill to fix the legal rate Of interest for the
loan or fOrbearanCe Of money or other
thing. Referred to the Committee on Ju.
dietary.
Mr.. Jordan, Of Ohio, introduced a bill to
amend and re.enact Sections tS and ~ OF
Chap. 81 of the Acts Of 1928, entitled An
act amending aud re.GhaCting an act enti.
tied an net regulating aud fixing the fees OF
officers, approved March 2lst, 1873. Refer.
red to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. Mason, OF Jefferson, offered a resOlu.
ton changing rule O7 Of the House Of Dele.
gates 40 as to require vote Of twO.thirls
TO suspend the rules instead Of u majority.
Objected to by Mr.. West.
On motion Of Mr.. Good, Of Ohio, the
House adjourned TO meet ut 10 O'Clock this
morning. -
IN SENATE.
WEDNESDAY,, November 10. 1876.