The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-15
HOUSE.

Prayer by Rev. j. p. Thatcher OF tn
Zane street NJ. +. church.
The journal OF yesterday was reat
and approved.
The Speaker announced the following
standing committees OF the house:
On Elections and PriUtLegcs-Messrs
Robinson, Spurlock, Modisett, Somner
vile, Straton, Stedmsn, Hays, Siple ant
Davidson.
On Esoeral Relations limbo
den, Barr, Faulkner. Gooch, McFsdden
IIoof, Samples, Henderson and Wells.
On Idration and FnaR'e - Messrs
Chancellor, Hoof, Rowan, johnson, FL
lott, Bright, Simpson, Hoffman ate
Quarter.
On Military Agars-Messrs. BeckIcy,
Robinson, Knots, Imboden, Browse,
Gray, Hoof, Hutton and Dunkin.
On Judisiary -Mcssrs. Ferguson, Barr
Faulkner, Quarter, Arnoli, Penay.
hacker, Rily, elmboden and Choley.
On DOM essrs. Wilson, Cross
Henderson, Stewart, Bnbb, Sommervll!e
Davidson. Lowe AMI Htyc'.
On Counties, ishacts 0ad MSm,cipa
Corporqtions-M essls. Faulkner, Nor.
gan, Wilkinson, Hie.t, Hardman, Rose
McClaskey, Calvert and Allen.
On Pirate Corporations and JOINT S:ocI
Companies -Messrs. Barr. Wilson, Chip
lev, Shirt. Farnsworth, Beard, Hearn
Lsryent and Straton.
On Roads aud Internal NaUigation-
Messrs. Rowan, Arnold, Siple, Eastman
Browse, Maxwell, Wilkinson, Hutton
and Spurlock.
On Forfeited and Unappropridted
Lands -Messrs. Quarter, Riley, Bal
Modlsett. Psrriott and Rigg.
ON Claims and GrssraHces-Messrs.
Arnold, Hearn, Farnswnrth, Cross,
Eastman, Stewart, McClsskey, Bright
and kunst.
ON Humane Institution, and Public
Baldings- Messrs. Hays, Gooch, Hiett
Hall, Hoffman, Samples and h unst.
ON Printing ana Contingent Expenses
-Messrs. Hesrn, Cunningham, Bsbb
Lowe. Wells, Fisher and johnson.
ON the Erecatire OFFICES ana Library
Messrs. Hiett, Beckley, Knots, Elliott
Allen, Morgan, simpson, Rose and
Beard.
OnArts, Sciences and General Improve.
Messrs. Cross, Henderson, Ball
Hall and Gray.
On Pemtentiary - Messrs. Simpson,
Farnsworth, Straton, McFadden, Chip
lev. Shirtz and hall.
On Enrolled Bills essrs. Penny.
hacker, Sonmerville, Bsbb, johnson and
Henderson.
On R4Les--M essrs. Fsrnsworth, Fer
guson, Calvert. Lsrgenl Barr, Faulkner
and Stednan.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor in relation to the disbursement OF
the contingent fund.
On motion of Mr.. Arnold,
Resoired, That the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation inquire
into the expediency of providing, by
the imposition Of tax OF ten cents on
the one hundred dollars value of proper
ty, q fund TO be called THE State in
tersl improvement FUND" TO be hereafter
by legislation.
On motion Of Mr. Hall,
Resoired, That the Committee on Arts,
Science and General improvement IN
quirc into the expediency of reporting
q bill foe geological survey of the State
of West Virginia.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoof,
Resoired, That the Treasurer be re-
quested to furnish the House with the
amount of ali the balances due the State
BY the various State repositories on the
first of January, 1877, designating the
amount to the credit OF the State in each
Also, the aggregate amount
Of deposits in each Senatorial district at
.he above date.
On motion Of Mr. Rowan,
Resoired, That the Committee on HUI
name Institutions and Public Buildings
INQUIRE into the expectancy OF purchss-