The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-17
STATE LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE..
WHEELING, February lG,

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Il. Church.
On motion OF Mr.. SommeIville, the
reading OF yesterdays Journal was dis
pensed with.
Mr.. Barr, i.om the Committee onJudi
ciary, reported substitute for House Bill
No. 81, to provide for the making ant
recording Of plats otincorporated cities
and towns, TO pass.
Mr.. Riley, from the Joint Committee
on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly
enrolled Joint Resolution No. Is, for The
appointment Of joint committee 10 ex
anime the Hospital for the Insane.
Also, House Bill No. 175, to inCorpor
ate lock and dam canal company for thu
south branch Of the Potomac river, tc
pass.
Mr.. Arnold, from the Committee or
Claims and Grievances, reported back the
petition signed by w. +, Baker, and
others, asking for relief from license un
lawfully assessed, without recommends
ton.
Also, petition of Reese T. Lusk aud
others OF Wyoming county, asking re.
lease from certain judgments in favor oil
the State against said Lusk and his sure
ties.
Mr.. Chancellor, from the Committee
on Taxation and Finance, reported back
House Bill No. $50, for imposing tax
on dogs, to pass.
Mr.. Rowan, from the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation, reported
back House Bill No. u, to provide for
opening and keeping in repair the coun.
ty roads, to pass.
The Clerk OF the Senate communicated
the following bills passed by the Senate.
Senate Bill No. 60, providing for the
collection OF taxes and fees in certain
cases.
Senate Bill No. rs, in relation TO the
recovery OF claims due the State.
House Bill No. Z, regulating appeals,
writs OF error and supersedeas, with
slight amendment. The House agreed
to the amendment.
Also, petition Of VIM. McClaskey, Of
Barbour county, asking relief. Referred
10 the Judiciary Committee.
Also, petition OF l6l citizens Of Wood
county, asking legislation respecting the
application Of certain taxes and for other
purposes, az ineXpedient to legislate
upon.
On motion, the resolution offered yes.
terday, that the House meet hereafter al
9 o'clock in the forenoon, Sundays ex.
copied, was taken up and adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Faulkner, the vote
by which Senate Bill No. z, relating Ia
bail in criminal cases, was rejected, was
reconsidered and the bill referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
The following petitions we're offered
and referred to the proper committees
BY Mr.. Barr: To incorporate the town
Of Fulton in Ohio county.
By Mr.. Wells: To exclude Smith's
Grammar from the list Of school books
as prescribed in the school Law.
BY Mr.. Hall: To reduce tolls on the
Little KanNwha river.
By Mr.. Bright: To incorporate thC
town Of Frankfort, in the county O
Greenbrier.
A message from the Senate. by Mr.
Berkshire, announced the passage by tina
body OF Senate Bill No. 90, relating tc
and providing for official bonds and bond
taken IN Judicial proceedings.
Also, by Mr.. johnson, that the Senate
had passed House Bill No. 46, liking thu
compensation Of committee clerks anC
pages.
The following bills were read frs
time and ordered to second reading:
House Bill No. l49, to exempt TIT
WORKING Tools oil mechanics from forced
sales r.,,,
House Bal No. ~, to incorporate thu
WaFfeld Coal and Salt Company and L
improve the navigatiohot the Big Sandy
river.
House Bal No. llS, providing for TIT
submission oil the proposed amendmen
Si article ) oil the Constitution OF thu
State to the voters thereof for ratification
or rejection,
House biii NO. 452, IN relation tc
Brooke Academy S.h ,-o
II, mouse bIii ~ 100 au'horElng Int
Washington Hall Association to increas'
us GapilaI ~: 1io S ,.o ,r
non S, BIZ NO; 100 iegIlIzlng the salt
T II me 81 s!oTy 81 Inc nan known "a, as I'M
washington l4"'l' III inc ci'y Oh "heei
lug; pu~ -,
rouse bIlL no, -, eNemping person
anu properly IN certain cilies ana town
from sms payment Oh poor anu ois'rlc
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e- h o. ,U T;Ii NO. p 49, appropriaunl
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Ne9Hsny a Pi1 S ~ 1qt tnc county Oh bGone
House B!li NO. LOO reported eack IRON
the Committee on judiciary with a sub
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