The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
WHEELING, January IS.
The House met at lOA. NJ.

1uc llOlhC Hlct NJ ~ n. ".
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Cunningham, of
the First Presbyterian Church Of this
city.
The Journal Of Saturday, Jan. 18Th,
was read by the Clerk and approved.
The Committee on Elections and Priv.
ilegcs reported the amount of mileage
each member Of the House is entitled 10.
giving to each the actual distance tray.
eled, allowing the Delegates from the
Third Congressional District mileage by
the way of Washington City.
Mr.. Rowan moved that no mileage be
computed by TIE way Of Washington,
and that the Committee take it under
consideration.
Mr.. Farnsworth moved an amendment
TO the above, allowing to the members
mileage only for the most direct route
leading from their homes TO the State
Capital.
There was considerable discussion as
to the adoption OF the amendment.
Messrs. Farnsworth, Ferguson, Rowan,
Mr.. Speaker (Mr. Pcnnybakcr in The
chair, Spurlock, Siple and Robinson.
chairman Of the Committee on Elections
and Privileges, engaging in the debate.
The amendment Of Mr.. Farnsworth
was lost and the original motion was
then taken up and lest.
After some corrections the report of
the committee was adopted.
Mr.. Hoffman offered petition OF lG
citizens Of Martinsburg demonstrating
against the Legislature changing the
charter Of Martinsburg.
The following resolutions were offered
and referred 10 their appropriate COM
mittees.
By Mr.. Faulkner: To ascertain what
amount Of the general school fund for
1876 Berkeley county was entitled TO
and paid over.
BY Mr.. Hutton; To provide State aid
TO complete turnpikes in Webster and
Randolph counties.
BY Mr.. Hays: To amend or repeal the
act approved Feb. 9th, 1873, entitled "an
act TO exclude a special period from the
computation Of time within which GER
tain suits, proceedings and appeals may
be brought, instituted and taken"
BY Mr.. McFadden: To reduce the
price per diem for the support Of the
prisoners in county iails, from 55 cents 10
40 cents per day.
By Mr.. Allen: To adopt bill, calling
the attention Of Congress to the appro.
priatiOn Of sum of money, for tho i'm.
prOvement Of the Little Coal River.
BY Mr.. Modisctt: 10 amend the
school law, with reference to the occu.
pancy, by private or subscription schools,
when school housc is not in use by a
free school.
by Mr.. Gross: To amend the school
law with view to more efficient sys.
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BY Mr.. spurlocl;: For the reporting Of
4 bill, providing for more cilectuaI
prosecution Of bribery and corruption in
elections.
BY Mr.. Cunningham:
l. To abolish the County Court system,
.. To increase the number Of JIdicial
Circuits to twelve.
3. To provide for four terms Of said
Court, annually in each county.
18th, To Increase the Jurisdiction Of
justices OF the peace.
5. That in trial OF case before n ius.
ticc, either party shall have the right 10
demand jury Of six men, when tho
amount in controversy exceeds len dol.
lara.
6. To provide for hoard Of commits
sioncrs in each county, composed Of one
member from each magisterial district,
which shall have the supervision and con.
troll Of the internal police and fiscal affairs
Of the county.
By Mr.. Hearn: That so much Of the
Governors message as refers to the act Of
the last Legislature, in relation to the in.
speciion OF tobacco, be referred TO the An.
preparation Committee.
BY Mr.. Wllkinson: That the Commit.
tee on Roads and Internal Navigation,
enquire into the eXpediency OF passing a
bill to appropriate u sum Of money 10 re.
move distractions to navigation in the
Guyandottc river.
By Mr.. McClaskey: To amend the
jurylaw, so that grand juries may be sc.
lCCted by the Prosecuting Attorney or
elected by the people,
by Mr.. Ferguson: That the Committee
on Judiciary enquire into the expcdicncy
of. reviving, amending and rc.cnacting
chapter 3, Of the Code OF West Virginia,
concerning elections by the people.
by Mr.. Arnold: That the Auditor
furnish this house with statement show.
ing the whole value OF the lands Of this
State for the years 1866, 1871 and 1876;
and also the whole value Of tho taxable
property at the close of the fiscal wear
1876. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Barr; That the Committee on
Judiciary inquire into the expediency Of
amending section OF chapter IL, Of The
Code Of West Virginia, in relation to the
election OF committee clerks and pages.
The following bills were introduced,
readily their titles, and referred to tho
proper committees:
By Mr.. Pariott House hill No. 0, a
bill appropriating $1,000 to tho county
Of Marshall for the purpose of building
a bridge over Fish Creek, ut or near
Mason's Ford.
By Mr.. Chancellor House bill No, 10,
n bill regulating insurance companies
and prescribing the mode Of procuring