The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-25
I'm notinn al Mr.. IJarpent

Resolyed, That the Committee on Tax
stien and Finance be instructed TO in
quire into and report what legislation Is
necessary to enforce the collection OF
legally assessed taxes levied upon the
property OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company by the several Boards
of Education in the county OF Morgan
and elsewhere ter school purposes.
Mr.. Wells presented the petition OF T.
Clayton and S4 others, OF Marion couh-
", asking for an amendment to Chap
ter 81 or the Code Of West Virginia, so
as to prevent the catching of fish In pots,
&c" which was referred to the Commit
tee on che Judiciary.
House Bill No. Al, "a bill fixing the
compensation OF committee clerks ana
pages of the House OF Delegates and
Senate" coming up on the second read
ing as unfinished business with the
amendments offered on yesterday.
The question recurring upon the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Farnsworth
to strike out the words, sand they shall
each receive the same mileage as mem
bers Of the Legislature" and the ayes and
noes having been ordered, they were
taken.
AYEs-Messrs. Arnold, Bsbb, Barr,
Browse, Calvert, Cunningham, Dunkin,
Eastman, Elliott, Farnsworth, Fisher,
GRAY, Hall, Hartman, Hays, Hearn,
Hiett, hoffman, johnson, Kunst, LAR
gent, Lowe, Maxwell, McFadden, Modl
sett, Penny hacker, Rigg, Riley and Sled
msn-32.
NoEsZ Messrs. Gibson (Spesker),
Alien, Ball, Beard Beckley, Bright
Chancellor. Chipley, Cross, Davidson,
Faulkner, Ferguson, Gooch, Henderson
Hoof, Hutton, Imboden, Knots, Nc
Claskey, Morgan, Parriott, Quarter,
Rose, Samples, ShirtZ, Siple, Spurlock,
Stewart, Straton. Wells, Wilkinson and
Wilson-32.
SO The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. johnson moved to strike out al
the end of the first section the WORD
1.-The same mileage rs members OF the
legislature ana insert in lieu thereo
the words "five cents per mile tor each
mile travelled in going to and returning
from the seat OF government, to be com.
puted by the nearest practicable route.
Which amendment was agreed to.
MIR. Farms worth moved 10 further
amend the bill by striking out the word
"three" after the word pages and insert
| inc in lieu thereof the word 'two."
! The bill AS amended was then read q
second time and ordered to be engrossed
and read n third time
Substitute for House Bill No II, "a
| bill TO amend and re enact section II OF
the act approved December y, 1873, en-
titled. AN act to provide for opening
and keeping in repair the county roads,
coming up n second reading, the sub
stitu,e was adopted.
Pending the further consideration OF
the bill, the hour of II o'clock, meridian
having arrived, the speaker appointed
Mr.. Ferguson TO inform the Senate tna'
the House o. Delegates was ready TO re-
celve that body and to convene IN JOINT
assembly, rs required by an act OF Con
gress passed July 18th, 1866, entitled
IAN act to regulate the time and man
ner of holding elections for Senators IN
Congress"
Immediately the presence Of the Sen
ate within the hall Of the House OF Dele,
gates, preceded by their officers, was an
uounccd by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the
House.
After the balloting for Senator was
had IN joint assembly, as detailed in
the Senate proceedings, the House adj
| iournc1.