The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-09
TIE LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE.

WHEELING, FEB. 3.
House met At 10 Am.
Prayer by Rev. d. Williams; Of the
Third Presbyterian Church.
On motion Of Mr.. Knots, the read.
ing Of yesterdays Journal was dispensed
with.
Mr.. Wilson, Chairman Of the Commit.
lee on Education, reported House Bill
No.'ll2, to provide for collecting and dis.
bursting school funds, in the Burning
Springs Independent school district
Writ county, and recommended that il
pass as amended
Also House Bill No. 9S, TO donate GER
tain lands to the Jefferson County Agri.
cultural College, with the same recon.
mendation.
Mr.. Barr, Chairman of the Committee
on Private Corporations and Joint Stock
Companies, reported House Bill No. 1852,
authorizing the Washington Hall Asso.
citation 10 increase.its capital stock, to
pass.
Also, House Bill No. 1853, legaIizing the
sale Of the third story Of the building
known as the Washington Hall, to pass.
Also, House Bill No. l32, in relationto
Brooke Academy, to pass.
Also, House Bill No. log, to incorpo-
rate the West. Virginia State Grange Of
the Order OF Patrons OF Husbandry, not
TO pass.
Also, House Bill No. 10, regulating in.
surnnce companies, to pass.
Senate Bill No. Is, relating to the min.
erals under a portion OF the bed Of the
Ohio river in Hancock county, to pass.
a message from the Governor submit
ted list OF all pardons granted and fines
RENTED during the two years ending
December 81, 1876.
On motion of Mr.. Quarter, the mes.
sage was laid on the table and ordered TO
he printed.
The Clerk OF the Senate communicated
the following: The Senate has passed
Senate Bill No. 80, to amend the school
law Of the State. Also, House Joint
Resolution No. 10, requesting our Rep.
rcsentalives in Congress to Use their best
efforts TO secure an appropriation TO con.
time the Improvement Of the Little
kanawha river. Also, House Bill No.
80, fixing the compensation of witnesses,
passed as amended by the Senate.
The following bills and resolutions
were introduced.
BY Mr.. Sommerville: House Bill No.
l5I, for the protection Of livery stable
keepers. Referred to the Judiciary Com.
mittec,
BY MIR, Hutton: A resolution in rela.
lion to the turnpikeso OF this State. Re.
ferred to the Committee on Roads and In.
ternal Navigation.
By Mr.. Wells Apetition OF Sc citizens
OF Marion county, asking that the road
law be changed. Referred to the Com.
mittee on Roads and Internal Nayiga.
ton. .
BY Mr.. Fisher: House Bill No. 1853,
for the payment Of Samuel Fox assignee,
OF Adam Il. Given, commissioner Of the
revenue Of BraxtOn county, in the year
1861, Referred to the Committee on
Claims and Grievances.
BY Mr.. Quarter: House Bill No. 1859,
10 amend and re.enaCt sections 80, 10, %
and IS Of the acts OF 1871, incorporating
the city OF Huntington. Referred to the
Committee on Counties, Districts and
Municipal corporations.
By Mr.. Love- House Bill No. 100, in
relation to the fees Of Clerks Of Courts.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. SpurloCk: House Bill No. lGl,
fixing the boundary of town in Wayne
county. Referred TO the Committee ON
Counties, Districts and Municipal Cor
porations.
By Mr.. johnson: A resolution re.
quiring that hereafter one OF the Senators
from ench Senatorial district shall be
lawyer, learned in the laws Of this State,
Referred TO the Judiciary Committee.
A message from the Senate, by Mr..
Adams, announced the passage by that