The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-09
AFTERNOON SESSION.
H6USE OF HELEG1IIs.

The Appropriation hills and Number
OF other Bills PaBBed-Some "LOst
Cause" talk.
Hon. Joseph W. Holt, the Delegate
from Lincoln county, did the praying at
the opening Of the House yesterday NOR.
ming.
The Penitentiary Committee reported
back the bill to supply q site for a reser-
voir at the State Prison, without any rec.
ommendatlon concerning its passage.
House Bill No. 240, extending the time
In which County Commissioners and
other officials may qualify, was passed
with the amendments proposed by the
Senate.
Mr.. Settle obtained leave to present q
new bill, No. $50, which Is to empower
the County Court Of Fayette county to al.
low P. Morton reasonable additional
compensation for his services as Assessor
In 1870 and 1880,
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Lewis Wilson submitted the follow.
ing, which, after considerable time
spent in considering 1t, was adopted:
WHEREAS, Auditor Bennett several
years since appointed ]. NJ. Bennett an
agent 10 collect moneys which 1t was rep.
resented A. r. Hall owed the State OF Vir-
ginia, as acting Sheriff Of Lewis county
during the years from 1866 10 1850, and
that tits claimed that said claims were as.
signed TO the State OF West Virginia, and
the said agent appointed TO collect the
same and pay over TO said State Of West
Virginia, and as II Is represented that said
agent has collected large amount Of
money by voluntary payment made to
said agent by said Sheriff Of Lewis county;
therefore
Received, That the present Auditor is
hereby requested to report to this House
all such evidence pertaining to the settle.
ment OF said Halls Indebtedness to this
State, the amount collected by the said
agent, and II any, whether the same has
been paid into the Treasury sand that this
House then take such other and further
action In the premises as may seem best.
BILLS PASSED.
House Bill No. 2O5, 10 amend and re-
enact sections 4, 7, 10, II and "A Of chapter
50 Of the Code Of West Virginia, concern.
Ing corporations generally, and to repeal
the act passed February 8, 1877, entitled,
IAN act authorizing private corporations
to purchase the stock or securities Of rail-
road companies, and 10 guarantee their
debts" was read the third time and
passed. The General Appropriation bill
and the Legislative and Executive Appro:
priatlon bill were also taken up out OF
their order and passed.
The bill amending the law concerning
the assessment oil taxes having passed on
Monday night, the bill amending the pro.
visions OF the Code In relation 10 the
collection OF the same was now taken up
on motion Of Judge Ferguson, and 1t also
passed.
House Bill No. 1888, 10 amend and re.
enact chapter one OF the Code Of West
Virginia, CONCERNING the limits and juris-
diction OF the State, was also passed, as
was also Senate Bill No. 1l2, making valid
certain deeds made by The County Court
OF Berkeley county. .., =,
The Education Bill having been received
from The Senate with numerous amend.
t,entS. WAS on motion Of Mr.. Morrow re.
committed 10 The Committee on Educa'
ton.
The House then took recess until p.
II, . ,.,.
Alter The recess the bill establishing q
State Board OF Health was passed.
The Road bill, which Ind been made the
special orlof for $3.50 +. NJ, was then taken
nj, OF, q third reading. After several slight
amendments made by general consent on
motion Of Judge Ferguson, the bill was
passed with It's title.
House Bill No. 200, 10 prescribe the du.
ties OF clerks oil the county courts In coun'
lies IL which tribunals now exist which
have heretofore been established for police
and fiscal purposes, Under the thlrty.lourth
section Of the eighth Article Of the Consti.
Intion Of 1872, and providing for sppesls
from orders made by stch clerks, was also
passed.
Chairman Morrow, Of the Committee on
Education, reported back the School bill
with q substitute for the Senate amend
ments. The matter was then taken up,
me substitute adopted and incorporated In
The bill, and the bill aS amended was then
passed, - a.
REGENTS Of the West Virginia 1nAtltutlon
ior the Deal, Dumb and Blind, at Ronnsy,
ara authorized to purchase about fourteen
scyas ol land, known DC the Heiskell lot,
sdiseent 10 tie lands on which said inetl.
tntion ID located, the price TO be paid for
ssid lot not TO exceed the sum Of $4,000,
snd Ia he Maid out OF moneys now In the
hands Of The principal Of said Institution,
al that the same shall 10 no lnannet be
made pSyAbie out Of the State treasury.
House Bill No. lSg, making an appto'
ptialiofl 10 pay for copying war records in
tbs Adlniaiit Generals office, provoked
sonsidetable interesting discussion, In
which considerable sentiment was ex'
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