Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-05
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AFTEREo0H s8SsIoE-
The President laid before the ConVeu-
tioa : communication from the Auditor o
Public Accounts, ia answer 70 . resolutio
of the Convention.
Mr.. WILLY moved that il be laid on u
table aad printed, aad the motion "a
agreed TO.
He also communicated litter from h J
Priaeipal and Trustees of the Fifth Want
School, expressing gratiheation At the IN
dieatioa Eiyea By the Convention of disi
position 70 inaggurAte . system Of frei
schools, And taTitIug The Convention, ir-
diVidnalIy or ID body, % Eisit The school
and satisfy themselves By witnessing II
operations IN their school, Of the benedei- }
results Of surh = system.
On motion Of Mr. Wiley, the dOeumenI
vas received, laid upon the table, aud h
Secretary requested 70 communicate Ii
acceptance Of the Invitation
on motion the order Of the day, it HeiB
the consideration of the report of th .
committee on Boundary, was postpone
aud made the order for the uext day 81
IL O'Clock.
The unfinished business of the mOrnin
session, II being the consideration OF thf
report Of the COMMITTEES on FUndsueuts
aud General Provisions, vas taken up.
Nr. Hall having the floor, asked th
reading Of the section under considers
ton
The sixth section was read by the CIsr
As follows:
ss,. 4 M -hi.s r,ais citizens Of The gtate sEatl
Be entitled 70 vote AZ Al sIsetoDs ksld within tbs
election distriets in which they respectively rcd
bat no pSrs1n vho minor o. OF lnsOand mind, NJ
fsfouy, OF EkO Has been eo1Tieted Of bribeEy IN
sleefi0n OF Who has got bSsu Fosde1t Of the STAT
for ysaE, and Of The county in Uhteh he o1eEs
Be permitted % vote while s1eh dslAbility eo1ttz
Mr.. Hall moved 70 amend by strikiu8
out etor who Is under conviction of tzeaso
or felony aud substituting '-or who -
been convicted Of treason or is under COZ
viction OF felony"
Mr.. Lamb suggested that the words b
go transferred as to read "who is under cor
Vietiou OF felony, or who has been eonTie'
ed of treason or bribery, &c"
Mr. HAIL accepted the suggestion as 4.
amendment
Mr.. Vas wrSKIE obtained the floor an
| addressed the Convention at length IN OF
position to the proposed amendment, an
was succeeded and seconded by Mr.. Wiley
Mr.. BRoEy. of KanAWha, moved to strik
out "Who has been convicted Of befor
"bribery," so as TO make it read, "Who
under conviction of treason, or felony,
bribery in an election" bat withdrew it
the request of Mr.. Lamb, who thought u
could not properly be proposed
The question reenrred upon the amenG
ment of Mr.. Hall of Marion, the effect
which would be to deprive.all persons ono
convicted of treason forever thereafts
from exercising the right of suffrage, eve
if pardOned by executive elemency
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length in support of his amendment, ar
was replied TO by Mr.. Lamb.
A lively debate ensued, and WAS carrie
on for some time, and which was partiei
gated in by Messrs. Van Wrinkle, WILEY
Parker, Stewart of Doddridge, Hagar, an
others.
Ar. HERyEY suggested the following as
substitute for Mr.. Halls proposed amend ?
meut, cor who is under conviction Of Eel
ony, or who has been convicted of trea
son, unless II be shown that such conVic
ton Is erroneous"
Mr.. HALL accepted it As = substitute.
A vote by yeas and nays was at lengt'-
obtained on this proposition TO amend an !
resulted:
YEAs-Asssrs. Caldwell, Han.iey, Han Of MariO,'
Harrison, HeFyey, Montague, Powell, Parker, Pom
roy, RuHnsE, SimmOnA. Taylor, and WaIker-l2.
NAIB-MesRE. Brown Of Preston, Brown Of hans
don. csssEdy, DsFing, DIE DoIlsy, Hsynond Hnbb
HAEar, Irwin, Lamb, LAnek- Mahon, o'BEisu. Pa
sons Paxton, sinseI Stevenson, Of Wood, Stewart
Writ Sheets, sOPer, Stewart Of DOddridge, Iraine
Van Wrinkle, Wiley, WardeT, Wilson, aud M. Pm
sident (HAll Of Ahs0n)-SS.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Brown. of Kanawha, then renewed
the motion he bad withdraw, TO make il
read "or who is under conviction oftreas0n.
felouy, or bribery" &c.
The effect of this amendment, would be
to restore the right of suffrage 70 persons
convicted of bribery in elections after they
had suffered the penalty prescribed, while
the original section would forever debss
them.
Harrison, Lamb, Wiley, and others, and
was advocated by Mr.. Stewart OF bod
bridge.
TIE question was at length taken D.
yeas and nays and resulted yeas 8, nays
40; Messrs. Brown of KanaWha, Dolley,
Montague, Simmons, Soper, and Stewart
of D0ddridge voting in the affirmative.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. STEVENSON of Wood offered the fol =
lowing amendment, to be added to the sec
ton. 1but citizen who had previously
been qualified voter of This State, b1
who removed therefrOm and returned, ant
who shall have resided in the county thirty
days, and be free from the disabilities
aforesaid, shall be entitled TO vote, afteJ
residing In the State six months
Mr. STBTENson advocated his hmeud-
mont. and was succeeded by Mr.. Hagar.
III. LAWB replied
The question was taken and the amend
meut rejected.
Mr.. 0'BR1ES moved to amend by insert
f1n fro. tEa gyned ,l1a RaHIf che SlrOHda ttnP
who is under the influence Of ardent spirits,
when be offered to vote" Laughter
The amendment was rejected.
The question on the adoption Of the Sec
ton was taken and It Waa adopted ID the
original shape.
The Convention then adjourned.