Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-03

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He moved that the report belaid on the
table aud printed and made the special
order for tomorrow morning.
The motion was agreed to-
Mr.. VAN WINKLE said as Chairman of
the only committee that had a report before
the convention, he did not propose to call
| it up at present, for the reason that IN &C
cordance with the adjournment Of the
Legislature, the House Of Delegates would
have to meet in this hall in about half
an hour, for the purpose of adjourning
regularly to the hall assigned to them for
the session, and this would allow them
no time to enter into the consideration OF
a subject that would involve as much dis
cussiOn as the report of this committee
and he Thought rs several ofthe members
of this body are also members of the Gen
eraI Assembly, and would want to be in
its first days session TO hear the Gov
ernor's message, and for other reasons
apparent to all, it would be better to adj
ionrn till tomorrow. If any gentleman
had anything to offer, he would withhold
a motion to adjourn till that was accom-
plished.
Mr.. Parser offered provision making
it among the first duties of the General
| Assembly of the new State, to provide for
a system of Public Free Schools, in which
among other branches taught the male
/ pupils would be instructed in the manual
| of arms; providing the support for the
system by approprinting to it such q Just
share of the Literary Fund us would fall
to the new State, and by profits arising
| from the sequestration of the rebel estate,
fines, penalties, &c, after indemnifying
loyal citizens out of the same for losses
Referred.
{ Mr.. HAYNoND offered resolution re-
! questing the Seeretary Of the Common
wealth to address the proper authorities
/ of the States of Ohio and Peunsylvania
( with u view to obtaining copies of their
4, respective constitutions and laws on the
subject of education, for the use of tins
, body.
Mr.. VAN W1NKLE said these could be
( purchased at any bookstore
Mr.. LAMB said copy of full digest Of
! the laws of Ohio could be procured IN one
of the departments He did not know
whether there was such one Of Penn
sylvania laws or not, but this could GER
tainly be procured in town.
| Mr.. STEVENSON. of Wood, said he could
furnish all the laws contained in them on
the subject of edueatiOn.
Mr.. SINsEL rendered the Committee on
Education the use Of report Of the Mas
sachusetts Board Of Education. The vote
was taken and the motionlos
Mr. STEVENSON, of Wood, Offered a pro-
vision authorising the Legislature TO pro
| vide the establishment Of o system OF
/ Free Schools, in such manner as to make
| education as nearly universal as possible;
causing the counties. corporations, DC,
to be laid off into convenient districts ;
that the Literary Fund be continued and
devoted to this object, and that all dona-
tions of land, or other property, to the
State or counties, &C., shall be applied to
this pur pose and no other.
| Mr. POWELL offered provision IN re-
lation to authorising the Legislature to
prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquors
within the limits of the commonwealth
counties or corporation, where such legisla-
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and that the Legislature may submit such
laws to the people ofthe State, county. OF
l corporation for their ratification or rejec-
Il lion at the ballot box.
~ Mr. HARKIsoN offered q resolution pro
tiding that the duties Of every Office shall
DE discharged by the holder Of the Office
in person.
lAfr. PARsuKs offered two resolutions In
strhoting the Committee on Education to
eri freinto the expediency of tho banks
/ .Of.fbe State contributing from their nett
4 dis dends uS least one half OF one per
centifor the purposes Of education, also q
setting apart for purposes ofsdneatiun, all
Hnas and FeCuveTies for the use Of the
State, ON recugnisanc5 or otherwise.
Mr.. StNsBB offered proposition author
Using the Legislature b provide for 4 sys-
TEN Of Public Free Schools, also for a
Board Of Education, and defining the du-
ties Of the same
Mt. BEuWN, Of Preston, offered pro-
position to make taxes uniform through.
out the eomrnonweAlth, and the mode Of
l0Vying Them BY valuation, sunh valua-