The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-14
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, Oct. Is.
PRAYER By Rev. F. Ball.

Prayer by Rev. F. Ball.
Mr.. Lamb, from judiciary Committee
to whom was referred the petition of Elisha
Morgan. reported that in their judgment il
was not competent for the Legislature to
grant the relief asked for,and recommended
thespassage OF a resolution granting Morgan
leave to withdraw Lis petition.
House Bill No ll2, to amend an act pro-
viding for the sale of certain lot Of land
held in trust for certain purposes in the town
of Wellsburg, III the county OF Brooke, was
passed.
A communication from the Senate an
nounced the passage of House Bill No. As,
removing the seat of justice Of Hampshire
county, temporarily, to Piedmont.
A number Of House Bills were read a
second time, and ordered to engross ment.
The resignation of Joseph Teter, Jr., of
Barbour, and that Of Jacob Ieter, of Up
shur, were read to the House.
On motion, the Speaker was authorized
to issue writs OF election to fill the vacan-
cies.
Mr.. McWhorter offered the following,
which was adopted: o.
ReSolUsd, That the committee on the Ju-
dietary be requested Co enquire into the
pedency of allowing the citizens of Roane
county to institute suits and other actions
at law against persons engaged in the
rebellion, in the Circuit Court of Wood
county, and report by bill or otherwise.
House Bill No. 81, providing for the es,
tabliShment OF system of free schools, was
taken up.
Mr.. Bee moved to insert white" in the
fourth line, so the bill would read provide
the means of instruction for all the phite
youth Of the State
Mr. Dawson hoped the amendment would
not prevail this was young State, and he
could sec no lroprety in passing such an
amendment
Mr.. Bee said he was opposed to the
blacks being educated in the same schools
with the whites the negroes were an infe-
rior race, if darkey lies down before the
fire he will place his head nearest the heat
while the Anglo Saxon always places his
feet nearest. If this bill was passed with
out such an amendment he would oppose it,
and never send his children to such schools;
let US pass bill for the whites, and if we
wish to educate the niger, let US get up
another bill for his benefit.
The Speaker vacated the Chair.
Mr.. Ross said it never had been the in
tention of the committee to admit the ne
gro into the same schools with the whites
be was fully aware that such action would
never be sanctioned by the people. Hoping
to settle the matter ne offered an amend
ment providing "that the Board of Educa-
ton shall make no regulation by which col
ored children shall be admitted into the
same schools with white children; but if in
any District there shall be sufficient
number ofcolored children to form school
Of not less than twenty scholars, the Board
of Education of such District shall, when
authorized to do so by vote of majority
Of the legal voters of the township, estab-
lish. a separate school for the education of
such colored children
Mr.. Wheat (whose eloquent appeals We
have missed the past few days, owing to
his absence from the city, gave the House
his views on this dark question. He favor
ed the amendment of Mr.. Ross, and would