The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-25

Cry CouNcIL.-A special meeting Of
Council was held on Saturday evening, the
object Of which was to obtain a fair under.
standing as to how the election will be held
to-day.
The Chairman of the committee on Or
dinances submitted an amendment to the
ordinance passed on Monday evening last,
providing that no ballot snail be received
by the Superintendent Of the election un-
less the voter be present at the poll. GSee
ordinance as published in another column
Mr.. Buchanan spoke in favor of the
adoption of the amendment.
Mr.. Hughes also favored the adoption of
the amendment. He was in favor of allow.
ing all legal voters the privilege Of voting
provided they personally appeared at the
polls; but was opposed to the idea of keep
ing the polls open for thirty days; the polls
should be closed at nightfall, and no votes
received thereafter, as it was evident that
persons voting after the election were GOV.
srned by party influence.
Mr.. Clator said he could see through the
whole affair. The idea was to deprive the
soldier of his vote. The soldier had Left
his home to defend our fresides and fight
for his country, while we towards had rel
manned at home. Was it just that we should
now deny him tho privilege of voting?
Mr.. Hughes said he had no objection to
tho soldier voting, but claimed that no man
should be allowed to vote unless he present.
ed himself at the poll. 1t was useless for
the gentleman to attempt to convince any.
ono that his (Clator's) party was the SOL
diers' friend. Only the other day an Abo-
litionist refused a soldier bis allowance from
the county fund because the soldier was a
Oopperhead. The soldier and his family
could starvs as far as the Republicans were
concerned, if the said soldier differed with
them in politics.
Mr.. Cloudy was in favor of amending the
ordinance SO as to make it conform with the
State law. The soldier should be allowed
to vote.
Mr.. Sweeney said it was Just and proper
that the soldier should vote, but who were
to receive his vote2 1t was now too late
to appoint commissioners to go and collect
the vote, and according to the city charter
the polls would have to be closed on Monday
evening he would therefore support the
amendment, aud by next year the matter
could be arranged.
The question being demanded, a vote was
taken, with the following result:
Ayes-Messrs. Bayha, Bickel, Buchanan,
Cots, Downs, Franzheim, Hughes. Hous-
ton, Miller, Rsmbel, Shallcross, Sweeney,
S%toneman, Waterhouse-l4.
Nays-Clator, Delaplain, G~ondy-3.
Members absent-Messrs. Brady, Carna-
han, Hull, Kane, .inrrison, M'Clellan-6
So the amendment was adopted, and no
vote can be polled to-day unless it is pre-
scented by the voter in person.
Mr.. Shallcross offered the following
which was adopted:
Resored, That A. Lamb, Esq, be and is
hereby requested to introduce to the State
Legislature a bill e%xempting the property
now used for the meetings of Council and
city officers, from all taxes.
The Fist Branch concurred in the above
action.
The following is the vote on the amend
ment
Ayes-Messrs. Acheson, Brown, Forbes,
Jacob, Sweeney, Scarborough, Wickham,
and A. Wilson's
Nays-Blair and Irwin-2.