Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-01
HOUSE OF Delegates.

MohDAYI Jan. 30.
Tho House was opened with PRAYER bv
the Rev. Mr.. Riddle, the member from
Richie.
A message from the Senate announced
that that body had passed and asked con.
currence in Senate bills No. 8, 8 and 10, a.
well as the following joint resolution:
Rc1otved, Thata committee of two on the
part of the Senate and three on the part of
the House, be appointed to examine and
report on the condition of the Jail of Ohio
county, or that part now used as Peniten-
tiary for this State.
The resolution was agreed to.
The House bill to amend the general free
school law Was read first time.
The bill to provide for the rebuilding OF
the bridge across Buckbauuon river, Upshur
county, was read a second time.
Also the bill to authorize the Holiday q
Cove Railroad Company to borrow money
Mr.. Lamb from the committee on the
Judiciary reported adversely to several
| resolutions referred to that committee
Also adversely to the petition of James q.
Heitt. ThesAme gentleman from the same
committee reported several bills.
The Senate bill authorizing the Boards
of Supervisors to appoint township collec.
tors, was read a secoud time.
The House bill to alter part of the diviS Z.
ion line between the counties of Randolph
and UpShur, was road third time.
Mr.. Pharis opposed the passage Of the
bill for the reason that it was unjust and
unwise in it's provisions, attaching as it
did large portion of Randolph county to
| UPshur.
:. Mr.. Piunell and Mr.. Peterson spoke in
favor of the passage of the bill, as q mat
ter Of convenience to the people who re.
side in the portion of Randolph county
which the bill proposes to attach to Up
shur.
On motion of Mr.. Barns, the bill was
laid on the table.
The Senate bill making an appropriation
to provide for the payment of money
drawn from certain banks by the Execu.
tive, was read third time and passed,
The bill making an appropriation to
discharge the liabilities of the West Yir-
gtnia Hospital for the Insane was ordered
TO its engrossment.
The bill to abolish slavery in this State
was read second time.
Ar. Lamb offered . substitute for tbs
bill in the shape Of a resolution promising
10 amend the It'll section of tho l It'll article
OF the Constitution, aud thereby accom-
pllsh the same result sought for by the bill.
Mr. Lamb said he had taken an oath to
support the Constitution of the State. and
ne intended to do it. In the shane of a
legislative act he could not vote for the
proposition, but as an amendment to the
constitution it should have his hearty
support.
Ar. Ferguson denied that the bill promo.
sed to amend ths Constitution. or mai Il
was In conflict with that instrument. We
nave the same control over the subject of
slavery as if the Constitution had been
perfectly silent upon the subject. He on.
posed Mr.. Lambs substitute on account Of
Ine uelsy 1t would occasion, which delay
YOU'D leePatdize the proposition. He
wanted 10 strike the shaCkles of the slaves
ana make them what God intended them
W oe~"ee men, and he wanted to do it "a
speedily as possible.
Sitution provided that certain slayes
should be free at certain age, il din mot
necessarily provide that they should NOT
be free before the time specified, if Ihe
Legislature choose to say go.
Mr.. Galloway spoke in favor of the hill
and in opposition to the substitute,
Mr.. Adams, in view of the anticipAted
action of Congress in regard to the aboli-
ton Of slavery everywhere, did not zeal
like voting for either the bill or the snb.
stitute at this time.
Mr.. Lamb said he was not going to be
led into discussion of the genera S,b0
lect OF slavery. The House was snFi c;sD,I.-
enlightened upon that subject. He SsSiray
to eonhne himself to the coustitnE;nn"i
question, and eOntendsd that the hill G.a
IN conflict With the constitution bsn.,.as
~ providing that certain slaves sbonIJ ho
Tree at a certain time the negative was inn