The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-22

discovered oil in this State. Read and
laid on the table, as the resolution IS on
the table.
Mr.. Wright introduced bill in rela-
ton to the Guyaudotte Navigation
Company. Read the first time and re-
ferred TO the Committee on Internal
improvements, DC.
On motion OF Mr.. O'Brien the House
Bill making an appropriation 70 Rob
ertson Cook, was taken up and RECON-
The bill for the reliefof the overseers
of the Poor Of Brooke county, was
passed. IA.
of County Treasurer, was read the thlrd
VI YgAs.IMessrs. Burdett, Corley, Dix,
Hagar, Hawkins, Raymond Ma1Ysl az
OIBrien and SlaciE-9. 45t4A--- =
NAYs.-Aiessrs. Stevenson lFreSi-
dent1 Chambers, Chaphne, DuVai,
Kitchen, Mahon, Peck, Price ana
wright-9.
Nj. Burley absent.
Subsequently Mr.. Burley came In,
and on motion OF Mr.. Price the vote re-
iecting the bill was re-considered and
Mr.. hurley voting in favor of the bill,
the vote stood 10 TO 8.
The President decided that the bill
was defeated, It not having received the
members elected to the Senate, as con-
templated by the 37th section of the 4th
article of the constitution, there having
been twenty members elected TO the
Senate although one of them did not
qualify and his seat has been declared
vacant.
Mr.. hurley appealed from the decis-
ion of the chair.
This brought on an interesting dis
cussion in which Messrs. Peck, Max
well, Burdett and Chapline sustained
the Chair, and MessrS. Burley, Cham
bers, Slack apd Hagar dissented.,
The vote was taken by yeas and nays
and the Chair WAS sustained by tne
following vote 1.-the President dechn-
YeasSMessrs. Burdett, Chapline, Cor
ley, Dix, Duval, Hagar, Raymond,
Kitchen, AIahon, Maxwell, O'Brien,
Peck and Price-l3.
Nays-Messrs. Burley, Chambers,
Hawkins, Slack and Wright.
Mr.. BurdeLt moved to take up the
Senate joint resolution endorsing the
reconstruction policy of President
Johnson, and demanded the yeas and
nays, which were ordered. H
Mr.. Slack said he hoped the resolu-
ton would not be taken up. For his
part he was not prepared to vote upon
the resolution, and the Senate had more
important business De1OT6 lLs
Mr.. Burley said heidi not know what
President Johnson's policy was, and
unless he understood II in all its de-
tails he could not vote understanding
ly. He was in favor of attending to our
own business, and let federal politics
and immaterial questions alone.
Mr.. Burlett replied that he wanted
members 10 say whether or not they In
Clorsed the Presidents policy. Ifthey did
II was easy TO say SO, and il motif was as
easy to say so. When he introduced the
resolution he supposed 1t would receive
the vote of every member or the Senate.
IIe had no doubt IL President Lincoln
was still in the Presidential chair the
senate would endorse him. He sup.
posed every member of the Senate had
voted for Mr.. johnson, and he simply
desired 10 strengthen the hands OF the
President. He wanted to bring MEM
bers up TO the tombstone on this ques'
ton.
Ye%s.Messrs. Burdett, Raymond,
O'Brien and Peck.
Nays-Messrs. Stevenson, (Presi-
dent, Burnley, Chambers, Chapline, Cor
ley, Dix, DuvaI, Hagar, Hawkins,
Kitchen, Mahon, Maxwell, Price, Slack
and Wright-l5.
SO the resolution was not taken up
Adjourned.