The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-08

amended on motion of Mr.. HagnnS sc
as to include the lands rendered the
hanon, and 70 change the name of that
place to Lincoln City. Mr.. Mairs oher-
ed by way of a substitute bill loca'
ting the public buildings of the State-
giving Charleston the Capitol, Wheel
ing the Penitentfary, Clarksburg the
Agricultural College, and Martinsbure
the State Normal School, but the sub.
stitnte was ruled out of order. The bill
was then ordered to engrossment and
viii come up on its passage tomorrow.
The resolution agreeing TO the amend
ment proposed to the State Constitution
coming mp, Col. johnson proposed %
amend so that the amendment should
not apply TO persons who have been
honorably discharged from the service
of this State as well as OF the United
States.
The proposition was opposed by
Messrs. Trainer, Bristor, Fleming,
Hornbrook, Riddle and Beeson, on the
ground that any change in the constr
tutional amendment would produce
year's delay in its adoption, which
would certainly be injurious, and per-
hans ruinons to the State. Mr.. Ballard
also took ground against MI Johnson's
motion, for the reasons that the men
who voted for him had also unanimous
" desired him to vote for the amend
ment in its present shape, and further
because the men who might be benefit
ted by the change proposed by Colonel
johnson did not expect it, and felt that
they did not deserve 1t.
Col. johnson and Mr.. Hinkle adyoca-
ted the motion as simple justice to men
who had long since left the rebel cause,
and some of them for three or four
years done good service for the United
States and this State. Mr.. Hinkle said
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scouts in Hardy and Pendleton coun-
ties, who no one could deny had fought
faithfully and well for the Union, at
least one-hnlf were originally rebels
Unless some provision could be made
to allow these men to vote, he must OPP
pose the constitutional amendment
Mr.. Kellar made somewhat charac-
teTistic speech on the general merits
of the constitutional amendment, ask
ing that some one would inform him
why il was necessary, when laws inn
posing the same oaths were already in
force. The course OF the friends
of the amendment reminded
Mr.. Kellar of the reply made by a
Young man who had fallen from grace
TO preacher who asked him how he
had sinned. Mr.. Kellar said "the young
fellow told him, listen now, you preach
er, that when something went wrong
with him, he had blasted and dod blast
ed and done the internal thing he
oughtn'tto have done. Now, when you
passed the test oath of '63 you blasted,
when you passed the test oath of '65
you d0d blasted, and If yon pass this
you'll do the internal thing you
oughtn't to do"
Mr.. Johnson's motion failed, all vo-
ting against it save Messrs. Bennett,
Camden, Cook, Cooper, Darnel, Davis,
Given, Hinchman, Hinkle. johnson,
colo NaVaIn sEr1 Nv
II. The resolution was ordered to third
reading, and comes up for action to-
The resolutions reported some time
since by the Committee on Elections,
declaring vacant the seats of the dele
gate from Putnam, the delegate from
Webster and Pocahontas and two of the
delegates from Greenbrier and Monroe,
were taken upon motion Of Mr.. Elem
ing and adopted.
House Bills were passed.
Establishing the county of Grant out
of part of the county of Hardy.
Allowing ministers thirty days to
make returns of marriages.
Increasing the fees of taflors.
Legalizing marriages celebrated dur
ing the rebellion.
Appropriating 1900 to The West Vir-
ginfa Hospital for the Insane.
Enabling the Parkersbnrg City Coun-
Gil 10 change the names of streets.
Repeating the law compelling clerks
of Courts to report condition OF suits to
House of Delegates.
The bill providing for State Peni-
Tertiary coming upon its second read
ing, the House resolved to ballot for the
point at which 1t should be located.
Mr.. Trainer nominated Moundsville,
Mr.. Hornbrook Wheeling, and Mr..
McOuilkin Chnrlestown, in Jefferson
=, RIy knf 1Nn "A 1T1f
know county in the State which need
ed penitentiary as much rs Jefferson.
Mr.. Trainer advocated at some length
the claims of Moundsville and Messrs.
Hornbrook and Bell stated the advan-
tages of Wheeling.
On the first ballot the whole number
of votes was 81. Necessary to choice
%. MOundsville received %; Wheel
ing 10; Charlestown A; Grafton 2.
Moundsville was, therefore, inserted.
The bill was further amended so rs to
provide for securing ten acres of land,
and appropriating $4,000 to begin the
work and ordered to third reading.
The House Bill relating TO the main
tennnce of illegimate children was
taken up on motion OF Mr.. McWhorter,
amended on motion of Mr.. johnson Sc
as to destroy its retrospective effect and
ordered to engrossment.
Colonel Curtis, by leave, introduced q
bill to transfer lands in the country
townships of Ohio county, and held by
School Commissioners, to the Boards o.
Education of such townships. y. (,
Colonel johnson introduced joint
resolutions, covering certain charges
against Judge N. Harrison, of the 9tl
Judicial Circuit, saying that he did so
not because he could vouch for the state.
mentS contained or the character Of
their author, but that the investigation
4 might be made If the House or Judge
Harrison SO desired. For himself he
did not care what became of the reso-
buttons.
ON motion of Mr.. Spencer they were
laid on the table.
on motion of Mr.. Hinkle, adjourned
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