The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-15
Hsuse OF Delegates.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. Ia,


be required of attorneys at law. was
taken up.
On motion of Mr.. M'Whorter, of Ka,
nawha, the following clause was stricken
from the bill
THAT I have not sought il any way
to in pair the existence OF the State OF
West Virginia as separate State, nor
to withhold from 1t any of the territory
now within its authority and juTisdic-
tionj that / will to the best of my abil-
ty preserve, protect and defend the in.
tegrity of West Virginia as State, and
discountenancc and resist ell attempts
to diminish the territory now included
included within its authority and juris'
diction,"
The bill was further amended, on mo.
! ton of Mr. Hinkle, of Peudleton, by tn'
sertipg the words Justices Of the Peace,
aud on motion OF Mr.. MCoyr OF Roane,
by inserting "Or Boards Of supervisors. "
So the bill reads mo attorney at law
shall be allowed to practice IN any
court, before Justices of the Peace, or
Boards of Supervisors Of this State,
&c, without taking the oaths prescribed
by the bill
Mr.. Bell, of Ohio, moved to amend by
inserting an additional section providing
that the Governor shall have power 70
admit lawyers to practice who may take
the oaths heretofore prescribed by law
and thus relieve them trom taking the
oaths prescribed IN this bill.
MI. Bee Of D0ddridge opposed the
amendments the lawyers had generally
taken an active part in the rebellion,
and he could see no reason for exempting
any lawyer who had participated IL the
rebellion. We did not know what kind
of q Governor we might have next year,
and it would he we'll to not invest him
with too much power,
MI. Riddle of Ritchie, said the bill
might us we'll he indefinitely postponed
as amended In this respect
Mr., Bell Of Ohio, spoke in support OF
his amendment; he had no apology to
make for the rebellion or any one who
had participated in itI he placed his 10y
atty beneath no MANS he thought there
were many lawyers who had not taken
part In the rebellion who were as strong
secessionists as those who would be dis
qualified for practicing in the Courts by
this bill he did not believe in legislatlng
axuinst the lawyers as class, more than
any other pursuit which had been repre-
sented IN the rebellion.
Mr.. Horubrook, of Ohio, said he could
not agree with his colleague the law.
yers Of the State had done more than any
other set Of men on the face Of the earth
to destroy this Government. and he
would never favor lenienoy towards the
Internal scouudrels Let them go aud
work Oh the roads, OF secure employment
as they may
Mr. Cunning laln. VI Marion. opposed
the amendment Rnd made his usual re
marks on the rebel question
The amendment was rejected bS tho
following vote:
YEAsSMessrs Bell. Camden. Cook
Cooper, Darnell, Davis, Hinkle, johnson.
KeliaT, Kyle, Maxwell and McCurdy-R
/ NAYs-Messrs Piunell Speaker } Bal
lard Bee BeesOD. Bennett, Bristor,
Brown, Carroll. Cassidy. Cunningham.
Curtis, Dolly, Fleming Higgins, Htnch'
maH, Hooker, HornJrook, Koonce, Little.
Lockhart, Mails MCoy, MQuilkin,
MWhorter, RAIDER, Riddle. Smith. (of
Hancock } Smith, Got Berkeley,) Stidger,
Trainer, Williamson, Witcher, Workman
and Zinn-34.
Mr. Kyle. of WeIzei, offered the follow.
ing as substitute for the Bill
| Be il enacted &c, That the
Courts of this State shall permit all
duly licensed lawyers residing therein
to practice the law in the said Courts
upon taking the oath TO support the
Constitution of the United States and
the Constitution Of this State, the oath
of an attorney at law, and the following
oath: do solemnly swear that have
taken the oath TO support the Constitu-
ton Of the United States and the Consti'
tuition of this State in good faith with.
out any mental reservation and hIed
determin tion of supporting the govern
ment of the United States aud the State
of West Virginia, and that will not aid,
directly OF indirectly in inpairiBg OF
abolishing or destroying either Of said
governments. So help me God
2 NO attorney at law shall be per
mitted to practice in any Court until he
has taken the said oaths.
The substitute was rejected
Mr.. MCCOY, Of Rosne, moved TO amend
the bill by striking out "ls6S" and in.
serting "lS6li" So that the bill would
affect all who had gone into the rebel,
lion in the latter year. Being informed
that the State Of West Virginia was not
founded until 1863. Mr. MCOy Withdrew "
his amendment.
On motion of Mr. Witcher, of Cabell
the rules were suspended, the Bill read
third time and passed by the following
vote:
YEAs.-Messrs. Pinneu, Speaker Bal
lard, Bee, Beeson, Bristog, Brown Gar
roll. Cassidy, Cook Cunningham, Cur
tbs. Dolly, fleming, Higgins, Hinehman
Hinkle, Hooker, Hornbrook, Aoonce
Little, Lockhart, Msirs, MCoy, A'Suil
kin. M'Whorter, RAIDER, Riddle, Smith
1of Hancock,) Smith, (of Berkeley,
stidger. Trainer, Williamson, Witcher
Workman and ZinD.-35.
NAYs-Messrs. Bell, Bennett, Camden
Cooper Darnel, Davis, johnson, Kellar
KYLE, Maxwell and MCurdy.-ll.
tMr. Darnell, of Mason, before voting
said he voted against the bill beeaus
he had taken an oath to support the Con