The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-29


law prevented outside capital from
coming in and drove away that already
here. He agreed that we wanted capt.
tai, but we did not want Shylocks in
West Va. We need men willing to
come in and bring their capital and in
vest in improvements and enterprises
within the State, and if there are those
here who have money which they
wish To lend and not invest in such
enterprises let them send it away. As
to the argument that n great amount OF
money was sent out of the State for
investment, he did not believe if the
whole amount could be ascertained that
it would amount to "a great deal. The
argument OF the gentleman from bod
bridge had more force with him than
such arguments as these. That gentle
man looked to the interest of the whole
people of the State, and his remark was
very true that what would suit the city
of Wheeling would be injurious to the
interior. He hoped gentlemen would
remember their responsibility 10 their
constituents before voting TO Increase
the rate of interest.
He moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the whole question. The mo-
ton was put and carried by the follow
ing vote:
man, Bower. Burke, Caldwell, Carroll,
Cooper, Cunningham, Fleming, Gibson, Golf,
Johnson f9 sIi ned,; 1Ls .gibuF nsfr t ao I
hart, Mann McCarty, Payne, Smith, OF
Berkeley; Snider, Spencer; Taylor, Vaughan,
Welton, Williamson and Workman.
SAYs-Slessrs. Pinnell Speaker Beeson,
BickeI. Billmyer, Brown OF Ohio, Cracraft,
Dawson, Ferguson, Heermans, KOonce,
Lamb, Lane, McQ uilkin, McWhorter, Neel
and Wheat-l9.
! Gen. Lightburn Cthe regular order
/ being suspended to permitj offered the
| following joint resolution which, upon
a call of the House, was unanimously
adopted:
RssoIUed, That the Legislature OF West
| Virginia hereby respec fully decline the con
sIderation OF that portion of the joint reSOlu-
Assembly OF Virginia, which refers to the re-
union OF the state OF West Virginia with the
/ state OF Virginia.
! The bill locating the Agricultural
| College mt Morgantown came up on
second reading.
/ Mr.. Mann offered n substitute, leaV-
ing name of place blank.
/ Mr.. Bee moved to refer it to the
special Committee on the Agricultural
College.
\ Mr.. Hoffman saw no necessity for
such reference. He had no objections
to the bill going before that committee
except that il would delay it, and it was
I time they were doing something to-
wards putting the College in operation
| Mr.. Wheat concurred in these views.
/ BE was tired of having these questions
OF locations hanging by the ears. He
thought it was time to settle some of
| them.
( Mr.. McWhorter said the House was
| just Us well informed of the merits of
( this biil-just rs well as they would
after it had been to the committee. He
hoped it would not be referred.
| Mr.. Ferguson said it was generally
| considered respectful, when given
| subject is before special committee, to
refer all propositions relating to it, to
that committee. There were consider
ations in this case for a different course,
and he only desired 10 say it was out of
no disrespect TO the committee.
I Mr.. Foreman thought it better to ma
/ ture some bill in the Committee that
would commend itself to all parties.
This bill was applicable TO but one
/ place. The substitute was simply To-
l cation without details as to arrange
ment. There was no design, so far as
he knew, to delay action. The Commit
tee had the thing under advisement,
and were collecting Information. This
! bill proposed TO rub Oft the whole &C
/ ton OF the Committee at one stroke. 1t
seemed to him very unusual course to
/ take.
Mr.. Cracraft said he was opposed to
/ the motion as it stood, and unless there
! was "a stronger disposition on the part
/ Of the committee to act on this special
{ order than there had been to act on the
| subject which the committee was APP
| pointed to consider, he was fearful no
action would be taken Verv soon. This
! committee had not to his knowledge
had Il meeting, nor did he know of any
call for one.
7 Mr. Harris chairman of the special
committee referred toy disclaimed the
! slightest intention to delay action, but
on the contrary was willing and anS
I for Isr,t hs 81,
to be prepared to act advisedly. 1t was
true the committee had not met, but
that was owing to other causes than
those attributed by the gentleman from
kanawha- He himself was on several
standing committees, the labors of
which had kept him very much EN-
ptoyed, and he Lad been waiting to
obtain a copy of the U. s. Statutes CON
tanning the law of Congress making
the donation, as that law must be the
foundation of any action by the Legis-
lature. He expected to have this in n dav
or two. In the meantime he had been
engaged with researches on this subject,
and be found there was much more in
II than many gentlemen supposed. lie
would say there was no need of precip-
itate action in reference to it, for u care
full examination of the laws enacted at
the last session OF Congress would
show an act extending the time for the
organization of the Agricultural Col
leges endowed by Congress, and under
that act West Va. has five wears from
next July To put this institution in oge-
ration.
Mr.. Hoffman had the highest regard
for the Chairman of the Special Com
mittee on the Agricultural College, and
I in opposing the motion to refer he
meant no disrespect to the gentleman
on the Committee.
The bill before the House proposed to
donate to the State the sum of SOL 900 at |
their estimate, and the estimates of the |
buildings were based on the cost of Ia
Dor and material when men could be |
employed at fifty cents to dollar a |
day. The size of the building donated |
is l+2 feet long. One half is old, but it |
Is good, on good foundation and in good |
repair.
II the bill is passed the college could
be put IN operation the present year.
In Mouongalia Academy and the Sem
mary, he said there were desks, seats
and every convenience and accommo-
datlon for 500 students at the present
time; and if this college was to be any |
benefit to the State at all, the sooner il
was put in operation the better. The
main argument in favor of this bill |
was that II would save the State great
deal oil money, and in the present CON
dition OF finances, this consideration
was not to be overlooked. The State
could not buy the ground and put up
such buildings IS Morgantown offered |
To give, for less than 500, 600.
Mr.: Mann's substitute was adopted
end the House adjourned.
We should have stated in SATURDAYS
report that upon the Special Comnit-
tee To investigate the charges against
Mr.. Ferguson, the Snea L-ar onD9intasI |