The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-21

uO uOuOL every LOydl paper WOulQ pup
| lish the decision of our court. The peo.
! pie are burdened with taxes.
Mr.. Hoke said the loyal people OF his
district sent him here, and he had nc
| doubt they would support him. At any
rate he was responsible to them and not
TO rebels. It Is the opinion of the most
learned in the law, that this decision oi
ours will stand the test of the Supreme
( Court of the United States The cases
| from Missouri and Arkansas were quite
different The Missouri case was upon
\ the question whether ministers should
| be required to take the oath, and that
case was decided under provision in
the Constitution of the United States,
which guarantees perfect freedom in re-
ligions matters. The Arkansas case
was in the Federal Court and not in a
State Court like ours. At any rate.
those political judges who decided the
I cases at Washington would probably,
under Providence, pass away before our
case could reach them, and the court
be made up Of younger men, who will
see the law in the light of the rebel
| lion, and who will not go back three
hundred years for fossilized precedents
men who would come up to the age
| in which we live, and who will not be
willing to surrender such price as the
! blood and treasure expended in the late
war, to the enemies of the country.
That Washington decision, anyhow,
| was only the political opinion OF one
man. The court was four to four, and
then q sick old man, whose mind and
| body were both enfeebled by age, was
brought forward by his nurses to the
court room to assist in crushing down
| the spirit of liberty and progress in this
free country. Mr.. Hoke said he was
not willing TO set aside the unanimous
decision of our own Court at the die
tum of this old man.
As to the cost of printing this docu-
ment, he said it would be trifling-not
probably exceeding three cents a copy,
and he hoped no penuriousness would
prevent the circulation of this opinion
among the people.
Mr.. Raymond remarked that the
Missouri case related to other parties
besides minister's; that the Arkansas
case was in relation to attorneys; but
he admitted it was tried there in
the federal court. he also said he had
known all the parties that had ever
existed in this country, and he knew
what they can do; but that he never
had, and he never would, legislate for
party.
Mr.. Young made a speech in favor of
printing 5000 copies of the decision in
the Weekly 1NTELIGLESCER, and en-
deavored to show that this would be
much cheaper, and that the people
would preserve the opinion as carefully
in a paper as In pamphlet.
Mr.. Carskadon hoped the amendment
of Mr.. Raymond would be rejected
and the resolution adopted. The loyal
people of the border counties were dis
couraged by the impotence or disloyaI-
ty of the national government. They
were not protected, but treason was
rampant, and every effort of the rebel
leaders was to encourage the dis
loyal and browbeat Union men. This
opinion would encourage them and
cheer their hearts.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Hay
mond's amendment, which was reject
ed by vote of 2 to Is, only Mr.. Hay
mond and MIR. O'Brien voting in the
affirmative. Absent Messrs. Burdett
and Duval.
Mr.. Young made a motion 70 print in
lost, as was his motion to lay on the ia
Bile for further consideration.
Mr.. Young then said he was sorry he
could not vote for the resolution.
Mr.. Hoke replied that if the defeat of
the gentlenan's motion should drive
him to the enemy, he should be very
sorry.
The President said members had a
right to vote as they pleased.
Mr.. Hagar hoped the resolution
would prevail, and that gentleman
would not oppose it merely because he
could not have his own way.
Mr.. Young said he had changed his
mind; that he could reach the matter
in another way, and would vote for the
resolution.
Mr.. Burley said while he was an
economist, yet for the sake of the bor-
der Union people, he would vote for
the resolution.
1t was then adopted by vote of II to
5, Messrs. Raymond, O'Brien and Will
son voting in the negative.
The Senate Bill providing compensa-
ton 1910 per dayl for Circuit Judges
while acting as Judges of the Supreme
Court of Appeals was amended so as to
take effect Jan. l, 1867. The bill elicit
ed some discussion, Messrs. Farms
Young speaking against 1t, on the
ground that it was unconstitutional,
but admitting that this bill was right
upon its merits. The constitutionality
of the bill was maintained by Messrs.
Mahon, Hoke and Chapline. 1t was
finally laid on the table in order to give
members an opportunity to examine
the matter more closely.
The bill regulating appeals and con-
tinuanceS in civil causes, and the bill
to alter part of the division line be-
tween the counties of Mineral and
Hampshire were read the second time
and ordered to be engrossed.
The-bill amending the charter OF the
town of South Wheeling so as to re-
Quire the election of trustees in Janua-
ry instead OF May, was amended so as
% require of the trustees the same
other officers, and was then read the
second time and ordered to be engross-
ed.
The bill to amend the law relating to
the maintenance of illegitimate chill
dren, was verbally amended. read the
second time and ordered to be engross-
ed.
The bill 10 establish a permanent seat
OF government for the State of West
Virginia, was laid on the table, as was
the bill in relation to taking depositions
in civil causes, after being amended.
The President submitted a report
from the Auditor as follows:
STATE OF WEST vIRsIS1A,
AUDITORS OFFICE,
WHEELING, January 10, 1867.
GeTIHemeH:-In compliance with a
resolution passed by your honorable
body, on the 18th inst, requesting ''sUch
information concerning the equality
in the revaluation of real estate in the
several counties, as the returns OF the
respective Commissioners to this Office
exhibit" 1 have the honor to submit
the following table, compiled from the
returns received at this office, showing
the number of acres, the value of the
buildings on the land, the value OF the
land and buildings, and the average
value per acre, in each county. Also
the value of buildings on the lots, and
value of the lots and buildings.
have no means OF determining the
equality or inequality of such valua-
ton, further than by a comparison of
the average value per acre, of land in
counties lying contiguous, which aver
age is exhibited in the accompanying
table. Respectfully submitted,