The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-31

formation of Homestead and Building
Nssociations was read the third time,
and passed by unanimous vote.
The bill II. No. 81 10 amend the act
to refund the taxes collected from SOL
diers for bounty purposes was read the
second time, and referred to the COM
mittee on the Judiciary.
The bill Oh. No. III regulating the
payment of money into the.treasury,
was read the ID time and ordered TO its
Sd reading.
The bill n. No. 49, to incorporate the
town of Pnlatine, was read the lst tune
and ordered TO its % reading
The bill Is. No. - TO incorporate the
North Branch Lumber and Boom Com
pany was read the I'd time. some unlm-
portant amendments adopted, ana the
bill laid on The table
The Bill IS. No. "a for the relief of
Meredith Wells, was read the ID time,
and laid on the table.
ON motion of Mr.. Wilson. the bill
IS. No. 49, to establish an Agricultural
College for West Virginia, was taken
up.
on motion of Mr.. Chapline, the Sem
ate resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole, to consider said bill, Mr.. Car
skadOn taking the chair.
Mr.. Farnsworth moved that the COM
the blank in the bill.
Mr.. Chapliue moved as a substitute,
that ths vote be taken UiUd UOce, and
hoped the members were not afraid to
show their hands.
Mr.. F'arnswOrth replied that all he
wanted was TO get the unbiased and I'M
trammeIed Judgment OF the members,
which he thought could be best attained
! by the ballot system.
Mr.. Burdett differed with the gentle
man from Upshur, and thought the
best way to obtain the untrammeled
and uninnuenced Judgment of MEM
| bers was by the UiUd UOce method of
voting II any member has promised
/ Charleston and MOrgantown both-ii
such thing were possible to suppose
I this UiUd UOce system-this showing of
hands-will take the wind out or their
sails.
Mr. Hoke said the ballot system OF
| voting was the proper system for the
| people, because no one had right To
know how a freeman voted; but in the
legislative department it is different.
Senators are responsible to the people
and the people haYe right to know
how their representatives. voted. lie
knew Of but one case where a legisla'
tive body had the right to vote by bal.
lot and that was in the election of its
own officers, and that was not quite 1
, clear case TO him. By the riUG Eoce sys
tenn every citizen can inspect his repre-
SentaJiVe's votes, and hold the delin
quent to II strict accountability. Thi!
is the true rule, and as was truly re
marked, it takes the wind out of Ger
tain mems sails.
4 Mr.. Chapline said in defence of hi.
motion that he wanted to do in
jury to no person and TO no locality
He wanted the public buildings located
and upon this question he wanted I,
see how Senators would vote, although
he did not expect we should succeed
to-day in filling the blank with an,
: point. But when we see how eacl
member vOtes,it Will enable us to com
} pare views and discuss the merits aut
, dement's of each point with its friends
and thus be led to proper conclusion
Mr.. Martin stated that he had no in
struCtiOus from his constituents on thi,
subject, and therefore ne was free to ex
ercIse his own Judgment. So far as hC
WAS concerned he did not care who
knew how he voted. He bad no bar
gains or sales to make and knew moth
ing about amy. He wanted 10 vote fOI
the interests OF the majority of the PEG.
pie. and by the UtrH rOce system.
Mr.. Raymond said lac had always
felt as he felt now, bound TO vote for
the interest OF the whole State. Some
OF the public buildings are already
scattered oyer the State, aud we should
put INC utlauCt NutEt there are none.
He had never given vote he was
ashamed of, though sometimes, on mi
nor questions, he had voted rs he would
not have done, on reflection. He want
] ed to do right. He was sorry the ballot
| system had ever been introduced here.
| Mr.. Dix hoped we would vote uird
| UOce, for he wanted his people to see
how he voted. He knew nothing about
| combinations. He said he did not know
that his MIND was made up, and felt
| free to act.
Mr.. Farnsworth said he was not
I pledged, directly or indirectly, Tor any
! institution, except the Capital, and ex-
/ pected TO make no pledges. His only
object in desiring the ballot system was
/ to give the members, like the people
the right to vote their true sentiments,
unbiased and untrammeled. For his
| part he was ready to vote rjrd Gocs, and
I to prove that fact, he now withdrew,
with leave of the Senate, his motion Tor
I the ballot system.
| Mr.. Chapline's motion was then
adopted.
Mr.. Wilson moved to fill the blank
I with Bethany, Brooke county, and said
I he asked nothing for Ohio county, but
that Brooke seemed to him to be the
/ proper place for the college.
| Mr.. linn nominated Morgantown,
| and spoke ut length of the merits oil
that point. He said that the buildings
I and lands were offered in complete
/ form, 30 that the Agricultural College
might commence ut once without a
! cents taxation TO the people. He was
sure the land offered could not be pur-
chased and the buildings thereon cree.
ted for SlOO, 600, if appropriated by this
[ Legislature. This college must be fos-
tered by the people in its vicinity, or it
I will be a failure. The people of Nor.
1 gautown are peculiarly fitted for this
purpose. They are interested in edu.
cation. They have been accustomed to
good schools for many years, and will
foster and encourage. That commune
/ ty, too, IL always abundantly supplied
| with grain, and boarding is cheap, and
he really thought members would con-
suit the interests of their constituents
/ by fixing this college at Morgantowu.
/ One hundred thousand dollars were
! worth saving to the State.
MIR. Mahon nominated Ravenswood,
in jackson county. That end of the
| State had always been neglected, and
they had TO send their students abroad
Tor education mt an enormous expense.
tie Thought the public buildings should
| De so distributed as to give enCh section
/ OF the State fair share. He had moth
ing TO say against Bethany and Nor
Snntown, except that he thought they
ought to be satisfied with the schools
! they had, and he thought the represen
tatiVeS of this end of the State should
say to the Southwest, 'you shall enjoy
some of the blessings OF public favor"
Ravenswood was one of the most beau
tiful locations in the State, situated as