Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-02-26
west Virginia Legislature.


which was read the first time,
The following House Bills we're passed -
Making an appropriation of S10O,oGO to the
Hospita! for the Insane attaching the ccrn-
ty of Clay to the Fifth judicial Circuit, and
attaching the county of Randolph to the
Third Judicial Circuit.
On motion of Mr.. Gha2line, the special or
der (the Railroad Billy was postponed until
tomorrow morning at iO4 O'clock
Ga his further motion, the School bin was
laid on the table.
In the House Of tIs!eyntes, on the same
day, the bill to prohibit the sale and use of
intoxicating liquors as beverage, was taken
up and read.
Mr.. Hoffman moved to strike out the clause
permitting druggists to sell liquors.
MIR. Furguson moved to indefinitely post.
pone the bill. He said lit is as much us We
can do now to beat the Democratic party,
and if we pass this bill we may as we'll give
up the idea OF ever doing SO.
An extended ebate ensued. NIr. Cum
nlnghan sad be favored the klt drunken
hess was crying evil, and in many cases it
was pleaded apology for crime This
House HAD been disgraced with drunkenness,
and he was sorry to acknowledge it.
After discussion, Mr.. Lane said he did
not know that this House had druukard GU
its floor
Mr.. Cunningham said, in explanation of
his assertion, that on question Of privilege,
some weeks ago, member of this House
(evIdcntly abiding to Mr.. Ferguson, OF Ca
bell county, had said he had been beastly in.
toxicated. and that while in that condition he
! miJ+Et have committed an act he would not
had lie been sober.
Mr., Harris moved to lay the bill on the
table. The motion prevailed: yeas rs !;
nays 24.
In the Senate on the 10Th, on motion of
Mr. Chapline, the judiciary committee was
directed 10 inquire into the expediency of
reporting bill to provide fot filing yacdncies
in the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Mr.. uOke offered joint resolution pro-
posing to amend Sec. VII, Art. vi, of the
Constitution, so that the Supreme Court of
this State shall consist Of five judges, who
shall be elected by the people and hold their
office ten years, except the terms of the two
| additional judges, now proposed, shall one of
them expire January l, 1878, and the other
January l, 1877.
In the lAo"Se, the special order of the day,
being the consideration of the House Bill es.
tablishing State Normal School, was taken
up.
The House went into committee of the
Whole to consider the bill and Mr.. McWhor-
ter took the chair
On the second ballot, the vote was as fol-
lows =
For Marshall College 80: Messrs. Bal
lard, Bee, Bowyer, Brown, of Ohio, Burke,
! Caldwell, Carroll Cracratt, DAVIDSON, Furgu,
son, Gibson, Grose, Hecrmans, uibbets,
johnson, keIlar, Kincaid, Lamb, Lane,
Lightburn. Little, Mann, McCarty, McWhor-
ter, Neel, Payne, Snider, Taylor, Vaughan
and Wcrkm
For MartinsbdrS-2 Mcssrs. Armstrong.
Becson, Bickel, BlIImyer, foreman, Cooper,
Cunningham, Fleming, IIarmah, Harris.
Hoffman, Koonce, Marshman, McQuilkin.
Pinnell, Smith Cot Brooke), Smith (of Berkc-
ley) Spencer. Welton, Wheat, and Williams
son.
The committee rose and-reportcd the blank
filed with Marshall College. The report was
adopted.
Mr.. Cracraft. by leave, introduced bill!
providing Tor the publication of the general
acts OF the Legislature i'll one paper in every
county.
In the Senate, on the goth, Mr.. Hoke.
from the committee on the Judiciary, re-
ported adversely upon the resolution pro
posing to strike out section %. article 4 Of
the Constitution. Heport adopted.
Mr.. Hoke presented the petition OF S. II.
|
Others, citizens of Berkeley county, in favor
of the passage of the railroad bill Tabled
Mr.. H0ke, on yesterday, presented the
petition Of Hon. +. b. Hall and thirty three
| others, demonstrating against the passage of
said BILL which was also tabled
| The following Senate Bills wCIo pissed -
incorporating the W. Va. TRANSFORMATION
| Company, and refunding the money paid bv
| Jefferson and Berkeley counties as direct tax.
In the Uoti$e ot' Delcyutes, Mr.. Harris.
| from the special committee on the question Of
privilege in the case Of James II. Eurguson,
member Of the House from Cabell county.
made the following report:
The question OF privilege raised BY Mr..
I FHTgns0n, called the attention of the House
to an article published in the WhceE.ng Daily
Register of the 18th Of January last, as edi-
| toriaI matter, where he (the said Ferguson
was characterized as ''pardoued tElcf.'' and
| the privilege Of the IIOus" invaded by the
! charge that its members were associated with
and led By f'purdened thief"
Your committee is free to express the on;u-
! ion that the House would have considered the
matte" wholly unworthy Of its notice coming
as it did troc1 paper that has heretofore, on
| more than one occasion, published slanderous
articles against members eff both branches of
! the Legislature; and reiterated them, after
I they had been refuted to the satisfaction of
all candid men; showing that it is conducted
on the principle or MAXIM that ga lie well
stuck to is good as the truth" but for the
fact that, in this case, documentary evidence
was produced, showing that said Furguson
| stood indicted for the crime Of grand larceny
in the Circuit Court Of Boyd county, Ky, in
which indictment it was alleged that he did
wilfuily and teloniously take, steal and carry
off a carDet-bag and contents, and an over
coat, the personal property of John NJ.
Burns; and that at the April term of SAID
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