The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-24

was taken from the taOte anu tuSLOsseu'
On motion. of Mr.PINNELL, Senate
bill No. 5, for the relief of William b.
Leech from taking the Teachers Test
Oath, was taken from the table.
! Mr.. PINNELL said he knew the appll-
cant well; knew him to be fully recon.
structed, and that he was q good loyal
man, and if allowed to vote would vote
the Radical ticket: hence he hoped the
bill would pass.
1t was then just upon its passage, and
went through by. party vote, All the dNe
Democrats and Mr.. j. II. FERGusON
opposing its passage.
House bill No. 13, amending an act
entitled "An act to amend the charter
of the Holidays Cove Railroad Com
pany,n was read the third time and ex-
planned by Mr.. PARKER in a full and
comprehensive manner, showing the
trickery of the Pennsylvania and Steu-
benville railroad companies, vastly TO
the injury of the city of Wheeling and
the northern end of this State.
Mr.. ]. H. FERGUSON said the bill
was very important one, and he was
not prepared to vote upon bill IN
volving the vested. rights of corporate
bodies, and moved to table the bill with
view of investigating the matter
which motion was lost.
Mr.. STEERE moved to make it the
order of the day for next Thursday.
Mr.. J. H. FERGUSON insisted upon
meying slow in so important a matter
as this bill seems to be.
Mr.. PARKER further explained the
merits of the bill, showing clear iy that
the city of Wheeling had been injured
very materially for want of this very
act to be passed.
Mr.. j. H. FERGUSON said he hoped
the bill would be made the order of the
day for Thursday, and thereby give the
members chance, and the Railroad
company chance to meet and investi-
gate the conflicting interests connected
herewith.
Mr.. JACOB favored the passage of
the bill, and said the city of Wheeling
had suffered long enough for want OF
the repeal of this act.
Mr.. BOUGHNER moved to refer the
bill to the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. TOMLINS0N hoped the bill would
lie upon the table until Thursday.
Mr.. WEIGH could see no good reason
why this bill could not be passed now
as we'll as at any future time.
The consideration of the bill was
made the special order for Thursday
next.
A bill chartering the Guyandotte
Railroad Company was read the third
time and passed.
House bill No. 20, refunding certain
taxes to Robert Daniels. Passed.
House bill No. %, incorporating the
Buckhannon aAd Phillippi Turnpike
Company, passed. -.
House bill No. "a, authorizing the
Centre Branch Baptist Church to sell
certain real estate; passed.
A bill amending the charter Of tho
town of Guyandotte passed.
House bill No. &c, for the establish.
ment of permanent seat of govern
ment, came mp on it's second reading.
Mr.. CHAMBERS moved to make it
the order of the day for the 10th OfJuly.
Mr.. HEERMANS moved to make it
the order of the day for the 18th of
oetoher. Ayes, Is; nays, 80.
Mr.. GOLD moved to adjnurn. Lost
Mr. CHASE moved to make the Cap
ital question the order Of the day for
the 10th of August.
Mr.. PINNELL hoped the House would
agree to consider this question upon the
10th of July.
Mr.. CHAMBERS favored the 10th OF
July.
Mr.. S. s. FLEMING hoped the Honse
would not agree to consider this queS-
tion before the 10th of August.
Mr.. J. H. FERGUSON thought the
10th of August would be as soon as the
House cogld be ready to take up so alb
sorbing question.
Mr.. WEIGH said it would take him
about one month to make up his mind
how to vote upon this Capital question,
hence he hoped it would not be consid-
cred sooner than the 10th of August.
Thirty-two members voted for defer
ring the question until August 10th,
thus settling the question so far as the
House is concerned, until that date.
On motion of Mr.. BENDER, the
House adjourned until 10 o'clock A. NJ,
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