The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-02-22


most convenient to travel to, attendent
with the least expense to the State. He
was not trammeled by the voice of his
constituents, and was consequently at
liberty to 90 for the place he believed
best, and he thought that every Senator
present should stand ON the same foot
ing. He said that Buchanon was not
the centre of the State, and the Capitol,
wherever placed, wOnld not build city
up, unless that locality possesses com.
mercial and mineral advantages to a
great degree. He wanted to know why
it was that Upshur county was land
of wilderness if it was blessed with the
verdant soil claimed for it by its advo.
Gates. He had no faith in the asser.
tiOn that the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road Company would construct branch
road TO Bnchanon, because there was
not enough freight there to make it pay
for the outlay. 1t would cost the State
a million ofdollars to erect the neces.
sary buildings there, and that the mere
item of quarrying and transporting
stone alone would amount TO fifty 81
sixty thousand dollars. He favored
Parkersburs as being the most advan
tageous location, and said that the cit.
izens there would furnish a Capitol
for ten years without expense
to the State, and would donate seventy,
FIVE thousand dollars toward erecting
the permanent buildings, and would in.
crease il to a hundred thousand if ne.
cessary. He thought the proposition
ought to be accepted TO relieve the
State from enormous taxation.
Mr.. CHAPLINE, after the Senator
who just spoke had taken his seat, in.
formed the Senate that the Doctor cor
sidered Mr.. MARTIN out of danger, that
bis lungs were in good condition and
his strength improving, as he considered
his speech ample evidence, of that fact.
Mr.. HOKE wanted the Senate to pro-
ceed to ballot to fill the blank, and
stated that he nsticed that those who
made the long speeches always had
the tewest votes for the places they ad-
vocated.
Several ballots were lad without any
definite result, after which the towns OF
Martinsburg and Grafton were with
drawn.
Mr.. STEVENSON made a lengthy
speech here in reference to the question,
considering it one of public economy.
He did not believe in the liberal offers
made by the different places eontesting
for the location of the Capitol, but
thought that the matter of convenience
should be considered, both in a CONNER
cial point of view and the centre OF
population in the State. He favored
Parkers5urg, and voted for that place
on every ballot.
Here five or six more ballots were
had, tho last resulting in favor of Bu-
chanon by vote of twelve. The Sen
ate went into regular session again aud
the report of the committee was receiv-
ed, placing Buchanon in the blank.
The yeas and says were called whether
the report should be accepted with the
following result.
YEAs-Messrs. Burley, Carskadon,
Chapline, Dix, Dawson, Drummoud,
Farnsworth, Foster, Hoke, Workman,
Wright, Young and Zinn-13.
NAYs-Applegate, Boreman, Martin,
Price, Slack, Werninger, Wilson and
Stevenson, (President)-s.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH moved TO insert
in the blank the county of Upshur,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH moved to amend
the bill by adding that the capitol be
erected on the lands conveyed to the
State by Levi and Mary Z. Leonard,
which ives agreed to.
Mr.. BURLEY offered an amendment
providing that no appropriations be
made from the public funds for the
erection of said building until the year
1872. which was amended by Mr.. CHAP
LINE, providing that no money be
appropriated during said time for the
benefit of the Penitentiary or Insane
Asylum. Both amendments were lost.
Mr.. WILSON offered an amendment
that the Governor, Auditor and Attor-
ney General be instructed tc contract
with the citizens of Wheeling for build
ing q capitol to be used from the lst
day Of April, 1869, until 1876, seven
years, which was lost.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH denounced this
proposition in bitter terms, declaring
that it was an attempt to tic the Legis-
laturc to this city, and hoped it would
be SO considered by the members of the
Senate.
On motion of Mr.. CHAPLINE, the
Senate adjourned. The yeas and nays
were however called, which sustained
the motion.