The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-10
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE



SATURDAY, Feb. 3, 1858.
This body was not in session OF
Saturday, having adjourned over nom
Friday evening until Monday.l K
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Ptayef by the Rev. Mr, Mullenlx.
A message from the Senate an
nounced the concurrence Of that body
In the amendment to the bill incoFpo'
rating the village Of LeatherWood. Il
Mr.. Ferguson, OF Cnbell, rose TOD
question Of privilege, and read from The
Registers report OF the debate on the
Capital question an expression that
should have been made by Mr.. Tomlln.
son, regrettlpg that he Mr.. Ferguson
had fallen so early by the wayside and
gone over TO the enemyt-relerrtng q
Ills change from Charleston TO Buck.
nannon. Mr., Ferguson had not heard
any such remark from Mr., Tomllnson,
and presumed that gentleman had NOT
uttered 1t. AS to his change from
Charleston 10 Ruckhaunon, be would
simply say that he had come 10 the Leg
IslRture with bic mind made up to locate
the Capital somewhere, ifpoSslble,. and
10 vote with that idea in view. While
Charleston was his first choice he had
become convinced that she had nc
chance, and therefore had transferred
his support to BuckhAnnon. Aud he
would say further that the delegation
from the KRnawhR region had agreed
TO vote the first day for Charleston, and
after that TO vote as each member saw
DIT. Accordingly after the first day he
had changed his vote. He pfoieBsed Il
be Just as loyal 10 q his first choice as
any other member, bpt his determina'
tlon was to locate the Capital at some
point, no odds where, so It be eligible
upon which the Legislature could agree,
Mi. TomlinBon, In reply, said that he
did not know whether he, had made
the remark attributed to him In
the published report. Could not now
recall lust what he had said. he
had, however, regretted that the
gentleman from Cabell had eeen$ I'll
10 change his vote, persuaded as he
Mr.. TomIinBon, was that Buckhannon
was not the place at which 10 locate the
Capital. He could not see any sub
stantial reason for selecting that local
ity. Charleston was nearer the center
OF the State, and he regarded It allel
an examination of the map, as more
desirable location In point OF centrally
The following petitions were offered
By Mr.. Fleming, OF Harrison: Or
behalf OF Emory Strickler asking re-
Enumeration for services as quarter
master Of the 1Ssth regiment Of West
Virginia militia. frr at,stfnst psa4v
BY Mr.. RIddle: On behalf OF O
Douglas, Daniel Wilson, and 80 others
citizens OF Richie county, asking fol
certain changes in the school law, and
likewise for the location Of the Capital
at BuChhannon. .-
BY Mr.. Woodford: On bshalfof E
Ralston and 80 other citizens Of Lewis
county, asking correction Of the assess
ment OF landsln said county.
By Mr.. Heermans: On behalf Of
Charles Kautner and 80 other cltizenI
OF Bruceton, Preston county, praying
for the amendment OF the charter ofthRl
town.
The following resolutions were Of
fered: n...N
BY Mr.. welch: AS to the expedlency
Of altering part Of the division line be-
tween Hampshire and Mineral coun'
ties.
By the same: Amending section Il
chapter ID, acts OF 1868, so that justices
shall have Jurisdiction over suits In the
townships where brought, and allow
ing them 10 direct summons to the con-
stable Of any township In any county
Of the State.
By Mr.. Parker: In regard to amend
ing the provisions Of the Code Of Vir-
ginin regulating the negoLiabillty Of
promlssory notes.
By Mr.. Goff: Relieving sherids from
liability for insolvent militia fines.
House bill No. 20, the bill TO locate
the Capital, came up as unfinished
business.
Mr.. Newlin withdrew the demand
for the previous question on the adop'
ton OF the substitute offered by Mr.
Parker, which was pending when the
House adjourned on Friday evening
and Mr.. Parker withdrew his substi'
tute. Tho question then was whether
the House would ratify its own action
while In committee and vote to ill the
blank In the bill with the name OIL
Buckhanuon. On the motion TO adopt
the report OF the committee the yeas
and nays were demanded, with the fol-
lowing result: ...
YEAs-Adamson, Bender, Blllmyer,
BogRess, Chambers, Crane, Dunning'
ton, Evans, Ferguson, OF Cabell, Gold,
Gregory, HaRer, Harrow, HeermansI
Hinchman, Howes, Largent, Mann,
McClaskey, Nswlin, Plnnell, Pope,
Richmond, Riddle, Smith, Spaulding,
Tabler and Waggy-2S.
NAYs-Messrs. McWhorter, (Speaker)
Allison, Blair, Boughner, ChHse, Cole,
Davisson, Flemming, OF Harrison,
Flemmlng Of Marion, Ferguson, oil
Marshall, Gotf, Hervey, Huffman, ia
cob, James, Mahon, Martin, Miller,
Morgan, Parker, Powell, Stewart, Tom
linsOn, WEIGH and Woodford-3.
So the House ratified Its vote In com.
mlttee and agreed, that the location
should be at Buckhannon.
After the announcement OF the vote,
Mr.. Blair moved to strike out Buck
hannon aud insert Bulltown, In Brax.
ton county. Mr.. Ferguson, OF Cabell,
raised the point of order that the House
having Just voted to insert Buckhannon
the motion was not In order, An
amendment must affect the substance
OF the bill, or, in other words, include
something more than mere repetition
Of the vote. Mr.. Blair moved, add.
tIonally, TO strike out "Bnck.
harmon, In the county Of" Mr..
Ferguson still commended that
such motion did not meet the require.
ments Of the bill. He called upon
those who had Just voted TO adopt the
report OF the Committee 10 note that
this motion was delusiOn and a snare;
that II did not mean business; was not
proposed in good faith; but was Intend.
ed to break the ranks of the majority
aud reopen the question az before.
Mr.. Blair replied that he saw no ocCa.
sion for tho nervousness OF the gentle.
man In regard 10 this motion. The bill
was AmendRble at this stnge, and he
had offered his proposition with view
TO place the question fairly In issue be.
fore the House, believing as he did
that majority Of the members pre-.
ferred some other place than Buckhan.
non. II was his desire to test the House
ON that point, and be therefore offered
his motion As a substitute for the bill
reported from the Committee.
The yeas and nays were called for
on the question Ofstriklng out Buck.
harmon and inserting Bulltown, and
the vote resulted, yeas 81 nays "a rs
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. McWhorter, (Speaker)
Allison, Armstrong, Blair, Boughn0r,
Chase, Cole, DAVIDSON, Fleming, OF