The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-18
REsoLUTIoNs.

I
! Mr.. Evans offered a resolution di-
recting the Committee on Education tc
inquire into the expediency OF allowing
John D. Strovall, of Mercer county, &c
teach school without taking the test
oath. Adopted.
MIR. Tomiinson offered the following
joint resolution relating to the business
| OF the present session.
RESOLVED by the Legislature OF West
| Virginia that after the 10th inst. no new
business shall be introduced (unless in
dispensably necessary which shall not
have special reference TO the Code.
Mr.. Mann moved 10 lay the resOlu-
\ tion on the table, but the House re-
fused.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, said that il
some resolution of this sort was not
passed, the revision of the Code could
not be completed this session. For
himself, he did not attend the present
session to engage In general legislation
and would not remain for that puT-
pose.
Mr. Hervey, with view 10 accom-
modate members, moved to amend by
striking out Goth and inserting 25th.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, opposed the
amendment.
Mr.. Blair also opposed the amend
ment, saying that it should have been
decided at the beginning of the session
whether general legislation should be
engaged in; and 1t was plain that If the
time was frittered and fooled away in
such manner the Code could not be
completed in the time allotted for the
session. Everything else should be laid
aside and the Code alone attended to.
He was already getting discouraged in
regard to completing the Code, mas
much as it was now the nth of the
month and very little had so far been
done upon it, and IL was doubtful If,
before the close OF the session, mem
bers would not break away and go
home.
Mr.. TomlinsOn said he had offered a
similar resolution at the beginning OF
| the session, which the House refused
TO adopt. The Code could not be made
| il the Legislature did not refuse to
| transact general business, and he hoped
the amendment would be voted down.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Boughner offered an amendment,
striking out thewords "indispensably
necessary" and providing that no bu-
siness of a general character shall be
introduced except by leave.
Mr.. Fleming of Harrison, said il
was not difficult to understand the
meaning OF the resolution. The object
of it was to cut of local legislation.
Mr.. Blair inquired of the gentleman
! from Harrison Mr.. Flemingl II the
location OF the Capital would be consid-
cred indispensably necessary.
Mr.. Fleming said it would not.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, said he re-.
garded the words "indispensably neces'
sary" as even more restrictive than the
gentleman from Harrison Mr.. Flem-
| ing1 did, They meant things indis-
nensable to the welfare of the State
He hoped the amendment would be
ailODted,
Mr.. Pinnell regarded the amend
nient as inconsequent, as nothing
could be introduced without leave
that is, that no business conld be
transacted except the House agreed to
do so.
Mr.. Riddle said he would vote against
every resolution and every bill out
side of the Code.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell. said his
understanding of the amendment was
that gentlemen might offer their reso-
lutions and petitions, but they would
90 upon the table unless the House
agreed to consider them.
The amendment was adopted.
The question recurring upon the
adoption of the resolution as amended,
Mr.. Heermans called for the yeas and
| nays.
in the negative.
REBEL LAWYERS.
The bill to allow Joseph II. Pendle'
1 ton, of Brooke county, to pracace Law
without taking the test oath, was read
the third time, and on the tinal vote
the House refused to pass it.
THE CODE.
Chapters 4, s, 6S7, 8 and 9 of the Code
were read second time and ordered tC
en9rossment and third reading.
I'd n tho (yOHn Fnlntfnor tF
elections by the people for State, coun.
ty, district and township officers, was
read third time and passed.
BILLS PASSED.
The Senate bill for the relief of Jas
l.. Carr, of Kanawha counly, was
passed. .,-..... ,-..r..
TIME OF MEETING.
Mr.. Ferguson, OF Cabell, moved thai
when the House adjourn it be to mee
this morning at 10 O'Clock. Agreed to
Adjourned.