The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-05

by Mr.. Chambers: Directing that the |
committee on Taxation and Finance
INQUIRE what interest, If any, the State
3as IN the berkeley and Cacapon
By Mr.. Tomlinson: AS to the expedi-
ency of requiring sheritfs to collect and
disburse all State, county and township |
taxes, and fixing their commissions for
the same.
By Mr.. Largent: AS to the expedi.
e enc OF incorporating Highland Lodge
BY Mr.. WEIGH: AS to the expediency
OF incorporating the North and South
Branch Turnpike Company.
BY Mr.. Gregory: As to the expeGi-
ency of providing for the completion of
the road from Valley Head, in Ran
dolph county, to Sand Run, in Webster
By Mr.. Chase: Amending the regis.
tration law so as to allow the township
registrars and county boards of regis
tration to be elected by the people.
BY MIR. Crane: As to the expediency
OF adopting measures to bring about a
permanent settlement of the Maryland
and West Virginia State line.
BY Mr.. Golf: 1nquirfng into the ex-
peulency OF amending chapter 90 of the
acts OF 1867, entitled an act to provide
free schools for the town of Clarksburg.
By Mr.. Hervey: Changing the law
in regard to the election of Overseers of
the Poor so that said boards may serve
for three years one-third going out each
year.
By Mr.. Hinchman: Inquiring into
the expediency of enacting u stay law
on the collection of debts by execution
and sale Of property for the term of two
years.
The following petitions were offered:
By Mr.. Boggess: On behalf of r. r.
III fFrkNl nd Ill, Ia =
Roane county, praying that James
O'Hara be permitted to teach school
without taking the oath required by
law.
BY Mr.. Boughner: On behalf of Jno.
Z. Hutchinson and 72 other citizens of
Monongalia county, asking the estab-
lishment of a voting place at Smith.
town in said county.
By Mr.. Heermans: On behalf of
James &. Crawford and 81 other citi-
zens of Preston county, asking an
equalization of the land assessment of
that county. ..ar.-. -...|..
By Mr.. Bender: Asking for the relief
Edmund Barker.
By Mr.. Gregory: On behalf of T. s.
Gregory and AZ other citizens of Web
ster county, asking an appropriation of
$4,000 for the completion of the turn
pike road from Valley Head, Randolph
county, to Jane Run, Webster county.
By Mr.. Powell: On behalf of Hous-
ton Britton and AZ other citizens of Ty-
Ter county, asking that Elk Fork of
Point Pleasant Creek be declared a
public highway.
The unfinished business pending be-
fore the House at it's adjournment on
yesterday was taken up, the question
ton being the bill for the relief of Mrs.
VIM. Maston from certain land assess
ments. The bill was ordered 10 it's en-
grossment.
DEBATE ON SENATE BILL. No. 3l-A
BIZ TO amend and re. enact an act for
the completion Of q line or lines of rail
road from the 1UGterS ofthe Chesapeake
TO The OHIO 1lUeT, passed Feb. &c, 1867.
The object of the amendment is to
allow persons disqualified by inability
to take the registration oath to vote in
their several counties on the question
of authorizing county subscriptions to
the stock ofthis road-so that the bonds
issued by the counties shall be
strengthened in credit.
Mr.. Pinnell suggested that the pro.
prosed bill was violative of the spirit of
the constitutional amendment forbid
ton held in this State.
MIR. Ferguson made an argument ex-
planning in his judgement the bearing
OF that amendment, saying that it con.
templated only political elections. Mr..
Riddle inclined to this view, and
thought wherever the constitution was
silent, as it seemed to be on questions
proper TO grant the concession
asked. Mr.. Heermans moved to
strike out the clause permitting dis
tranchised persons to vote. Mr.,
Blair said that it was proposed to keep
the votes of registered and non-regis-
tered voters seperate. Mr.. Pinneil said
that proviso did away with his princi-
pal objection to the bill. Mr.. Arm
strong moved to call the yeas and nays
on Mr.. HeermanS motion, Mr. Herr
mans withdrew his motion. Mr., New
lin, coming in, addressed himself to the
bill, expressing his decided opposition
on constitutional grounds. He belieV-
eo mat SUBSCRIPTION thus made by any
county would be illegal. He put the
question TO Mr.. Ferguson as TO
what would be the effect OF a subscrip-
ton by the non-registered voters in aI1v
county where majority of the regis
tered voters might be opposed to such
Mr.. Ferguson, in reply,
said that he had no doubt of the entire
validity OF subscription thus made.
he would go further, and say that he
had no doubt of the legality Of an act
enabling women or negroes to vote on
questtons OF a non-political character,
he thought that Boards of Supervisors
in each county were qualified OF them
serves TO make such subscriptions. The
desideratum in this case was to
ado to the credit of the bonds by show
ing that the subscription was an
thorized not bya minority of the people.
IN any county, but that it was backed
up by the votes of property holders
generally. Mr.. Newlin dissented from
the views of the gentleman. More than
that he looked upon the proposed
license as a dangerous precedent, and
one that might yet return to piaoue
those who granted it. Mr.. Hervey al
!uded 10 remark made by Mr.. New.
lin, as to the purpose of the Constitu
tonal Amendment being to disable
persons III matters not only political
but matters not strictly political in
their character. He made the point
that stockholders in corporations
voted without regard to the
amendment. This was PROPOSE
ton to allow vote by county in its
corporate character, on question |
wholly relating to its property interests
and just as free from politics as The
election of bank directors.
The bill was passed to its third read |
ing.
DEBATE ON THE BILL TO 1NcoRpoRArr |
THE VILLAGE OF LEATHERwooD.
The nature of this bill has been al
ready adverted to in our Senate reports. |
1t provides for the Incorporation of a |
village lying south of the National |
road, near the Toll gate, two miles east |
of the city. The supposed object of in
corporation is to enable the people li7-
ing in that vicinity to hinder the estab.
lishment OF a cemetery along side of
them, or rather to abate one already
started, on the plea that said cemetery
is in derogation of the proper enioy-
ment of their several properties. It is
commended hV thnaa sanl, innr innnrnrn