The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-05
WHEELING W. VA THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1863.

tion, and shall regard the vote given
by each member whether for reference
or indefinite postponement, to lay on the
table or any other motion, as expressing
his views on this subject.
The resolution was objected to, and
went over under the rules.
| Mr.. TOMLINSON offered q resolution
asking to instruct our Senators and re-
questing our Congressman to vote for 8
law compelling all United States bonds
not otherwise provided for, to be paid
in legal tender money
Mr.. FERGUSON, of Cabell, objected
to the resolution and it went over.
Mr.. TOMLINSON and STEWART
made several attempts to get their ros-
olutions square before this House, but
the Radical members took every advan-
tage of the rules and cut off de bate from
every source and lodged vote upon
them.
Mr. ARMSTRONG offered resolution
to suspend all debate upon any and ev-
cry qestion during the remainder ofthis
session. The resolution was referred to
committee.
A bin appropriating $4,000 for the
Penitentiary came up.
Mr.. HERyEY opposed such Il heavy
appropriation and thought 900
would he sufficient.
Mr.. TOMLINSON favored the latter
proposition.
Mr.. BLAIR thou ,ht $4,000 was not
too much. He thought the Peniten-
tiary was an absolute necessity In this
| State.
Mr.. PARKER thought there should he
a liberal appropriation, yet he thought
the evidence before the Penitentiary
committee was Of such nature that
this House should not put any more
money into the hands of these Directors
until the c0mmitte could make further
investigation.
Mr.. STEERE said he had proposed
to have the evidence which was taken
by the aPenitentiary committee printed,
but the clerks report that they have
lost the evidence, hence it cannot be
furnished to this House. He said to
finish the Penitentiary after the present
plan would cost 100000.
Mr.. FERGUSON, of Cabell, said if the
building was to cost 81 ,000, GOO, he was
opposed to building it after that plan.
Mr.. CHASE remarked that Mr..
STEERE had not experience enough to
know anything about the matter.
He also said that Mr.. STEERE'S ef-
fort to show that a majority OF the com
n:ittce had ever visited the penitentiary,
was an entire failure.
There had not majority visited the
/ h,,iI m
voted for the so-called majority report,
for four out of eight of that committee
did not vote upon the subject, and
three of them refused to vote either
way-hence there never were but four
out of ten of the committee that voted
for the majority report-two members
of the committee being absent.
The amendment to insert S25, 900 was
lost.
Mr.. PARKER offered au amendment
to strike out 5000 and insert $4,000.
Yeas, 81; nays, 26.
| A provision was then attached order
| ing the money 10 be expended in iuIsh-
ing the cell building and completing
the outer walls.
The rules were suspended and the
bill passed. ,
The report Of the Board of Public
Works was tabled and ordered to he
printed. .
Cabell, the joint resolution ordering
the Governor to call an extra session OF
the Legislature to meet at -. coun-
ty of - for the purpose OF exam
lining the code of West Virginia.
The above resolution sets forth the
eonvening of the extra session on the
first Tuesday in June.
Mr. HERVEY moved to strike ont
"first Tuesday in June" and insert
"second Tuesday in May"
The amendment was discussed by
nearly one. half the members on the
floor.
Mr.. STEERE thought the lawyers
were q great disadvantage in this House,
and said we could get along better with
ont them.
Mr.. WEIGH thoughS the House
should resolve themselves into a COM
mittee of the Whole, and make Mr.,
| STEERE q committee of one to repre-
sent them, as he seemed to know more
than anybody about everything.
The amendment to strike ont, was
lost.
Mr.. STEERE moved to indefinitely
postpone the whole bill. Lost.
The ayes and nays were then called
on the main bill. Yeas 81; nays 3.
Senate bill making law to encour.
age immigration into this State, and
otherwise giving the Governor power to
continue the Commissioner of lmmi'
grafton in office.
Mr.. BLAIR moved tn suspend the
rules and put this bill upon its passage
Mr. FERGUSON, of Cabell, said he
could see but one more law necessary
and that was 20 let the Governor have
free access to the State Treasury and
thereby exhaust the money as soon a'
possible.
Mr.. PARKER remarked that he favor
ed the bill. A large Number of his con
stituents were men of foreign birth
I they had sought homes among us, anC
by their industry, intelligence and lib
erality had contributed largely to the
prosperity and development of this sec
tion of the State. The proscriptivt
laws complained of by my colleague
could not be laid at our doors. We haC
10 lot or parcel in them, we had desired
and labored for their repeal, but those
efforts had been unsuccessful. Thi:
shall not prevent me from contributing
to increase our population by bringing
others into our midst who will assist il
the development and Improvement o
our State.
A bill to remove the county seat Ci
Ia mpshiIe county.
Mr.. LARGENT said that if the ques
ton could be left to the people who
were loyal be was willing to allow
them to settle the matter, but be said
that rebels would control the election
Hence he proposed to have the matter
settled hero.
Mr.. TOMLINSON opposed the bill
and said there were certainly some
tricks about this matter and hence ht