The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-23

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thing as the contemplated action o
Congress was unknown to the history oj
courts and legislation; considered thai
Congress had no more right to establish
such regulation In regard to the Su,
prelne Court than that Court had t
abolish Congress. The two depart
ments were distinct branches or the
government.
Mr.. Fleming, OF Harrison, said thai
II vote was pressed he should be com.
PEELED to ask 10 be excused from voting
as he did not feel prepared to vote in;
telligently.
Mr.. Hervey was in favor of delay
thought the measure too important tc
be- disposed OF haBtily-wAs not pre-
pared to forecast the consequences .oi
such law on the part of Congress.
Mr.. Welch moved that the resolution
be referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary. Adopted.
Mr.. Blair offered a resolution pro,
viding for the appointment OF person
to paste and fold documents for the use
Ofthe House-Said appOintee to be other.
wise employed by the Sergeant.at.
Arms, when needed. Adopted.
Mr.. Riddle offered a resolution in.
structing the Committe on Judiciary tC
inquire into the expediency of provi.
ding for the reduction of Grand Jurors
TO Is. as maximum, and as mini.
mum.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, presented
the petition OF Henry w. Fry, con.
testing the seat of the sitting dele,
gate from Hardy and Grant.
MIR. Fleming offered a resolution call.
ing for Information as to the number
OF coupon Virginia bonds held by citi.
zens of this State on the 2Oth of June
1858. and the number still held.
MIR. Boggess offered a resolution look.
inR reduction nf n m q mi L., 4.
from 80 to 20 cents on the S10O.
Mr.. Armstrong offered a resolution
instructing our Senators and request
ing our Representatives in Congress "a
vote for law protecting American cIti.
zens abroad.
Resolution was offered instructine
Committee on Judiciary to INQUIRE into
expediency of increasing per diem oI
grand and petit jurors.
Mr.. Heermans presented the petition
Of Geo. Evans, asking to be admitted as
delegate from Mercer county.
Mr.. Bender offered resolution in
structing Committee on Finance to in
quire into expediency of amending the
usury laws.
A bill was read first time authorizine
John G. CookeriIl to make certain ims
provements and collect certain tolls on
Shenandoah river.
Petition OF Geo. Humyer was referred
to Committee on Claims and Griev-
ances.
Mr.. Heermans moved a reconsidera.
tion of the vote by which the Senate
joint resolution in regard to instruct
ing our Senators to vote for the United
States Supreme Court bill, had been re.
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Pinnell supported the motion,
and thought that the House had as
much leisure now as at any other time
TO consider and discuss the question.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, did not feel
prepared to vote upon said resolution,
lift came up, and said that although q
lawyer he was obliged to confess him
self uninformed as to the constitution
ality of such law as we proposed to
instruct our Senators to vote for. He
would not vote to instruct where he was
not prepared to endorse.
MIR. Pinnell was willing, while recon.
sfdering the vote, togivs sufficient time
to members to investigate it before ac.
ton upon it. Thought that considera-
ton need not interfere with the recon-
sideration.
Mr.. Newlin said that the joint resolu-
tion requested our Senators to vote for
a law. the practical effect of which
would be to keep one member of a di-
vided court from deciding upon the
constitutionality of a law of Congress,
He called attention to the fact that said
bill had been ably and elaborately ar
gued In the lower House OF Congress.
and that after tho argument had re-.
ceiVed the sanction of the Republican
party in that body.
Mr.. Blair said that he looked upon
the resolution as one of such grave
character as TO call for deliberation ON
part OF members. He had read some.
what of the argument, on both sides.
in Congress- and yet did not feel pre-.
pared to vote. As general proposition
he was opposed to State Legislatures
embarking In Federal politics. We
have representatives. in Congress to at
tend 10 such questions. Members be-
fore him coming from all parts OF the
State, Rnacquainted with the bearings
OF such a question, could not be eexpect-
ed to pass intelltgently upon it. AS to
any apprehended action on the part of
the Supreme Court affecting West Vir-
ginla's stateshiP In the Union he was
not afraid OF that. No power on earth,
except the storm aud convulsion OF
civil revolution, could deprive her of
her stateship in the Union.
MIR. Riddle did not feel himself pre-
pared to vote, and would prefer to have
suthcient opportunity to make up his
mind.
The House refused to reconsider the
motion by which the resolution had TO
be referred to the judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Boughner offered resolution in
structing our Senators and requesting
our Representative in Congress to vote
against the appropriation of seven
millions of dollars for the payment OF
that g bootless purchase" known as
Alaska territory.
Mr.. Hervey asked and obtained leave
TO introduce bill changing the time Of
holding Circuit Courts In Brooke, SO as
to hold them on the third Tuesdays of
March and the fourth TUESDAYS of
June, September and December.
a resolution was offered instructinp
the appropriate committee to INQUIRE
into expediency of providing that
Sheriffs shall collect and disbuFse ali
levies for educational purposes, and
abolishing the offices of county and
township treasurers.
Mr.. Tomlinson offered q resolution
providing that taxes shall be paid TO
Sheritfs at the county seats, instead of
at designated places in the county, as at
present, and that 10 per cent. penalty
shall be imposed on delinquents, and
that the commissions for collection shall
be- reduced.
On motion of Mr.. Ferguson the
House adjourned.
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