The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-19

House Bill NO. 10, A bill to repeal all
laws authorizing suits and other ju-
dtctal proceedings to be brought and
prosecuted In counties not prescribed
in chapter 100 of the Code OF Virginia,
I'd edition, was taken up and recon-
mitteu.
House Bill No. "a, a bill for the re-
lief of the Bull Creek OH Company,
was taken up and ordered to be read
the third time.
Senate Bill No. 4s, A bill amending
section IA OF chapter 81 of the Code OF
1860, Regulating tolls on turnpikes,J
was taken up on motion of Mr.. Farms
worth and placed upon the calendar
for tomorrow.
THE CAPITAL.
Senate Bill No. 81, A bill establishing
a permanent seat of government for
this State, was read tho second time,
Mr.. Burley moved that the further
consideration of the bill be indefi-
nitely postponed. MIR. Burley said that
this motion was dictated solely by a
desire to economize the time OF the
Senate, and he wanted It distinctly un-
derstood that he offered the motion MS
test question, and If his motion
should be rejected he would expect the
Capital TO be located this session, and if
it was not adopted he wanted the Capital
question let alone during the session,
so that the time of the Senate would
be devoted exclusively to matters
which would result in good. 10 the
State, and not BIO spent in Ruthless dis
cussion upon imaginary capitals.
Mr., FRrnsworth cOnCurred mainly in
the remarks of Mr.. Burley, and said he
was as DESTROYS as any one to save the
time of the Senate, but he was opposed
10 the motion to Indefinitely postpone.
He supposed the question would be Il
| 4 h.. Al.
ate would govern its further action by
it. But the effect II this motion was
adopted would be in some manner at
least SO far as the influence of the Senate
would gO-an instruction to the House
to abandon the question of locating
the capital this winter. He was OPP
posed to the motion, in this view of the
case, because the House was strug-
Cling to locate the capital, and major.
ity was in favor of Its immediate lOca-
ton, and in favor of its immediate To-
cation at a particular place, and he was
opposed to the Senate doing anything
to hinder their location of ii. II we in
definitely postpone this bill. how can
| we consistently take up aud act on the
House bill, should it hereafter agree
upon any point? We should certainly
be i'll very awkward situation if we
thus tie our hands. To be consistent,
we should huve to vote to indefinitely
postpone the House bill, although the
House had agreed, and although we
bill in five minutes. He knew
| how the adoption of the motion
of the Senator from Marshall
would effect not only the House, but
| the people of the State. Let us say we
are for the location of the Capital, il
we are; and If we are against il, let us
put ourselves on the record, SO our peo-
FNla will know NNhn nj I .,,I,o
are against it. say that no friend of
location will vote for the motion to
postpone indefinitely.
Mr.. Hoke said he WAS i'll favor of the
location of the Capital this session, and
argued in the main with the remarks
OF the Senator from Marshall, that the
matter ought to be tested at once, so we
might know whether 1t was necessary
to undertake to locate it. If q majority
of the Senate was opposed to locating
1t this session, we might as well test the
matter at once, and we would be able
to govern ourselves accordingly here
after.
Mr.. Foreman said that abstractlv he
was In favor of locating the Capital this
session. He thought the people wanted
IL located this session. But he had no
objection to the indefinite postponement
of this bill, provided such vote would
not prevent US from considering the
Honse bill should they agree upon a
location; but as he believed the adopt.
ion of the pending motion would COM
init the Senate against future action he
would vote against it.
Mr.. CarskadOn thought that no &C.
ton the Senate could take upon this
bill would prevent it from consider
ing as it pleased any bill which the
House might pass. This motion had
nothing to do with the work of the
H0naa He To I,n
MIR. Dawson remarked that he was
not prepared to vote for indefinate post
ponment. He was in favor OF locating
the Capital now; if he had been here nj
the former session he would have favor
ed it then. even from the organization
of the State. We must make an earnest
effort now to locate it, and If we fail, he
hoped it would not be made an issue
next fall before the people. Let us
have Capital, fixed and determined.
SO that no one shall dare question that
West Virginia is State in fact, like the
other States.
Mr.. Wilson said this motion was a
test question, he hoped, for this ses-
sion. If 1t was not SO intended, he
hoped the motion would be withdrawn,
Every Senator who favors the location
OF the capital will vote against the mo-
ton, and Tice versa. If the motion
should be withdrawn, he would move
to make the bill the special order for
Tuesday next, so as to give the House
ample time to act on their bill.
Mr.. Burley replied that his object
was to test the Senate and to save time,
and he would not withdraw II.
Mr.. Chapline said that foreigner,
just arrived from beyond the waters
unacquainted with our institutions and
the relation this Senate sustains to the
House OF Delegates, in listening to the
IN NR1.lru f1n tIrVn ~
cussion, would suppose that this body
was mere appendage OF the House Of
Delegates, and bound to do what that
body did, and Gu pable OF doing nothing
itself Why, Mr.. President, this is
an Independent Senate, free to do
as it pIeases on all questions. He would
be ashamed of the Senate If it would
do anything or fail to do anything,
because the House of Delegates had
done SO or so, or had not done SO or SO.
we must act for ourselves. For him.
self he should discharge what he be-
lieved TO bs his duty Independent of the
House. He had all proper respect for
the House, but its action could not con-
troll him. He wanted the Capital lOca-
ted; the Governor had repeatedly re-
commended 1t, and even urged 1t upon
the Legislature our Senators in Com
gress also desired it; and the people de-
mand it. For one he was determined
TO do all he could TO locate ii; if he
could not get it at one place he would
take another. He had no point of his
own, and he did not caro- a straw for
either a. 3. G. D. or Els point. 1t
must be located somewhere, but he
hoped 1t would not be ut point where
the bottom would fall out rs fast as the
top was built!!!
Mr.. Burley demanded the yeas and
nays upon the motion to postpone in
definitely, and they were ordered and
taken:
YEAs-Messrs. AppIeCnte. Rnrlau-