The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-10

The same gentleman offered resolu-
tion directing the Committee on Edu-
1 cation to inquire into the expediency
of allowing w. NJ. Boyd, of Mercer
county, to teach school without taking
the test oath. Adopted.
Mr.. HinChman offered a resolution
directing the Committee on Counties
! &C., to inquire into the expediency of
reporting a bill TO divide Logan county
J into two assessors districts. Adopted.
\ Mr.. McWhorter Mr.. Fleming, of
Harrison, in the Chairl offered joint
resolution requesting Congress to pass
| certain railroad bill pending therein.
! Alter an unsuccessful motion TO
amend, by Mr.. Armstrong, the resOlu-
! ton was adopted.
| Mr.. Boggess offered q resolution dl-
Tecting the Committee on Counties, &C.
/ to inquire into the expediency of diYid-
| ing the county of Roane into two As
/ sessor's districts. Adopted.
| Mr.. Tomlinson offered a resolution
1 directing the Committee on Education
( to inquire into the expediency OF re-
pealing the Teachers Test Oath Re-
\ jected.
Mr.. Evans offered resolution direct
\ ing the Sergeant at Arms TO furnish the
! House with IS worth of postage stamps
each.
Mr.. Armstrong obiecLiug, the resolu-
tion went over, under the rules, until
today.
Mr.. Armstrong offered resolution
directing the Committee on Counties,
&C. to inquire into the eXpediency of
Mr.. steere offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That this body will not
favorably consider the petition of any
rebel lawyer of this State (praying for
LIT 4 - tact
oRthn) which is not accompanied by
full and complete renunciation of those
acts which prevented his taking the
same, as we'll as pledges for good loyal
behavior in the future. Said petition
also to be accompanied by petition of
at least half the voters OF the petition
er's county in favor of said relief.
On motion of Mr.. Ferguson, of Ca
| bell, the resolution was laid on the
table.
....r PETITIONS.
The following petitions were present.
ed and appropriately referred:
Mr.. Waggy: A petition of citizens of
Clay county, asking an appropriation
for the education of Clayburn and Reu-
ben PiersOn, two deaf and dumb citi-
zens OF said county.
Mr.. Hoffman: A petition of citizens
OF Gilmer county, asking that VIM. f.
Lively be permitted to practice law
without taking the test oath.
Mr.. Bender: a petition of citizens of
Braxton county, asking that said coun-
tY be divided into two assessors dis
tricts; also u petition of citizens of
Braxton county, asking that Homer y.
Holt be permitted to practice law with
out taking the test oath, and remon-
strance against the same.
Mr..Gotf: A petition of citizens of
Harrison and Marion counties asking
Hpf af Fnrfinn said nfins
be added to School District No. 2, of
Harrison county.
on motion OF Mr.. McWhorter Mr..
Fleming, of Harrison, in the Chairl
the petition OF Dryden Donnelly and
others, asking authority to establish
steam ferry across the Big Kanawha
river, was withdrawn from the files of
the House and referred to the Commit
tee on Roads, &c.
J. II. PENDLEToS.
The bill 10 allow Joseph H. PendIe-
ton, of Brooke county, 10 practice law
without taking the "Attorney's test
oath,n was read the second time.
Mr.. Steere moved that the bill be in.
definitely postponed.
Mr.. HerVey hoped the House would
act generously in the matter, and not
similar bill had been passed the other
day at the request of the gentleman
from Cabell, CMr. Fergusonl and that
three e-fourths, IL not nine-tentbs, OF the
citizens of Brooke, who had been ap-
preached upon the subject, favored the
petition of Mr.. Pendleton. Only one
man, and ne was rebel, did not favor
it because he would do nothing to re-
cognize the West Virginia Legislature.
Mr.. Riddle was opposed to the bill
and bills of similar character, because
too much of the time OF the House was
was taken up in their discussion. He
gave notice that he would oppose all
such bills.
Mr.. Ferguson, OF Cabell, said there
was nothing in the argument about
want of time. Ten chapters of the
Code had been sent to the printer and
until they came back, there WAS
enough time for the House to at
tend to such bliss AS long as the
House had time to do business of this
kind he was in favor of attending to 1t.
But when the Code was fairly entered
upon, he would then be in favor of
shutting the doors upon such legisla-
ton.
Mr.. Steere supported his motion to
indefinitely postpone, and accused the
gentleman from CRbell AIr. Fergusonl
OF Inconsistency the course he pur-
sued, charging him with abusing the
confidence OF the House in bringing in
a bill to allow rebel to practice law
without petition from the party hav
| ing been presented first, &C., dc. He
wanted the House to decide whether 1t
would engage in passing bills to allow
rebel lawyers to practice law without
taking the test oath and hoped his mo-
ton would be agreed to.
Mr.. Ferguson, of Cabell, said the
gentleman from Pleasants Mr.. Steerel
| had on several occasions sought to en-
gage him in a personal controversy,
making such charges against him as
were wholly uucalled for, but he did
/! not propose to engage in such contro-
yersy with him as nothing could be
made out of it. He would endure the
conduct of the gentleman from Pleas
ants as long as he could, and when he
| found that he could not properly meet
\ it in his place in the House, ne would
resort TO some effectual method of do
| ing so. In regard to the charge that he
had abused the confidence of the
! House by bringing in bills, without
petition first considered in committee,
! he said that the case referred to was
/ that of 4 young man who at the age OF
ii years had been taken into the rebel
| lion by Gen, Jenkins. He introduced
| the bill to allow him to practice law,
| by consent OF the House. he had had
| considerable experience as legislator
and thought he knew what his duty
/ was. Whan he found that he didn't
/ know, IL no better source of informa-
ton was open to him, he would ask
| the learned gentleman from Peasants
! Mr., Steerel
Mr.. PinnelI had objections to the bill
and to all kindred bills. He had be-
come acquainted with some rebel law
yers who had been relieved from taking
the test oath, and he had always found
| them engaged in warfare against the