The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-19
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Prayer by Rev Eli RIddles member
OF the House.
siessrs. Armstrong and Ferguson
submitted conference reports, which
were agreed TO.
The Speaker submitted a message
from the Governor, transmitting a re-
port from the Bobfd'o OF Military Claims.
Mr.. Fleming. OF Harrison, rising to a
privileged question, said:
1.-THE published reports of the pro.
ceedings of yesterday on the subject of
taxing railroads, put me in a position
before the public which do not occupy
upon that question. / do not propose
road company from their Just and equi-
cable proportion OF taxes. as might be
inferred from the remarks of the gem
tleman from Preston. II will be re-
membered by that tgentlemau, and also
by the Chairman OF the Committee on
Revision, that made the proposition
last July, before the committee, that all
should be for State, school and county
purposes, and that the proposition to
allow the townships and corporations
to assess and collect taxes would be a
discrimination in favor of that highly
favored class of citizens who was for
tunate enough to be located upon any
railroad and had all the advantages de.
rived therefrom. Daring the recess,
took occasion to present this subject
before my Constituents, and all those
with whom ] conferred agreed with me
In the justice of the proposition which
Ilhadi made to the committee." g
Mr.. Gregory offered Il resolution
calling on the several standing com
miiIees TO report on all resolutions
and petitions referred 10 them during
the extra session. Laid on the t1 ble.i
Mr.. Bender moved that during the
remainder of the session no member
should speak more Than, ten minutes
on any question.
Mr., Armstrong moved to table. Re
fused. He then objected. in order that
| 1t might lie over under the rule.
Mr., ferguson moved to suspend the
rule. Agreed TO by u vote of y yeas to
nays.
The substitute on Railroad Taxation
was taken up.
Mr.. Ferguson, OF Gabell. moved are
consideration of lhe vote by which the
Horse yesterday refused 10 strike out
the provision of the substitute that the
valuation OF railroad shall be made
with reference to the net earnings
within this State as compared with the
COSTS or it's property therein. Agreed
to, and this provision stricken out.
On his further motion, the provision
restricting county taxation to the
amount levied for State purposes was
also stricken out
THE same gentleman said he had
been misreported as having said yes
ter1ayitbat he, In drawing up the re-
port of the special committee, had in
cluded this provision without Ruthori-
ty of the committee. What he said
was, that at the FIRST meeting of the
l.committee this part of the section wns
not spoken of at all; but he WAS left 10
draw up the report and submit 1t to
I.another meeting OF The committee, and
in doing so, he reported IL precisely as
ii was now before the House, with
lthe exception that 1t included
Townships and independent school
l.districIs. The report as ordered
by the committee was precisely the re
port before the House, with the town:
ships and ind DEPENDENT school dist riots
stricken our, as. s.oTdered BY the 'comntt-
tee at its recent meeting.
Mr.. HeermAus moved 10 strike out
7 these words T..But nothing in this see
tIon contained shall be SO cOnstued as
to require an assessment to be made OF
the property, of any railroad company
where or while under the provisions OF
its charter sucn property Is exempt
from taxation" He said there was a
controversy in one case whether such
aueSemption ex .sted, aud the only way
to have il tested was by making an AS
sessment. The motion WAS rejected.
Mr., Hervey moved a lengthy amend
, ment providing penalties Tor faiInre
TO return II true assessment OF property
and fixing the times for the sitting OF
the board OF commissioners. Not
agreed TO. So. .,sts .-tE
+ Mr.. Ferguson moved an amendment
making the penalty for such failure IA
forfeiture of $50 Agreed to,
Mr.. Hervey then moved to insert a
provision that the taxation on railroad
companies, should. be for Township,
school district and municipal purposes,
as well as for State and county.
Upon this test question, Mr.. Parker
and Mr. Barns addressed the House in
favor Of the Amendment. They were
replied 10 by Messrs. Ferguson OF Ca
bell. welch, Smith and James.
The vote upon Mr.. Hervey's motion
was taken by yeas and nays and re-
suited:
YRAs-M Messrs. Armstrong. Barns,
Bender, Crane, DAVIDSON, dis, Fer
/ guson OF Marshall, Heermans. Hervey,
| Hinchman. Howes, Jacob, Largensl
Martin, Miller, Morgan, Parker, ,Steere,
| WAggy and MeNhorter (speaker) 20.
NAYs-Messrs. Adamson, Biilmyer,
BoughneT, Chambers, Cole, Dunning-
ton, Ferguson of Cabell, Gold. Gregory,
Hagar, Harrow, Hoffman, James
MRhOn, Mann, McCIaskey, PinnelI,
Richmond, Riddle. Smith, Spauiding,
Stewart, Tabler, Weleh and Woodford
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Heermans said having been
beaten on the main question, he desired
to perfect the section which the House
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