The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-17

people are competent to vote fer Presi-
dent, Csngressmen; State and county
officials, yet if they attempted to pick
up Registrars ticket, reason and in
telligence and integrity wOuld forsake
them, and that to fill this Office
with proper individuals they must
rely upon the superior intellect,
the disinterested ambition, and
the sublimated patriotism of the pres
ent illustriOus Executive or some other
worthy exponent of the beauties and
consistency of Radicalism.
Hervey said the amendment proposes
to re-. enact the law of 1867 but the pro-
position of the code, as it stands, re
peals that nc: so far as civil suits for
damage against registrars is concerned.
He said to the Radicals-lay on MeDutf
for every innocent man you disfran-
chise ten men will spring up and Join
the oppressed.
Mr.. STEWART made q few remarks
noticing the argument of Mr.. FERGU-
son in regard to the political features
favOring the right Of the Governor
to appoint the registrars. He said it
was this very thing that made every
Republican cling to this registration
law. 1t was to keen the entire power
of the State in the hands of that infa-
nous party styling itself "loyal." He
thought an honest investigation would
develope the fact that there we're other
citizens in this State to be legislated
for and protected besides the self-styled
"loyap men of one political party.
Mr.. STEWART insisted that some
greater penalty was necessary for the
protection Of the minority party in this
State. He cited an instance in Calhoun
county where the Board of Registra-
ton struck from the books the names
of the county Recorder and Surveyor,
thereby depriving them of their polit-
ical right forever aud all for no other
cause, probably, than political differ
ence of opinion. All that he proposed
was to have the guilt of the accused es-
should be punished. Hence he demand
ed if this party were willing to give up
their engine of self.perpetuity, he hop
ed they would vote for the right, ire
spective Of the consequences to politi-
cal parties. The vote was. then taken
upon the amendment and lost. A few
consequential amendments were offer
easand the bill ordered to be engrossea.
House Bill No. l9 was read, the rules
suspended, and read again. This bill
is for the relief of Margaret Lloyd for
taxes enormously assessed. The rules
were further suspended, and the bill
passed.
Senate Bill No. |, for the relief of
James l.. Carr, for erroneous assessment
of taxes, was ordered to its third read.
ing.
House Bill No. 9, for the relief of
Samuel NJ. Sommers, was read the third
time.
BENJAMIN FLEMING spoke in IA
vor of the bill and offered to be read in
defence thereof letter frOmJ Dillon,
editor of the Paramount Vest pirginiaR.
A vote was taken which stood, yeas, %;
nays, l3; hence the bill was lost fer
want of the constitutional majority.
Those voting no were Dunnington,
Gold, Gregory, Hinchman, Mann, Nc |
Claskey, Pinnell, Powell, Spaulding.
A bill extending the time for taking |
"A vote upon the division line of the
counties of Hampshire and Mineral was
passed.
ARMSTRONG moved to reconsider
the vote in regard to the relief bill for
Mr.. Sommers, which motion prevailed,
and the bill was tabled.
On motion of TOMLINSON the
House adjourned.