The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-03-03

nn Taxation, &c, reported back Senate
hin No. 45, to refund certain taxes, re-
q ,mm nding its passage.
Mr.. SMITH, of Kanawha, from the
Judiciary, reported back the Senate bill
TO amend aud re-ensct section 9, Chap
ter l37 of the Code, recommending It's
passage. ,.r
He also reported back the House bill
amending the act of 1866, in regard to
the oaths of attorneys, recommending
its passage.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
bir. HOWES offered the following:
Joint Resolution rdtifying the amendment
proposing Fifteenth Article 10 the Con-
stitution of the United States.
WHEREAS, The Senate and House OF
Represent tatives of the United States OF
America, in Congress assembled, by a
concurrent vote of two thirds of both
Houses, have proposed to the Legisla.
tures of the several States the follow
ing amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, to be classified as
Article Fifteen of the amendments to
said Constitution, namely:
"ARTICLE XIV.
"The right of the citizens of the Uni-
ted States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by any
State on account OF race, color or pre-
vious condition of servitude.
"SECTION ,. The Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appro-
pirate legislation;" therefore,
ResOlred by the Legislature of West
TTgiRia, That the said proposed amend
ment is hereby ratified.
Mr.. HERVEY moved that the resolu.
tion be laid on the table and be printed.
Agreed to; yeas 20, nays l6.
Mr.. DIS presented letter from the
President of the Parkersburg First Ma
tional Bank, praying that the collect
ing officers of the State may be required
to deposit State revenues in the banks
in which the State is stockholder.
Mr. MAHON asked and obtained leave
OF absence for DR., Keever, of Wood, for
the remainder of the session.
Mr.. DUFFEY moved to reconsider the
vote laying on the table the joint reso-
luton ratifying the constitutional
amendment; but the House refused.
Mr.. SMITH, of Kauawha, moved to
reconsider the vote of yesterday, reject
ing the bill TO permit Hiram Christian,
of Mcdowell county, to practice law
Agreed to; but the bill being put on its
passage was again lost, receiving but %
votes.
Mr.. VANCE presented a petition of
Frederick Ellifritz and al other citizens
of Mineral county, praying the repeal or
modification of the school law.
Mr. GIBSON, of Preston, called up
the report of the special committee TO
visit Berkeley Springs, and moved its
reference to n special committee of
three. Agreed te. Committee, Messrs.
Gibson, of Preston, Edwards and Put
nam.
On motion of Mr.. EDWARDS, the
committee 10 visit Berkeley Springs
were allowed mileage one way for the
trip.
Mr.. LAMB presented a reRonstrance
of citizens of Palatine, against the sale
of the VI. Z. Church property in that
town.
On motion of Mr.. ALLISON, the Judi
quire If it is eXpedient to change the
time of holding the spring term of the
Circuit Court of Hancock from the first
Tuesday of April till the third Tuesday
of May.
Mr.. WRIGHT moved to take from the
table the joint resolution ratitying the
Constitutional Amendment. Upon this
Mr.. REYNOLDS demanded the yeas and
nays, and they were taken with the fell
lowing result:
YEAs-Messrs. Fleming (Speaker),
Carpenter, of Monroe, Charlton, Gun
ningham, Duffey, Edwards, Gibson, of
Preston, HOwes, Keever, Mann, Powell,
Putnam, Reynolds, Rollins, Scotield,
Smith, of Kanawha, Smith of Morgan,
Suodgrass. Thomas and Wright-2O.
NAYS Ballard, Bowyer, Davisson,
Dis, French, Garrison, Harrison of
Jefferson, Raymond, Hervey, Hutton,
Jacob of Hampshire, Kincaid, Lamb,
Manion, Martin, McClaskey, Miller,
Pinnell, Stifel, Tabler and Vance-2l.
So the House refused to take up.
Mr.. JACOB, of Hampshire, from the
special committee on the Penitentiary,
submitted a minority report, recon-
meuding that the investigation of the
whole matter of the Penitentiary man
agement be recOmmitted to a joint com-
mttee of five, two from the Senate and
three from the House, to meet at
on the 10th of May, or such
other time as they may agree on, for
the investigation of fall matters re.
lating to the Penitentiary, and report
TO the next Legislature. Signed by Mr..
JACOB and by Mr.. PRICE, of the Sen
ate.
Laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
On motion of Mr.. CHARLTON, it was
ordered that the Secretary of State sup.
ply the members of the House not al
ready supplied with the Acts of 1865
extra session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. SCOFIELD, House
joint resolution, ratifying the proposed
amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States, extending the suffrage,
was taken up.
On the adoption of the resolution Mr..
PUTNAM demanded the previous ques-
tion. The demand was sustained.
Mr. HEREEN unsnrcessfn1ly moya1