The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-02

jected, yeas IL nays AZ.
The motion to table and print was
then adopted.
Messrs. Jackson and Carpenter, .
committee appointed to inquire OF the
| Governor as TO the truth Of Harrison's
resignation, returned with letter from
him to the Governor, resigning Immedl'
ately his position as Judge Of the Sew
euth Circuit, and a message from the
Executive announcing his acceptance
of the resignation.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
House Bill No. lS7, the appropriation
bill, was taken mp and considered. Sew
eral amendments were adopted, the
most important of which was the allow
auce of $4,000 for the construction of
West Virginia University Hall.
Mr.. JACKSON moved to lay the bill
on the table and make it the special
order for 3 P. NJ. The motion was re-
jected. Yeas "a; nays %.
THE VIRGINIA DEBT.
Amessage from the Senate announced
the passage by that body Of Joint
Resolution raising n Jsint Committee
to confer with the Virginia Commits
sioners for the adjustment of the State
debt, and the appointments of Nessrs.
Davis aud Boremsn on the part of the
S nate. After lengthy discussion the
resolution was concurred in, and Messrs.
Davis, Brannon and Peirpoint appoint.
ed Oh the part of the House.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
By Mr.. BRANNON-A joint resolution
appointing Mr.. Lamb on the part of
House aud an additional member from
the Senate on the committee to confer
with the Commissioners from Virginia.
Leave of absence was granted to
Messrs Evans and Carpenter after to-
morrow "Wednesday evening.
The general appropriation bill being
under consideration, Mr.. DAVIS made
an effort to get the appropriations fer
the State Normal Schools reduced, on
the ground that at least one of the
schools (the one at Fairmont) is now
| run but short portion of the year as
Normal School, hut rather as q primary
public school. Lost.
Mr.. CRACRAFT got an amendment
to the bill appropriatiDg $4,000 to the
Branch Normal School to be established
at West Liberty.
Mr.. HOWARD moved to strike out
the $3.50 to be appropriated for the
Governors house rent, and sustained
his motion in q short bHt cogent argu-
gument. Messrs. JACKSON, PElR.
| POINT, FLICK and LAMB opposed
striking out.
Mr.. DAVIS favored the motion and
showed by citations to the constitution
that it was clearly unconstitutional.
Lost by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Burgess, Davis, Davis
son, Guthrie, Hervey, Howard, Judy,
Maxwell, Meadows, Pownall, Smith and
Summers-l2.
NAYs-Messrs. Agnew, Baker, Ballard
Of Monroe, Ballard of Logan, Barlow.
Beltzhoover, Bowyer, Brannon, Car
penter, Chambers, Collins, Cracraft,
Donehoo, Evans, Faris, Fisher, Flan-
agan, Flick, Gandee, Gofi,. Hassler, Hill,
Howe, Jackson. Lamb, Lamon, Lynch,
Mccoy, Miller Nicely, PierpOint, Price,
RAIDER, Rexroad, ROpp, Scott, Stnrgiss,
Teter, Thomas, Welcb, Wells, Wheat
and Wilkinson-43.
Absept-Mr. Farnsworth.
Mr.. HOWARD moved to reduce the
amount to be appropriated for registra-
tion from $4,000 80 $4,000.
Mr. JACKSON opposed the reduction.
He believed in giving the party in power
all the money it asked to execute this
and all other laws, aud closed by moving
the previOus question.
Mr.. DAVIS thought it strange pro
cseding or the part of the friends Of the
appropriatiOn to discuss il atlirmatively
aud then cut off all opposition. The de-
mand. for.the previous question was
voted down.
Mr.. DAVIS contonded that the sum OF
$4,000 was ample for proper regi 'tratioB.
The Auditors report showed that there
were over $1,000 white male citizens in
tho State over the age of 81 years, and
vet at the last GubernatOrial election
but $4,000 woes were cast Of these
the Governor had received little over
one half, 80 that he was elected by an
insignificant minority Of the legal vo-
ters of the State. A portion of those
excluded from the bsllot-box were dis
frauchised by the Constitution, but the
great bulk of fdisfranchisement was eff
| i0Cteu ny Jno uuldII OpOIatiOh VI tuO
registration law. The registrars of the
State were being paid TO disfranchise
men, not 10 register them. This had
been admitted. A member on
this floor had opposed any mod
fication of the registration law,
on the ground that if such modiica-
ton were made the Democrats would
carry the State. lf the law was TO be
as uDjusiI y used in The future as it had
ben in the past, for the disfraRctise-
meut of legal voters, he was unwilling
| TO vote one dollar toward that object.
The question was then put on the
ame ndment reducing the registration
appropriation to $4,000, and rejected,
yeas 70 nays 80.
Mr.. HOWARD moved to reduce the
Civil Contingent Fund to three thou.
sand dollars, instead of six thousand,
and spoke at some length. showing the
improper uses made of that fund, and
that the sum proposed by him was suffi-
cient. The motion was rejected.
The bill was then ordered to engross-
ment.
Mr.. LAMB called up his motion to re-
consider the vote rejecting Senate Bill
No. 60, repeating the act locating the
seat Of government at Charleston. He
spoke at some length in advocacy Of his
motion, showing that the act Of Febru-
ary 10Th, 1869, was not irrrepealable, as
had been claimed by the member from
Kanawha, and that the operation Of
this act having been suspended until
April lst, 1870, no permanent location
had been made.
The House took recess until II
o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. LAMB continued the discussion
Of the Capital question at considerable
length.
Mr.. WELLS offered resolution
to vote on the subject at 81 o'clock.
Objected 70 and laid over.
Mr.. SMITH got the floor and occu.
pied il for one hour.
Mr.. FARNSW0RTH moved that the
House proceed to vote on the Senate re-
pealiug bill until it is disposed OF, and
upon this he demanded the previous
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