The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-04
West Virginia Legislature,
THURSDAY, February 3, 1870.
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A message from the House of Del
gates announcing that the House ha
passed House Bill No. A, to amend tt
charter of the Little Ksnawhs Navig;
tion Company, passed March 4, lo6
and asking the concurrence of the Sci
ate therein was received.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. FOREMAN, from the committee o
the Judiciary, reported back House bill
mo. = and Z, a substitute for each. The
also reported back bill to locate th
county seat of Mcdowell county. The
report Senate bill No. II and recommen
its passage. They also reported severa
Resolutions.
Mr.. WILSON, from the committee o.
Banks and Corporations, reported bacI
Senate bill No. 19 and recommends,
that it pass. They also reported bacl
House bill No. 1S with several amend
msnts.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE, from the commit
tee on Charitable and Humane Institu
tions, reported back Senate bill No. lG
to preserve small game and fish, ant
Ieport that it is inexpedient to legislat
on the subject.
BILLS, PETITIONS, &C.
By Mr.. KOONCE-A petition from
Edward w. Miller asking the remission
of certain taxes. Referred to the com
mittee on Finance and Claims.
By Mr. YOUNG-That the committed
on Education inquire into the expedien
cy of providing by law, by making it 6
penal offence for any free public schoo
officer to use or appropriate any of the
funds of the free schools unlawfully.
Senate Joint Resolution No. Z was laid
on the table until this morning.
on THE CALENDER.
Senate bill No. 20, to permit the less'
ing of a certain school builing in Mason
county, was passed.
Those voting in the affirmative are
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather of Gilmer,
Cook, Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle,
Gold, Harman, Humphreys, Koonce,
Leonard, Patrick, Phelps, Ramsdell,
Werninger, Wilson, Young, Mr.. Pfesi-
dent Farnsworth-22.
House bill No. l6, to refund certain
taxes to the estate of Eli Heatoa, de-
ceased, late Sheriff Of Ritchie county,
was passed.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather of Glmer,
Cook, Crane, Davis, Dayton, Gold,
Koonce, Leonard, Patrick, Phelps,
Werninger, Wilson, Young, Mr.. Presi-
dent Farnsworth-l5. Nays none.
House Bill No 10, to authorize the
trustees of the M. Z. Church of Carroll
township, Lincoln county, to sell aud
convey their church property, was
passed.
Those voting in the affirmative are
Messrs. Applegate, Borenan, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather of Gilmer,
Cook, Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle,
Gold, Harman, Humphreys, Koonce,
Leonard, Patrick, Phelps, Ramsdell,
Werninger, Wilson, Young, Mr.. Presi-
dent FarDsworth-22.
House Bill No. %, authorizing the
Supervisors of Harrison county to order
a road claim paid to George w. Teter,
was passed.
Those voting in the Affirmative are
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather of GIlmer,
Cook, Crane, Davis, Dayton, Doolittle,
Gold, Harman, Humphreys, Koonce,
Leonard, Patrick, Ramsdell, Wernin-
ger, Wilson, Young, Mr.. President
Farnsworth-21.
Those voting in the negative are
Mr.. Phelps-l.
on SECOND HEADING
Senate bill No. 16, to prevent the de-
struction of small game aud fish was
read second time, the question being
on ordering the bill to third reading.
Mr.. PATRICK moved that the further
of the bill be indefinitely
postponed. Carried.
Senate Bill No. II, to amend and re-
enact certain sections of chapter 80 of
the Code of West Virginia, was laid
upon the table.
Senate Bill No. Is, to amend and re-
enact section seven of chapter 81 of the
Code of West Virginia, was ordered to
q third reading.
Senate Bill No. 10, to amend the act
the Martinsburg and Po.
tomac Railroad Company, was ordered
to a third reading.
Substitute for House Bill No. 6, to
prescribe the oath to be taken hereafter
by attorneys, was taken up. 1t recites
the Justice and necessity for the law
yer's test oaths, and is to take effect on
the lst day of April, 1871.
Mr.. PHELPS moved to strike out the |
last section. Why recite the fact that
the law has become imperative and
should be repealed, and then put off the
time of that repeal some fourteen |
months. 1t will do us no good-and l
now speak from party stand point-it
will do us no good to put off the time
Of this relief. We have the power to
accomplish this and we have the power
to refuse it, and it is not in the power
Of any man to deprive the Republican
party of the credit of removing these
baths. The public mind is marching
forward in this great wo:k, and our
great Republican party must 60 forward
with it. Revolutions never 90 back
wards, and we must, as party, keep up
with the liberal spirit of the age.
Mr.. DAYTON heartily concurred with
Mr.. Phelps. If We do not repeal these
paths at once, it will be charged upon
rs that it was our studied intention to
prevent the next Legislature from act
ing in this matter, by saying to them, as
we will, if we do not strike out this last
section, that there is no reason for you
to act, as we passed an act shortly to
70 into effect, to do just what you
want.
Mr.. GATHER, of Gilmer, said that
the people of his section we're opposed
to these test oaths and anxious for their
repeal. The worst part of the class
affected by them have already had their
relief given by the Legislature, aud the
best should find such relief now.
Mr.. PHELPS said there was not a
leading member of the Republican par
ty who was not pledged to the repeal
ofthese test oaths. We have made the !
promise, published it TO the world and
ought to sustain ourselves consistently,
with great unanimity to repeal these
oaths and redeem our pledges now.
Mr. FOREMAN does not act in these