Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-03-01
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The entire afternoon session was: taken up
with the discussion of the Davis substitute,
and the Flick amendment.
WEDNESDAY, February %, 1870
SENATE.
BILLS PASSED

SENATE.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate Bill No. Sc, in relation TO the salary
ofthe County Superintendent Of Free Schools,
for the county of Berkeley.
Senate Bill No 90, to repeal an act en-
titled IAN Act permanently locating the seat
of government of this State" being on its sec
ond reading for amendment, Mr.. Phelps Of
fered the following amendment: Provided
that this act shall not take effect until the
seat Of government of this State shall be per-
manenty located at some other place
On this amendment, voting in the affirm
ative were 7, in the negative Is.
Mr.. Ramsdcll moved to lay the bill on the
table,
On this motion, voting in the Affirmative
we're !, in the negative 10. .
Mr. Ransdell offered a substitute for the
bill entitled, ga bill changing the location Of
the permanent seat of government Of this
State"
On the adoption of this substitute voting
in the affirmative were 4, in the negative IS.
Mr. Young offered the following amendment,
to be added at the end of the bill: And the
permanent location of the seat of government
of the State shall hereafter be located near
the mouth of Greenbrer river, in one of the
counties OF pTPGDDTiST, NlUuTO6 VI IlHISlSu.
On this amendment, voting the affirmative
were i, in the negative 1S.
Mr.. Ramsdcll offered the following amend
ment: And that the permanent seat of gov
eminent be hereafter at Parkersburg, in the
county of Wood.
In support of this amendment Mr.. Leonard
submitted proposition from the City Coun-
Gil of Petersburg, proposing to furnish tenn
porsry buildings for the accommodation fthe
State officers and Legislature and to remove
all the archives of the State to Parkersburg
free of charge. He also stated that the cti-
zens of Wood county proposed, if the capital
should be located at Petersburg, to donate
to the State ten acres Of land and that he held
the deeds for the same, on which to erect
permanent buildings, and $4,000 to aid in
the erection of said buildings.
Pending this amendment the Senate took
recess till o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Foreman offered the following amend
ment to the amendment:
ssBut the seat of government shall remain
at the city of Wheeling in the county of Ohio
until the first day of May. 1871.
After some discussion the amendment was
Withdrawn.
On the amendment voting in the afirma-
tive we're 7, in the negative 10
On motion of Mr.. Phelps the bill was laid
on the table and made the special order for
tomorrow at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
ORDERED TO THIRD READING.
Senate Joint Resolution No 20, proposing
an amendment to the Constitution of the State.
(samc as Mr. Flck's amendment in the
Housed coming up on its second reading, Mr..
b,,i Deortipy tbn u,orl
ssHhite" Lost.
Mr. Young moved to amend by striking out
the word ''male." Adopted.
The resolution was ordered to its engross-
ment and third reading.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
REPORTS.
Mr.. Lamb. from the Judiciary committee, re-
ported back. without recommendation, Senate
Bill No. 10, Incorporating the Martinsburg
and Potomac Railroad Company.
BIZ Mr. Beltzhoover-Joint Resolution for
TIE appointment of commissioners to fix the
State line between the counties of Jefferson
and Berkeley, in West Virginia, and the eoun-
ties of Clarke and Frederick in Virginia.
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
House Joint Resolution No. s, and the sub
stitu,G therefor came up as unfinished bust
ness.
Mr.. WEIGH spoke in advocacy of the original
amendment offered by Mr.. Flick. He had
been elected in opposition to negro suffrage.
lie had conscieutiously and consistently op-
posed it. But the Fifteenth Amendment was
the law Of the land, made so without his
consent, and he accepted the situation. He
saw no use in voting for the Davis substitute,
containing the word white )" it was lighting
over a dead isuc.
Mr.. Maxwell favored the original amend
ment, as against the substitute. He did not
propose to establish negro suffrage but he was
compelled to recognize it as fact. The Flick