The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-21

80 the oEll passed.
On motion, the Senate adjourned IN
til 10 o'clock 10. morrow morning.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by Rev. d. W. Fisher. '
Journal read and approved.
REPORTS.
Mr.. LAMB, from the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported bill to repeal the At
torney's Test Oath, and to prescribs tn
oath hereafter to be taken by Attorneys
Also, bill to repeal the Teachers Tes
Oath. q.
RESOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS.
By Mr.. HASsLER-Directing the Ju
dietary committee to inquire and im
mediately report why the Code and in
dex have not been published.
By Mr.. BURGESS-Directing the Ju
dietary committee to consider the pro
priety of so changing the mode Of as
sessing real estate as to have it assessed
annually likepersonal property.
By Mr.. SUMMERS-Referring 90 muct
of the Governors message as relates t.
the establishment Of o House of Refuge
to the committee on Humane and Grim
insl Institutions.
By Mr.. WELLS: Instructing the Ju
dietary committee to inquire into tn,
expediency of preparing bill for sd
justing aad perfectlng land titles with
IN five years.
By Mr.. BELTZHOovER: Directing
the judiciary committee to inquire intC
the expediency Of 80 amending the Law
regu) ating Sheriffs' deposits as to allow
them to Deposit the State funds in any
regularly chartered State bank.
By Mr.. BOWER: Directing the com
mittee on Roads and Internal Naviga
tion to consider the sxpediency o.
amending the present road law so as tt
provide Tor the appointments Of Survey
ors of Roads by the Boards Of Super
visors. -.----r
BY Mr.. EvANS-Directirg the com.
mittee on Roads and Internal Naviga
ton to inquire into the elpediency o.
amending the law so as to require al
males b ,sween the ages of 16 and 60 Il
work tie roads. Yeas, 20; nays, 10.
BY Mr.. TETER-Directing the com
mi.tee on Education to inquire into the
expediency of amending the School Law
SO as to require the Boards of Education
to make annual settlements under the
supervision of the County Superintend
ents before the first of August, and
make report of same.
By M. Resolution in.
quiring into the expedieucy of allowing
persons over the age of 81 to attend the
Free Schools. Referred to the committee
on Education. Yeas2l; nays I6.
By Mr.. BELTZHOOVER-Directing
tho Judiciary committee to inquire into
the expediensy of amending the Chap.
ter in the Code in relation to the limita
ten of suits.
BY Mr.. WHEAT-Resolution author
izing the Sergeant-at-Arms to furnish
each member Of the House with ten dol.
lars worth of postage stamps.
Mr.. JACKSON announced his opposi
tion to the resolution. He had grave
doubts as to the constitutionality of q
measure indirectly increasing the COM
pensatisa OF members. The outlay this
resolution involved would be $3.50. He
deemed it unnecessary and improper
and would therefore vote against 1t.
Mr.. WHEAT eaid tbs Constitution
was adopted when wheat was one dol
lar per bushel, and he thought the high
prices of living now ought to be con.
sidered. He needed these stamps tC
send documents to his constituents
Would not pay postage out of his own
pocket, and unless these stamps were
allowed him, his constituents would re.
ceive no documents. He did not under.
stand the Constitution as prohibiting
this emolument. Not dollar Of il
would 60 into his own pocket. If any
members did not want their share, he
would take theirs and his own too. He
did not regard the appropriation a.
robbery, and wished there was no wors;
stealing done in the State.
Mr.. JACKSON did not mean to reflect
upon the integrity of the member froH
Morgan. He spoke for himself only; hs
was ready to furnish his constituents
with public documents at his own eI
pense. He would prefer that to &
doubtful appropriation. He did not SEE
why other members might not pursu,
the same course.
Mr.. LAMB said several Thousand
dollars had been expended in printing
State documents and he thought tht
State should pay for their distribution
He would vote for the resolution. Liv
ing in Ohio county, he needed no stamps
for himself, but could dispose of hil
share by donating them to the Demo
cratic County committee.
Mr.. PIERPOINT had heard this qases
ton mooted in the country and hat
considered the appropriation proper
It was not an appropriation for mem
beIs of the Legislature. There was NJ
reason to expect members to spend thei,
own money in disseminating public in
formation among the people. Publ,
sentiment favored the resolution. Tn,
idea of printing State documents car
ried with it the idea of circulating then
among the people. He did not wan
the stamps himself, but if other gentle
men felt themselves taxed to circulst,
documents, he was willing to vote then
relief. Was perfectly willing that tn
folder should take charge of the stamp
and attach them to the documents q
needed.
Mr.. FLICK agreed in part with tn
member from Morgan and the membe
from Wood. He deemed it as rea
sonable to make members pa,
for printing documents as for cir
culating them, but last session tn
members from some Of the counties
had pocketed the proceeds of thei
stamps, never applying them to publ,
use. While he was in favor Of allowing
the Sergeant-at,Arms to take thes,
stamps and affix them to documents a
wanted, he would not vote to distribut.
them among the members.
Upon the demand Of Mr.. JACKSON
the yeas and nays were had. The reso
luton was lost by tho following vote
Yeas-Baker, Ballard of Monroe, Bal
lard of Logan, Barlow, Beltshoover
Carpenter, Chambers, Collins, Donehoc
Evans, Farnsworth, Gandee. Hervey
Lamb, Lamon, Mccoy, Miller, Pier
point, Pownsll, Price, Ropp, Scott
Wells, Wheat and Welch (Mr. Speaker
-25. .....-..'
Nays-Agnew, Bowyer, Brannon
Burgess, Davis, Davisson, Faris, Fisher
Flick, Goff, Guthrie, Hsssler, Hill, How