The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-22

ltAAAENluE ES4AN W A4AbAA44NAAS W AhAftAAAa d.
BY Mr, WELIs-Ftom ]. II. Duty and
4a other citizens Of Tyler, asking in up
preparation Of $500, for n school house.
BY Mr.. FMCK-A memorial from John
Dc lc Camp, praying compensation q
amount Of $970, for work done and eX-
penscs incurred in running the line be'
tween Maryland and West Virginia.
By Mr.. STURGIss-FrOm W. |. PrOtZ.
man and % Others, prayingamcndment to
the charter Of NEorgantown; also u rCmOn
straucc against such amendment, signed
by T, Domaine and others.
z " q HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Parkcrsburg and
Sandy Railroad Company (called up 0ul
Of its order by Mr.. HAssiRIl.) a.,
To incorporate the New River Railroad
Company Called up out Of order by Mr.
BOwYHl9 a.
To provide tint a vote be taken by the
people Of Mercer county on the question
Of locating their county seat at Concord
Church or Princeton.
To amend section 191, Of chapter 80, Of
the COllC, in relation to suggestions on
Judgments Of Justices. Nd.
To'prcvcnt township officers from CHI
beZzling.
The Senate substitute for the resolution
10 remove the Superintendent Of the PCni'
tertiary WIS agreed To. "a
Mr.. BellzllOOver called up the rcSOlu'
ton instructing Our Congressman to get u
liberal construction Of the act concerning
the sale of tile Government property ut
uarpcr's Ferry, and 1t was agreed to.
The bill TO incorporate the Northern
and Southern Railroad Company, was
passed to cngrOssmGnt. ~ i.
The Senate resolution authorizing the
Governor to offer resolution for the ar
rest of Elillu Gregg, was tabled.
EfGGER IN TIE wooDPnR.
The bill to amend The charter Of tlle
Martinsburg and Potomac Railroad Com.
pany coming up was put upon is passage
and received the following vote: l.
YEAs.-Mcssrs. wcIch, GpeakcrO Agnew, Ba'
keF, Ballard Of Logan, Barlow, BCltzho9yer,
BOwycr, BrahnOn, Burgess, Chambers, Collins,
Fisher, Flanagan, Flick, GahdeC, G0h, Guthrie,
IIassICr. Howard, jackson, Judy. Lam0n, Lynch,
Maxwell, Mccoy, McadOwA, Miller, Nicely, PeIr'
point, PownAll, Price, RAIDER, RexrOAd. ROpp,
Scott, Smith, Sturgiss, Summers, TGtCr, Thomas,
Wells, Wheat and Wilkinson.
GAYs.-NOnG. lIli ..LG-
The bill submits the question Of sub
scriptiOn by tile county 10 all the male
citizens over 81, not excepting any on &c
count Of color or having been In tho rebel.
lion.
Before tho vote ,was announced the
"Niggcr in the Woodpilc" was discovered
and The Democratic members began to
changG their votes. OIr. FLICK said he
thought he also saw rebel in the wood
pile, and he would change his vote. MIR.
PEIRPOINT said lie intended to do right
and should let lis vote stand. Mr.. FARMS
WORTH said lie wanted the niger and the
rebel both 10 vote, and he should let his
vote stand. Mr.. WHEAT said since the
Democrats had oil gone over to the mega
tive, he desiring TO keep out Of bad com.
pany, would Let his vote stand. Several
Republicans also changed their votes to q
negative. Mr.. LAME who was not In
wien the vote was first taken, came in
and voted no. The vote as announced
after the changes stood thus:
YEGS.-McssnS. WEIGH, (spcakcr) BakCr, Bal.
lard of Logan, Barlow, BeltzhOOver, BOwyCE,
Chambers, Evans, FarnswOrth, Fisher, Iasslcr,
Judy, I.amOn, Lynch, Mccoy, PclFPolnt, RAIDER:
RexrOad, lIOpp, Smith, Thomas, Wells, md
Wheat-29.
NGYs-McsSrs AgnCw, DTannon, Burgess. Col
Inns, Cracrai, Davis, DayiSsOIl, Flanagan, Flick,
(iantluc, COT, Guthrie, Howard, jackson. Lamb,
Maxwell, Meadows, Miller, Nicely, Poynall,
Price, Sent, SturgiSs, Summers. TctCF, and Will
kinsOn-8
So the bill was rejected.
Mr.. DAVIS said, II the phrHscOlogy Of
the bill were changed he would vote for 1t,
and moved reconsideration Of tho vote
rejecting 1t. Agreed to. lie moved to
amend by inserting white" before "male."
With this amendment he would vote for
il, Mr.. PEIRrOLNT sud with that amend.
mcnt he should vote against 1t. Mr.,
JACKSON said, If tho proclamation had
been Issued announcing tho ratification Of
the 18th Amendment, and authorizing lie.
grOcs to vote, he would vote for it If
they would amend the bill so as 10 submit
the question 10 the Qualified voters"
whoever they might be when the question
was taken, he would vote for II, '
Mr.. BEITzH0OvERs said the bill had been
wOrlcd Just rs those interested in the
question wished II; aud If members were
disposed to favor this local measure they
could do II hest by voting for the bill just
us it was. Hc said tho object was to sub
nit 1t 10 the Taxpayers, and q, number Of
the black people Of Berkeley were largo
taN.nnvcrS. The bill Ind been prepared
by those who were opposed 10 tho 18th
Amendment and 10 negro suffrage, but
yet favor giving the negro taxpayers tho
right Of saying whether their property
shall he taxed for n particular purpose
when they are the party affected by II.
lie didn't understand that lie committed
himsrlfto the negro sutItngc by voting for
such . bill. 20.
Mr.. JACKSON wanted to know how gen
tlcmcn would get over the constitutional
provisions limiting the suffrage TO whites
who were not rebels lfthcy would wait
Il few days until the 18th amendment was
proclaimed the negroes would lie voters.
At present they were not But even then
he did not SEQ where they got authority 10
let the rebels vote at MI unlCr this bill.
He thought the provisions Of tho Constt-
tuition forbade.
Mr.. PEIRPorST sail the provisions Of
the Constitution referred entirely TO polit'
ical ndttcrs-tO voting for officers.
Mr. JACKSON replied that It did not shy
so, and quoted to show that the Constitn.
ton forbade certain persons to vote ut
"any election"
Mr. DAVIS declared himself unnltcrably
and uncQuivoCaIIy opposed to suffrage for
negroes under MI circumstances, and ho
gave notice Of the fact. Even II the 18th
amendment should I've proclaimed as llnv.
ing been ratified and made part and par.
Gel Of the Constitution Of the United
States, he would not he willing to admit
that tile rights Of this State were Affected
IN any way whatever by the adoption Of
tint amendment Whether the State