The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-02
THE LEGISLATURES.
HnrsE OF DELEGATES.
WHEELING, March I, 1870

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submitting to the pCOplGat the next cleo.
tion the question Of granting suffrage to
the female citizens, coming up WINS laid on
the table by ayes ~, noes ~ 2Tru2 .yi4
The House bill to authorize tic Auditor
IN praut relief from tax in certain cases,
coming back from the Senate with amend
mcnts, was indefinitely postponed.S n /. u
A communication was received from the
Governor enclosing sundry documents
from Judge Nat Harrison; in one ,Of
which he says le 1GIs rendered his rcsig.
nation 10 the Governor, and that It has
been accepted. - ,.-.... .la.,....
On motion oEAlr. JACKSON,a a committee
was apDointetlTt0 wait upon, tho Governor
and ascertain lift was tact that Harrison
had reslgned, ,,.,r,,f !,
The committee returned and reported u
message from the Governor enclosing q
copyo ot 1Iarrison's resignation, which had
been received at 1O:l5 \. N. and accepted.
The appropriation bill was taken up,
md aEler some consideration, Mr.. JACK.
son moved thai il he Ibid on tho table and
made the order for , o'clock. This was
resisted by the Charleston, MOI; it,bemg
understood one bject Of the notion was
10 afford m opportunity TO mOvC u recon-
siderati0n Of the vote whereby the House
Yesterday rejected the Senate bill To re.
neal the location Of the Capitol " Charles
ton. The motion was rejected by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAS-McssrS. WelCh (Speakcrj, AgnUw, Baker.
BeltzhOovur, CracFatt1 Davis, PAyssSon, Eariss'
Lam0n, Maxwell, Miller Pelfpolnt lAdST. S Rpx-
SATsISIcsSrs. ballard Of MOnrOe, ballard OF
Logan, Barlow, BOwyCr, Rrann0n, Burgess: Car
pefitgF, Chambers, COlinS, FArnsworIII; Flana'
Ean, Flick GandeC, Ilasslcr, Hill, Howard, Howe,
Judy, Lynch, Mccoy, Meadows, rOwnall. scott,
Smith, Sturgiss, Summers, IHtGr and WhkinSOh
nor ai VorNOLNctssrs. Donchoo, Evans, NScIy
and Price,.
The House resumed consilgrationof the
BILL Mr. BRAHN0N moved 10 insert
$4,000 for the West Virginia University,
for building purposes. Agreed to.
A Joint resolution was received from the
Senate proposing to mise IL joint commits
tee to confer with the Virginia Commits:
siOncrs in reference to the adjustment Of
the Virginia debt. This was tNken mp on
motion 6E Mr. LAME Il Mr. LAMB said this
committee was only for IL conference The
committee was moi u settle anyullnGs hut
merely 10 rcnOrt 10 the two Houses wllat
legislation was advisable at the present
session looking TO the appointment Of COM
missioncrs Mr.. BELTZHoovEN, before
the committee was raised, desired to call
attention to the status Of Berkeley ana
Jefferson counties. now claimed by both
States, and being IN litigationiin. tho Su,
prctne Court Of lllc, United States. These
counties were not now IN apOSlliOn for y
settlement. FIchad 10 objection to the
resolution. . @
Mr., HAssLRR moved to ~ amend The
resolution as 10 authorize the Governor 10
Appoint three Commissioners, one from
each Congressional district, 10 meet the
Virginia Commissioners for IN adjustment
Ofthe debt.
Mr., FLICK said the Legislature ought to
pass an act authorizing the Governor to
appoint Commissioners, 70 report 70 tlle
next Legislature. Mr.. WEIcH took the
same view. Mr.. HERvEY, NlR. SUMMERS,
md Mr.. BRANNoN, opposed the appoint
ment of Commissioners at this session. 1t
was too sudden The State was moi ina
condition. 10 90 into II. Mr.. LAND, thought
ifan act was 10 DO pissed It ought tol bc
very carefully considered Ha thought
the matter ought to 20 to the Joint Com
mittee as prOp0sedpo. IDEg y a i,
Mr. HAsgf. sgf.FR'saInehdnicnt was rejected.
Mr. EyKYs offered MS u substitute u
Ioint esOIutiondireofng, tho GOyernQr to
HnnoInt tllree Commissioners, one from
Sarb Conversational district 10 meet the
VIRGINIA {0nmiSsioncrs, TO adjust and set-
,Ie fhC debt. and rcport their proceedings
~ tLc royt LcVisInturc
Mr. WEIoTSopposctl tho substitute. lie
d,j m, think ma poople of the State had
G,iiv concluded they were ready to enter
;n,S tbjS SslSIcncSf Resides lie rcsoIu.
lion wouId be worth nothing. Il would
rcGI,lrc nm act,'1,'i .r"-eG l.u
Wr FIIcY DrOposed to strike ont, "rC.
solyglH and inscrt HBc II enacted" so as
~ turn Il into an net, but tho CHAIR ruled
il would not be In order. ~ 500 = %.l, ~,
Mr.. DAVIS favored the Senate resOlG.
,ion for n committee, Il was due 10 these
commissioners Rs a matter Of reSpect and
courtesy, and due TO our own dignity as a
Legislature to onpoint this committee, IA
meet these Gentlemen IN conference and
he informed IF their nuTnoSea ,ThcIi the
Legislature would know what action II
would be nro,,cr 10 take and What mowers
10 confer on Commissioners II appotnted.
The substitute was rciccted S
MI FLICK said thr eiTnct nf raisfnr this
committee would only i,c 10 delny action,
Mr. Corr Thought on tho contrary, II