The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-25

then followed from the friends of
Charleston, all of which failed. At
length direct vote was reached and
the Flick substitute rejected.
The yeas were Messrs. Welch, (Speak-
er,) Ballard of Monroe, Ballard of Ls-
gan, Bowyer, Burgess, Carpenter,
Chambers, Evans, Fisher, Flanagan,
Flick, Gandee, Hassler, Howard, Lynch,
Mccoy, Meadows, Pownall, RAIDER,
Scott, Smith, Summers, Thomas and
Wilkinson-24.
The nays were Messrs Agnew, Baker,
Barlow, Bsltzhoover, Brannon. Collins,
Cracrafr, Davis, Davisson, Donehoo,
Farris, Farnsworth, Goff, Guthrie, Her
vey, Hill, Howe, Jackson, Judy, Lamb,
Lamon, Maxwell, Miller, Neely, Pier
point, Price, Rexroad, ROpp, Sturgiss,
+Teter, Wells and Wheat-32.
Mr. FLICK them moved to amend the
original bill, by aadinsafter the repeal.
ing clause, that the permanent seat of
government be located at Parkersburg.
Further fillibustering followed, until
Mr.. LAMB demanded the previous ques-
ton.
Mr.. SUMMERS appealed to the House
not to shut down on all debate. The
friends of Charleston only wanted a
fair hearing in the case, and if this was
allowed he was authorized by the friends
of that place to say that they would not
consume the time of the House unne-
.cessarily.
Mr.. LAMB stated that he was perfect
ly willing to hear the subject fully dis
cussed, and upon the assertion he had
lust received would withdraw mis- de-
maud and move a recess until 81 o'clock
with the understanding that the debate
be then had. The House agreed to the
motion.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. WEIGH the Cap.
ital bill and substitute were tabled, and
the House Joint Resolution taken up
and read third time under suspension
Of the rules.
Mr.. HOWARD said while he consist
emily opposed negro suffrage, he had al
ways been willing to let the people pass
upon it. This amendment referred the
question of negro suffrage and rebel
suffrage TO the people, aud he would
vote to allow them to decide upon it,
Mr.. PIERPOINT criticised the Demo
Gratis for sacrificing their prejudices and
pandering to Sambo for his vote.
Mr.. WEIGH did not want to be under
stood as in favor of negro suffrage, but
that was a fixed fact. White man sut-
frage was now the issue, and therefore
he supported this amendment.
Mr.. BELTZHOOYER said if negro
suffrage depended on his vote he would
say no. But it did not so depend. He
could not shut his eyes to the passage
of the Fifteenth Amendment. 1t is
upon us. The adoption of the Davis
substitute would not have nullifed it.
He had voted against it because 1T
would effect nothing. Seven hundred
negroes were enfranchised in his coun-
ty, and he supported this amendment
for the purpose of giving the ballot to
over two thousand white men III the
same county. 4
Mr.. CRACRAFT wished to be under.
stood as a consistent Democrat, and
would not recognize the propriety of
negro suffrage. He would not vote for
the principle that "mi ight makes right"
as h. wouId be doing should be vote to
sustain the action of three-fourths OF
the States in imposing negro suffrage
the other fourth. The dIsfranchised
element did not ask him to sacrifice his
convictions, by voting for this amend
mont. The Republican party in their
extremity had enacted negro suffrage,
and he hazarded the prediction that be-
fore ten years they would demand lts
repeal.
MIR. JACKSON replied to Mr. PIER
POINTS structures upon Democratic
incons stency. That member had talked
about the "nigger in the wood-pile,"
but his trouble in this case was the
white man in the woOd-pile. He was
afraid to risk his claims and preten-
sions upon decision of the white peo-
nile of the State. The Government in
the exercise of its powers had conferred
the right of suffrage upon the negro. In
that decision he intended TO acquicsce.
Under the orderings of Providence, and
without his aid, the work had been ac-
complished. Nothing was left hun but
to submit. He would vote to refer this
amendment to the people for their ac-
tion.
The negro being enfranchised, he
W ould try to have him educated to vote
intelligently and properly. He disbe-
lieved the recent declaration of the
member from Marion that intelligence
was bar to political privileges, and
that the worst and lowest of ignorant
men were the safest voters. He thought
our free schools furnished the best
means of qualifying men for good cit-
zers. There was nothing in the vote he
would give that he feared TO meet IN
the future.
Mr.. STURGISS could understand why
Democrats supported this amendment,
but he could not understand why men
looking to the future of the Republican
patty or the good of the State could so
vote. Under the laws of God and men the
rebels had forfeited all political privil-
eyes and this was naked proposition
70 confer the ballot Hpon them; TO give
them the rights they had forfeited to be
used for the overthrow of the Govern
ment How the member from Psndle-
toa could support it he did not under
stand, unless he desired to make unto
himself friends from the mammon of
unrighteousness.
Mr.. BAKER reviewed the rise and
progress of the rebellion and said God
would not pardon rebels and neither
would he.
Mr.. WHEAT said be liked the negro
sukar coating, but could not swallow
the rebel. He criticised the member
from Ohio, Mr.. Cracraft, and defepded
the Fifteenth Amendment. The Dues
tion as presented was loyalty rs. dis
LOYALTY, and be, standing upon the side
of loyalty, would vote against the
amendment.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH desired to place
himself upon the record as a Republi-