The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-24

the affirmative were Messrs. Gather OF
Gilmer, Cook, Davis, Leonard, Patrick,
Phelps and Ramsdell-7.
Thoss voting in the negative were
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Crane, Dayton, Doo-
little, Gold, Harman, Humphreys,
Koonce. Werninger. Wilson, Young and
Mr.. President Farnsworth-15.
Mr.. YOUNG offered the following
amendment: Aud that the permanent
location of the seat of government shall
hereby be located near the junction OF
Williams river with Gauley river, in
Webster county. Lost.
Mr.. PHELPS offered an amendment
appropriating sixty thousand dollars
to reimburse the subscribers to the tenn
porary State House Building at Charles.
ton for money expended by them and
liabilities incurred in erecting said
temporary building on the faith OF the
act passed February 26, 1869.
On this amendment, those voting IN
the affirmative were Messrs. Cook, Day
ton, Humphreys, Leonard, Patrick,
Phelps, Ramsdell and Young-8.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Applegate, Boreman, Brown,
Gather of Taylor, Gather Of Gilmer,
Crane, Davis, Doolittle, Gold, Wer-
ninger, Wilsen and Mr.. President Farms
worth-12.
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS the bill
was laid on the table and made the
special order for tomorrow at lO o'clock
A. N.
The substitute reported by the COM
mittee on the Judiciary for House Bill
No. "a, to repeal the suitors test oath,
after amendment, was adopted, and the
bill ordered engrcssed.
BILLS ORDERED TO THIRD READING.
House Bill No. 43, fixing the place fer
holding the Courts and transacting the
public business of Mercer county.
House Bill 1O7, amending the charter
of the Parkersburg and Sandy Railro ad
Company. ~
On motion of Mr.. KOONCE House
Bill No. 33, in relation to the killing of
deer, was taken from the table and
placed on the calendar.
A message from the House by Mr..
SMITH announced the adoption of
memorial asking Congress to aid in
the construction of water line from
the James to the Greenbrier river. The
Senateadepted the memorial.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 20, pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitu-
| ton Of the State, (same as Mr.. Flick's
amendment in the House, coming up on
| its second reading, Mr.. DAVIS moved
to amend by inserting the word "white."
On this amendment, those voting in
the affirmative were Messrs. Applegate,
Davis and Wilson's.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Boreman, Brown, Gather OF
Taylor, Gather of Gilmer. Cook, Crane,
Dayton, Doolittle, Gold, Harman, Hum
phreys, Koonce, Leonard, Patrick,
Phelps, Ramsdell, Werninger, Young
and Mr.. President Farnsworth-l9.
Mr.. YOUNG moved to amend By strik-
| ing ont the word "male."
On this amendment, those voting in
the affirmative were Messrs. Applegate,
Cook, Crane, Dayton, Doolittle, Gold,
Humphreys, Koonce, Werninger, Will
son, Young aud Mr.. President Farms
worth-12.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Boreman, Brown, Gather OF
Taylor, Gather of Gilmer, Harman, Da-
Wis, Leonard, Patrick, Phelps and RAMS
dell-l0.
The resolution was ordered to its en-
grossment and third reading.
Au'ipyitation was received from the
ladies OF ST. Matthew's p. Z. Church, in
viting the Senators to attend an enter
tainment at Washington Hall, on the
evening of the Oath inst.
Oamotion of Mr.. KOONCE the inVi-
tation was accepted.
Adjourned.