The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-27

Irectly by the Legislature, and all reso
lutions voting postage stamps, codes
pen, ink, paper, pencils or mucilage tC
members for their private emolument
or as individual compensation for thei1
services, would be unconstitutional, and
this House therefore do not intend to
do any such thing.
Resolred, That the House deems il
proper and right to furnish postage
stamps as we'll as codes, pens, ink, pa
per, pencils and mucilage, not for the
private emolument of members, nor as
additional compensation for their ser
vices, but to be used exclusively for
State services and for the discharge OF
their legislative duties, aud psrticu-
glarly the duty which members owe to
the people whom they repressnt-that
of sending them authentic information
| respecting tho condition Of State affairs
and concerning measures pending be-
fore the Legislature.
< Resolved, therefore, That the Sergeant
alarms cause to be properly stamped
and public documents relating to State
affairs, Including bills and reports,
printed for either branch of the Legis.
latnre, as members of this House may
desire to send their constituents, pro.
vided the amount of postage stamps to
be furnished any ono member shall not
exceed ten dollars.
A minority report signed by II. r.
Howard and F. W. Meadows was sub
mitted by Mr. HOWARD. 1t is identi
cal with the first resolution of the ma
jority report as far as the word "theIe.
FORE" after which follow the words
declines passing or considering any res
olution that woHld directly or Indirect
ly effect this object"
Mr.. PIERPOINT urged the adoption
of the majority report, disclaiming for
the committee all idea of giving emolu-
ments to members or increasing their
compensation. At the close of his re-
marks he called for the previous ques-
tion.
The main question was ordered to be
put. Aseparate vote upon each resolu-
ton was had, and the yeas and Bays
being taken, the result upon the first
resolution of the majority report was as
follows:
Those voting i'll the affirmative were :
Messrs. Agnew, Baker, Ballard of Mon
roe, Ballard of Logan, Barlow, Beltz-
hoover, Bowyer, Brannon, Burgess,
Carpenter, Chambers, Collins. Cracraft,
Davis, Davisson, Donehoo, Evans,
Faris, FsrnswOrth, Fisher, Flanagan,
Flick, Gandee, Goff, Guthrie, Hassler,
Hervey, Hill, Howard, Howe, Jackson,
Judy, Lamb, Lamon, Lynch, Maxwell,
Mccoy, Meadows, Miller, Neely, Pier
point, Pownall, Price, Putnam, Rex
road, Ropp, Scott, Smith, Sturgiss, Sum
meIs, Teter, Thomas, Welch, Wells,
Wilkinson.
Nays one, Mr.. Wheat.
Upon the second resolution of the ma
jority report, those voting in the affirm
ative were Messrs. Baker, Ballard of
Monroe, Ballard of Logan, Barlow,
Beltzhoover, Carpenter, Chambers, Col
lins, Donehoo, Evans, Farnsworth,
Fisher, Flanagan, Flick, Gaudee. Her
vey, Howe, Judy, Lamon, Lynch, Nc
Coy, Miller, Pierpoint, Pownall, Price,
Putnam, Rexread, Ropp, Scott, Sturgiss,
Teter, Wells and Wheat-33
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Agnew, Bowyer, BraDnon, Bur.
CESS, CracrafE, Davis, Davisson, FaTis,
Gof, Guthrie, Hassler, Hill, Howard,
Jackson, Lynch, Maxwell, Meadows,
Neely, Smith, Summers, Thomas, Welch,
and Wilkinson-23.
Upon the third resolution, providing
for furnishing the stamps,
Those voting in the Affirmative were
RaEaF RallaT1 nf MnnFna RDl-
lard of Logan, Barlow, Carpenter, Cham
bers, Collins, Donehoo, Evans, Farms
worth. Fisher, GaIdce, Hill, Howe,
Lamb, Lamon, Mccoy, Miller, Pierpoint,
Price, Putnam, Rexroad, Ropp, Scott,
Sturgi,s, Teter, Wells, Whest-2S.
Those voting in the negative are
Messrs. Agnew, Beltzhoover, Bowyer,
Brannon, Burgess, Cracraft, Davis, Da
visson, Faris, Flanagan, Flick, Goff,
Guthrie, Hassler, Hervey, Howard,
Jackson, Judy, Lynch, Maxwell, Mead.
ows, Neely, Pownall, Smith, Summers,
Thomas, Welch, ,!Wilkinson-25.
So the resolution was lost by tie
vote, and members are now compelled
to pay their own postage.
Under the impression that the mi.
nority report was still for the House,
Mr.. JACKSON moved the indefinite
postponement of the whole subject.
Mr.. LAMB interrupting said the mi.
uority report was not before the House.
Mr.. JACKSON wanted to know by
what right the gentleman from Ohio
was addressing the House. He claimed
the floor himself, and did not intend to
allow that gentleman to arrogate the
right to decide questions properly be.
longing to the Chair, or to decide the
course of the House.
The Chair ruled the motion out of
order, as the whole question was dis
posed of.
RESOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS.
The following resolutions and petit
tions were presented and appropriately
referred:
By Mr.. naturalization for the
modification of hotel licenses.
By Mr.. PIERPOINT-Resolution in
quirinc what amount of money Is due
from the State to the contractors upon
the Parkereburg and Warrington turn
pike.
By Mr.. COLLINS-Inquiring into the
e1pediency of continuing the Mer-
chants Bank of Charleston as State
depository.
By Mr.. COLLINS-Inquiring into the
expediency of appropriating $1,000 for
the repair of the Spencer and Ravens
wood turnpike.
By Mr.. EVANS-Inquiring into the
expediency of exempting in certain
cases, homestead worth $500, and
personal property worth $1,000, from
levy and sale under execution.
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