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

suits. He had consistently and earn
estly opposed negro suffrage, but in
spite of his opposition the negro was a
voter. In this view, there was but one
end to be accomplished by the Flick
Amendment, aud that was the enfran-
chisement of tho white man. That was
all there was of it. 1t did not give the
ballot to the negro. Rightfully or
wrongfully, he had it already, and no
power that could be available for many
wears would take il from him. De had
had no part in the negro's enfranehlse-
ment, aud if the matter depended upon
his vote there would be no negro sut'
frage But ne could not shut his eyes TO
acts and wander after abstractiops
while the rights of thousands OF ms
white fellow. citizens were at stake. de
saw in the Flick amendment only q
proposition to restore to them their
rights. 1t answered affirmatiyely the
only question now left, shall the white
man votei He would therefore sup
port it.
Mr.. HERVEY heartily concurred with
the gentleman from Lewis. He was not
troubled about his record. He had
voted against negro suffrage when 1t
was an Issue, and now that it had been
settled, he proposed to fight on living
questions, not on dead ones. II the
| Democratic party would succeed 1t
must turn its face to the future and
cease struggling against questions that
are fixed and past. He supported the
Flick amendment.
Mr.. SMITH discussed the method in
which the disfranchising clause OF the
State Constitution was adopted, and
showed that because thousands were
disfranchised to secure its adoption that
adoption was questionable. Besides
this, that clause being an &c post Jdcto
law, was contrary to the Constitution of
the United States. OF the two prop
ositions before the House, he preferred
the Davis substitute.
The House then proceeded to vote on
the pending question, the Davis substi-
tute, limiting the operations of the
Flick amendment by the insertion of the
word "white." Several Republican
members attempted to leave the Hall.
Nc. Pierpoint succeeded in getting
away, but Mr. Wheat was intercepted
and turned back by the Sergeant'at-
Arms, who then barred the egress of
other m embers.
The Davis substitute was rejected by
the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Cracraft, Davis, Davis
son, Faris, Flanagan, Guthrie, Howard,
Lamb, Lynch, Meadows, Neely, Pow
nall, Scott, Smith, Summers and Will
kinson-16.
NAYS Messrs. Welch, Speaker }
Baker, Ballard of Monroe, Ballard OF
Logan, Beltzhoovcr, Bowyer, Brannon,
| Carpenter, Chambers, DOnehoo, Evans,
Farnsworth, Fisher, Flick, Gandee, Gotf,
Hassler, HerVey, Hill, Howe, Jackson,
Judy, Lamon, Maxwell, Miller, Price,
RAIDER, Rexroad, Ropp, Sturgiss, Ieter,
Thomas, Wells and Wheat-3i.
The question REQUIRED on the original
resolution of Mr.. Flick.
Mr.. STURGISS moved to strike Out OF
the resolution all after the word
"namely" and insert the following: .
"The male citizens of the State shall
be entitled to vots at all elections held
within the election districts in which
they respectively reside, but no person
who is minor, or person OF unsound
mind, or o pauper, or who is under
conviction of treason, felony or bribery
| in an election, or who has not been q
resident of the State for one year
and of the county in which he
offers to vote, for thirty days, next pre-
ceediug such offer, su@il be permitted to
vote while such disability continues.
No person who, since the first day OF
June, 1861, has given or shall give vol.
untary aid or assistance 10 the rebellion
against the United States, shall be a
citizen of this State or be allowed TO
vote at any election therein, unless he
has volunteered into the military or
naval service of the United States and
has been, or shall be, honorably dis
charged therefrsm. But the Legisla-
ture may by vote of two thirds of eac b
Honse remove such disability.
The Announcement of Mr.. SrURGlSS
was rejected by the following vote:
The yeas were Messrs. Baker, Carpen-
ter, Chambers, Collins, Donehoo, Evans,
Fisher, GOff, Hill, PIerpoint, Price, Rex
road, Sturgiss and Wheat-l4.
The nays were Messrs. Welch, (Speak-
er. Arnew, Ballard of Monroe, Ballard
of Logan, Beltzhoover, Bowyer, Bran
non, Burgess, Cracraft, Davis, Davis
son, Farris, Farnsworth, Flanagan,
Flick, Gandec, Guthrie, Hervey, How
ard, Howe, Jackson, Judy, Lamb. La
mon, Lynch. Maxwell, Meadows, Miller,
Neely, Pownall, RAIDER, Ropp, Scott,
Smith, Summers, Teter, Thomas, Wells
and Wilkinson-39.
The original amendment of Mr. Flick
was then ordered to engrossment, by a
large majority, no division being called.
The House took a recess until half.
past two o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.