The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-28
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

REPORTS.
Mr.. FLICK, from the committee on
Counties, &c, reported without recon-
mendation bill for the formation OF
new county out of parts of Mercer, Mon
roe, Greenbrier, Fayette and Raleigh.
Also BILL for the relief of John DE La
Camp.
= RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. WELCH-Allowing the assist
ant clerks additional pay of 81 per day
each.
Mr.. WHEAT moved to amend 30 as to
allow each member S999 in stamps.
Amendment lost and the resolution
adopted.
Mr.. JACKSON called up the reselu-
ton fixing the pay of pages at 80 per
day. The resolution was adopted.
BY Mr.. FLICK-House Joint Resolu,
tion No. 80, appointing a committee OF
managers on the part of the House and
Senate to take charge of the trial of Nat
Harrison.
By Mr.. HOWARD-Resolut nam
ing Messrs. Flick, Davis and Brannon
to manage the impeachment trial on the
part of the House. Objected to.
ON LEAVE.
By Mr.. HOWE-Bill authorizing the
Supervisors of Marshall county to sub
scribe to the capital stock of the Iron
Manufacturing Company at Mounds
VILE.
By Mr.. HERVEY-Bill authorizing
the Supervisors of Marion county to re-
fund certain taxes.
By Mr.. WELLS-Bill allowing George
II. Morrison, late Sheriff OF Braxton
county, further time to collect taxes.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate Bill No. 80, authorizing K. G.
Dovener to establish ferry across the
Little Kanawha river atNewark IN Writ
county. 1T
House Bill No. 144 incorpating the
Roney's Point and West Union Turn
pike Company.
House Bill No. 100, legalizing power
of attorney in a certain deed.
Senate Bill No. 95, appropriating S6O,-
900 for the further construction OF the
West Virginia Hospital for the Insane.
Mr.. HASSLER moved TO strike out
the clause providing that the money
thus appropriated shall be raised by
tax of five cents on the 500, In addition
TO the State taxes already required.
The amendment was rejected-yeas
II, nays2l. ,
The bill passed under q suspension OF
the rules-yeas 80, nays l3.
Senate Bill No. {, amending the char
ter of the Guyandotte Valley Railroad
House Bill No. %, Incorporating the
town of Boothsville, in Marion county:
House Bill No. 1G6, for the relief of
J. A. j. Hull, Treasurer of Union town
ship, Monroe county. .
House Bill No. 100, for the relief OF
Thomas Farrell, late Sheriff OF Roane
county.
Hosse Bill No. los, to change tho
number of Steuben Lodge of Hori Corr,
at Martinsburg
House Bill Ne. 100, authorizing the
Supervisors ef Writ county to grant re-
liei to Benjamin S. Benson against erro'
neous assessments.
House Bill No. 10, authorizing con-
stables TO receive fee bills for collection
and collect the same by distress
House Bill No. 112, amending the law
in relation to juries, allowing all white
males over twenty-one years of age and
not over sixty to serve as jurors.
Mr.. WHEAT moved its indefinite
postnonement. He said "God help the
loyal men when rebels should serve on
juries."
Mr.. PEIRPOINT opposed the pass.
age of the bill. He had learned from
men living on the border that the pass
age of this bill would close the Courts
in border counties against Union men.
We knew by experience that Union men
could not get justice from Democratic
juries. ,.
Mr.JUDY apprehended no danger from
the passage of this bill. We were not
justified in excluding these people from
participating in Courts.
Mr.. HASSLER said the Code made am,
pie provision at the present time. Until
the Constitutional Amendment was
adopted he was in favor of keeping the
law as it stood.
Mr.. BRANNON said objection had been
made by Mr.. WHEAT to the word
"vhite" in this bill. If the bill were
defeated the Code law would prevail
and that contained the word white
The disfranchised class:s were citizens
upder the Fourteenth Amendment, aud
being heavy taxpayers they should not
be excluded from the jury box.
The motion TO postpone iHdehultsiy
was lost. The vste was then taken on
the passage of the bill and stood yeas
80, nays Is.
On motion, the announcement OF the
vote was postponed until the next day
of the session. ,
The yeas were Messrs. Agnew, Ballard
of Logan, Beltzhoover, Brannon, Bur-
CESS. Cracraft, Davis, DAWSON, Faris,
Flanagan, Guthrie, Hervey, Howard ,
Jackson, Judy, Lamb, Lanon. Lynch,
Maxwell. Meadows, Neely, PoWnali,
RAIDER, Ropp, Scott, Smith, Summers,
Thomas, Wells, and Wilkinson-3O.
The pays were Messrs. Baker, Carpen-
ter, Chambers, Collins, Evans, Fisher,
Gandee, Goff, Hassler, Howe, Peirpoint,
Price, Rexroad, Wheat, and Welcb-l5.
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH moved to take up
House Bill No. 40, the Capital DILL ana
put it on its passage. Lost; yeas -,
nays p.
REJECTED.
The House refused to order TO third
reading, House Bill No. 229, repeating
the law exempting money claims and
securities from execution or other pro-
cess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate Bill No. 60, respecting the
change of the Capital, was called and
read the first time. Previous TO its
second reading, Mr.. SUMMERS moved
that the bin be rejected This was the