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

Mr.. LAMON, from the committee on
Taxation and Finance, reported it mex.
pedient to legislste upon the petition OF
John S. Hutchinson to have certain
taxes refunded.
Also, q similar report upon the petit
ton of citizens of Tyler county for an
appropriation of $500 to complete a
school house.
Also, a similar report upon the resolu
ton for reduction of license to sell by
sample.
Mr.. LAMB, from the Judiciary COM
nittee, reported back, without recon-
mendation, Senate Bill No. 10, incorpo-
rating the Martinsburg and Potomac
Railroad Company. 9h
Mr.. FISHER submitted n report from
the committee on Enrolled Bills.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. TErER-JointR Resolution for
the distribution of the third volume Of
the reports of the Supreme Court OF Ap-
peals. -
By Mr.. BELTZHOOVER-Joint Res
olution for the appointment of commits
sioners to fix the State line between the
counties of Jefferson and Berkeley, in
West Virginia, and the counties OF
| Clarke and Frederick in Virginia.
BY Mr.. LYNCH-Resolution inquiring
into the propriety Of allowing the Cir.
cult Court of Gilmer county to restore
to the docket the case of Samuel +.
Wendell, use Of Jehn D. Sinuett, rs. j..
NJ. Bennett.
on LEAVE.
By Mr.. JUDY-A bill in relation to
the reg stration of voters and the Boards
of registration.
By Mr.. PRICE-A bill amending the
charter of Blacksville, in the county Of
Monongalia.
BIZ Mr.. NEELY-A bill for the protec-
ton Of sheep raisers in West Virginia.
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
House Joint Resolution No. 8, and the
substitute therefor came up as unfin-
ished business.
Mr.. WEIGH spoke in advocacy of the
original amendment offered by Mr..
Flick. He. had been elected
in opposition to negro suffrage.
He had conscientiously and consistently
opposed it. Bat the Fifteenth Amend
meut was the law of the land, made so
without his consent, and he accepted
the situation. He saw no use in votlng
for the Davis substitute, continuing the
word "white;" it was fighting over a
dead isuss.
Mr.. MAXWELL favored the original
amendment, as against the substitute.
He did not propose TO establish negro
suffrage but he was compelled to recog-
nizs it as a fact. The Flick proposition
would secure white man suffrage aud be
therefore approved it.
MIR. LAMB doubted whether either the
amendment or the substitute was neces.
sary 10 enfranchise the white men or
} would effect it. He doubted whether
the Constitution as it now stood, dis
frapchised any one for treason except
upon conviction. Before the amend.
ment of 1866 was passed upon, thou
sands were disfrancbised by the Test
Oath and registration law, and the Re
publican party might repeat the same
process with the disfranchising clause
. of the Constitution repealed.
Mr.. SUMMERS thought the Fifteenth
Amendment had been proposed in yio-
iation of the rights reserved by the
States to regulate their own affairs. Ii
was long step in the direction OF con-
solidation. If the Flick amendment
were divided so that the vote could
be taken separately upon the proPosi'
tions to give the ballot TO the disfran'
. chised white man and to the black man,
T be would vote to submit both propo.
sitions to the people. Bot in it's present
! shape. he could net support it.
Mr.. BRANNON said it was his pur,
Apose and duty to aim at practical re-