The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-28
diffsrsnt opinion shall NOT receive Them

different opinion shall not receive then
"for conscience sake"
Mr.. LAMB asked the mover to exemp
the member from Ohio from the opera
tions Of the first part of the resolution
meaning that though be deemed th'
appropriation of stamps constltu
tional, he did not wish TO receive them
The resolution was amended accord
'ingly. =
Mr.. STURGIss moved to table th'
resolution. Lost.
Mr.. HOWARD moved to indefnitel!
postpone the further consideration o
the resolution.
Mr. LAMB and Mr.. GOFF supported
the motion.
The molten prevailed.
Mr. BAKER moved to reconsider tht
vote by which the members who hao
voted against allowing stationery
were permitted to receive what they
needed in that line.
The vote was recqnsidered. Yeas %
nays II.
The question was then put upon thu
adoption of the resolution, and it wa'
lost.
SO the House refused to furnish any
of the member with stationery.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding into the
expediency of allowing shsriffs to col.
leot all State, county, township and
othor taxes, except corporation tax.
By Mr.. TETER-Inquiring into the
expediency of paying certain citizens oil
Harrison county for working the pub
lie roads.
By Mr.. WELLs-Inquiring into the
exgediency of providing for the elec-
tior1 Of school trustees by the people.
By Mr.. mountaineering iatO
the expediency of requiring hawkers
and peddlers to pay tax on sales in
stead of o license.
By Mr.. STURGISS-Petition of j. A.
Hawthorn and others for a change in
the township lines of Csss and Grant
townships in Monongalia county.
Mr.. GOFF moved the reconsideration
of the Joint Resolution adopted on
Wednesday, authorizing the Auditor to
pay to the Directors of the Penitentiary
the balance of the appropriation for
that institution which was unexpended
October 1st, 1869. The vote was recon-
sidered and the resolution recalled
from the committee on Taxation and
Finance.
BILLS ON LEAVE.
By Mr.. LAMB-To provide that in.
to jurors shall be in writing
if either party to the case require it.
Also bill in relation to the publica-
tion of certain legal advertisements.
Also bill to render valid the ac-
acknowledgement and record of certain
instrument, where the officer acted with.
out proper authority.
By Mr.. BRANNON-A bill amending
the law in relation to sales under dc.
crees or orders in chancery.
By Mr.. JACKSON-A bill authorizing
the United Brethren Church in Pafkers-
burg to borrow money.
By Mr.. BRANNON-A bill amending
the law in relation to appeals to the
Supreme Court of the State.
Also bill amending the law in rela-
tion to bills of exceptions.
THE lawyers TEST OATH.
House Bill No. 6, prescribing the cath
hereafter to be taken by attorneys and
the Lawyers Test Oath, came
up on its third reading.
Mr.. WHEAT explained that he re-
yarded the Test Oath as just, but as a
great many exemptions had been grant
ed, so that rebel lawyers were practis-
ing without taking the Oath while
Union men were compelled to take it,
be W ould vote for repeal. Tho Test
Oath had become partial and discrim-
inative" and he consented to it's aboli-
IitiOns.
Upon the passage of the bill, those
voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Agnew, Baker, Ballard of Mon
roe, Ballard of Logan, Barlow Beltz-
hoover, Bowyer, Brannon, Burgess, Car
penter, Chambers, Collins, Cracraft,
Davis, Davisson, Donehoo, Evans, Fsris,
Farnswortb, Fisher, Flanagan, Flick,
Goff, Guthrie, Hassler, Hervey,
Hill, Howard, Howe, Jackson, Judy,
Lamb, Lamon, Lynch, Maxwell, Mccoy,
Miller, Neely, Pierpoint,
Putnam, Rexroad Scott, Smith,
Sturgiss, Summers, Teter, Thomas,
Welch, Wells, Wheat ard Wilkinson-54:
Nays, none. Not voting, Messrs. Ropp
and Price.
OTHER BILLS PASSED.
House Bill No. 10, fixing the time for
holding the Courts in the Eighth Judi.
cial Circuit.
House Bill No. 1G, refundng certain
taxes to the estate of Eli Heaton, late
Sheriff of Ritchie county.
House Bill No. Is, amending the char
ter of the city Of Parkersburg.
House Bill No. II, prescribing the
time for holding tho Courts in the First
Judicial Circuit.
House Bill No. -, authorizing certain
in Monongalia county to sub
scribe to the capital stock of the Union
town aud West Virginia railway com
pany.
MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
House Bill No. 81, to prevent town
ship officers from embezzling or con-
verting to their own use public funds
that may come into their hands, having
been read a second time it was, on mo-
tion Of Mr.. BRANNON, 80 amended as
to require that the penalties of fine and
for which it provides, shall
both be inflicted "at the discretion of
the Court"
Mr.. BRANNON then moved it's re-
Mr.. FISHER thought the bill un.
necessary as the cases in question were
already provided for, that township
officers were already liable on their
bonds.
Mr.. FLICK said in his county some OF
the township officers wese irresponsible
aud even their securities were of Ques-
tionable responsibility. Such parties
had got hold of the school funds and
were using them to make visits, travel
through the West, and run stores upon
them. In one township the supervisor
treasurer, clerk and Board of Educa'
tion all belonged to one family. Yeal
after year they made the school levy
collected the taxes, and, owing to theil
intimate relations, each defended the
other, and no settlement could be OBJ
tanned.
Mr.. LAMB stated as his reason for re.