The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-05

House Bill No. "a, TO amend and re
enact sections II and % of chapter l3'
of the Code, having been reported bacE
from the committee on Judiciary Witt
the recommendation that it do not pass
the bill was ordered to third reading
House Bill No. 35, to amend aud re
enact sections 81 and % of chapter lit
of the Code of West Virginia, with al
amendment striking ont the proposed
ameudmeDt to section 81, was read
second time. The question being on the
amendment reported by the committee
il was adopted and ths bill ordered to
third reading.
House Bill No. 80, to amend aud re-
enact section 3 of chapter ll3 of the
Code, was amended and ordered to
third reading.
Senate Bill No. 23, to enabls the
Sheriff of Calhoun coun Y to collect the
unpaid taxes from 157 to 1860, reported
from the committee on Finance with
the recommendation that it do not pass
was read second time. The question
being on epgrossiEg the bill for third
reading, the Senate refused so to order
Senate Bill No. 26, to provide for the
location of the county ssat of Mcdonald
county, was ordered to be engrOssed fol
a third readiag.
House Bill No. A was referred TO the
committee on Internal improvements.
BILLS ON FIRST READING.
S,nate Bill No. 81, for the establish
ment ofa State Normal School for col
ored pupils.
Senate Bill No. %, amending and re,
onacting the 3lst section of chapter 13C
of the Code.
Senate Bill No. 90, to incorporate the
Cheat River Boom and Lumber Com
pany.
Senate Bill No. 80, to increase the
capital stock of the Elk River Bridge
Company.
Senate Bill No. 81, to authorize the
trustees of Bethel Church in Grant
county to sell and convey the same.
Senate Bill No. 80, qualifying sections
5 and 6 of chapter "a of the Code.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to take from the
table Senate Bill No. Il, to amends and
re-enact section 5 of chapter 81 of the
Code. Agreed to. after being amended
in several particulars, and ordered to be
engrossed and read a third time.
Mr.. PHELPS moved to take from the
table House Joint Resolution No. 13
giving notice to Nathanisl Harrison
Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit
of proceedings for his removal, and
House Joint Resolution No. IA, that the
Senate and the House of Delegates meet
in the Hall of the House of Delegates
on Friday the 25th day of February
1870, in joint convention, for the pur.
pose of hearing the evidence and argu
ments of counsel on the trial of the
charges against Nathanial Harrison,
Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit,
and that any votes, which may be re
quirsd during the progress CT said trial,
shall be had by each house in its own
hall, and at the termination of said
trial each house shall vote separately
upon each of such charges.
Mr.. FOREMAN moved that the reso-
lutiops be printed and referred to i
special committee of five.
Mr.. PHELPS was opposed to delay.
The resolutions as far as they go are
identical with the charges as already
printed If these charges arc untrue
We owe it to Mr.. Harrison to vindiCate
his character. If be is guilty it is our
duty to see that we are relieved of the
odium of keeping such man on the
bench.
Mr.. DAVIS thought the matter should
be attended to at once. Delay in this
ease is dangerous. There is barely time
now to give the necessary notice and
prepare for the trial. To delay long
enough to print is to say that we will
not pay any attention to these charges
now, aud we should ba held responsible
both TO Mr.. Harrison and our constitu-
ents as to whether this investigation
shall be had or not. If Mr.. Harrison is
not guilty-if the charges are false
the world should know it; if the charges
are true, we owe it to the people of the
State to depose him from the bench
To refer it TO a special committee is to
take il from the hands of the Senate,
and l shall therefore oppose the motion.
Mr.. PATRICK was satisfied that to
refer the matter under discussion to a
special committee was to defeat the in
vestigation. There is barely time now
to give the necessary notice. remem-
Der case in point, when Judge Hind
man was tried and deposed from office,
he was on sick bed at the
time of the trial. The Senate owes il
to itself, to the people and Judge Hlr-
rison tn have the investigation at rs
early day as possible, aad determine
either the guilt or innocence ofthe party
against whom the charges are pre-
ferred.
Mr.. YOUNG did not see any necessity
for haste. If there be not time, at the
end of fOrty-fve days, we can sit an.
other fOrty-five days, or the Governor
may call us in extra session. Must we
rush this case through because the
House wants it done. Are we ma
chine to roll along as the House orders :
/ am prepared TO 90 into an early ex
animation of the case, but want more
light on it, and this light can only be
obtained from a committee. / shall
therefore vote for Senator Boreman's
resolutions.
Mr.. PATRICK said it was very evi.
dent that until the twenty days required
is given, neither the Senate or House of
Delegates have no power to investigate
the case. If the motion OF Senator
Borcman prevail there will be no inves-
tigation this session. If this is the in
tention the country ought to know it..
l think the Senate by unanimous con-
sent ought to pass the House resOlu-
tiors.
Mr.. GATHER of Taylor thought that
Jadge Harrison should demand an in
vestgation Of these charges, for they
are very grave ones. A committee, if
the matter were referred to them, could
take no evidence, could give no light
The matter should be determined with
out delay.
Mr.. WILSON was satisfied that the
resolution as they came from the House
should be passed at once aud not be re-
ferred to committee. That we might
know who were and who were not in
favor of doing justice TO Mr.. Harrison
and to the State, he should demand the
yeas and nays.
Mr.. BOREMAN said the yeas and nays