The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-04

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h Ar. LAMB moved to further amend.
giving the Supervisors, instead of the
Governor, power to ill vacancies.
adopted. Also, to repeal the appoint.
ling power vested in the Governor.
Adopted.
Mr.. LAMB moved to further amend
the substitute by providing penalties in
the shape of fines for the failure Of reg
istrars to discharge their duties.
Mr. PIERP0INT wanted more discus.
sion. 1t was q good time for an expres-
sion of views.
Nj. CARPENTER said these penalties
were offered TO enable men to harrsss
registrars by suits and prosecutions.
The registration law as it stood Mad
been satisfactorily administered in his
section. The Governor had done his
duty, and no man questioned bis hon.
esty. He moved an indefinite postpone.
ment. -.
Mr.. JACKSON in reply reminded
the gentleman Of the uncontradicted re-
ports now flying about the city, relative
to the issuing by the Governor of blank
commissions for members Of registration
Boards, to be placed in partisan hands
and filled up with such names a. might
best suit q partisan purpose. ii any
man in that would deny that the Gov
ernor had thus delegated the appointing
power be would like 70 hear from him.
On the motion TO Indefinitely post.
poue, .. -
Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Baker, Ballard Of Monroe, Car.
pentcr, Chambers, Collins, Donehoo,
Evans, Fsrnsworth, Fisher, Flick, Gan.
dee, Goff, Hassler, Hil Howe Mccoy,
Miller. Price, Pierpoint, Putnam, Rex
road, Ropp, Sturgiss and Wheat-2i. q
Those voting in the negative were
MesSrs. Agnew, Ballard Of Logan, Bar.
low, Beltzhoover, Bowyer, Branpon,
Burgess, Cracraft, Davis, Davissop,
Faris, Flanagan, Guthrie, Hervey,
Howard, Jackson, Judy, Lamb, Lamon,
Lynch, Maxwell, Meadows, Neely, Pow.
nall, Scott, Smith, Summers, Thomas,
Welch, Wells and Wilkinson-3l.
Mr.. LAMBS amendment was then
adopted.
by providing that the registrar shall
net on the ground of disloyalty refuse
registration to any citizen who takes
the Test Oath and that the Boards Of
registration shah strike no names from
the list unless disloyslty be proved
after due notice. ..r. .Hf
Mr.. DAVIS said he could not at this
time vote for the 10th section Of the
original bill which it was now pro-
PISSED to tack to the substitute. IL
contained what was most obnoxious ia
the present law. ltcoDtains that which
no American citizen should recognize.
Ii purpOTts to prescribe M ofenss IN.
known to the law, shat Of "disloyalty."
1t gives the Boards power TO determine
what constitutes the undeiioe ofense
called "disloyalty" and also what eyi.
dence shall establish it. This was Civ.
ing the Boards fearful power over the
liberties of the citizen and the section
could not be approved by his vote.
The question being put, those voting
in the Affirmative were Ncssrs. ARnew,
Barlow, Beltzhoover, Brannon, Burgess,
Cracraft, DaviSsOn, Faris, Flanagan,
Hervey, Howard, Jackson,
Judy, Lamb, Lsmon, Lynch, Maxwell,
Mccoy, Meadows, Neely, Powball, Scott,
smith, Summers and WilkiDSon-26.
Those voting in the negative were
Itessrs. Baker, Ballard Of Monroe, Car.
,enter, Cham bers, Collins, Douehoo.
svans, FarDswoIth, Fisher, Gsndse,
ioff, Hassler, Hill, Howe, Miller, Pier
,oint. PIice, Putsam, ReIrosd, Ropp,
Thomas, Welob, Wells and
Adjourned.