The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-02

him (Mr. W. J that the probable cost O
"a flag would be, say $40, and the
placing of the same over the house, say
500. Hehoped to see the flag fioatine
over the house in which they presided
and gave notice that if in order, hi
would offer q resolution, that the Ser
geant-atArms be instructed to procure
q flag costing not over $3.50.
MI. johnson, Of Wood, thought tina,
the question should be met and hoped
that the motion to indefinitely postpone
would not prevail, and offered the fol
lowing suggestion. that the Governor
loan. the Convention one of the regf
mental flags and place the same upor
the house without expense.
Mr.. Ward believed in adherence tc
his State first and foremost and aftel
that the United States, but that as the
State had no flag, and as it was evl
IDENTIFY right snd proper that they should
have some flag to sit under, he favored
the original proposition. He supposed
that the question OF his loyalty had
been set at rest by the statute OF limlta
ton, and then he doubted the right o
the Convention to place upon the churct
what an old friend of mine would cal
a SALoRINIs. He was prepared to vote
for Mr.. Wheat's motion. .
Mr.. johnson, Of Tyler, thought 1
would be an unnecessary expense L
raise the flag, and that the Convention
would be much better employed II
attending to their proper duties thar
wasting their time on a question OF 81
small importance.
Mr.. Atkinson said that if the resolu
ton should be put to vote and mem
bsrs should hesitate to concur upon any
question of expense, he would guaran
tee that it should not cost them ont
cent; that he, for one, wanted to ell
under the stars and stripes once again
Mr.. Wheat said that upon consider
alton he could not withdraw his motion
and begged leave to indorse the remarks
of his friend. the gentleman from Tyler
that he could not see as the flag wa
needed to signify when the Convention
was in session or when adjourned, fol
the members we'll knew its hours o
meeting, and if present attending to thell
duties would be very likely to know o
its adjournment. lie, for one. did not
want to see one Of those regimenta
banners thrown to the breeze again, DC
Mr.. Hagan's understood that the mo
ton was only in obedience to "a time
honored usage, that every assembly
should sit under the shadow OF the
flag, and that the question Of expense
would never be brought up as mean:
of defeating any Constitution they
might place before the Convention; anc
he deprecated any reference to those
old, and he hoped forgotten, issues, and
upon the question of indefinite post
ponement called for the yeas and noes
The case resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Armstrong, Basel
Boggs, Byrne, Campbell, Cone, Grim
Gushing, Dickinson, Fitzhugh, Hard
ing, Jackson of Lewis, johnson OF
Tyler, Knight, McCreary, Maslin
Mathews, Miller, Muuroe, Morgan
Moffett, Pannell, Pate, Peerce, Price,
Robinson, Roberts, Smith, Travers
Thompson, Ward, Warth and Wheat
-33.
NoEs.-Messrs. Allen, Arnet, Atkin,
son, Bee, Brown, Calpe, Criswell, Daven'
por, Faulkner, Farnsworth, Ferguson
Ferrill, Gallagher, Hall, Hsgans, Hay
mond, Hayner, Hoge, Jackson Of Wood
johnson of Wood, Kautner. Lurvey,
McCleary, Martin, Osburn, Park, Pen,
dleton, Pipes, Pugh, Randolph, Snider'
Station, Stricken, Sturms, Thayer
Thornburgh, Waggener, Wilson, Wiley,
Woods and Mr.. President-40
Mr.. Knight intimated that he would
present substitute for the amendment
and original proposition if combined.
The question came up on the amend
ment offered by the gentleman from
Tyler.
Mr.. Hagsns moved an amendment tc
the amendment that after the word.
"reacued from tyranny" there be added
Tin the year 1861"
Mr.. Morgan deprecated the time
wasted in such small matter as flag
hoisting, and thought there could be nc
question Of the Conventions loyalty
flag or no flag.
Mr.. Hagans withdrew his amend
ment.
Mr.. Farnsworth said that introducing
the original proposition he had not
thought that it would have created sc
much disturbance.
Mr.. johnson, OF Tyler, withdrew his
amendment.
Mr.. Knight offered as a substitute
for the original motion, the following
which he thought would do away with
all previous objections. That if any
persons or members Of the Convention
desire to place a flag over the hall o
the Convention they are at liberty tc
do so as far as this Convention is con
cerned.
MIR. Brown wanted the original prop
sition put.
Mr.. Wilson stated that the Conven,
ton was costing the people between
5000 and $500 per day. and did moi
think they had the right to throw
away their time on such trifling mat
tiers.
Mr.. Farnsworth called for the yeas
and nays on the question of accepting
the substitute. Call not sustained.
Judge Ward denied that any political
capital was intended by the discussion
on the subject, and wished it understood
that he retracted nothing of his former
statements and wished it thrown to the
winds that he considered his first duty
and devotion to be to his State, &c.
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