The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-06


House Bill No. %, concerning unchar.
tered banks.
House Bill No. %, concerning burglary
and housebreaking.
House Bill No. 20, in relation to hogs
running at large in the county Of IIarri-
son.
House Bill No. llG, Tor The relief Of J d.
NJ. Il W. s. Armstrong.
House Bill No 70, to protect birds and
game.
House Bill No. 50, concerning the
charter Of the city Of Wheeling.
House Bill No. l2l, for the relief Of
Noah Stats, Of Jackson county.
On motion Of Mr.. siple, the House
took recess until .! o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Hoof offered resolution 10 amend
section ~ Of chapter 30 Of the Acts Of
1875, to prevcntth the sheriff OF any county,
who has not paid the taxes due from him
to the State by fixed time, from having
the tax books of another year TO collect,
and for obtaining a collector therefor.
Referred 10 the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Cross, on his own motion, was ex.
cused from further duty on the Commit
tee on Arts, Sciences and General I'm.
provements.
The Speaker appointed Mr.. Browse
to fill the vacancy.
PASSAGE OF THE CAPITAL BILL.
Substitute for House Bill No. %, to 10.
cate permanently the seat OF government
OF this State, was then taken up and read
u third time.
Mr.. Pennybacker said he could not
support the bill, upon the grounds Of the
unconstitutionality and illegally Of the
measure, and that the present was an
improper time to act upon this question,
owing to the great amount Of business
before the Legislature and the short time
in which to complete 1t. Mr.. Pen.
nybacker alluded 10 the handsome and
magnificent ediIice, erected by the citi.
zens Of Wheeling, at an expense of nearly
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
and OF which the State has,the occupancy
as long as they see ct 10 use it for legisla.
tive and State purposes. The people are
crying aloud, he said, owing 10 the bur
dens Of taxation imposed upon them,
and why then increase that taxation, by
the enormous expenditure that will neces-
sarily attend the removal OF this Capital?
The great reform movement upon which
We conducted our last. State and Nation
al campaign, would be but Haunting lie
that We have asserted TO our people here
toiore.
Mr.. Pennybacker alluded 10 the utter
untitness for the permanent location Of
the seat OF government Of this State at
either Of the three places named in the
bill, owing TO their proximity to the bOr-
ders Of the State. II there has been such
n clamor, he said, by the people Of this
State to settle this question as claimed by
the gentleman from Kanawha (Wilson),
why have we not heard Of this great de-
mand? Has there been one petition, one
word OF writing offered 10 this body, ask
ing that this question should he settled
Not line, not word. Mr.. Pennybacker
said that this bill was unconstitutional,
because il takes away from subsequent
Legislatures all power to repeal ii, and
it i therefore not worth the paper upon
which il is written.
Mr.. Faulkner spoke in favor Of the
passage Of tho bill.
Mr.. Hooacalled for the previous ques.
ton, which was the passage Of the bill,
thereby cutting oil all further debate on
the question,
Upon the final passage Of the bill,
The ayes were, Messrs. Allen, Babb,
Ball, Beard, Beckley, Bright, Chipley,
Cross, Cunningham, Davidson, Dunkin,
Eastman, Elliott, Faulkner, ferguson ,
Gooch, Gray, Hall, Hays, Hiett, Hooff,
Hoffman, Imboden, johnson, Knots,
Lowe, Maxwell, McCluskey, Quarter
Riley, Rose, Rowan, Samples, Shirt,
Siple, Spurlock, Stratton, Wilkinson,
Wilson and Mr.. Speaker (Gibson)-4O.
The hayes were Messrs. Barr, Browse,
Chancellor, Farnsworth, Fisher, Hearn,
Henderson, Largent, Morgan, Parriott,
Pennybacker, Robinson, Simpson, Som.
crville, Steadman and Wells-lG.
House Bill No. 100, empowering county
courts to construct roads upon petition
OF the majority Of land owners along the
line OF the proposed road, was read a first
time and ordered 10 a second reading,
Senate Bill No. 80, to appoint an in.
spector OF illuminating oils and prescrib.
ing his duties, was read first time and
ordered TO its second reading.
On motion of Mr.. Gray, the House adj.
journed until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock,