West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-06

Amendment prepared by the Haa
Jas. H. Ferguson, Chairman of tb
House Judiciary Committee WY s
reported back to each brancE
of the Legislature.
Upon subsequent action by Il.
Senate, it was indefinitely post
poned. 1t remains, however, befo,.
the House Of Delegates, and will
come before that body for action a.
the adjourned session of the Lep1is..
lature next winter; and if pas9ad
by that branch, it will go again ~
the Senate for their final considar.
alton. A copy of said Amendment
known as blouse Joint Resolutiar
No. g." is herewith returned.
While the action of the Sepats
was by no means encouraging, yet
we do not regard their action as :; AZ
all final in the matter. Senator
who voted to indefinitely postpone
are free to consider the Amendment
upon its merits, should it pass The
House, and some Of them have ey
pressed themselves as ready to ra.
gard the will of their constituent,
in regard to submitting this cues.
ton to vote of the people.
If the desire of the people can be-
fairly expressed, by suitable peti-
tions or otherwise, whereby as We
are confident, a large majority Of
all the voters of the State will be
found to favor submitting the
measure to a vote; your committee
indulge the hope, that the Legisla.
ture viii grant their petition and
will submit the Prohibition
Amendment to vote at the next
general election.
Your Committee recognize the
necessity of a more thorough organ
ization' of the counties, in order
that there may be greater unity Of
ction,-that a deeper interest may
be awakened and that better means
of communication among the PEG
pie upon the subject before us may
be established.
Recognizing the efficiency of the
newspaper press in the promotion
of our interests, we have given our
official sanction and approval to
the West VIRGINIA Freeman. A
weekly newspaper published at
Parkersburg, especially in the in,
terests of temperance and prohibi
ton in this State. And we CRATE
fully recognize the uniform courte-
sy and fairness accorded to us, by
the Press of the State generally
Many of the newspapers have been
outspoken in behalf of Temperance
and against legalizing the liquor
traffic.
We have thought proper to rec
ommend to this Convention zap
point one or more agents to act IN
der the direction of the incoming
Executive Committee, to canvass
the the State, and assist in organl-
zing the work, wherever such as
sistance is desirable.
We have held four regular meet,
ings since our appointment besides
a number of informal meetings.
Of the funds pledged at the last
convention we have collected a sui
fcient amount to pay all expenses
thus far, and we herewith submit
detailed statement OF our receipts
and expenditures.
We submit this brief summary
our labors, and surrender our trust
with the full confidence that this
glorious cause will go on to COM
plete triumph, believing, as we 90
that our successors Will 1iho
a ready response and co-operatl9,a
on the part Of the pe99Pig
in their efforts to accompllSh
in our little Mountain State the en-
tire Prohibition Of the Liquor
Traffic. Respectfully submitted
DAVE D. Johnson, Chairman
GEO. G. WILDInG, Sec,y,
On motion of l.. E. Peters, the It.
port was received, and the su6jec.
matter and recommendations thelt'
in, referred to the several apProPTl-
ate committees. After sundry ar
nouncements the Convention a9,
journed with prayer till 81 ocIocA
Wednesday morning, June Z9'h'
WEDNESDAY-MOR SESolo-'