Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-19
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Resolutions.

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Resolutions.
BY Mr.. Cox Resolved, That the judi
ciary Committee be IN structed 10 inquire
into the expediency OF SO amending the
law on the subject OF suffrage so as 10
Permit Women to Vote
in all free school elections and those
relating to the prohibition OF the manu-
fac,ure and sale OF intoxicating liquors
in this State.
By Mr.. Wells (of Tyler)-RcsOlced.
That the committee on the Judiciary
enquire into the expediency Of rep Ifting
a bill authorizing the county courts to
allow the asses sOr5 for the year 1880 tie
sum allowed by Law at the time they
were elected to Office.
Petitions
came in lively yesterday, they were pre-
sented as follows:
By Mr.. Well (oi Marion From VIM.
G. Fleming, VIM. B. Sine, A. l.. Beatty,
l.. G. Jones, b. F. Hamilton and 293
others OF Marion county, asking that the
town of Warrington shall not be made
an independent school district.
BY Mr.. Kepner-From A. g. Wagner
and 200 others, Of Ohio county, asking
for the Abolition OF the contract system
Uf convict labor.
By Mr.. Dayis-From Clayton Phipps
and 2S others OF Harrison, asking the
Legislature not to pass III. b. No. "a and
5. L. No. 62-the railroad bills.
By Mr.. Quarter = From A. +. Reyn-
olds and others of Kanawha. asking that
no law be passed by the Legislature re-
stricting the
Ancient Liberty OF Hogs
to run at large in kanswha county.
BY Mr.. Wells. of Marion-From John
G.. Taylor and l25 others, Of Wetzel and
Marion, asking for an appropriation 10
construct a,,wagon road from Knob Fork,
Wetzel, to Glover's Gap, Marion.
Prohibition Petitions
Three petitions asking for the submit
ting to a vote of the people a constltu-
tional amendment forever prohibiting
the manufacture and sale OF Intoxicating
liquors were presented by Messrs
Beckwith, Rowley and Wells (of Tyler;
they are signed by l02 persons.
presented, Judge Ferguson moved that
the House proceed to the
Reading of Bills
the second time. a few short bills
were ordered to engrossment and then
II. b. No. l60 the
Education B II.
was taken up. This bill is long one,
embracing over seventy-tiye pages OF
printed matter. The bill proceeded
with very few amendments until this
section was reached
SEC. IL. In the primary schools there
shall be taught Orthography, reading,
penmanship, arithmetic, English gram
mar, history, geography and such other
branches as the Board OF Education may
direct.
Mr.. Quarter moved to insert after
the word branches" these words ''Of an
ordinary English education. This
started big discussion, the object evil
IDENTIFY being TO suppress German. Re-
marks were made by Messrs. Seabright,
Ferguson, Leonard and Lowry against
the amendment, while Messrs. Quarter
and Moffett supported il. Mr.. Fergu-
son stated that this could be made test
question, and accordingly Mr.. Riley
called for the ayes and nays, with the
following result:
Those who voted in the affirmative
were: Messrs. Bell, Brady, Depue,
Floyd, Fulkerson, Grantbam, Holt, Me-
Cord, Moffett, Monroe, Prince, Quarter,
Se.tl-, Siler, Steere, Wayt. Wells (oi
Marion) and Wells (Of Tyler)-lS.
Those who voted in the negative
were:-Messrs.W Wilson (Speaker), Babb,
Beckwith, Bee, Cox, Cresap, Davis,
Davisson, Day, Dodrill. Ferguson, Fer
rel, Fisher (of Braxton), Fisher (of Har-
dy), ,Hackworth, Hall (of WetzeD, Hobbs,
Hubbard, Irons, Johnson, Kepner,
Leonard, Lowry, Lusk, Lynch, Max
well, McCrum, Morrow, Poe, Riley,
Rowley, Seabright, Sharp, Sheppard,
Sinclair, Sydenstricker, Thompson. Tip
pett, Watson ami Wilson (of BARBOUR
80.
/. Those not noting gwere:-MesSrs Crum.
rine, Edmiston, Hall (of Barbour), Lur-
ty, Mcneil, Or-5.'
That amendment being lost MIR. Floyd
moved to amend by inserting alter geo
graphy" the words,
"Constituiion of the United States" %
Mr.. Sesbright amended the amend-
nreut by adding "the Declaration OF ln-
Mr.. Moffett suggt sted
''Washiugton's farewell address" while
Mr.. Cresap was in favor OF the platforms
OF both political parties. Judge Fergu-
son made speech against Mr.. Floyd's
he said-imsgiRe young
girl l6 or IL years old teaching
a lot OF tow-headed boys the
Constitution Of the United States! Why
ii she was a republican the doctrine Of
imperialism that. that party seemed 10
be adopting, and il she was a States
Right Democrat, State Sovereignty would
BE- inculca'ed into the minds OF the
youth. Mr.. Floyd stated that his sole
desire was 10 make intelligent citizens
and voters. 1t is almost needless to
saw all of the above was glnriously set
tied by the amendment being sat down
on.
The reading proceeded little further
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