Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-01

machine was 45f as injurious to woman /
as the weary hsnds and still more weary |
ing by hand. M{be womenwere willing to
risk it, the men3Aeught to try and put up |
with it, and he new that the unanimous |
voice of womanlDod was in favor of the |
sewing machine.E IL You tax the sewing |
machine, then taf Che cradle, the trundle |
bed and the cooking stove-they were all
equal necessitiest to1the comfort and con-
yenience OF the fkmiIy.
Mr. RI aqsSss SS ssn.Ss sn Mess5s sSs HeS. IsSa
would not siutis fself by voting down
Mr. Fulkerso:s sssi, tire point of order
flat the melton 10 sssikso3t sssewing ma
chimes" was out of order. The point of |
order was overruled by Speaker Wilson, |
who sustained the amendments.
The vote stood, ayes 10, noes 2l.
The Druggists.
Another debate. between Messrs. Morrow |
and Ferguson, followed on the motion |
of the former gentleman to allow |
druggists to conduct the drug business |
who employ some one qualified to conduct |
such business.
Ferguson opposed and Morrow advocated |
the amendment, which was finally with !
drawn with the promise to renew it at the |
proper time.
Afternoon session.
The House reasSembled promptly at 2:30. |
On motion of Mr. Doddrill, House bill No. |
3G4. to fix the time for holding courts in the |
second judicial circuit of this State, was |
taken up, read third time and passed with |
its title.
Mr.. McCord, on leave, introduced bill in |
relation to attachment of defendants prop
ertv and claims, was read first time and |
ordered to second reading.
Mr. Grantham. on leave. introduced bill !
concerning roads, bridges and crossings, |
was read a first time and ordered to 4 Sec |
ond reading.
Mr.. Hubbard from the Judiciary Com
mittee reported back, with q recommenda-
ton that il pass, House bill No. 1874, con-
cerning county courts, their jurisdiction
and power.
On motion of Mr.. Mcneil. bill for the
more eiIectual protection OF persons deal
erS in timber. was taken up, but was sub
Sequently made the order OF the day for |
tomorrow, at ; o'clock.
Onmotion Of Mr.. kcpner the bill concern
ing the working and ventilation OF coal
mines was taken up and made the special
order for Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock. |
BenwOOd Incorporation Bill.
On motion of Mr.. Sinclair, House Bill
| No 2l3 for the incorporation of Benwood,
was taken up. Mr.. Sinclair spoke at
| length in support of the bill, showing the
amount of property and population OF the
proposed town and the necessity for It's
passage.
Mr.. Hubbard offered an amendment to
| the third section, to the effect that any
person owning real estate in said city, or
Who owns ~ 900 OF Stock
| in anv corporation in said city, who are
| residents of the State shall be entitled
| to vote although not residents OF said
| city. He thought that it was simple
question: Did the house think it right
| that those who own real estate in the pro-
posed city, or who owned stock in any cor.
| poration located therein, should be entitled
| TO vote when their property was to be
| taxed? The first part OF the proposition was
not unprecedented and is now in the charter
of Wheeling, and no one ever claimed 1t
! was unjust and the second part was only
! for the reason that corporations owned q
majority of the property, and he concluded
! that, this being the case, the stockholders
! should be permitted to vote.
Mr. Sinclair did not object to those own
! ing real estate, but the stock could be
! changed from one TO the other. Had the
| stockholders in the mills Of Wheeling the
right to vote in that city.
Mr. Hubbard-They have not.
| Mr. Kepner moved TO amend by striking
| out the words
"Owuers Of Stock
| his object being that real estate owners
| should be permitted to vote, but not stock
| holders. There were farmers who would
! have but one vote while the stockholders
would have two or three hundred.
Mr. MofTett-Is not the principal value
of the real estate principally owned by the
, manufacturing companies; p.o
Mr. Sinclair-ies, includ'ng the D. W.
| X. r. Co.
Mr. Kepner-The b. & 0. railroad owns
more than all the others, and il the other
| corporations were permitted to vote, they
should also. He was opposed to such leg
! iSlation.
Mr. Sinclair-Thc principle ought to be
the same in all cases. If the companies
| which own
100000 Were Permitted 30 Vote,
why not the i. d o. Il. X. Co, which owns
$20OO,OOO? II you apply the principle to
Benwood why not to all the cities and
| counties in the State?
Mr.. Ferguson said as rule he did notin-
terfere in private bills, but he had been re-
quested by many persons interested to a.
| sist i'll the passage of the bill. But he
| should not have intcrfered, but he thought
| the Legislature ought TO be consistent.
| This provision was not eNacted from
any other corporation in the State.
| The time was in Virginia, when man
| could vote in as many counties in the State
AS he owned lands, and the result was that
| lust before election hundreds OF deeds were
| made. In 1851 this was done away with.
| 1t was usual under the old Virginia char
| ters to allow owners OF real estate TO vote IN
| the cities where the lands were located, but
| he had no recollection of any charter which
went to the extent proposed by this amend
ment. So far as he knew, there was never
any act of incorporation but which
Permitted stockholders to Vote.
The general law did not allow, and
wanted the House not TO make an eScep-
ton without weighty reasons therefor. 1t
was establishing dangerous precedent. If
passed, all the corporations had TO do was
TO make deeds for two inches of land, and
multiply votes at their wills. He did not
say this would be done, but ii placed 1t IN
the pewer of the corporations to do as they
pleased He was in favor OF Mr.. kepners
amendment, but that would not make the
bill acceptable, for he was opposed TO grant
ing suffrage TO non-residents. Taxation
was limited, and there was no reason for
departing from the rule.
Mr.. Moffett was anxious to give the peo-
ple exactly what they wanted, but cor
poration was simply the creature OF the
Legislature, and it was the duty OF latter
to make proper provision tor the exercise
of the powers granted. There was one
principle underlying our government, and
that was that
Taxation and Representation
went hand in hand. The property in Ben
wood was largely owned by Wheeling
capitalists and should be part Of that
municipality. There was nothing new in
the proposition, and ii now existed in
Wheeling where any free holder could
vote He could not support the amend
ment at it stood, but il il was modified So
as to prevent the distribution Of stock, he
would do so.
Consistency.
Mr.. Hubbard said in order to be con-
sistent the Legislature should not pass the
bill at all as it includes 365 acres, while
the town proper occupied but SO acres.
Mr.. Ferguson said it was no unusual
thing to take in farming lands, and cited
the cases Of Huntington, Guyandotta,
Barbourville, st. Adams and others, and, in
fact, the rule was that corporations en-
braced more or less farming lands.