The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-12-10
THE S ATE
CELEBRATES
ITS 4sTH
BIRTHDAY
Schools 81 Stots
Render Patriotic
ProgrdI1lllle 3

Forty.six years ago today tha con
gress OF the United States took hnal
action on Senate Bill; No. 865. rrofii.
ing for the admissioh OF west Qir-
ginia into the Union after debate
which had lasted for two DAYS and
which was resplendent with ricnI
flourish and literary e1celIence or
that date the house Of repFt entaliyes
concurred In the action Of the United
States senate,
In commemoration Of the day Wien
final legislative acrlon was taken on
the act which admitted West virFihia
into the galaxy OF States forInine the
Union, will render theaRS hfdIueu
Union. the public schools oi the State
will Fender programmes princinaiI4
patriotic, fer the purpose % ae4nifinr
the school youth OF West Hiffinla
with the early struggles Of West vir-
ginia for statehood.
To Hon. John Al Bffgham. or
Ohio, West Virginia Is greatly In.
debted for her admission into the
Union. for to-day 1t Is racogniz ii ana
conceded that but for his eforts the
bhl providing for the ladmissioh Of
the State would probably nave failed
OF passage, Alert. active and earn
.estly persistent this Ohio statesman
never falteFed Until on the 10th day
of December, 1869, he saw the low
er house Of the national c5ngfass act
faNorably upon the BILL
y The United States SsHa Oh the
14th of July, 1862, passed the bin
admitting West Virginia into ths
Union by asvote OF % TO IL and on
the following day, William EIieKs7.
clerk OF the United States SENATE an
nounced TO the 1ouse M n presenln-
tives that the senate had pa FED Sen.
ate Bill, Mo- 365, entitled An act
Tor the admission of West Virginia
poses. y r t.',
On the 18th Of IuIyi Ire bin came
up in toe lower house and was read
first and second time, accordine 10
parliamentary practice. Then It wns
that John "A. Bingham. "a Ohio. de-
manded tie previous question On tx
passage. Joseph q. Segar Objected
to Its third reading and moved "a Inv
IT on the table. The iouse refused.
by vote Of II to IA, to lay me bin
on the table"
Then Roscoe Conklihg mssyed Tint
the further consideration ot the Ri
he postponed until the second Tu,s.
day in December. Those who desired
the admission OF the new State he
lieved sucn postponemeiit to mean
the death Of, the BILL hut sonkline's
molten carried by, a vote OF 6g 10
Four months came and, went. ana
on the 9th day Of December, John A.
Bingham obtained the floor aud de-
manded tne regular order Of bust
ness.
"lhe regular order OF bifslnese.'
said the speaker, SIS the considera.
tion Of Senate BIZ No. Sat. nforId-
ing for the admission Of West vir
gtnia into the Union, which was post.
nnned at tne. last session to this day.r
Bingham asked that IL be pnt up-
on its passage, as It was important
that IT be passed at this time. Dis.
cusston and argument continued an
that day and on the following day
until 9 o'clock In the oon when
.debatae was closed by.crdef of tna
house. II was then read third time
and put upon It's passage. receirine
Sc votes cast for and IS againsi
Because final action was taken on
the bill In Eongress on the 10th day
of December. that day has been sel
apart in the public schools Of West
Virginia to be observed las West Vir.
ginia Day. and Is certainly very ap.
propriate.