Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-27
Extra Session.


Since the adjournment Of the Legislature there is
but little State interest calculated to the
tenlion of our readers. Tue Legislature adjourn
ed after session of ninety days without compile
ting one hall OF The busin, IS on its table, hav-
ing spentar the greater part of the session in the
discu, sion of Leayy Internal Improvement bills,
b which were ultimately lost for want of constitu
tional majority, it requiring now majority Of the
b members elected to each house TO pass an appto-
priaton bill. The result Of these heavy bills is
that much necessary LEGAL business has be, pass
ed by, AID many bills of the first Importance 10
4 particular sections, and which " Guild have passed
as muIte. of course, have been obliged to take
their place on that end oithe calendar which
never reached. TIE fact that none OF the heavy
Internal Improvement bills have passed will
ceSSarily make their advocates favor the call of
extra session whilst the patrons Of the private bills
alluded to will doubtless advocate rame coulse.
What the bank meu of the Commonwealth will
desire on this subject, know not; but from
20 what we have learned ON the subject the friends
of the old banks. though exceedingly DESTROYS for
their speedy rectsarter, and regretling the
ton OF the last legislature, yet Trey do not regard
the question Of Time of sufficient importance to
justify the call of extra and The exp.
onG outlay in various moIes consequent thereon.
II is much 10 the interests of the ! nnks to have
speedy rechurter but ii Is 10 the interest of the
Sta;e to have as little expensive legislation pos
Sbe, and were nn extra session 10 be called, the
81 Internal improvement advocates would be Brought
20 use means for carrying through their works,
~tich would greatly increase our State debt, and
ultimately perhaps ELECT her credit, for il is unfOr
tuna'ely the fact that when mertoIious bill
lpaSSeS,i il usually has lots OF bad company.
We hope. therefore. that the exigencies Of the
Stale will not republican extra session, as its con-
sequences, while beneficial in some things, will be
injurious in more. The Governor, we hear will
not call such session his own motion, and in
this he will he supported by the State. The only
course, Therefore, to Uring about extra session
Is Tor majority Of The members 10 request Cow
ernor to call ii, which he is constIlulonaliy
bound TO obey. This request, however, had not
been perferted up to She period of adjournment,
and we opIne that when members consult their
constituents at home, especially as ''tax s,ing'' is
upon us, they will fad but few of the sove: eigns
who will be willing to bear, in addition, the bur
dens OF another session. Besides, such course
would he III the teeth of the spirit OF the const-
tuition, for that instrument never cUntempla ted an
extra session fUg mere failure to .cear the docket"
but as psrnissum upon unusual, important and
unex Iected emergencies. We hope that there
will be no extra session. there being no impending
necessity Therefor, ami the constitution beng in
tended to prevent rather than encourage lep;sla-
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