Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-02-13
- ~ WHEELING, VA, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRT

presiding officer of the Senate, ruled that
because of this amendment, immaterial as
it was, it was necessary that the bill should
again be passed by ayes and nays and
should again receive the votes of 81 majOri-
ty of all the members elected to the SEN
ate before it could become law. This
ruling of the President elected cOnsider'l-
BILE variety of opinion as to its correctness:
the reverse has heretofore been the usage,
and the proper usage TOO, rs was contend
ed by Mr. Thomas, of Fairfax, who is re-
ported to be one OF the best Parliamenta-
rians in the State. Without coming to any
definite decision upon the question, MIR.
Neil, of Wood county, who WIS the pa. ron
of tine bill, ended the discussion by calling
the ayes and nays, when in its amended
form, it received constitutional vote. It
is pity it had not been otherwise, forthen
the Senate would have been compelled to
decide and end this question, which can at
almost any time arise again. --
Col. G. G. Memminger, South Cardinals
Embassador, still remains here, and is
seen much about the Capitol, suppose,
waiting for VirginiA's answer to the treN-
sonabIe propositions he brought here with
him. The joint committee on that sub
ject have not yet reported, and it is to be
hoped that they will yet delay a little
longer, for each day brings new recruits to
to Webster's great principles of "Liberty
and UniOn-nOw and forever, one and in
separLble" q"
So soon as that report shall be made
it is said that the Hon. A. II. II. Stewart
Will make n great speech upon the sub
ject. And he is the very man that can do
tone of our eloquent Union champions
tt,af Tviv Will, ~ IlHck
twin sisters, Secession and Disunion, an
airing that will make them quake in their
bones, as he holds them up before our
eagles talOns, and in alright,
..Each particular hair stand, on eud.
Like 4uills upon ;he iIe.ful peccuPine.
Late papers bring US the news that Mis-
sissippi has also passed similarresOlutions
su'those of South Carolina. and has depHted
Il messenger to bring them to this Capitol.
So, suppose, we shall soon have that
ambassador here too, with the smell of
treason upon his garments. F
To-day both Houses of the Legislature
passed a resolution, with but one dissent
ing voice in each brancl--that of Nr.
Newton, OF Taylor county, in the Senate,
and Mr.. Johnston, of the same county, in
the House-which is matter of some i'm
poriance to the soldiers about Wheeling.
who so promptly and so gGllantly respond
ed to the Governors call 10 HHrper's Fer
~. 1t Will he good news to many of them,
and therefore give it here in full:
''ResciUed. by i6e General ASsemoLy q
Virginia, That the Board of Commission
ers appointed to audit aud paythe expenses
Of invasion of the STATE are hereby in
structed, in auditing the Wy rolls of nom
commissioned officers and privs.tes who
were in the service of the State on account
of said invasion, to allow said nOn-cOm-
missioned officers and privates who served
fifteen days, three months full pay; those
who served ten days, two months full
pay. and all others in said -servint- one
months full pay, according to the RATE
now allowed to nOu-cOmmisSiOned officers
and priyates in the service of the United
States"
rOa yesterday the House rejected the bill
for subscription, on the part of the State,
| of 500, 900 to the Pittsylvauia Railroad,
by vote of ayes 81. nays 81. SubSe-
qrcntIy thev reconsidered this vote, and
laid the bill upon the table.
To-day the House passed a bill iucorPo-
rating the Elk river turnpike road. with n
capital of S25, 900, and three-ti:ths sub
scription thereof, upon the part of the
State The vote was ayes %. noes 40: also
subscription upon the part of the Stale
of tllrce-iifths of $4,000 to the hOnOngL-
,hela Navigation Company-by vote Of
ayes 81, noes 90.
The House adjourncd, pending vote
uDon the bill subscribing S35O.OoO by the
State, to the extension OF the Richmond &
DAnviIle Railroad Company. This road is
more prosperous than probably any other
ItaitrOad in the United States. 1t docs a
large business and declared dividend of
four per cent for the last six months The
bill will, beyond doubt, pass the House,
and most likely the Senate also. Never
before in the history of the State, has the
Internal Improvement party been so strong
as Mt the present session. Ii the trainers
OF the present Constitution had intended a
mode of building up such Al party they
could have hit upon no more certain ex-
pedient of doing so than by providing in
the Constitution, that no bill creating a
charge upon the Treasury should become
a law without the vote of n majority of
the members elected to each branch of the
legislature. The irrepressiblc consequence
has been that no such measure. however
Just, can have hope of success, unless its
friends combine with all the big railroads
and little tnrnpikes in the State in the un-
holy purpose of bleeding the Treasury.
Ef H ALPHA.
Union Meeting ia Marshall County.
Alta meeting of the ''Union Party" held
at the "Latrobe House." for District No.
3 in Marshall County, Virginia, one the
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