Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-02
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Fourth Day.

The minutes of the previous day wer'
read and approved.
Mr.. VAN WISRLE, from the committee OF
Fundamental and General Provisions, stn=
ted that that committee had not been able
to get their partial report printed, as they
proposed, in time 10 lay il before the Con
Vention this morning. He was thereior
Instructed to submit it now to the ConVen' :
ton, and ask that it be laid on the table
and printed.
The motion was agreed to, and the re-
mort read and ordered to be be printed.
rive will print all these documents when
thew come up for onsideratiOn.-EDs'l
Mr.. CALDWELL gave uutice that he should
ask for n provision to be inserted IN
the Constitution, to the effect that when
the Constitution is submitted to the peo-
pie, they shall then determine whether the
name shall be Western Virginia or Kan
awha.
Mr.. SMsEI offered proposition in ref
erence to county organization and tue
manner of voting.
Mr.. VAN WIsKLE moved that when sim
liar documents to this one were to be prin-
ted at once, they be laid on the table and
printed without reading; aud the motion
was agreed to.
Mr. LAMB, from the Committee on5the
Legislative Department., presented the re-
, mort of that Committee in relation to the
division of the State into Congressional
Districts and the superintendent of repre-
sentation; also, recommending that F"
committee of nine be raised to ascertain
! aud report to the Convention proper
boundary for the proposed new State; also,
asking to be discharged from the further
consideration of npportIoning the repre-
sentation in Congress under the census o.
: 1860.
The entire report was ordered to be laid
, upon the table and printed.
The resolution raising the Committee on
Boundary was adopted, and the Committet
} on the Legislative Department discharge
e from further consideration of the sn6jec
/, of making the apporttOnment under tn
census of.ls6o.
b Mr.. HAaAR offered the following. which
e was referred TO the Committee on Funda
8 mental and General Provisions.
WHEREAS, Negro Slavery is the Origin,
and foundation Of our national troubles
o and the cause of the terrible rebellion il
: our midst that is seeking TO overthrow on
Government and whereas, Slavery is III
compatible with the Word of God, and de
trimental to the interests of free people
: as well as wrong to the slaves themselves
r therefore,
Resolusd, That the Convention inqui,
into the expediency OF making the pro
posed new State tree State, and thht
5 provision be inserted in the Constitution
y for the gradual emancipation of all I'll
y slaves within the proposed boundaries o.
- the new State, to be submitted to the peO
u pie of the same for their approval or rejee
e ton.
Referred to the Committee on Funda4
mental and General Provisions.
4 Mr.. BRowN, of Kuuawha, offered the fol
lowing, which was referred:
, ResoLped, That the State of Kanawha
ought to assume Just and equitable pro
portion of the state debt of Virginia, anc
: | in doing SO discriminate between It's friend
and foes by paying first the bonds heidi.
. her own loynl citizens, next those held b.
the loyal citizens not resident in the stat
of Kanawha, and of the excess Ivo raj
I share.
$ Mr.. DiLLE, presented a project for con
/ shutting judiciary.
Mr. STEVENSON of Wood presented =
provision in relation to the contraction o
n State debts.
Mr.. HARR1soN offered aresolution to pre-
!, fix a bill of rights to the Constitution, AM
: adopt the Bill of Rights of Virginia omit
ting the l4th declaration.
: MIR. POWELL offered a resolution for max
, ing taxation uniform throughout the Com
a monwealth-tlat all property shall b.
taxed in proportion to its value, which
shall be prescribed in such manner as de-
a termined by law.
Mr.. HERyEY offered resolution to strik,
> out the word EKnnawha," in the sth line
= of the "Ordiuancc for the erection of i
i new State" &C., and insert iustead "New
: Virginia"
II These propositions were all disposed OF
under the resolution adopted by the Con
, ventiou, that is, laid on the table without
o reading and ordered to be printed.
is Mr.. STEVENSON, of Wood, moved thai
/ the Scrgeant-at-Arms be authorized 10
!, contract for one writing desk for each
u member of the convention ut price moi
l. exceeding $3.50 piece.
l. Mr.. WILEY wanted to know where the
n desks were to be put. There certainly was
not room for them in the hall. He thonghl
three or four pine tables would be better
AIR. LAMB suggested thata dozen desk:
would be sufficient and better than tables
r Mr.. VAN WiNKLE reminded them that
n they would have to look to the Legislature
% of Virginia to pay this and all other o.
their expenditures, and it would be well
. not to incur auy unnecessary expense.
a Mr.. LANG said their expense daily was
IS about 5000. If by having proper facili-
= ties for business they could get through q
single day sooner they would save seven
u times the cost of the twelve desks He
d thought in respect to economy, they should
IA have all proper facilities for expediting
business.
Mr.. STEVENSON of Wood accepted the
u suggestion of the gentleman from Ohio, as
e an amendment.
Z Sir. STEWART of Doddridge, offered an
amendment to the amendment by instruct
ing tho Sergeant-at-arms TO procure two
4 or three plain tables, to be placed in con
yenient portions of the hall.
Mr.. CALDWELL suggested to his friend
a from Wood to change his proposition so as