Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-14

M 4Sts. M4ntettIgenceF The very air here is
charged with the electric thunders of war
-on tue street, at the capitol, in the bar.
room, at the dinner table, nothing is
henru but resistance tU the Gtnerul Gov
ern'nent, and sympathy with the cause. of
south Carolina. In tile Legislature the
great aim. even among most of its Vest
ern mcmbers, appears to Le to hurry
things and Precipitate the crisis.
I0-day tue Committee Of the GOuse Of
Delegates, rePOTte'l'' IA hill TO provide for
electtng members Of convention, and to
conyene the same us follows:
a 6'tt TO PrOUide .fvr eleeting meAaJers of a
c"HreHtOn, md 10 cOMUeHe ihe zG7ns.
Be i enacted by The general assembly,
tuAt II shall be tie duty of the officers
who were appointed to conduct elections
for county officers in May last, at the
places. nblisbej for hOlding elections for
members of the general assembly +, to open
polls for elccting delegates to n convention,
TO consider and propose sucNmeaslres as
maybe leXpcdtent for this commonwealth
to adopt in tile present crisis of State AMI
national affairs. The sail election shall
be held on tue 7tll day of February, in the
year IF our Lord I sol.
.. The convention shall consist Uf one
hundred and fifty-tw" members to he
chosen FOR aud by the several counties aud
cities of the commonwealth, as prescribed
Gy the second section Of tie fnnrtln article
OF the Constitution of tlis State, for the
election of melubcrS nf the House &C Dele
gates. The county ar counties which al-
ternotely vote for delegates to the General
assembly Mnler the said article of the
Constitution, anI which at the next cleo
ton for delegates would he entitled tI
elect delegate or delegates, shall elect
the same number Of members "f tho con4
vention, and in the same malrncr that they
would be entitled If the election were for
members of the next session OF the Cen
er0l Assembly.
3. Any person may lie elected = mem
her of the convention who ut the tilue 0f
election has attained the ngc OF twenty
tive years, and is actually u citizen OF this
commonwealth. p ttslIt45
4. The said election shall in Ill respects
be conducted in the mode prescribed, and
the officers conducting the same shall be
vested with the powers, perform the tu-
ties, and be linblc to the penalties pre-
scrthe'l BY the Ccde Of Virginia for gener-
al elections, except us herein provided.
., The polls shall remain supen for one
day only and the commissioners superin-
tending the said election shall mpet in
their respective counties, corporations and
election districts on the second day from
tue commencement of tile election; shall
then compare the polls, Nndidecide who is
elected, and shall make returns of tho
election; one of which they shnll forth
with transmit by mail l6ytIie G6:eFnoF!
another, with tile poll books, shall he de-
livered 10 the clerk Of the county or cor.
porntiOn court, to be filed in his Office
and another to the member or members
elected to the said convention
6. Upon receiving the said returns, the
llNnVPPunF shall hIEST4r [,
vening the members so chosen. on MnnHny
the 18Th of February next, who shnll meet
at the capitol in the City ni Richuund uc-
cOrdingly, and proceed to adopt such
measures as they may deem cxpedicnt for
the welfare Of the commonwealth.
| Z. In the case Of II contested election,
the same shall he governed in all respects
| by the existing laws in regard to contest
ed elections in the house of tlclegntps,
8. III case of vacancies occurring pre-
yions to the meeting Of the convention, the
governor shall issue writs to supply the
same aud after the said meeting, the writs
shall be issued by order Of the conventions;
and the elections under such writs shall
4 be conducted in all respects as the elections
herein before provided fur.
.. Tho said convention shall he the
Judge ofits own privileges and elections,
and the members thereof shall have, pos
scss and enjoy. i'll the most full AMI ample
manner, all tile privileges which members
elected TO and attending on the general ns-
senIhly arc entitled tU, and moreover shall
he allowed the sNme pay for travelling to,
attending OH and returning frOin tile said
convention as is now allowed to memhers
ct general assembly for like services. rs
! lO. The said convention is hereby cm-
powered to arpOiut such officers, and to
lniake them such reasonable allowances
for their services rs it shall deem proper I;
II which several allowances slRll lie audited
by the auditor of public accounts, AMI
paid Ivy the tteasurer OF the cpnrui0il-
wealth, out ofiAuy money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated
II. The expenses incurred in providing
pnll books and in procuring writers tn
keep the same. shall no 'iefrnyvd as here
tofOrc in the elections 6T members III tlte
general assembly.
-. This net shall betu force. from its
passage.
The House has all day been engaged in
amending the same, but adjourned this
evening, only getting through the st seq
tiou by amending the same so as to pro-
vide for the election to take place on5thc
4th Instead of the 18th of Eebruary-thus
showing the desire OF that body to pre-
cipit.itc secession three days earlier than
the committee. From present indications
a twill pass both Houses before the end of
the present week. st
The Senate had a very short session to-
day. engaged chiefly in passing resolu-
tions Of reference, receiving petitions and
reports of resolutions. passed at public
meetings, on the disturbed Affairs Of the
country, held in diaeren: parts OF the
Commonwealth. Among these were the
iProccedings and resolutions of the work
ling mems meeting'held in yonr city on
Saturday last. Mr.. Caldwell, in present.
lug these to the Senate remarked thai the
meeting, in point of numbers rs well as
respecthbility exceeded that of any other
ever held in North Western Virginia.
The Senate to-iny laid on the table Mr..