Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-25
Tbe LeRtslatuFo.

The LeRtSl1turo.
7, gill he observed that our usual leSis-
lativeTepors does not appear this morning.
Il "a omitted. on account Of the greatlengt9
of Yesterdays session, and other matters
reudsring it impraeticable to prepare It:
To the majority of our readers it may De
At any rate more acceptable to know
briefly what the Legislature accomplished,
than how they accomplished it. 10 the
6rst place, We may say what the Assembly
did not do. 1t did not adjourn sine die IS
II promised, on yesterday. After no little
discussion at several vario1s stages OF the
business, and sending back and forth be-
tween the two Houses of joint resolutions
and disaEresments, they finally rescinded
the vote fixing yesterday for adjournment,
and settled on to-day instead. And, fur
Their, they did not decide the question OF
whether the State is to be divided or not.
Thee did not even dispose Of the bill
which does nothing further than to recon-
mend to the Convention to take "initia-
tory" steps When we bear in mind that
the Senate will not entertain at all, such a
proposition as even this, and that the
House will certainly vote it down, We con-
ciude that the immediate divisionists have
not much encouragement just at this june
ture. But this does not abate their z@St,
or lessen their proclivity for debate. The
subject was up again yesterday. and was
debated two OF three hoursj but it seems
that the further the discussion proceeds,
the further OF in the future the new State
gets. Perhaps twill be reached sin the
Course of human events !" perhaps not.
A sharp debate on the stay Law, which
came up on its third reading, was elicitod
between Messrs. Davis and Arnold on the
ono side aud Porter and Smith on the
other.
Nc. Davis objected that the bill was I'M
constitutional because it had no clause re-
pealiug the stay law enacted at Richmond,
he holding that the act passed there
was still in force. Mr.. Davis held
that all the acts of that Convention, not
unconstitutional, werc valid. SIR. Arnold
took the same ground, but went little fur
Their and said that they would be SO regard
cd atser the war was over. These positions
were sharply combatted by Messrs. Porter
and Smith. The former showed very clear
liz that il this were so there would be now
two governments in Virginia, and both
equally legal, aud that such assumption
was Of course absurd. We may pdblish
this discussion In full, as it was rather in
terestiug than otherwise.
The bill was passed, however, by twenty
Gve yeas to Ave nays-Messrs. Arnold, Da-
viz, Farnsworth, Vance, and Williamson of
Writ, voting in the negative. 81
The bill making the appropriation for
the expenses of the government was pass-
ed in the House. It appropriates about
$1,000 Mr.. Arnold of Lewis alone
voted no, on the passage. The bill max
ing an appropriation for military purposes
of about SI76,ooo was passed to its third
reading.
Several other bills were passed and Others
ordered to their engrossment. The Senate
was busy pCrfecting bills sent from the
House, and upon the whole good of leg
islative business was done. 1t is expected
that all the business before the Legislature
will be disposed of to-day before the adj
journmeut. lift should be, it will be mort
tina. ever was done by any other legisla'
ture before. We omitted to say that the
bill authorizing the organization OF patrols
brethren of the interior counties, passet
which will be chiefly beneficial to oul
the House yesterday, aud, we believe, th'
the Senate, too. We learn, however, tina: i
lie of no efficiency until the military appro
Priatiou bill passes, as the bill itself pro
vides no appropriation fOr carrying out it
provisions. We hope its objects will bt
carried into effect as soon as practicable
40 something of the,sort is badly needed
in some parts OF the country; and thu
more SO now that Gen. McClellan's arm,
is about to be withdrawn from amongs
our people.
OK the 18th inst, as thunder shove,
passed over Massabec Lake, n. H., the
water commenced rising, and soopit form
ed a spont. estimated to be at least ,oOl