Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-10
VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE.
senate. l7s'a .
TuEspAY. December9.

UeCemOeES.
The joint resolution appointing com
mittec to investigate the matter of the
Pablo Printing came Up 5sa g1I5sIE
Mr., BURLEY was in favor of procuring
some one TO do the Senate Printing until
the COMMITTEES raised under the above re-
solution shall make its report. he offered
q, resolution that a. committee of three be
sppointedt to procure a Senate Printer. He
supported the resolption with the state
ments that the person now acting us Prin-
ter TO :he Senate had pursued q course in
furious TO the State aud 10 the Government
aud that the Senate ought not to feed and
clothe him. ,.-.y.u ~ fs.s-,. II
Mr.. CARsKADoS read the law authoriz-
ing The Senate to elect its own Printer
from year to year. as. 100. ~. ,....,. ytil.
Air. GlsT stated that the Ssnate had new
e. selected a, Printer The Printing bad
been done By the Public Printer. Some
difference of opinion here arising between
Messrs. Burley aud Flesher the, Journal of
the Senate was consulted hut It did not
appear from, the. minutes that a Senate
Printer had ever been selected. 800
Mr., BuRLEr's resolution was adopted,
and Messrs. Slack, Gist and Gather were APP
| pointed rs the committee, s...-. ..sg
Mr.. GIsT offered a resolution appointing
a Joint Committee To reIdistrict the State.
A joint resolution from the House recon-
mending Congress- to take up and pass the
Wiley bill for the admission of West Yir-
ginia was read by tue Clerk. tf -
Mr., BuRLEY hoped the resolution would
pass He, spoke warmly in favor Of the
new State % ~ asf Fiif 'HvII.9'a'tl
+ Mr.. CLosB said that he would vote against
/ the resolution, butlh he knew that Il was
very little use 10 discuss it io lsg Ll'o1
q Mr.. JACKSON opposed the resolution!
4 81. Me-, FLRsHER said his people were in
favor of the, new State He would have
accePtedthe bill with greVterpleasure if
/ is had come ont of Congress as it came
before ;the people, but he was willing to
accept the Wiley bill or, almost anything
no get rid of our Eastern Task;masters,5
| Mr.. CATnER also announced himself in
favor of'the resolution.
Mr.. JACKSON opposed the resolution, al
though announcing himself in favor Of a
new State. His chief objection seemed to
mistake altogether TO suppose that be was
a follower ofCaElile, he did. NOT like that
| gentieman's course and in his votes he did
HIM -, - ~, ,-,.i, 80
MIR. CA9sKADoN said he, thought we were
| legislating too much on the new State
question. The people of West Virginia had
expressed themselves time and again upon
the question, and he thought that this con-
slant legislation would do the measure
more harm than good He should vote
against the resolution. ils a'lW
After futher remarks from Messrs. Flesh
er and iOarskadon, aaA yJ3' B'gu@ sod
Mr.. GARsKADDoE moVedito lay the reso-
luton on the table, and called for the ayes
and noes With the following result: ~
| AYEs-Carskadon, Close, Jackson, Wat
son. i5sls odf a7.p saih'7os 7ii 49,
,NSEsIButlsyF Gather, .F q; etst and
The motion was lost, aud the question
coming mp on the resolution, resulted as fol.
lows: s7a7' '"l 80 ioaa--'
AyEs-Messrss Burley, Gather, Flesher,
Slack aud Gist.u1~s saai7n tiEsG diiW
NOEsy1Nessrs. carskAdon, Close jack
son aud Watson. ~ s6isnSsal aa1
On motion of Mt. WATSON tie Senate ad-
journed. ODDS va ~ s9fslis %
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