Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-07

While you are in session, desire to call
your attenliOn to some subjects that re-
quirc action at this time.
The counties in the Valley and the East L
are being recognized. lind some oppo-
sition among certain leading men, In all
the banks and branches in the State the
stockholders have the appointment of
majority of the directors, have found in
or two instances that the stockholders are
secessiouists, and they being in the majori-
ty have refused to recognize directors that
have appointed. ! would recommend
that the charters be amended, giving the
Executive powertO appoint majority of
the directors in the mother banks and
branches in which the State has au inter-
est in the disloyal portions of the State
Bunk directors, withs others required to |
take certain oaths of fidelity, by the acts |
of the last Legislature, have attempted to !
set those acts at defiance, and persist in |
transacting business without oath or liz |
cense, relying on evading the law by pro-
tracted litigation. l would respectfully |
advise that the law be amended so as to
provide that any person required to take
the oath prescribed, who shall refuse, and
attempt to carry on or do business with |
out taking the prescribed oaths, be deClar.
ed to be acting seditiously, and, upon affi
dayit of that fact, that the Executive have
the authority to have the party arrested
aud confined till.he takes the onths, or en-
tiers into bonds, with good security, cOndi-
| toned to abstain from like offence. I as
sure YOU. gentleme n, that nothing but
firm and vigorous action will subdue the
proud, turbulent spirit of the rebels, and
it will require few examples in each Sec
ton to quiet all cavaliers.
The present tax of the State is levied
with view of detraving the current ex-
penses of the State, to pay the interest on
the public debt and about one million ofap-
| preparations for one purpose and another.
None of the appropriations made by the
| Legislature which fixed the present tax will
be paid. The current expenses of the
State are oulv about 500, 900, while the
tax was to raise upwards of 81, 600, OOO.-
BY little energy, l think, nOarly three
millions of that sum may be collected by
the LIST of January next. The only draw
back is the large number of men who have
| large landed estates and are herVy tax pay
ers, who have Joined the rebellion and left
home, and will not be here to pay. l would
advise that in all such cases, where it is
town property, it be made the duty of the
Sheriff to rent the property at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder, for term of
years, for the tax due to be paid in hand,
aud to take bond and security for the pay
for the term of the lease and that where
the real estate consists in lands, that he sell
at public auction, on due notice, to the
highest bidder, such part of the land as
may be necessary to pay the taxes due, in
Guiding commissions, advertising sale, costs
of deeds aud survey that in all cases the
land sold, be laid off by metes and bounds,
and the purchaser take in fee simple, not
: subject to redemption by the owner. In
I 81 Ne 1,a
secured to pay interest to the bond holders
of the State. Loyal Virginia will never re-
Pudiate, whether one Or divided. Rebel
Virginia has brought great distress on the
State as well rs n partial suspension.
: Gentlemen, If we could only get rid of
the vast herd of the leaders in this rebel
lion in the State, and get their lands into
the hands of honest, working men, | pre-
dict for the State a prosperity Uncxampled
: in its history. In ten years it would be
more than compensation for all that have
: gone, and all the slaves they have taken
= with them. Imny have some other matters
to submit to you, gentlemen, before you
adjourn, II SO shall beg your indulgence
, and consideration.
!. F. II. PEIRPorxT
!. Executive Chamber, May 6, 1869.
On motion of Mr.. WEST, the message
| copies be printed.
n MIR. WILSON offered the following:
{ ReEOiCsd, That so much of the Govern :
c or's Message as relates to n division of the
f State, be referred to Il special committee
: of seven, to report bill giving the assent
: ofthe Legislature of Virginia to the Di-
y vision of the State, so AS to form new
: State called West Virginia, in accordance
. with the Constitution as framed and adopt
~, ~
: Wheeling on the goth day Of November
e 1861.
a Mr.. PoRrER suggested making it joint
c committee.
Mr.. WILSON accepted the suggestion, and
e the resolution was so modified as to make
Q it joint committee of seven on the part
!, of the House, and five of the Senate, end
], as modified was adopted.
: Mr.. DowNEY offered the following:
: ResOired, That special committee oil
5 three be appointed to inquire into the ex-
c pediency of reporting bill for the relief
of The Preston Coal and Iron COMPANY.
5 Mr.. LOGAN objected. He wanted to know
: If a vote on this was to be test of whether
= they were to attend to the business for which
e they were convened, or to branch out into
| general legislation. He called the attention
: of members to the subject. He was op.
, posed to all legislation except. on the spe-
e Cial subject for which they were called to
/ gether.
r Mr.. BoREMAN said it would be no test, So
D far as hewas concerned. He was not will
ing to go into a system of general Iegisla-
4 tiou on matters that would admit of DELAY,
: but he was for referring to comm ittee any
g matter members might desire, where there
e appeared to be a pressing necessity for
: legislation.
t Mr.. DowSFr proposed to explain the in.
: tent of the resolution and the necessity for
: it, butthe Speaker ruled that all discussion
: of the merits of a question on a PROPOSE
ton to raise committee, was ont of or
= der.
t Mr. HoOToN thought it would be in or
> der for the gentleman from Hampshire to
give his explanation.
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