Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-16
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Twenty-Ninth Day.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. IL, 1852


WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 1862.
Prayer by Rev. Joseph S. Pomeroy, men,
Der from Hancock.
inr. VAN WlNKLE submitted a scheme of
apportiOnment for the House of Delegates.
giving to every county having over 5000
white population one delegate for every
5000, and one for surplus of over $500
or over; to every county having not less
than $500 white population one delegate.
and one to Calhoun county, which falls
slightly short of that number
This rule carried out would leave four
small counties (Clay, Mcdowell, Tucker
and Webster,) unproVided for, with sur
plus OF four delegates. Mr.. Van Wrinkle
proposed that these counties should be
united into two delegate districts, Tucker
and Webster comprising one, aud Clay and
Mcdowell the other; the object of which
would be to unite counties of nearly the
same population, so as to avoid the obiec-
ton that where small counties are tackled
on to large ones, the large ones assume all
the legislation to the Getrimeut of the
small. He further proposed to remedy the
consideration of these counties, thus pair
ed, not lying contiguous, to let each pair
or district elect its delegate alternately
Tucker one year and Webster the next
Clay one year and Mcdowell the next.
Mr.. STEVENSON, of Wood, moved that
the scheme be printed and that the sub
Ject of nppOrtiOning representation for the
House of Delegates be passed by for the
present.
Mr.. BATTELLE moved as an amendment
that in addition TO this, the paper be refer
red to tho Committee on the Legislative
Department with instructions to report as
speedily as possible upon it; which was
agreed to.
Mr.. BRowN, of Kanawha, moved to refer
the subject of appOrtionment in both House
and Senate back to the Committee, oudIthe
motion was agreed to.
The 9th section of the Report of the
Committee on the Legislative Department.
was taken up:
8. No new county shall be formed having
an area of less than four hundred and tiftY
square miles. Nor shall new county be
formed If another county be thereby re-
duced below that area or if any territory
be thereby taken from a county CONTAINING
less than four hundred and fifty square
miles.
And no new county shall be formed con-
tanning a white population of less than
four thousand. Nor shall new county be
formed if the white population of another
county be thereby reduced below that
number; or if any county containing less
than four thousand white inhabitants be
thereby reduced in area. But the Legisla
ture may, at any time, include any county
containing less than four thousand white
inhabitants within an adjoining county or
counties as part thereof
Mr.. Hervey moved to strike out "45O'
as the number of square miles required.
and insert 1880"
The amendment was rejected.
M Hall OcN
out the first paragraph of the 9th section,
defining the area
The motion was not agreed to.
Mr.. Stevenson, of Wood, moved to amend
by making the number of square miles
400" instead of $3.50"
Also rejected.
The section was then adopted MS reported
by the Committee.
The Saith section was then taken uD:
"a. No money shall be drawn from the
Treasury but in consequence of appropria-
tons made by law; and regular state
ment and account of the receipts and ex-
penditures of all public money shall he
published from time to time.
Mr.. LAMB moved to strike out the sec
ton, as the same substance was iDcorno-
rated in the report of the Finance Commit
tee where it properly belonged.
The motion was agreed to.
The Both section was taken up:
35. The Legislature, in cases not pro-
vided for in this Constitution, shall pre-
scribe by law the terms of office, powers.
duties and compensation of all officers Of
the State, and the manner in which thew
shall he appointed and removed.
Mr.. LAMB moved to strike out call off
GERS of the State" and insert TALL nubIic
officers and agents )" which was agreed to,
Mr.. Brown of Banawha, then moved to
strike out the whole section; and pending
the consideration of the motion the Con.
ventiOn took a recess.