Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-12
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Pr1Yer By Rev. JOsEaH SEHHoxs, Of Raa-
9heIsolutiOu8 Of Ur. YAK WrIKrK, Of
fEed and published yesnerday, askinsZ he
eoasest Of The LeEisiatare 70 The formStiou
Of 4 new Stare, but SlSpe0dfaZ The oDer4-
tea Of the ace untu the CoastisaIloa shoaId
Be Falifed By the people, mas takea 70,
Had:the 6gst resolut7on eu1s5dered.
The elanss il FelaGioa % suspeadfnR he
.oPerAtioa 0f tie aet Eas BEEikea oar g an-I
nee@sary
Mr. BEou1, of KaaaUba, opposed The
aaoptiou Of the resOIutioa. BE didnit
think the Legislature eaght 70 give its
consent n adFaBee. He called for the
ye1s and nays on the adoption Of the reso-
utica, which Was adopted by yeas sc, uays
i7.-Nessrs. BsoUn Of Kasa16a, HarTi5oa
Parker AoaIAEae, HeCutehen, SteFensoa
ofelay, Aad Walker, only, ToliaE in The
negative
As these resolutions are iRportant, ne
viii repeat then here The 6rst one a
amended and adopted, Is Is follows
SResolseas As the opinioa Of this Con-
Tention, thai II the Legislature Of the State
Of Virginia, shall, x its present session.
pass "a act giving the eoasent Of the said
Legislature 70 the formaEioa and erection
/ of The proposed new SElte HiIhia tie pre-
seat jurisdiction Of the State Of Virginia,
Eaea eoasenE W0aid, upou the Issuing Of
the said proclamation be, 70 al infeats
aud Purposes, the consent of the LeEisIa-
tEre required By the third section Of the
fourth article Of the Consultation Of the
URIted Stntes-H
The sesond section mas slightly amend
ed and adopted as follows
ReRsirtd, That the said Legislature il
hereby respectfully requested 70 give its
consent 70 the formation aud erection Uf
the proposed neI State IN the manner in
dteated N the foregoing resolution II its
PrSeat sessiou7 and 70 provide for the
Eubmtssion Of The said CoasSitution 10 the
voters residing Eithin the proposed limits
OF the said neW State for their adoption or
/ rejection, Oa the day and n the maaner
therein sci forth, requiring the Governor
a& soon Ra tie result IS aseertaiaed TO is
sne his prodamation declaring the FeSalt
OF said election aad IKE adoption or re-
jsetion OF the said Constitutes, as The
| case may be; AID IN the eTent Of its adop-
ton to trnnSmit 20 EouEreSS authenticated
copies Of the said Constitution, of tie act
ElTng the consent of The legislature and
Of The Proelam1tioa OF the Governor.
/ The remaining resolutions were adopted
without aneadment:
/ RGRsfre8, That :he Committee on The
/ Schedule is hereby instructed to report \
suitable provision 70 be inserted therein,
| ProEtdiuE that ia the event of the forrla-
ton and erection Of the proposed new
state, the Whole cost Of the ConVeutioa,
including the election OF It's members, the
submission Of the ConstituIIon to the peo-
pie aud all other expenses attending the
premises shall be refunded TO the State Of
Virginia-
| Rssa4res, That the sid Legislature Is
hereby further requested to make sIeh ad-
ditionAl aPProPgiaIion as may be necessary
70 defrny the exReases incurred and 10 be
iheurred BY thu ConvenIiou, and IA sub
hitting the said GoastitGtiOn to the people
and transmitting the sane 70 COceFess.
Refsire&, That the President Il requested
% transmit copy Of the foregoing resO-
lattouS and Of the estimate Of the Com
nit;ee on Printing, ke-, to the LeE:.la-
tare.
The second reading of the amended Re
PoEt on GeBesaI ProVisi0ns vas RESUMED.
Ia the l2Eh seetions pEeseTibjug the pen
eittes OF treason 9EA11st the State, Nr.
Hall Of Marion moved 20 strike ouE i.Sney
as one Of tbose penuirfes. He said IL rs.
mere ehild's play 70 .ullk about fuiEz a
nan for such AZ OdeGse, and an insult 10
the common sense Of thinking people.
I The vote vas 4 tie and the motion Ioss-
j The usual phrase s.no person shaIl be
convicted Of treason eIeepE ou the testi-
lmony OF two witnesses 70 the same oveTt
aeR, OF uPon eoafe455on IN open eoarf y
/ which had been accidentally omitted Iss
Inserted IN this section.
In the ITth section in the clause pro-
hioitinE the enactment Of laws impairinz
the oblig2tioa Of 4 eontrses, NJ. Caldwell
moved % add amer eOatraets ''Or its rene
In the sd section Mr. Br0Vu of Kama
VIA, moved to strike out the 6rst sentence.
In all criminal prosecutions, the JurJ
shall be the judges Of bod laE and the
arts7
| Agreed to.
Nr- Vas WHKr1 thea moved that the
L chairman Of the COnmiGtee on RTpeudI-
lures be permitted before the recess
to make verbal report, which WAS agreed
NJ. Sr1vESsox, Of Wood, thea stated
that AFTER making as careful Al estimate a
the COMMITTEES could Of the Expenditures
incurred and % be iueuEred, they were of
oPinion that the amount appropriated Eas
AaneieRt % carry the COnVenIion through
NATL the 10th.
NJ Wax WDKLE KGTe notice that he
] should move after dinner 20 reseind tie
i resolution asking adIitiooal appropria-
tion % complete The business o. The Con-
I YenIiou.
NJ. sruAnr Of Dsddridge, frou the
/ COMMITTEES on Boundary, presented the ~
Vised report of thai Committee, embOdT-
/ ing the provisions q the former report I'd
l adopted
The Convention then took = recess.
AITERSOO1 SESSION..
M. YGx TDHE made the motion to re-
seind OF which he had g1ren notice ana il
Fas ngreed %.