Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-13
AErERNooN sEssloX.

The order Of the day, being the unfinish-
60 report on Finance and Taxation, was
taken up.
when this subject (of State debt and
internal improVementSl WAS laid on the
table some days ago, a motion was pending
70 enlarge the Committee and recommit
the report. Another motion had been Of
tered as a substitute to appoint eompro-
mise COMMITTEES, composed of four members
from each dissenting party, Who should
choosea ninth, TO whom the matter sho uld
be referred.l
me motion to appoint q compromise
committee was not agreed to. and the mo-
ttou to enlarge the committee aud recon-
nit the report was concnrred in.
MessrS. Smith, Brown of KanaWha.
Committee.
Mr.. LANE declined to serve.
Aessrs. POWELL aud PAxroN, members
OF the Committee (tha latter the Chair
mani asked 70 be excused from any fur.
ther service on the committee, if this coursa
was 70 be pursued.
Ar.DERISG moved, as a means of getting
rid OF the difficulty aud bringing about
harmony, to refer the 9th, 9th, It'll, and sth
sections Of the repOrt-Which relate TO in
ternAl Improvements and the creation of a
State debt for the same-to special com.
mittee to be raised for the porpose.
The motion was agreed to.
CoMhrrFEH-Messrs. DerinE, Brumfield.
smith Lamb Rufnery Harrison, Stevenson
of Wood, Siusel and McCutchen.
The first four sections, in relation to
taxation, having been previously adopted.
Iett put one Section-the 9Th aud last-to
be considered. That section was adopted
as follows:
8. An equitable portion Of the public
debt of the Commonwealth of Yirpinis
prior to January lSt, 1861, shall be ASSUME
ed BY this State aud the Legislature shall
ascertain the same as soon as may be prac-
ticable, and provide for the liquidation
thereof, by Sinking sufficient 70
pay the aeeruing interest aud redeem the
principal within thirty -four years.
The report was then tabled to await the
action of tina special committee.
Nj. BATTELLE then offered for adoption
the following;
l. RsaOlved, That at the same time when
this Constitution is submitted to the quail
lied voters Of the proposed new State tn
De voted for or against, an addition See
ton 70 Article in the words following !:
NE slave shall be brought, or free per-
son OF color come, into this State for per
Hlanent5 Festdeuee after this Constitution
goes into operation; and all children born
OF slave mothers after the year eighteen
hundred and seventy shall be free-the
males al the age Of tWenty-eigft, aud the
lsltlAtes At the age OF eighteen years and
at birth, - :. =
Shall be separately submitted to tbe
qualified voters of the proposed nov StTte
Tor their adoption or rejection: and m,
majority of the votes cast for and avafnst
saldl additional Section. are in favor Of its
adoption, shall be made part of Article
Of this Constitution, aud not oIher.
2. ReeOlred, That the Committee on fLs
Schedule be aud they arc hereby nstT6et.
Cd 70 report the necessary proyisions for
carTying the foregoing resofE On into
Nc. SLAsEL moved to lay onltha table
and make these resolutions the order N
the day for ten O'Clock to.morrow. .
AZ. HALL Of Marion, moved as 4 s6bsti.
int 70 lay them upon tie table without 4
Nr. BAETItEE hoped the gag would mt
De applied ct once In this summary man
On this motion the yeas and nays we're
taken, and resulted as follow so
YEAs-hessrs. Brown Of KanavEs
= Chapman, CarSkadon. sDe3ri;5;;sg,
PolleJ, Hail Of Marion, Han Of ITssa,s,'.
lPEesident), Raymond, Harrison. Hni5bs
Irvine, Lamb. Montague, AeG1tche6. RSbs'
tnsou, RaRnet, Sinssl, Stevenson off9isT.
stuaft ofsDoddridge, Sheets, Smith. WI Z
HtQkie and Warder-24. -
htAYs-==Aeasrs. Brown Of Preston. BFoots
Battelie, CaldWeil. Ollie, HerT6y. Hsss-'
ao1Aez,- I.anek, aatalion, 0iBFien, Psrse5s.
Powell, Packer, PaxtonS Pomefoy. Rven's
Stmmonsi SteFens0ni0E Wood. StsvSssf ~ q
dtrt soPer, Tr2iner and Wflson-28