Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-11
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION


,9oSDAf, Feb. 10, 1854.
from Boone.
Mr.. VAN WISELE offered the following
resolutions, which were laid on the table
and ordered TO be printed, With tho exeep-
tioH OF the 9th Shich MAS ado iteds -
/. ReSoLvedi the opinion Of this Con.
venttou, That r. the Legislature Of thu
State Of Virginia shall, At its present ses-
aiou, pass IN act giving the consent of the
said Legislature to the formation a nd errc-
ton Of the proposed new Stale within the
present Jurisdiction of the Stste OF Yir-
ginia, but snspendiug the operation OF tho
lald aut nnlil The Governor Of the said
State shall by. proclamation declare that
the people residing within the limits sf
the proposed new State have adopted the
Constitution 70 be proposed by this Con-
EenIou 10 the manner therein set forth,
sneh consent would, upon the Issuing OF
the said proclamation, be, 10 all intents
and purposes, the consent Of the Lsgisla-
ture required by the third section of the
fourth article Of the Constitution of the
United States.
2. That the said Legislature i hereby
respectfully requested TO give its consent
to,the formation and erection Of the pro-
posed new State in the manner indicated In
the foregoing resolution at its present ses-
sion; and to provide for the submission of
the said Constitution 10 the voters residing
within the proposed limits of the said new
State, for their adoption or rejection, on the
day and in the manner therein set forth,
requiring the Governor, within - days
thereafter, to issue his proclamation de-
claring the result of the said election and
a. 20 A.. ID
stitutiou, MS the case may be; and in the
event of adoption to transmit to Congress
authenticated copies Of the said consiitu-
ton, Of the act giving the consent Of the
Legislature, and of the proclamation of
the Governor.
B, That the Committee on the Schedule
Is hereby instructed to report a suitable
provision to be inserted therein, providing
that in the event OF the forma.ion aud
erection of the proposed new State, the
whole cost Of this Convention, including
tho election Of its members, the submis.
sion of the Constitution to the people, and
all the other expenses attending tue prem
ises, shall be refunded TO tie State Of Yir-
ginia.
4. That the said Legislature is hereby
further requested to make such additional
appropriation as may be incurred by this
Convention, and in submitting the said
Constitution to the people and transmitting
the same to Congress- 4ttfo
8. That the Committee on Printing and
Expenditures :eport a revised estimate of
tue amount required to deEray tha ex-
penses of the Convention based upon a
contemplated adjournment on the 18th in-
0tanti showing the amount required to pay
the additional members admitted since
their last estimate, the cost of printing
aud distributing I've thousand copies Of
the Constitution In pamphlet form, and the
Smount already appropriated By the Legis..
6. That the President is requested to
transmit a copy OF the first four of the
foregoing resolutions aud of the estimate
Of the Committee on Printing, otc., to the
Legislature,
The amended report on the Executive
Department was taken up and put upon its
second reading.
In the LIST section Mr. VAN WIHKLE NOV
/ ed to ell the blank for the commencement
Of the tSrm of Governor with the third
FueSdAy Of january.
Dir. LAMB moyedto substitute the Let of
March.
Mr.. BRowN, of Kauawha, suggested the
4th OF March, and SIC. Mamb accepted the
suggestion.
The 4th of March was agreed to aud.the
blank go filed 4aat a
In the 4th section defining the duties of.
the Governor, Mr.. Lamb moved to strike
out the clause authorizing the Governor
to conduct the intercoUrs OF the State with
"foreiRn States" as well as others, but
mUditied the motion so as to simply strike
out ''and foreign and the motion was
agreed to. iasl .ia
In tAe 18th section Mr.. RY4x moved to
strike out $500 as the salary ofithe Au-
ditor, aud substitute 81, 900.
Disagreed to.
Mr.. STUkRT moved in the same section TO
transPose the salaries of the Secretary of
State aud Treasurer, which as the section
stands, gives to the Secretary 81 800, and
to the Treasurer Sl,40O. he wanted the
Trsalurer to have $500 and the Secrc.
tary $1,000.
Mr. siSsEu wanted each one to have
Mr., @AaOS suggested making both
Mr.. SruART's amendments was rejected.
ME-. BATrEbtE moved moved to strike out
all fixing the salaries in the section, aud
leave the compensation of these officers to
be liked by the Legislature.
Disagreed to.
Mr.. SrETESsoS of Wood, moved TO
strike out of the 9th section, the clause
yeStipg the funds arising from works of in.
ternal Improvement in the Governor, Treas.
urer, and Auditor, as Board of Public
Works. -
Mr.. LAMB moved to strike out the whole.
section which also cOnfers on the Legisia-
lure the power of managing and controll-
ing works of internal Improvement. Mr..
Lamb said the Legislature would have the
power anyhow, and eonferringit here was
mere Superauity. "a
The motion was agreed to, aud the whole
section stricken out
In tho last seCtiou Mr.. Harrison moved
% strike out the clause comforting on the
Legislature poWerto provide for tue organs.
l5ation OF .he Militia, merely on the GROUND
that this was not the proper place for n
1t belonging properly to the legislative de.
paftment. Agreed TO.