Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-11
APrEnooS SESSION.

MIR. PAXTON, from the Committee on FL
nance and Taxation presented the: report
of that committee.
The report was ordered to be printed.
The consideration of the first clause of
the second section Of the report of the Leg.
islHtiye Committee, and the proposed
amendments, was resumed.
After considerable discussion the 0ues-
tion was taken by yeas and nays upon the
adoption of Mr.. Stuart's amendment to that
of Mr. Van Wrinkle, and resulted as fol-
low:
YEAg-Messrs. Brown of Kanawha.
Brumiieid, Dering, Dolley, Hansley, Hay-
mond, Harrison, Hubbs, Hcrvey, Montague.
Parsons, Simmons, Stephenson of CLAY
Sheets, Soper, Stuart of Doddridge, Tay.
lor, Walker, Wilson, Hall of Mason (Prcs.
ident)-2O.
E NAYs-Messrs. Browne Preston, Brooks,
Chapman, Caldwell, CarskRdon, Ollie, Hall
OF Marion, Irvine. Lamb, Mahon, O'Brien,
Powell, Parker, Paxton, POmeroy, Robin
son, Rutfner, Stnsel, Stevenson Of Wood,
Stewart Of Writ, Trainer Van Wrinkle, and
So the amendment to the amendment
was rejected.
The question REQUIRED on the amend
ment, to make the House of Delegates
consist of ca instead of 40 as reported by
the Committee.
The yeas and nays were taken, with the
following result:
YEAs-MesSrs. Brown of Kanawha, Cars
kadon, Deriug, Hubbs, Lamb, Mahon.
Paxton, Rufner, Stevenson of Wood. So
per, Stuart Of Doddridge, Van Wrinkle,
Walker and Hall of Mason, (President.j
NAYs-Messrs. Brown of Preston, Brooks,
RFnmffnlN Ch1rpNoV,a FNsO
ley, Hansley, Hall of Marion, Hnymond
Harrison, Hervey, Irvine, Montavns,
O'Brien, Parsons, Powell, Parker, Pome.
roy, Robinson, Sinsel, Simmons, Stephen
son, Of Clay, Stewart Of Writ, Sheets, Tay-
lor, Trainer, Warder, and Wilson-29.
80 the amendment was rejected.
The question was then taken on the
clause as reported by the committee, and
it was adopted.
The second sentence of the section is ms
follows: "The term of office for Senators
shall be three years, and that of Delegates
one year, commencing in each case on the
hEst gay OF October next succeeding their
Mr.. VAN WINKLR moved to add at its
conclusion these words: "Except that the
terms Of those first elected shall commence
twenty days aftertheir election
The next sentence of the same section
reads "The regular elections for members
OF the Legislature shall be held ON iii a
fourth Thursday of Nay"
Ar. VAN WINELR moved to reconsider
theavo by which, when the Conyention
considered this portion of the section be-
lore, they refused to strike out the ttEourtb
Thursday. of Nay
Mr. VAS WISKLE, however, having voted
At that ttme for striking out, and il there
tore, not being competent for him to make
the motion, it was made by Mr.. Harrison,
who had voted against
- The motion to reconsider was not agreed
This sentence and the CONCLUDING ono
when .Ia Is as follows were then adopted
But vacancies in either Branch shall be
hlled by election for the nuexpired term Ia
law" =. NSS' y
The third section as follows, wasreported
and adopted
S. For the election of Senators, the
State shall be divided into nine Senatorial
Districts, as nearly equal as possible in
Whlte populations each district to choose
TWO Senators. Every such district shall be
compact, formed OF contiguous territory
and bounded BY county lines. After each
census hereafter taken by authority Of the
!! United States, the Legislature shall alter
the Senatorial Districts, so far as may be
necessary to make them c0nformable to
the foregoing provisions
Lue fourth section as follows, was re-
-. Until the Senatorial Districts sb.II
oe Inherently arranged after the next cen.
eus taken by authority Of the United States. |
the counties Of Hancock, Brooke nd Obi1
shall constitute the First Senatorial Dis
tricti Marshall, WetEel, and Marion. the
second Aonongalta, Preston, and TAYLOR. |
the third PleasantS, Tyler, Richie. bods |
bridge, and Harrison, the fourth Wood |
Writ Roane, Calhoun, and Gilmer. the