The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-19
TnE BIN for the permanent location

THE bill for the permanent location
of the capital still hangs fire in the SEN
ate. After having been taken up and
discussed two days at the close of last
week, the bill was again laid on the ta-
BILE without result. 1t now seems i'm
possible that the Legislatures. with the
information now before 1t, can agree
upon this subject. While a matter Of
much interest and practical Importance,
this question has already absorbed the
time and attention of the Legislature
to the exclusion and serious detriment
ofother and most necessary legislation.
Tho time allotted for the session is rap
idly nearing close. The forty-hye
days expire with the first day of March.
Only ten more working days remain,
and we learn that both Houses are
largely opposed to any extension of the
session. welearn also that there is a
great deal of business in each House
awaiting action, and some, very essen
tiaI, not yet introduced. 1t is imPosst-
BILE, of course, that all the business in
troduced can be dispatched. II never
Is. There wouId still be work undone
ifthe session were prolonged for weeks;
but there is a good deal OF work that
Ought to be done at the present session,
and cannot be unless it receives the
most diIigent attention of the Legisla-
tnre for the next ten days. AT the same
time, 1t is always to be regretted that
legislation must be hurried through at
the heel of the session; for the double
reason that what should be done is not
usually so well done, and a good deal
Is done in the haste OF getting business
through, that ought not to be.
In view of these facts (and others
which may suggest themselves to mem
hers without being named 1--WE beg TO sug-
gcst whether it is expedient further TO
press the location OF the capital atpres-
ent. Would 1t not be better for the Leg
islaturo now to make provision for COM
missioners 10 examine sites and make
conditional contracts for donations, and
report to the next Legislature, or to the
present one at its extra session next fall,
IL one should be held Say there should
become commissioner forand from each
Congressional district. They might be
selected each by joint vote OF the two
Houses; or provision might be made
for their election by the people at the
Spring election--one to come from each
district and to be voted for only in that
district. The selection of these commits
sIoners might be made final, IL deemed
best; but we should thinkit would be
better for the Legislature TO reserve the
power. of revising their report. This
report would furnish proper informa-
ton for intelligent action, and it would
hardly he possible that the Legislature
could again come to deadlock on the
question. we believe the result thus
reached would be. likely to better con-
tribute 10 the interests ofthe State and
BIO more satisfactory to the people ofall
sections than ifthe measure is pressed
further under present circumstances.
Might 1t not DO well, in case the APP
pointment or election of Commissioners
should bo deemed judicious, to refer to
them the duty of locating all the public
buildings. liza building is donated the
Agricultural College might be estab-
lishod next winter, and still be in time
10 save the grant. The penitentiary is
very much needed, but perhaps the ac-
tual monied interests OF the State would
be promoted by referring Its location tc
commissioners. We learn that there
are still differences between the two
Houses concerning 1t.