The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-17
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

"WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16, 1867.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock, and was
opened with prayer by Prof. w. r.
White. .-sfs. &.
Mr.. Carskadon, from the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, made re-
Senate at the October election, 1866, Civ
ing the seat for the full term in the 9Th
district to Samuel Young, and for the
unexpired term to Charles A. Thatcher,
and fixing the mileage to which each
member of the Senate is entitled.
Messrs. Young and Thatcher were
qualified and took their seats in the
Senate.
Mr.. Hagar appeared in his seat.
The President submitted the list OF
Standing Committees of the Senate as
follows:
Privileges and Elections = Messrs.
Carskadon, linn, Wilson, Farnsworth
and Mahon. This committee was re-
ported yesterday.l r
neutrality-suspicious.. Hoke, Chapline.
Slack, Werninger and Farnsworth.
Finance and CLaimS-Messrs. linn.
Burdett, Werninger, Duyal and Farms
worth.
Banks aud Messrs.
Chapline, Raymond, Wilson, Burley
and Slack
Townships, 6c.-Messrs. Mahon, Cars
kadon, Hoke, Martin and Duval.
u u,
Young, Thatcher. linn and Burdett.
Internal Improvements, &c.-S1essrs.
Farnsworth, Burley, Slack, linn and
Wilson.
.Education-Messrs. Dix, Hoke, Ma
hon, Werninger and Farnsworth.
Humane and Criminal Institutions
Messrs. Burley, Dix, Werninger, Wright
and Hagar.
Enrolled BaLs-Messrs. Hoke, Cars
kadon and Werninger.
Li6rGry-Messrs. Wilson, HaGar,
Raymond, Young and Slack.
EIecu tive Expenditures - Messrs.
Thatcher, Dix and Martin.
To ErGHlile AUDITORS Office, TTedSL-
TeT''s accounts and Bonds of Public
O1icerS-Messrs. Wright, Burtlett,
Cnapline, O'Brien, and Dolly.
To EEamine Clerks O6fce-Messrs.
Dolly, Carskadon, and O'Brien.
On motion OF Mr.. linn,
RESOLVED, That so much of the Cover
nor's message as relates to the Agricul-
tural College, be referred to the Com
mittee on Education.
On motion of Mr.. Duval, a Joint reso-
luton was adopted, under suspension
of the rule, directing the clerks of the
two Houses to compile lists of the MEM
berS, officers, and committees of the
two Houses, together with the rules OF
each House, and such other matter as
they should think proper, and have 500
lature.
Mr.. Hoke offered a resolution author
iEing the several committees OF the Sem
ate to employ three clerks at four dol
lars per day.
Mr.. Martin moved to amend the reso-
serting "three."
AIR. Martin said, in support of his
amendments, that the members received
only s. per day, and therefore he was
opposed to paying committee clerks
more than that. ID.
Mr.. linn opposed the amendment,
saying that no man was more in favor
OF economy than he was, but that he
thought 81 a day was little enough,
because clerks get no mileage and were
at as great expense as members.
Mr.. Burnley favored the amendment,
and thought 81 too much.
Mr.. Chapline said he was disposed
: to be economical, but was of the opinion
that the Senate was getting remarka-
bly, penurious on small matters. Sem
ators ought to remember that they re-
ceive honor, while clerks do not. He
said il We begin to starve committee
clerks, he would say that the rule
should apply to all others.
Mr.. Hoke supported the resolution as
offered by him, and said that the ser
vice OF good clerk was worth 81 per
day, and for his part he did not want
any other kind. He wanted to pay men
for their labor, and was opposed to
starving clerks because members were
starved; that members are enabled to
pay their board out OF their pe1- diem
only because landlords have pity ON
them, and put down their board bills.
He did not think 1t was the best econo-
my to pay the smallest prices, because
you are apt, in that way, to get the
poorest service
Mr.. BurdetL said 50 a day was not. an
adequate compensation for the service
oSany person who had to live in Wheel.
ing. He would rather vote for SIS. He
thought it was an unfair argument tC
allude to what members OF the Senate
receive. 1t was well known they vert
not more than half paid. He knew
from the labor required OF committee
clerks, that they would have to work
day and night, and they ought to be
well paid.
because that was all the members re-
coived.
Mr.. linn said 81 would get better
clerks than g, and that was what we
wanted. He had no doubt clerks
ould be got for even two dollars, but
cthat kind OF u clerk would be dear
er than a good one at 81. #
Mr.. Burley said he would make {
speech in favor of the amendment if ht
was not afraid that the Senate had al
ready wasted more money over the dis
cussiou of the question, than the differ
ence in the salary of the clerks would
amount to- He would say, however
that he favored the amendment, and h
called for the yeas and nays.
The amendment was then adopted by
the following vote.
YRAs:-Messrs. Burnley, Carskadon
Dix, Dolly. Hagar, Raymond, Martin
Slack, Werninger, Wilson and Younl
Ill.
NAIs-Messrs. Stevenson, (Presi
dentl, Burdstt, Chapline, Duval, Farms
worth, Hoke, Mahon, Thatcher, Virgin
and Zinn-10.
The resolution, as amended, was
On motion of Mr.. Mahon, SO much o.
the Governors Message as relates Ec
6anks. was referred to the Committee
on Banks and Corporations.
On motion of Mr.. Carskadon, the Ju.