The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-15
The Legislature aud IL. work.


The LegIsIAture aud Its Work.
The Legislature will assemble to-day,
at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. The prospect is
that the session will be "A busy and in
teresting one. Interpretations of more
than ordinary Importance Will come up
for solution. The one most prominent
Iy before the people OF West Vir-
ginia is whether II permanent site for
the State Capital shall now be selected +,
aud II so, where it shall be. The locali-
ties which come up with the strongest
expectations are Charleston, Parkers-
burg, Clarksburg and Buckhannon.
Other candidates for the honor may ap-
pear as the contest progresses. We
have already suggested Wheeling, in
ease it DO found the Legislature cannot
ngree on any other point, AS already of
iering all the advantages claimed for
NIL the other points at present or in the
future. But whatever is done in this
matter, we may be sure it will not be
done inconsiderHtely, for since but one
place can have the coveted prize, all
the other places will be inter
osted only in seeing that the
true interests OF the whole are consult
ed. When the Legislature has been
long enough in session. for the mem
beers to have become accurately aware
ofthe immediate necessities OF the State
in respect to the public buildings. and
in respect to the settlement OF the heavy
debt, hanging over the old and new
Virginias, and OF the state of the
treasury and the financial prospects of
the country, as affecting the ability of
our people to pay taxes. it may be found
imprncticable at least to provide for the
erection of capitol buildings at very
early day.
Another question that is likely to ex-
cite good deal of interest, is one that
engaged the attention of the last Legis-
lature. and has been a good deul dis
cussed since, viz: Whether the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company shall
pay taxes as other property owners are
required to, and whether the discrimi-
nations in the matter OF freight tariffs,
Ofwhich West Virginia people justly
complain, shall be abolished.
Provisions will have to be made at the
present session for the Agricultural
College, or the endowment will be for
feited. This subject was up last win
ter, hut having been made dependent
on that of locating the capital, nothing
was done.
Mr.. Lamb will present Il considerable
instalment or his code report; but it is
not expected that it can DO considered
in the regular (forty-five days. session,
which, the prospect is, will be entirely
occupied by other business. 1t is sup
posed there will be an extension of the
session, for the purpose of considering
the code.
1t has been expected ever since last
winter, that the Virginia Commission
ers then appointed, Will be here early
In the session to make their PROPOSE
tons OF reunion, and (they not being
acceptedD to trent for IA settlement be-
tween the two States. The interests in
volved in this settlement are of great
magnitude, and the fixing ola basis on
which it shall be made will raise ques-
tons of grave consequence.
The amendment proposed to the Con-
stitutiou OF the United States, as the
basis of n reinstatement of the rebel
Hous States in their former place in the
Government, will come before the Leg
stature Mt oncc for adoption or reiec-
ton. There will, we apprehend, be
very little difference OF opinion in re-
gard to the propriety of ratifying it. 1t
will be ratified, OF course, by very
large majority.
One OF our country exchanges has
intimated that proposition will DO
made during the present session to
amend the State Constitution by stri-
king the word white" from the LIST Sec
ton OF the With article so as to confer
suffrage on black men. We do not
know whether the intimation is well
founded or not, but anticipate, if the
proposition is made, very animated
discussion OF it.
The gentlemen who assemble In the
capitol to-day, have serious work be-
fore them. In view oft, they will hard
~ feel like wasting much time in the
discussion of political distractions.
Their whole time and best reflections
will be needed to devise measures of
practical efficiency to aid every work
that promises to bring population, cap
ital or enterprise to the Stale, or give
mobility to that already within its bor-
dsrs. In looking to these great ends,
we trust and believe that no illiberal
or narrow policy will control their acts;
but that "the greatest good to the great
est number will be the guiding prin-
ciple in all they do.
Miss CLARA BARTON has published
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