The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-31

THURSDAY MORNING, DEG. 81.
The Adjournment OF the Legislature
aud Ine Disagreement between IIo
two Houses Regarding the Pub-
IIcntIOu of the Code.
The Legislature adjourned yesterday
morning, not, we regret to say, with
such entire harmony and unity of pur-
DOSE as have characterized adjourn
ments heretofore. After having COM
ple,ed and finally passed the Code,
they adjourned without having agreed
upon the mode of publication. The
differences between the two Houses,
and the endeavors 10 reconcile them.
created very great feeling among the
members, and are likely to furnish
some material for the use OF our Politi-
cal foes which it would have been ju-
dicions (had it been POSSIBILITY TO with
hold, Since the facts do not fully APP
pear in our regular reports, and mas
much as it is not unlikely they will be
distorted to the disadvantage of the po-
Iitical majority in the Legislature. we
will state succinctly and as fairly az we
can what the differences between the
two Houses were.
a bill to provide for the publication
OF the Code was matured by the Joint
Committee on Revision, and reported
In the House Tuesday. Its provisions
were substantially as followa:
Section l, provided that the act estab-
fishing code of laws for the State
should not be published with the other
acts of the session, but should be pub
lished in separate volume. with the
Declaration of Independence; the Con-
stitution of the United States, with
amendments the Declaration OF the
People of Virginia, adopted ut Wheel
ing, June 10, 1861 /; and the Constitution
of West Virginia, as amended; with a
full and complete Index.
Section 2. provided that the volume
should be prepared by James IL. Fer
guson, Chairman of the Committee on
Revision Tor upon his failure, by such
other person Hs The Governor might
appolnD; and required him 10 prepare
tables oil contents to precede each chap
Ter, marginal notes and index, for
which IL reasonable compensation
should be allowed by the Governor.
Section 8, required the Secretary of
State 10 secure the copy-right.
Sections and fixed the number
OF the first edition at $500 and required
their publication as soon as possible,
aud made it The duty of the Governor
to negotiate for its publication.
Section made it the duty of the
Clerk of the House TO superintend the
printing, read proof sheets, &c.
Section provided that the volume
should be distributed to all who are
entitled to the session Acts, except that
the members of the Legislature should
receive but one copy each; the rest
to be-kept on sale by the Secretary of
State at price not below cost.
Section required Mr.. Ferguson TO
have printed and distributed in sheets
to the several counties, for the use of
the officers therein, such chapters as he
deemed necessary for their immediate
information.
This bill was passed unanimously by
the House Tuesday evening, and sent
TO the Senate. 1t was returned with an
amendment, proposing to strike out
everything after the first section and TO
insert instead "that the Governor be
authorized to ascertain the probable
"cost OF preparing proper side notes
land index TO the Code and report to
"the next Legislature" 1t will be seen
that the effect of this amendment would
have been to wholly defeat the main
purpose of the bill, which was to pro-
vide for the speediest possible publica-
ton; because under the operation of
this amendment no publication would
have been possible till the Governor
made his report to the next legislature;
and what that legislature might have
chosen to do with the unfinished work
of their predecessors, is problematical.
This amendment being communicated
TO the House, that body with entire
unanimity refused to concur. The
Senate insisted. A Conference Com
mittee was appointed and after a warm
session recommended that the Senate
recede. This report was adopted by
the House but was rejected In the Sen
ate 10y an equally divided vote, there
being eight for and eight against, the
president not voting. Both Houses
then adjourned, the bill being lost IN
less the Senate asked new Committee
of Conference. Instead OF doing this
however, upon reassembling yesterday
morning, the Senate took up Joint
resolution adopted by the House some
weeks ago proposing to publish a tenn
Porary edition OF the Code, and adopt
ed substitute for It providing in sub
stance that the Clerk of the House
should not have the act called the Code
published and bound with the other
acts OF the session, but that instead the
Auditor should ascertain the cost of
preparing the Code for publication
with side notes &C., the cost of superin-
tending the printing and OF publishing