The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-20

the election of a Speaker.
Mr. Heermans then moved recess
| till o'clock, stating that Immediately
upon the recess, r consultation of the
! Republican members would be held in
the Chamber of the House concerning
the organization.
The motion was agreed to, and the
House took recess till 2 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House reassembled at the hour
appointed, and proceeded at once to
organize.
For Speaker, Mr.. Heermans noml-
mated SOLOMON s. FLEMING, OF Harrl-
son.
There being no other nominations,
on motion OF Mr.. Pinnell, the election
OF Mr.. Fleming was made unanimous.
Messrs. Pinnell and Mann were APP
pointed to conduct the Speaker to the
chair, wnereupOn that officer addressed
the House as follows:
THE SPEAKERS ADDRESS.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates:
am unable fitly to express the graft
tude L ieelj at this expression OF your
confidence and kindnes. II is the more
grateful to my feelings as it appears to
be IN consideration Of the many years
which ! have labOred among you as
delegate, upon this floor. And now
may | ask the further favor of you to
assist me by your counsels and your
forbeRrance in the discharge OF the re-
spOnsible duties which you have as
signed me.
I'VE have met together for the pur-
pose or organizing another session of
the Legislature in accordance with the
provisions of the Constitution of our
State. There are some few measures of
vital importance that will be before you
for your consideration at this session;
n nj vi nf
and Cancellation and good judgment we
will be able to decide them harmOni-
OuSly and wisely.
| have tlattered myself that the bulk
of the legislation needed tor our State,
has probably been completed, as 1t re-
CARDS laws of general character; and
ut the present time L think there is
more danger to be apprehended from
too much Legislation than from too lit
tie, AT the recent extra session OF the
Legislature, with great labor, research
and care, code of laws was prepared
for our State. An honest effort was
made to make them terror to evil
doers and to promote the ends OF just
ice. They were revised by the hrst
talent of the State; passed through the
hands Ofthe Committee on Reevision,
were read line by line and section by
section in both branchs Ofthe legislature;
were numerOuslY amended, discussed,
were adjusted through Committees of
Conference, and confirmed as whole
bV ma ajOrity of both Houses. 1t would
seem TO be prudence in this Legislature
to allow this code of laws TO go before
the people, be tried by them, and have
their defects pointed out, if any were
found to exist, before they should be
materially altered or amended. The
laws heretofore enacted by our LegiSla-
ture have been very imperfectly under
stood by the people in consequence Olthe
numerous changes they have undergone
from tune to time at each succeeding
session. AT the last extra session which
was called Tor the purpose of providing
| a code OF laws for the State, over two
| hundred bills were introduced and con-
| sidered by the two branches OF the Leg
| islature, and represented to be meas
ures OF vital Importance. This is alarm
| ing. Upon au examination OF those
| bills it will be found that probably
more than half Of them related 10 sub
| ipcts proper for the consideration OF the
| Boards ofSupervisOrs Ofthe appropriate
counties, and should not be entertained
in legislative body at such enormous
expense.
of this Code, which 1 trust will be satis-
factory to the people, to turn over Il
| new leaf in the history of our country,
| and open, "a l trust, on brighter
page, Win me lnauRuTh'l9n o. ne" @
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