The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-03-03
Tic Capitol Question Settled.


for Gve years, having been rejected,
the choice waa between an immediate
location at Parkersburg, or a location
at Charleston to take effect on the lat
Of April, 1870. The friends Of Wheel.
ing, accordingly. voted for Charleston
In the hope, we are bound TO presume,
Of gaining further delay ut the. next
session OF the Legislature, which will
convene before tho law goes into ef-
feet. BIZ! We have the Capitol, and II
il in our power, we believe, to keep it..
When the House bill, with the blank
flied with Petersburg, came up in
tho Senate, Il substitute was offered
making the location at Clarksburs
this was amended by inserting Churles-
ton, and then sgain, by inserting
Bealiuston. On Friday, however, on
motion OF Mr.. Burley. the vote was
reconsidered aud the substitute with
Charleston in it was adopted by the
following vote: Co.,. b. ... '...
YEAs-McsSrs. AppleSate, Foreman,
Burnley, Gather, Dix, Doolittlc, Price.
Phelps, Rnmsdcll. WcrninScr, Wilson
and Workman-l2.
MASSACHUSETTS. llokc, U'rcsidcnt,)
Chaplinc, Dawson. Drummond. Davis.
Foster, Humphreys, Leonard aud
Y0ung-9.
The bill was then passed BY \ vote
Of II to 1, and sent to the House,
which, amid considerable excitement,
concurred in tho amendment to the
bill By vote Of 80 to 20. The follow.
ing is the bill Us passed:
A Dill PERMANENTLY LOCATING THE SEAT or
GOVERNMENT FOR THIS STATE rASSED fE3.
18th, lSb9.
Be il enacted by TIC Legislature VI WtI! pir.
gina:
!. The permanent Seat Of Government Of this
State ~ hereby located ~ tho town y! Charles.
ton. In the couuty OF Kauawhn. -.
. The Governor VI this State Is hereby author
ized to select aud SECURE suitable buildings
wil.iln the corporate limits OF said town. FOR
tho state Executive officers, ALSO for tho LII.
bury, and Tor tho accommodation Of both
branches VI the Legislature, and The Supreme
Court oil Appeals.
8. The Books, papers and NIL other things por.
taln!ng TO tho various State officers, required
by law 70 be- Kept at tho seat Of Government.
and ulso the Stuto Library, together With cvdry-
thing connected Herewith, shall he removed TO
the places selected, uud Securn1 ~ provided in
section two OF this act and such rcinoVS! shall
DO under the direction OF tho respective officers
having Charge Of bald Books, papers aud other
things pertaluiny " their several offices.
L. The Governor Is authorized 70 employ such
assistance as may DO necessary IN ciuryin. out
the provisions OF section taroe u. thiS:cs.
s. All necessary cxpennos Incurred under the
second, third and fourth sections Of this NC,
shall DC paid out OF tho State treasury upon the
oricr OK the Governor.
L. This nc. shall take o0oct on tho tlrs; day OF
April, eighteen hundred and soveu;y.
The following arc the comments OF
the Wheeling MtctIigcnccr OIL this
location OF the Capitol:
Both Houses 9th LcS.iSla'urc came
70 All agreement yesterday, and passed
4 bill locating the Capitol. Charleston
!. the chosen spot; and the bill con-
templates removal OF the executive
Offices the first OF Arril, 1870. In thus
lawn. parkcrsburs on the ehcii, after
the means rc>ortcd TO by her 20 secure
location and immediate rem oval, the
Legislature did IL crcditable dny's
WORK, and one for which their con5;itu-
emf, will thank them all the more. IA
the merits OF that place rs I sic Tor tho
Capitol, and the dement's oil IN" rys.
ten Of lobbyin. carried Oh here Ivy
Parkersburg, come TO be generally
understood and canrasscc. The LrG!S-
luture has had i narrow escape from n
serious error. and the Erpu4ilcan
party Of tho State, from it's consequent
ccS. lt.is al escape, however. anc ict
US be duly thankful. D..
As tho permanent seat Of govern
, mcni for the State we find no fault
with Charleston. Yet We think the
time fixed for 4 removal thithcr is
three or four Years too soon. The
amendment offered By Mr.. Lamb 10
the Senate substitute, extending the
, time TO 1872. was nearer the mark.
We rc.rc, that it was not adopted. be.
cause 1T prescut Charleston is some.
! what Inaccessible and it's confidently
expected that in few years She will
have ra;lroaG communication. The
truth is. however, that this location
docs not tiorcclosr future action. The
next Legislature will be chosen and
will hold n session before the bill be:
comes operative. The" question viii
enter into next summers canvass and
the next Legislature will BE- elected
with special reference TO it. The next
Legislature will come up here with 4
full knowledge Of what their people
, want done; and whatevcr that may be
found to be on comparison OF views,
ou.h, to be done, and it is fair 10 pre-.
sumo will bc-whcthcr it be an inmc;-
diatc removal to Charleston. an extern
: sion Of the time before removal. re-
, pea, OF tho act aad location some
where else, contract fora Temporal!
arrangement here, or something else.
This location at Charleston with q
years interval is equivalent to sub.
Uniting the question 10 The people OF
lie State. ..- e.. -. /,
Upcn the merits ofthe general 1ucs.'
ton, set 10 be settled IN the future,
we arc willing. TO abide BY. the wish OF
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