Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-02-14
gpirit nf Jefferson.
CharlestOwn, Va, February IA, 1871.
WEST VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURES,

The Bill for the removal Of the county seat
Of JsfsrsOu from ShePherdstOWu to Charles.
town, passed the House of Delegates ON the
3d,Of February, BY a vote Of SO to II. Il
has also passed FIRST aud second reading in
. che Senate. It passed its second reading in
!. the Senate on the 9th of February, aud it IL
cot for to-day for its fnal hearing in that body.
There is no doubt Of its passage. Il pro,
Sides for hOldiag the next regular term ofthe
Circuit Court in CharlestOWn. Mr.. KOoXcE,
: Ihs Senator from this county. attempted to
defeat its passage by introducing a bill re-
ferriuE the subject to = vote Of the people the
question to be submitted to the people by his
bill being shall the county seat be removed
to ChsrlessoWn or OMy other pIIce ?" 1t was
u'anifestly intended to start up \ number of
claimants As candidates for the county seat,
aud thus, it possible, to defeat Charlestuwu
By divided vote among them. aud in this way
to retain the county seat At ShePherdstowu.-
The bill Of Mr.. KuOnce. though not acted on
20 tar as We have heard, must evidently be
rejected, If it has not already been.
The Flick amendment passed the Senate
unanimously early in the session. Manv dem
ocrats objected to it because it indirectly rec.
OgaiEed DegIO suffrage. This Flick amend.
nent restores to all persons who have furnished
AID and comfort to the rebellion the right to
vote. On the 26th day of January it passed
che House of Delegates by vote of So to II.
The IL who voted against it were all demo-
erAts. Though We do not positively know, We
believe that this Flick amendment will be sub
mltted to sbe people for their approval OF re-
lection on the 9th day of April, aud that all
can vote on the question who are not charged
with aiding the rebellion, .ubStantiated BY the
oath of the person making the charge, and
verified BY the oath Of two credible witnesses
10 the same overt act.
A bill to take the sense of the people upon
calling Constitutional Con vention, passed the
House of Delegates on February Sd, by party
vote SO to Is. 1t provides for vote to take
the sense of the people on this question on the
fourth Thursday in August. None but minors,
pauPers, idiots OF felOnS, shall be challenged
by reason of any other constitutional disquaI6.
cations then existing, unless aud until written
charge of some specified actveri6ed by written
affidavit Of some qualified voter shall be pre-
ferrsd against the person SO Offering to vote
The charge to be substantiated clearly BY at
least two competent witnesses, and the voter
shall not be called upon on oath. or otherwise,
to eriminate himself 1.-THE call for the CON.
ven'iOn is carried, the election of delegates
will take place on the fourth Thursday in Oc-
tOber, all persons having right to vote on the
call of thir convention, to have a right to vote
Tor delegates. The convention to meet on the
third Tuesday in January next. This bill. il
Is confidently believed, will pass the Senate
some democrats having voted for the Flick
ARSndmsut in the Senate upon an agreement
that Nuch bill should pass
II has been decided that the Capitol shall
not be removed from Charleston The bill
20 remove the Capitol having been indefinitely
postponed on February 81, by a unanimous
vote in the House Of Delegates.
The Legislature, though asked to do 30, will
not refund the money appropriated by the
Board Of Supervisor of Jefferson and Berke.
ley counties 90 employ &. J. FAULKNER a.
council in the case of Virginia rs. West Vir-
GINA in the Supreme Court for the recovery of
these two Counties. y bill was pending on
February 4th in the house of delegates for
holding three terms of the court Of Apeals
each year, one in Charleston, one in Wheeling
and one in Msr'insburg. We are not advised
whether it has yet been acted upon, or what
is the probability of its rasssgs.