South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-07-21

At the last session of tho Legislature
/ Governor William + Stevenson sent to that
/ body lis estimate of hol ling a Convention
to alter the Constitution. lie flung his iis
urcs about with reckless zc2l, and after the
most frantic manipulation of his statistics,
reached the startling conclusion that the
total cost of Convention would be S326,.
2J2.2I Upon that estimate the Radicals
have based their opposition to a Conven
ton, and acting upon the idea that false
hood may be made fact by repetition, have
repeated the 'wondrous tale with vehement
cIamor. For their especial entertainment
and to illustrate the reliability of their
lightning calculator we hero reproduce an
estimate Of a Convention made in 1861, by
Hon. William f. Stevenson. of Wood
county, and 10y him reported to the Convcn-
ton Of 1861, Of which he was member
and of whose Expenditure committee he
was chairman:
Extract from the 'Journal Of the Constitu-
tonal Convention of West Virginia
MONDAY, Dec 1G, 1861.
On motion Of Mr.. VAN WIYKLE, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Re'olred, That the committee on Printing and
Expenditures report an estimate of the sun
which will probably be required to pnv the mem
beers and officers and dcfray all other expenses of
lnis convention, based upon probable session
OF Sd vtyfve days, in order that the same NAV bo
lana before the Legislature for their government.
TUESDAY, Dec, II, 1861.
Mr. Stevenson, Of Wood (late "Ioyal' Gov
crnor of The state Of West Virginia chairman
of The Committee ON Printing and Expenditures
submitted the following report
The Committee on Printing and Exppndiirrcs
having been instructed To 'rcport an estimate ~
The sum which will probably be required 10 nav
lIe members and officers and dcfray all other ey
pcrscs OF The convention, based on probable
session OF siXiy-hye days Don order that the sarpo
mas bc laid before the Legislature for their gov
eminent would respectfully report that they
naFe made such an estimate and find ibaf tbc
probable expense of he CoHreHiioH Tar si1ty.fre
'f1s sal bc SIXTEEN THorsASp FIVE HUNDRED nor
LARS All OF which is respectfully submitted.
w. Il STEVENSON, Chairman.
Ola m4ion Of Mr Van Wrinkle, the following
resolution was adopted
Rlso'rh That the report OF lhe Committee bs
accepted and That ihc President of thc Convcn
zion inform Che Legislature that tho expenses of
ihis body wi.l probably amount 20 SIXTEEN rnor-
rhN' Dive HUNDRED DOLLARS, aud request that tho
sll SUM De placed 90 the disposal Of the Con-
rcnton
Hero we have S,cyonsou's estimate Of
Toe cost ct q Constitutional Convention, re-
ported by himself and accepted and en-
dorsci by tho Convention Of which he was
a member. That was Tor a Convention he
favored. Ten years later, for a Convention
ne den. want, be maul5 The multiplication
table until he hammers out a rcsultof hrll
h""'5eH HDW0ud dohars, as the cost for
tbc same purpose. The elasticity Of tho
loyal conscience is bewiIdoriug 49, Courier.
r. Smokers will rejoice to learn that
machine has been iuycutcd which will make
about one hundred aud City cigars per miu.
ute 1t This be true. Tie ruoe Of cigar.
WILL BE- greatly reduced