The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-02-07
The Legislature.

the Capital, we have Charleston papers ol
Friday and Saturday.
In the House, Thursday, the Conven-
ton bill was passed to engrossment with
amendments fixing the election Tor the
Gath of August, and making the represen.
tation the same us in the Two houses OF
the Legislature, or 7s delegates in all I'm.
less now apportlonment shall mean
while change the number. Should the
proposition for II Convention carry, then
the election for delegates Is TO occur on
Goth of October. We notice that the
Governors proclamation Is 10 be publlsh-
cd in at least one newspaper published In
each Of the cities Of Charleston and
Wheeling "(this little provision being pro
bono Bdkerop The following Is the vote
on the passage OF the bill:
YEAs-MGssrs. Barr, BrannOn, Brown,
ChenOweih, Dayisson, Faris, Ferguson,
Garrett, Heiskcll, IIervey, Hornor, Jack-
son, Jones, Keever, Keys, Langftt, Lewis,
Love, Lynch, McCraw, Mcdonald, Mead
ows, Morrow, Nadenbousch, Nelson,
Newman, Prichard, Rollyson, Sheppard,
Simmons, Smith, Stephenson, Upton,
West, Wilson, Cracratl, Speaker-3G.
NAYs-AIessrs. Ballard, Bishop, Boggs,
Clark, DonchOo, Griffin, Hassler, Jones,
Lough, Martin, MCGinnis, Mclean, Shan
non, Smith, (0f Tyler) Stehley, Stubbs,
Sturgiss Wyatt-iS. ''''. Rlf III
In casting his vote for the bill Mr.. Fer.
gusOn made the following explanation:
a rise for the purpose ofgiving as briefly
rs Gun, my reasons for the vote ! shall
cast on this bill. have said more than
once that so far us know the views Ofmy
constituents upon the subject they areOp.
posed 10 n convention ut this time. But
the subject has not been discussed or can.
vassed in the counties have the honor to
represent, and, therefore, dOnOt consider
myself instructed rs to the vote which /
shal give. admit to the fullest extent
the duty ofthc representative to carry out
the will Of his constituents when that will
has been fully and deliberately expressed,
but there are cases, where he must assume
the responsibility Of thinking and acting
for himselfin viewOi the surrounding cir.
cumstanCcs, and this Is one OF them. ]
find that large portion Of the citizens of
this locality desire that the Delegates and
Senators from the 3d Congressional Dis.
trict shall vote for this bill. find also
that Il is tho unanimous wish Of that por.
tion OF our iellow.CiIizens with whom !
have converscd In this section Of the State,
who have heretofore had no voice in the
government, that this bill should pass.
For these aud other reasons not necessary
to mention. | have determined under oil
the circumstances, TO vote for this bill,
relying upon q generous constituency TO
sustain me In the course have chosen to
pursue" .......n.....
The House, Friday, indefinitely post.
poned the bill proposing to remove the
capital. The Courier regards this action
as Il settler Of the question.
The Senate passed bill Friday TO pro.
vide for submitting the Flick Amend
ment. What It's provisions are We arc not
advised.
In the Senate, Friday, the following
resolutions were introduced by Mr.. DAVIS
and ordered printcA
Resolml Iy tie Legislature Of West JTr.
terested citizens oil this State to treat with
gfnid, That the Governor, on or after the
18th Of March, 1871, appoint three disin-
the authorities of the State Of Virginia, on
the subject of aproper adjustment OF the
public debt OF that State incurred prior TO
the lst day of January, 1861, and make
report thereof to the Governor, to be
printed and communicated by him to the
Legislature ut the commencement Of It's
next session, for approval or disapproval.
g. The Commissioners so to be appoint
ed are further directed to ascertain and re,
port the amount Of said debt, then held
by persons other than the State Of Vir-
ginia, and what said debt was incurred
for, and what amount Of this State debt
was then held by the Commissioners of
the Sinking Fund and by the Board OF
the Literary Fund; that they obtain and
report the amount Of all investments then
held by the State, their respective
amounts and character, and what portion
thereof were then productive, and the
dividends tlGrcirom, and whether any OF
such investments then so held by said
State have since been donated, changed,
converted or disposed Of by the authori-
ties Of said State, and II so, the amount
and how disposed Of; that they ascertain
and report the revenue derived from the
fiscal year ending on the 3Oth of Septem.
Der, 1860, from all sources, by the State
of Virginia, within the present territory
OF Virginia., and the amount derived
from all sources from the territory now
composing the State Of West Virginia; +;
and that they report any other relevant
matter deemed proper by them.
8, The Commissioners so 10 be appoint.
cd shall proceed without delay in the eX-
ecutun Of their duties, and as a compen.
sation for their services shall each receive
six dollars, per day for the time they, or
any one Of them, may be actually EN-.
plOyCd therein, and the same mileage as
that allowed TO the members Of the Legis.
lature, and may employ such accountant
or clerk at reasonable compensation as
they may deem necessary, and the Cover.
nor shall have the power TO remove any
one or more of the Commissioners, and to
iii any vacancy that may occur from re-
moyai, death. or failure to act, ~ ga
4. Nothing herein contained shall be
construed as waiving or impairing in any
way the rights Of this State TO jurisdic.
tion over the counties Of Berkeley and
jefferson.
8, That tho. foregoing resolutions be
communicated by the Governor TO the
Governor of Virginia,
The bill providing for an extension of
the limits of the city Of Wheeling, which
had previously passed the Senate, passed
tho House Friday-whcthCr with any
amendments does not appear.
The Treasury POlicy..Thc Price Of
Gold..No Resumption.
The editor of the Cincinnati Gazette