The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-05-02
Ar a meeting Of the Democrats Of Put.


Ara meeting Of the Democrats Of Put
nam county. held at the Courthouse there
Of on Wednesday, April 24ih, 1872
Dr.. James Stewart was called TO the
chair, and John s. Middleton appointed
Secretary.
On motion, the Chairman appointed the
following delegates to represent this county
in the State Democratic Convention 10 be
held a, Parkersburg on the Both Of May,
viz: Dr.. John j. Thompson, Thomas II.
Harvey. Hill G. Tribble, Josiah G. Thorn.
as. James NJ. Nash. Samuel Alexander,
Hon. William A Alexander, A W. Han.
ley. r. N B. Thompson. j h. Hill. DR..
Thomas P Carpenter and Van B. Walk.
er; and any Democrat from the county Of
Putnam who may be in PArkersburg du.
ring The sitting Of the said Convention. is
requested to act as a delegate from this
county. On motion, the Chairman aud
Secretary we're added to the list Of dele.
gates.
On motion It was ordered that the pro.
ceedings Of this meeting be published 10
the West Virginia Courier and Point
Pleasant Register
On motion the meeting adjourned.
JAS. STEWART, Pres.
JOHN L. MIDDLETON, Sec'y.
Some New Features in the West Virgin.
la Constitution.
Under tue new Constitution Of West
Virgiuia the sesslUus ot the General As.
senbly are to be biennial. The newspa.
pcrs Of that State appear to be very hope.
ful ot beneficial results under this new sys.
ten. They regard bleuulal sessions as
tending " secure economy aud as coutrlb-
ulns to stability. They complain that
under the system OF annual sessluus Of the
General assembly, a law has scarcely a
tar trial before a new Legislature meets
aud changes or repeats ii, aud that laws,
which might II fairly tried and thoroughly
understood, prove highly bcueiclal, have
been OIteu thrown aside before their merits
we're known, AMI before any actual test
had developed their detects.
The new Constitution Of West Virginia
also lorulds the euactmeut Of special aud
private laws. 1t Is calculated that such
measures have hlluertO CONSUMED about
seven .teDtls vi the time OF the annual SEES
slons. II is hoped that tue Olunulal sess-
ivns vii! uuder 10 circumstances exceed
forty I've days.
Another advantage which it is hoped
will result FROM this constitutional pruhlb.
itiou ~ the breaking up OF the whole sys-
TEN Ut lobbying anu log rolllug
We observed ut lhe lust session Of our
General Assembly u very prevalent dlspos-
itlOn among tue leuDers to propose
changes III the Code, aud III the laws
adopled by tho preceding Legislature.
The number oil propositions Vi tuls char
ac,er WAS surprisingly great. Ii they had
been geucraily successful, scarcely vestlgs
OF former Legislation would have been lett.
Fortunately Tor tie stabiaty Of our laws
they were generally Defeated.
Tbs tlukerlng With laws ID unwise and
hurttul. The Efforts We aliude to, pro-
coed tor the most part irom dvslre gu the
part OF the memburs, who have nothing
really useful to propose. to make Sous
show OF activity, suu get their uames IN
che newspapers fney want their constlt-
ueuts 10 tnluk that they are uot idle. aud
they are very watcnlul over the laws. Ii
this class OF members cuuId accomplish
ali they propose, The statutes Of the State
would Oe changed every session.
AS Tor CONSTITUTIONAL ilmlts to the scss.
ioos OF Legislative bodies, they are oil but
little account w less they are made abso-
Lutte. When margin is left for their ex-
tension, in uiue,y.ulue cases out OF u hun
dred The discretion is abused -RichmouI
Wing.
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The County Courts.
The Radicals who, for lack Of anything
else to complain OF 10 the new Constitution.