The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-09
The Hermits at the T.. S.-Progress
OF Work in the COnven tiOn-The
Capital Question Come AEaIn-The
Distinguished JauitOr.
CHARLESTON, February 5

CHARLESTON, February 5.
Editors OF the Register:
Almost cut off from all communica-
ton with the outside world, l presume
to write and if possible give you ad-
vance news Of what is doing here at
the permanent seat" On Friday last
the cold weather moderated considera
bly, and quite snow storm prevailed
on that evening and Saturday morning.
The sleighing was elegant but is rapidly
disappearing under the effects Of very
cold weather. There are some who
have not heard from their homes since
their arrival and some to whom it will
be impossible until the river opens and
mails begin to run regularly. 1t does
seem TOO bad that such state of affairs
should be permitted to exist Many
and varied are the apologies offered by
the good people of Charleston for the
present state of the weather. They
are apparently as much troubled a.
those away from home and come OF the
more facetious Of the Legislators are
continually inquiring for that "peren-
NAL summer" which Col. Ben Smith
promised in the winter of 1869. Some
OF the good people, as an apology, say
that this ia the first winter for thirty
years that the Kanawha has been
frozen. They said the same last year
and will probably say the same next
year.
The Convention has thoroughly or
ganized and on Monday the first debate
of the session will take place, as the
report Of the committee on Finance and
Taxation is made the special order for
that day.
The committee on the Legislative
Department made their report on Sat-
urday, which is in the hands OF the
printer and will probably come up for
discussion some time during the week,
1t reduces the basis Of representation
and provides for biennial sessions Of the
Legislature, of which a more extended
account may be given you from another
source.
On to-day the committee on Judiciary
will make their report. This report is
looked forward to with a great deal OF
interest. | understand that the CON-
mittee report in favor of four Judges OF
Of the Supreme Court of Appeals, to be
elected by the people from the State at
large, also in favor Of the County Court
system and of only eight Judicial Cir
cults in the State. imagine that the
report will receive a very general modi.
fication before being adopted by the
Convention.
A very serions obstacle that has
been experienced thus far in the Con-
vention, is the amount Of buncombe
resolutions that have been offered, and
the great desire Of many to place them
selves upon the record. I greatly fear
that the session will be protracted far
beyond the time anticipated in the be-
ginning, on this account.
| understand that some OF the men,
bers who have been keeping very quiet
since the opening of the session, have
only done so with the purpose OF in-
ficting upon the Convention speeches
which have cost them many sleepless
nights since their election. The refusal
OF the Convention to employ a steno-
grapher to. report the debates has
blighted the hopes Of these aspirants
for future glory.
The capital question sleepeth rest
less sleep. Occasionally a resolution
limiting at it is offered. On Friday last
Mr.. Bassell, Of Harrison introduced a
resolution asking that the committee on
the Legislature inquire into the e1pe-
diency Of reporting that the subject be
submitted separately when the Consti
tuition is submitted, and if no place
receive majority then to be submitted
again at the next election under the
new Constitution, if adopted, or under
the old one, it it be rejected and the
two places receiving the highest number
OF votes at the first election, to be can
dldates at the second. The plan seems
to meet with great deal of favor.
The election of Janitor to the capitol
buildings took place on Friday.
Amongst the many candidates in the
field, the successful one was Patrick
Henry Daley, of Writ county. a true
son Of ould Erin. Patrick was asked if