The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-28
CHARLESTON N.
Salaries OF Judges-The "savtng Al
the spiggot aud Wasting NJ the
Buug'' Policy Triumphant-An
Adjournment Expected shortly.

Convention had first class squabbls
this forenoon over the salaries OF the
Judges. The distinguished gentlemen
who compose this honorable body seem
to me particularly prone to plunge into
hot water on the slightest possible prov
ocation. They sail along magnlh-
Gently for q few hours at time when
all at once, some unlucky and indiscree'
individual will pop up and propose
that will set the solons by
the ears aud produce as much buzzing
and sometimes as much singing, as
usually follows from sticking a pole in
a hornets nest.
After good deal Of debate in Com
mittee OF the Whole the salary Of
Judges OF the Supreme Court was fixed
at twenty-five hundred dollars and that
Of Circuit Judges at two thousand dol
lars. 1t was hoped that the question
was settled and that no further discus'
sion would be had upon this subject.
But Mr.. Martin, of Tayler, on yes
terday, moved to strike out twenty-five
hundred and insert three thousand.
Mr.. Campbell, of Brooke, who had just
returned from visit to his constituents
and had been reproached by them on
account of the miserably low salaries
which it was proposed to pay the State
officers and the Judges Of the State
Courts, moved to insert three thousand
as the proper salary for Judge
OF the Supreme Court. In an
unlucky moment, the motion to
strike out prevailed, aud then arose a
squabble for filling the blank. Several
propositions 10 fill the blank with q
larger sum than $500 were defeated
Yesterday, and the matter came up as
unfinished business today. Finding it
impossible to secure the raising OF the
salary agreed upon in Committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. Wsrth, Of Kanawhs,
moved this morning TO reconsider the
vote By which $500 had been stricken
out. The motion to reconsider was de-
feated, and as it may be fairly regarded
as a test vote upon the subject OF sala-
ries and showing who favored and who
opposed the payment of twenty-five
hundred dollars per annum to judges OF
the Court OF Appeals, | here insert the
yeas and nays.
AYEs-Messrs. Armstrong, Atkinson,
3ogss, Brown, Burnside, Byrne, Camp
bell, Gushing, Davenport, Dickinson,
Faulkner, Fitzhugh, Haynes, Hoge,
Holt, johnson OF Tyler, Knight, Maslin,
Mathews, Miller, Motfet, Morgan, Nc
Cleary, McCreery, Osburn, Pannell,
Peerce, Pendleton, Trsvers, Wsggener
Warth, Wheat, WILEY, Mr.. President
--34
Nogs-Messrs. Arnett, Basel, Bee,
callse, Grim, Farnsworth, Ferguson,
Esrre;l Gallaher, Hagsps, Raymond,
Hall Jsckson OF Wood, Jackson OF
lewis johnson of Wood, Kantner,
Leonard, Lurty, Martin, Monroe, Park,
Pate, Pipes, Prince, Pugh, Randolph
Rnbinsop Roberts. Smith, Snider,
Strickler Stump, Thornburg, Thomp'
son. Wilson, Woods-3o. -oo
A motion was made to insert S21OO,
Int this was defeated; ayes Is, noes 54
Mr.. Wheat then moved TO insert S24oV
and upon this considerable debate en-
sued Mr.. Osburn, OF Jefferson VINO
il bv the way one Of the most practical
and sensible men in the Convention
favored the motion and very earnestly
deprecated the disposition he saw man
tested to put the judges Of the highest
court in the State on meagre allowance
During the discussion, one OF the 'un'
NEST incidents of the session occurred
to understand which it must be remem
bered that few days ago Mr.. Basel
OF Harrison, was very earnestly land
quite correctly in favor OF increasing
the salary OF State Superintendent Of
Free Schools. To day he was just al
earnest 10 his endeayor to reduce the
salaries OF the judges Of the Supreme
Court and, by way Of showing how his
constituents felt concerning the matter
and what a rod the Radical party was
holding over the Convention tor its
action 10 Committee OF the Whole, re-
ferred to the Clarksburg Telegraph a:
condemuiug the payment OF the salaries
heretofore agreed upon. He was inter
rupted by Mr.. Pannell who, In hi
peculiar way. inquired Of the speaker
whether the Telegraph said anything
about the salary Of the State superin
tendent. The point was seen by tint
Convention, and Mr.. Bassells dlscom
future was productive OF much merrl-
ment. ~
The proposition to insert $4,000 re
ceived 33 ayes and 30 noes; S23U
received 81 ayes and SO noes; 5000. O6I
was proposed but subsequently, with
drawn; $1,000 received 81 ayes and 8
noes, and 5000 was finally adopted
ayes 46, noes %.
But this did not fully satisfy TIT
Cheap Johns Mr.. Pipes. Of Mar
shall, moved to strike out $4,000. which
had been agreed upon in Committee o
the Whole as the salary Of the Clrcul
judges, and insert $500. Mr. Whea
made and earnest and eloquent speech
in opposition to the motion; Mr.
Pipes replied; and Mr.. Martin, o
TAYLOR made a very effective speech IN ia
vor of paying the Circuit Judges the Sam
sslsry as was allowed the Judges OF tn
Courio Appeals. Having been one Of tn
most persistent advocates OF reduction
in the other case, his speech in favor o
i;berality in this attracted the more at
ten,ion and had the more effect. The vot
resulted in the rejection OF Mr., Pipes
motion; ayes 81, moss 81.
tits hoped that there Is here an en-;
Of the miserable picayune policy whici
some of the members have forced upo'
the Convention. 1t would not De QUIT
-. - not for the SAVIOR o