The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-09
The First District senntorshIp. :.
"carry Me Back to Old vlrglnny.''

Ine rlIbt DIstrlct SenntoTshlps =
"Carry Me Back to Old vlrgfnny.''
The Wheeling Proposition In the
House.
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THE FIRST DISTRICT sRNAToRSHIP.
Special Correspondence OF the Intelllgences.
CHARLESTON, ". Va, Dec. 8, '72.
In the Senate to-day Dir. Grantham,
from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, submitted report in tho case
Of John Cunningham, claiming seat in
the Senate from tho First District. The
report was rather lengthy, setting forth the
reasons which had induced the majority
Of the committeet to arrive at their conclu.
sIons, and recommended the adoption Of
the following resolutions:
!. That Andrew ]. Pannell was not
chosen one Of tho Senators of the First
District at the election held upon the 22d
Of August last, and Is not entitled to o scat
upon the floor of the Senate.
=. That John Cunningham, at the cleo.
ton held upon the 22d Of August last, was
chosen Senator for the First District,
and that he should be permitted to quail.
y and take his seat upon the floor OF this
Senate.
The report was signed by Messrs.
Grantham, Camden and Bishop, a MAORI.
~ Of the committee.
Thereport coming up for consideration,
MIR. Walker stated that Mr.. Blakemore
and himself desired TO submit minority
report on the same subject, anu In order
to have time to prepare. it, moved to lay
the report on tho table The report pre-
vailed, and the First District is still left
With but halt its proper representation in
the Senate. There appears to be dispo.
sition on the part OF some Of the Senators
to feel and act rather bitterly towards
some Of the Jacobites in that body, but
am happy TO state that the majority oil the
members are not actuated by any such
partisan feelings. / would not be under
stood as casting reflection on the minority
Of tue committee In their desire to be
heard, for understand those gentlemen
differ with the majority in this: They
claim that neither Mr.. Pannell nor MI.
Cunningham was elected, and that the
Senate should declare vacancy and or
der new election. The indications now
are that MIR. Cunningham will be given
his seat.
OLD VIRGINIA.
The recollections of the; papSso gcner.
ously furnished by our old mother, 10 Ger.
tain gentlemen, in ante be!lum times, seem
to have inculcated in their breasts, a de-
sire to reinstate all her former laws, so
that if they cannot serve under the flag Of
sold Virginia, never tire" they can, at
least, re.enact and live under her laws.
These remarks were suggested by the
main argument used by the angel Of the
Senate-1 mean, "Gideon" of old-on the
bill providing that the Governor shall
commission all the officers OF the State,
and furnish them with q sheep skin Ger.
tiacate, to which shall be attached the
great Seal OF the State, the necessary red
tape, &c. Judge Camden said he had
lived without the good old statutes ofVir.
GINA, for long time, and he was in favor
ofgettlng things back into the old land
marks, as far as possible and as soon as
possible. One of the old land marks was
the Capital at Richmond, and I have no
doubt many of these gentlemen, il they
dared to brave public sentiment, would
be crying u want 10 go home to my ma. y
This way Of doing things. In o certain
way, just because our grandtathers did
them in that way Is too slow for this age
Of progression. But then you know Dem
ocracy loves to dwell on the dead scenes
Of the past, rather than the active scenes
Of the present,
THE CAPITAL QUESTIONABLE WHEELING
PROPOSITION IN THR HOUSE.
Twas amusing TO witness the opening
Of the fight on this question in the House
this afternoon. 1t opened on the side o
the anti-removaliSts by a sort Of small
arms firing by picked skirmishers.
cannot dignity 1t by tho title of sharp
shooting. Mr.. Morrison opened the fght
by the following resolution:
ReSOlusd, That the Auditor be request
cd to furnish this House with a statement
showing the various appropriations made
for the Penitentiary, Tor the support o.
cOnvicts therein, and for all other ex
penses connected with that institution.
This slipped through without Opposi
ton. Then commenced q perfect iusiladt
Of resolutions, requesting reports as to the
appropriations made for all the State in
stituions outside Of the city OF Charles
ton.
Then the removalists showed they wert
not asleep, and Mr.. Davenport Of youl
city, commenced Directing to the consid
Grafton OF said resolutions, and in conse
quence the table was soon piled full.
Mr.. Davenport then fired q shot In thu
shape oil Q resolution calling on the Treas
urer for report as to what banks got thu
preference In the depository OF Stat
funds. This was objected to by Mr.. Rog-
ers, and lies over.
A kind OF armistice then seemed to b.
agreed upon, but when everything haC
settled down to an apparently calm state
Mr.. James Taylor Of Richie county, (Mr
Brown in the chair obtained the floor
and upon leave being granted, Introduce
the following bill:
! "a bill to remove temporarily the sea
Of government to the city Of Wheeling
In the county Of Ohio, and directing til,
Governor and other State officers TO maxi
necessary arrangements for the same.
"WHEREAs, Henry z. List, Mlchae
Reilly and others, citizens OF Wheeling
have, by writings dated November ID
1879, proposed and agreed to furnish t,
the State Of West Virginia, without cos
To the said State, should its Legislature
decide to remove temporarily the seat o