The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-25
The Constitutional Convention

CHARLESTON, January l9.
The following standing committees
were announced:
On Bill of Rights and Elections
Messrs. Woods, OF Barbour Pate, Of
Boone; Davenport, OF Ohio; Arnett, Of
Marion; Ferguson, of Wayne; Calfee,
of Mercer; Ferrell, of Roane; McCleary,
of Berkeley Pugh, Of Tyler Harding,
OF Randolph, and Kantner, OF Preston.
On the Legislative Department.
Messrs. Raymond, of Marion; Hoge. Of
Berkeley; Brown, OF Preston; Knight,
of Kanawha; Maslen, of Hardy; Wag-
gener, of Mason; Price, Of Raleigh;
Miller, OF Ohio; CrisswelI, Of Marshall;
Stanton, Of Logan, and. Strickler, Of
Richie.
On The Erecutive observation-disclosures.
johnson, of Wood; Pannell, of Ohio;
Monroe, of Hampshire; Morgan. OF
Jefferson; McCreary, Of Raleigh; Hall,
of We.zel; Robinson, Of Mineral; Rob-
erts, OF Writ; Stump, OF Calhoun;
Farnswortb, OF Up;hur, and Snider, OF
Monongalia.
On tie Jud;ciary-Messrs. Faulkner,
Of Berkeley; Armstrong, OF Hampshire;
Wheat, OF Ohio; Jackson, Of Wood;
Wiley, of Monongalia; Mathews, Of
Greenbriey Fitshugh, of Kanawha;
Ward, of Cabell; Wilson, Of Harrison;
johnson, of Tyler, and Holt, Of Brax
ton.
On County Organization - Messrs.
Byrne, of Clay; Osburn, Of Jefferson;
Campbell, OF Brooke; Thompson, of
Putnam; Dickinson, Of Fayette; Smith,
of Marion; Burnside, OF Monroe; Lurty,
of Harrison; Jackson, of Lewis Thorn
burg, of Cabell; and Allen, of Morgan.
On Iaration, Finance. Gc.-Messrs.
Travers, OF Jefferson; Pendleton, Of
Brooke MofIet, OF Pocahontas; Bee, OF
Mercer; Peerce, of Mineral; Boggs, Of
Pendleton; Gallaher, of Marshall;
Warth, of Kanawha Hagans, Of Mo
nongalia; Hayne, of Summers and
Grim, Of Barbour.
On Miscellaneous PropiSionS -Me5srs.
Gushing, of Mason; Basel, OF Harrison;
Martin, Of Taylor, Atkinson, Of Han
cock; Core, of Peasants; Randolph, of
Doddridge; Leonard, Of Writ Pipes, Of
Marshall Thaycr, of Taylor, and Park,
of Jackson.
THE Select Committee on Land Titles,
Gc.-Messrs Armstrong, Of Hampshire;
jackson, of Wood; Wilson, of Harrison;
Brown, OF Preston; Holt, of Braxton;
Matthews, of Greenbrier; Ward, OF Cab
ell; and Smith, of Marion.
Propositions were offered as follows
and referred to the appropriate com
mitteeS:
By Mr.. Wilson:
Reso!red, That the Legislature shall
meet once in every two years and not
oftencr, unless convened by the Cover.
nor, in the manner to be prescribed by
this Convention.
By Mr.. Grim:
Resolccd, That the committee on the
Elective Franchise Department in
quire into and report the expediency OF
Incorporating a clause in the Constitu-
ton providing Tor and restoring the
system of vira vocc voting in this State.
By Mr.. johnson, Of Wood:
ReSo!ccd, That no religious, political,
or other kind OF test oath, whatever,
shall ever be required as qualification
to hold office, or to vote at any election,
or to practice any of the professions, or
to follow any lawful pursuit for live
lihood, or to teach shool, or serve on
juries, or act in any tiduciary capacity
whatever, or to sue, or otherwise obtain
Justice in the courts of this State.
By Mr.. Wilson:
RcSolvci, That in any change that
shall be proposed by this Convention, in
relation to the office OF Governor, State
officers, Judges of the Supreme Court
of Appeals, and the Circuit Courts, the
salaries OF those officers respectively
shall not exceed what they are now,
as fixed within the present Constitu-
| ton.
BY Mr.. Martin:
Resolvea, That the committee on Bill
of Rights and Elections inquire into
the expediency OF amending the sixth
section Of the secoud Article of the Con-
stitution OF this State, so as to read as
follows: Private property shall not be
taken for public use without just com.
pensation. No person shall be deprived
Of life, liberty or property without due
process OF law. The military shall be
subordinate to the civil power.
By Mr.. Basel:
ReSoLved, That all writs and commits.
sions shall run in the name Of "The
Commonwealth of West Virginia" and
all indictments shall conclude against
the peace and dignity Of the Common
wealth of West Virginia"
By Mr.. Wiley:
ResoIvcd, That the committee on the
Legislative Departmentinquire into the
expediency of 50 providing in the Con-
sttution, that in all elections of men,
bers of both branches of the Legisla-
ture, and of judges of the Supreme
Court of Appeals, each qualified voter
may cast as many votes Tor one candi.
date as there are persons to be elected, or
may distribute the same, or equal parts
thereof, among the candidates as he
shall see fit; and that the candidates
highest in votes shall be declared
elected.
ReSoluea, That the committee on
Miscellaneous Provisions inquire into
the expediency of inserting a clause in
the Constitution requiring the Legisla-