The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-23

on the Executive Department" t
which shall be referred all such por
tions of the present Constitution a.
relate to the Executive Department o.
the Government.
4. Resolved, That a committee be
appointed, to be called "The committee
on the, Judiciary" to whom shall be
referred all such portions of the present
Constitution as relate to the Judicial
Department of the Government.
5. Resolred, That a committee oe
appointed to be called "The committee
on County Organization" to whom
shall be referred such portions OF the
present Constitution as relate to the
subject of county organization, county
taxation, the qualification, modes o.
appointment and tenure OF office OF all
county officers.
6. RESOLVED, That a committee be
appointed, to whom shall be referred
such portions of the present ConstItu'
ton as relate to taxation, finance, cor
porations generally and education.
8. Resoived, That committee be ap'
pointed to be called "the committee on
Miscellaneous Provisions" to whom
shall be referred the 18th Article ofthe
present Constitution, 80 much Of the
llth Article as has not been alread y
referred, and all other matters not
already embraced in the foregoing refer
ences. And that the said several com
mittees report to this Convention such
amendments and alterations in the
provisions OF the existing Constitution
referred to them, as in their opinion
may be necessary and proper.
s. Resolved, That the committee on the
Judiciary and the committee on County
Organizat:: ::on be instructed to consult
an confer so far as may be necessary
to harmonic their reports before sub,
milting themto the Convention.
9. ResoLaed, That selectcommittee be
appointed to whom shall be referred
the subject of land titles, together with
the 9th Article OF the present Constitu
ton.
10. Resolvei, That no original resolu
ton offered to the Convention proposing
any substitute, alteration or amendment
to the present Constitution, shall be dis
Guessed on its merits before its reference
20 committee.
Mr.. Campbell offered the following
substitute:
Rssolved, That this Convention resolve
itsel Into a committee of the Whole and
take up the present Constitution Of this
State, and proceed to revise and ameni
the same, article by article. Rejected
Mr.. johnson, Of Wood, moved to
amend the report of the committee by
adding after the word COMMITTEE" il
the tenth resolution, the words unless
the appropriate committee shall have
reported" Rejected.
Mr.. johnson, of Tyler, proposed the
following as substitute for the original
resolution:
Resolved, That no original resolution
proposing amendments to the Constitu
ton shall be discussed upon its merits
until the committee, having under con
sideration the subject to which said
resolution shall refer, shall have re-
ported. Adopted.
The report of the committee as
amended, was then adopted.
Mr.. Martin, of Taylor, submitted the
report of the committee on Rules. The
report is quite lengthy: and embraces
substantially the usual rules Of similar
Geliberative bodies. The report was
laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Jackson, Of Wood, offered the
following:
Resolvsd, That the members of the
press be admitted to the floor Of the
Convention, and that the Sergeant.at,
Arms do provide for their accommoda'
ton, at or near the desk of the Secre'
tary. Adopted.
Mr.. johnson, of Wood, offered the
following resolution:
ReSolUed, That a committee OF five be
appointed whose duty it shall be to
inquire what it will cost to have the
debates of thi. Convention reported;
and also the cost Of publishing five
hundred or one thousand volumes OF
the same, and report the result Of the cir
inquiries to the Convention. Adopted.
The President appointed as such
committee Messrs. johnson, Of Wood,
Wilson, Thompson, Hagans and Warth.
Mr.. Hagans offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That a committee Of five
members be appointed by the Presi-
dent, which shall be styled "The com,
mittee on Accounts" and to which
shall be referred for examination and
allowance, all claims properly Incl
dental to the Convention. Adopted.
The President appointed as such
committee. Messrs. Hagano, Osburn,
Martin, Waggener and Thornburg.
Mr.. Jackson, of Lewis, offered the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That this Convention hold
its daily sessions from ten o'clock IN
the morning until two and a hall
o'clock in the evening, until the Con
yeution orders otherwise.
For which Mr.. Wheat offered the
following substitute:
Rssolped, That when the Convention
adjourns, it will adjourn until to.mor
row at two and half clock P. NJ.