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

CHARLESTON w. VA, January 10.
Considerable business was done in the
House to-day, but none OF such interest
as would justify me in taking up your
space in detailing it.
The principal interest centered IN the
Convention. The President announced
the committees provided for by the
rules, q list of which will forward you
by this mail. A large number of reso-
lutions were introduced and referred to
the appropriate committees.
| was somewhat surprised, and if 1t
had not been too ridiculous, would have
been slightually irritated at the lack OF
judgment displayed today. 4 propo
sition was introduced to print the pres
ent constitution for the use OF the
members of the Convention, which
would have cost about $25. This prop
osition was at first rejected, and that
astute body spent time which cost the
people Of this State about $50 in dis.
cussing ways and means to obtain a
copy OF the Code at the expense OF the
State. This proposition, however was
voted down-39 to 80.
The resolution heretofore referred to,
to remove the Convention to Wheeling,
which was laid on the table by a vote Of
43 to 33, was called up, and VIM.
Armstrong, Of Mineral, moved to sub
stitute therefor, directing the President
to inform the Mayor of the city Of
Wheeling that the Convention declined
to accept their polite invitation, where
upon distinguished member from
Ohio county immortalized himself by
moving that the substitute be laid on
the CHAR. The President, very seriously,
remarked that he declined to have any
additional weight laid upon him.
The proposition was discussed by
Messrs. Davenport, Wheat and Camp
bell, in favor OF Wheeling, and Messrs.
Armstrong and Byrnc, of Clay, in oppo-
sition, after which the substitute offered
by Mr.. Armstrong was adopted 10y a
vote of 45 to 81. This may be consid-
cred rs the finale OF this proposition,
which, in the judgment OF your humble
correspondent, should never have been
mooted unless it was certain OF success.
As it is, it has served only TO irritate the
citizens of this section and emblttcr
that spirit Of sectional luminosity which
is so much to be deprecated, and which
has grown up so rapidly in this State in
the last few years. BY the way: When
YOUR citizens are again DESTROYS of ob.
tanning some coveted boon. | would
advise them to send down a delegation
whose valor does not too often get the
better of their discretion.
In the Senate a good deal IF surprise
was occasioned by a resolution, offered
by Mr.. Morrison, OF BraxtOn, to
appoint E. w. S. Moore, an additional
assistant clerk. Mr. Moore is Radi
cal Of the worst type, fanatical, un'
changeable, shrewd and smart, and ut
present the correspondent OF the lntGlf-
qcacer Of your city, and what the object
of Mr.. Morrison was in Offering such
proposition, am wholly unable to
conceive. ] hope he may be able TO
make satisfactory explanation to the
stern, unhinching Democrats Of this
District, but we doubt it. Mr..
Baker moved to indefinitely post
ponc the resolution, and thus
dispose OF the whole subject, bat
singular to relate, twelve Democrats
voted against that proposition, including
Ice, of Marion and Morgan, of Wctzel.
The resolution was ultimatel V laid on
the table. TO make this matter more
remarkable, there are already as
many clerks as there ever has been in
that body! How will the sturdy Dcmoc-
racv of Wetzel and Marion like the
way their Honorable Senators have
voted in this matter, Not only voting
for an extra clerk, whose services are
wholly unnecessary and whose position
would be mere sinecurc, but man
who has done everything that his
capacity permitted him to do for the
defeat of the principles they are COM
monty supposed to represent.
YoRICK.