The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-21

this latitude he said "Why, d-n it,
We got this weather up especially to
please you gentlemen we thought you
much preferred toddies to roses, and
toddies are only good in cold weather.
We don't like this weather bit, but
we preferred to consult your tastes to
pur pleasures.
Aud 80 we have got to grin and bear
it. And all because these people be-
lieved the Radical stories that we are
fond of toddies! Now that they have
learned better; our successors will have
better weather next winter.
CONVENTION AND LEGISLATURE.
The Constitution Convention has had
under discussion for ten days in COM
mittee ofthe Whole, the first three ar
tlcles Of the proposed new Constitution.
and on this, the tenth day, reported
them back to the Convention with
numerous and sundry amendments,
which report and amendments the Con.
vention ordered to be printed. The
chief changes are as follows: the
words inserted as amendments being
in itaHc: In article 2, section 3, Nor
shall any person in any criminal case be
compelled to be a witness against him
SELF" &c. Same article and section.
"No person shall be transported out OF,
or forced TO leave the State for any
offense committed within the same.
Article 2, section 7. Providing COM
pensation to owners for private property
taken by corporations, the words "by
an impartial jury OF twelve free hold
ers" we're striker out, and a provision
inserted requiring such jury only In
cases when either party demanded the
same. Article 2, section 8. Is amend
ed so as to read as follows: mo person
shall be deprived of life, liberty, or
property, without due process Of law, or
the judgment of his peers; Political
test oaths requiring persons, as a prersq'".
site to the enjoyment of their ctcI and
political rights, to purge themselves By
their o,on oathS Of past alleged oGenSes, are
repugnant to the principles of free govcre-
msnt and are cruel and oppressive. No
religious or political test oath or any other
oath shall be required as prerequisite
or qualification to vote" &c.
Section l6, as amended, will read:
"The provisions of the Constitution OF
the United States, and of this State,
apply as well in time of var as in time
Of peace, and any departure therefrom,
or violation thereof, under the plea OF
necessity, or any other plea, is subver-
sive OF good government and tends to
anarchy and despotism. The people Of
this State hare the inherent, sole and e.
elusive right of regulating the internal
government and policy thereof"
The following is added as section IL
of article 3: NO citizen shall ever be
denied or refused the right or privilege
of voting at an election, because his
name is not, or has not been, registered
or listed as a qualified voter; the inten-
ton being, and is hereby declared to
be, that all citizens who are in fact
qualified to vote at an election under
the provisions Of the first section ofthls
article shall be permitted to vote
whether registered or listed as voters
or not, and that no citizen, who is
qualified to vote under the provisions
Of said third section, shall be required
to take or make any oath as pre-
requisite or qualification to entltle him
TO vote.
A number of other small amendments
were made by the committee and will
be before the Convention for action
TODAY. On motion OF Mr.. Faul kner,the
Cd section of article 2, was recon-
mitted to the Judiciary committee.
The report OF the committee on
Taxation and Finance, was discussed IN
committee of the Whole to-day, Messrs.
Whoa, Fitzhugh, Hagans, Raymond,
Wilson and others participating. VI
course the discussion was an able one,
for how could such distinguished
financiers handle such question if they
were not able? AS it progresses | may
find time to furnish you some CLEANS OF
the brilliancy emitted.
Those who expect this Convention
to adjourn by the first of March, have
been little premature in forming their
conclusions. The members will, like
the members Of the Legislature, be in
no hurry to leave this delightful re-
treat.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The House has been passing a great
many bills during the past few days;
not many OF them very important to
the public at large, possibly, but all
important, | suppose, to somebody.
The Senate has also been very busy,
cleaning up its calendar pretty much
every day of everything on it. attach
hereto copy Ola rare bill, which was
to day referred to the Finance commit
tee OF the Senate. 1t is as follows:
"a bill to provide places of residence
for the Executive officers of the State.
BE ii enacted By the Legislature Of
Vest Virginia, That It shall be lawful
for the Governor, Secretary of State,
Auditor, Treasurer and General Super
intendent OF Free Scools each 10 provide
himself a suitable residence at the seat
of government during their term OF
office, at moderate rental vslue, and
until this is done, or at their option,
the Governor shall be allowed the sum
of seven hundred and fifty dollars, and
the other officers herein named each six
hundred dollars annually in lieu Of rent
for such residences and it shall be law
full for the Auditor to draw his warrant
upon the Treasury, payable out Of any
money in the Treasury, not otherwise
appropriated, for the purposes OF this
act.
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