The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-01

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] Quailha from sitting In case in which he |
inpF be interested, or where either q Tie |
parties may be connected With him by |
allinity Or consanguinitY, within such dc.
gree % may be prescfibedby law. or
lARherc he shall have been OF counsel in |
the case, or whenever, BY reason Of sick.
ness or any other cause, the. said Judges, |
or any OF them, may DO unable to sit In
any cause, tho parties may, by consent,
to be entered Of record, appoint q proper
person 70 try the saill cause, OF tho Judges |
or any of them, shall do SO when directed |
by law:
By Mr.. McCleary: That the Commit. |
tee on Bill Of Rights and Elections, in.
quire into the expectancy of inserting In |
the Constitution the following article
That all persons invested with The Legs
lRtive or Executive Powers of Govern.
ment, arc the Trustees Of the Public, and
as such accountable for their conduct; |
wherefore, whenever the ends Of Govern.
Inent arc perverted and public liberty |
nRnifestly endangered, and all other |
means Of redress are Intellectual, the PEG.
pie may and ofright ought to reform the |
old or establish u now Government the |
doctrine fnonresistance against arbitrary |
power and oppression, is absurd, slavish |
and destructive Of the good and happiness |
Of mankind. u Jai1a1 ld,3 i.'iae /
by Mr.. Gallaher That the Committee
on Bill Of Rights and Elections be instruct |
cd 70 inquire into the expedlency Of pro-
vfding that the privilege Of the writ Of
habeas corpus shall not In any case DO sus-
pended. 3.t4lI.. ...a. ...U |
by Mr.. Wiley, ls.. u |
lSeSolcet, That the Committee on Edu-
cation, &c, take into consideration tho |
propriety Of inserting clause in the Con.
stitution authorizing and requiring the |
Legislature TO make provision for the sale |
Of the coal md other minerals lying under |
the bed ofthe Ohio river, and apply tho
proceeds thereof 10 educational purposes. |
BY MIR. Atkinson: That tho Committee |
on County Organization inquire into the |
expediency Of providing for the election
in each county Of an Auditor, whose duty
1t shall be 10 make annual settlement with |
all officers, county and township, having
control OF public money, which settlement |
shall be entered Of record and be open to
inspection Of all the citizens of the county;
or, that said duties shall devolye upon
some other officer in each county.
BY Mr.. Stump: That the Committee on |
Finance, Taxation, &c, be instructed to |
inquire into the eSpediency of inserting n |
clause or section in the Constitution re. |
fqulring all taxes for school purposes TO be |
assessed upon and collected from the real
estate of this State US other State taxes
are collected.
By MIR. johnson, Of Wood, that the COM
mittee on the Legislative Department in |
qutre into the expediency Of inserting in |
the Constitution the following provis ion
mo new county shall ever be formed in |
this State unless the territory thereof
shall contain not less than five hundred |
square miles, and u population of at least |
eight thousand.
1nthe Convention, Friday January 60,
1872 the following resolutions were adop..
ted; @
By Mr.. Robinson that the Auditor of |
the Stale be requested 10 furnish To the
convention q tabular statement of the |
amounts paid To the several Governors OF |
the State on account Of salaries and house
rent, and the names Of NIL pages and mes.
sengers employed by same, and amounts |
paid them. la.t
BY MIR. Grim, to insert in the constitu.
tional provision that the Legislature be |
empowered 10 pass laws To correct abuses
and prevent ext0rtion In charges ior,
freight and passenger tariff by tue differ.
emit railroads operating in tho State. Re.
fcrrcd. 80
By MIR. Monroe; that tho committee on
corporations, be required to inquire into
the expedicncy Of putting all foreign cor.
porations, who are or may operate in the
State, on the same footing, and subject 10
same Jurisdiction Us home corporations
By Mr.. jackson, of Lewis, that the
committee on education inquire into the
property OF laying school tax on each
magistrate district in each county and
collect the same independent Of the
State. -rr g-s r va- o.
By Mr.. Mathews, that each individual
citizen has the unalienable right to engage
in any branch Of trade, commerce or
manufacture, and that the Government
cannot interfere with the exercise OF said
right further than may be necessary Tor
6DGlGIls /.
By MIR. Harding, referred tothe com.
nittee on county organization for divid-
ing the counties into townships, chang
ing tho Same to districts, appointing two
magistrates with presiding justice cleo
ted by the county, quarterly courts to be-
held at the county seat under the direc.
ton oftho presiding justice and two mag.
istrates. .I a....Htr. 80
By Mr. johnson, of Wood, that the
Legislative committee so establish the
representation that (1) every county have
one member in the proper branch of the
Legislature; (2) that every county with
10000 and less than $4,000 inhabitants
have two members, and If %, 900 or more,
three; C9 that the Legislature may in -
years increase the number on the forego.
ing basis ~ enumeration of tho number
each county is entitled TO.
RBy Mr.. Pate, that the committee on finance
and education inquire INTO the expediencv
of amending article Y in the present con-
stitution by striking out "confscation"i
and transferring such article TO the new
constitution entire. 1 r1~ 80
MIR. Wiley presented number of peti-
ttons from different parts oi the State,
praying that section 4, article XII in the
present constitution in regard TO the
manufacture and sale OF intoxicating
liquors in the State, be retained in the
new constitution, namely: From the
counties OF Hancock, 157; Monroe, Ga;
Mason, 1877 I; Tylor Grafton, Kanawha.
S; Cabell, 70: Mashall, So; and bod.
bridge, "a and % Boone, SO. saF
Mr. Gushing, chairman oil the Commit
tee on miscellaneous provisions, reported
IN considering the resolution asking that
the constitution fix the rate Of interests at
9 per cent on 500 for one year, &c,
deem 1t inexpedient to insert any such
provision as such subject matter, more
properly pertains to the duty of the. Leg.
stature, and ask 10 be Gltschar0ad fron,