The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-02

introduced & bill in the Senate 70 amend
the law In relation 70 the Municipal
Court Of Wheeling. When Il came 30
on its second reading, he offered asubsd.
tute therefor, making the change in the
law general one, and the substitute was
adopted and passed by the Senate, To-
day II also passed the House, and a. il Il
Of general interest, we insert II In full
IAN oct 70 requisite iuTies in such courts
OF limited Jurisdiction a. have been OF
maj be established in incorporated towns
and cities, and TO regulate appeals from
said courts"
Belt enacted BY the Legislature Of
WeG Virginia:
l. Thai juries for every court Of limit
ed Jurisdiction which has been or may be
established in any incorporated town
or city shall consist Of twelve
perSons resident within the juris-
dictiOn, and having the quAlidca-
tons required for jurors in the
Circuit Courts, 10 be summoned and i'm
panDeiled under such rules, regulations
and orders. as the Judge Of the said Court
oil limited Jurisdiction shall make or pre-.
scribe, and 70 be paid the same compen-
sation as jurors in the Circuit Courts;
such payments 70 be made by the parties
as the Court may order.
2. The appellate Jurisdiction TO the
Court OF Appeals from every court Of
limited Jurisdiction which has been or
shall be established, GhAll DO directly 70
the Circuit Court Of the county wherein
such appeal Is taken, or 10 the Court Of
Appeals, as the case may be. II the
amount in controversy Is less than one
hundred dollars, exclusive oil interest, the
appeal shall be to the Circuit Court Of
the county wherein the appeal Is taken.
II II exceed that sum, said appeal may be
taken TO said Circuit Court or TO the
Court Of Appeals, as the petitioner may
desire. All such appeals 70 the Supreme
Court Of Appeals shall be subject TO the
same Limitations, exceptions, regulations
and conditions as appeals from the Cir.
cult Courts, or writs Of error thereto
3. All acts and parts Of acts, creating
Courts Of limited jurisdiction, inconsiS.
tent with this Bet, sre hereby repealed.
4. This act shall be IN force from and
Gter its passage.
ANUsEXRSTs.
The Cotton Opera House Is at present
occupied ty the Fanny B. Price Troupe"
Miss Price Is an actress Of national fame,
and = great fsvorite here. She has an
excellent company, amongst whom may
be especially noted Miss Julia Ranchett
Leading lRdy-whose acting Is applaud.
ed for the natural manner in which she
presents the parts assigned her. Mr. D.
Hanchett and Messrs. Wilson and Bos.
worth, the principal male members, are
actors Of no mean repute, and ably sus-
tain the different characters assumed by
them. The troupe has been here for a
week, and viii probably remain for sew.
eral weeks longer.
In addition 10 the theatrical amuse-
ments, there are suppers, weddings, par.
ties and balls almost inDumerable, SO the
members have abundant opportunities 70
tighten the burden Of making laws, by
the pleasures Of the world.
STAMP
From time immemoriAl the Legislature
OF West Virginia has, each session, con.
sumed more time in debating the ques-
ton, ITO Stamp or Not 10 Stamp" than
would pay Tor Stamping all the docu-
ments and letters Of the members since
the organization Of the State.
In order that the present session might
be up 10 the tines, Mr.. Brown offered
the following resolution in the House to-
day:
Rts9lOed, Thst the Sergesnt-at-Arms
have ali public documents printed BY the
Senate or this House, for distribution
among the people, folded and stamped,
and laid on the desks oil the members OF
this House.
This elected VolumiRous debate, par.
ticipated ia by Messrs. Brown, Bradford,
Davenport, Price and DR.. Thompson in
the affirmative, and Mr.. Butcher in the
negative.
The Constitution was fully eliminated,
and even the spirit Of Lord Coke invoked
10 sustain the different views Of the mem
0eTs on the constituIiOnSlItY and uncon-
situtiODAlity d the resolution.
The resolution was finally rejected BY
the following vote:
AyeS-Messrs. Baker, Bradford, Bridges,
Brown, Clendeuen, Cofran, Davenport,
FarnsWorth, Hudson, JOHNSON, Monroe,
Morrison, Potter, Price, (ot Monongalis, ]
Reynolds, Robinson, Rogers, Taylor, (ol
R4ndolph,) Thayer, TOtlen, Tnpleit
Wooddell and Mr. Speaker-23.
Eoes-Aessrs. Barrett, Bumgardner
Butcher Davis, Beaver, Jr., Ferguson,
Fisher, Fleming, Flowers, Foley, Gwinn,
Hinchman, HiHdman, Hively, Kantner
Knots, (oi Marion Knots, (oi Calhoun, /
Legg, Lewis, Mcmillan, Miller, (ot FAY.
ette) Prince, Ruckman, Shirley, Short
Smith, Snider, (0f Gilmer) snider, (oi
hmongalia) spates, Stone, Stout, Taylor,
(of Rtchie) Thompson, Vosslcr, White
and Withrow-36.
DIT. Thompson Afterwards moved TO re-
consider the vote, bat the motion was lost
More anon, JENKHa
The Governor, the Public Printer
aud the Printing Of the Message.
Contested SeaiS-.Senale Committees.
CHARLESTON, November &c, 1872,
10 the Edition. Of the Intelligence:
Governor Jacob and Mr.. Walker, the
Public Printer, are not warm friends.
Mr.. Walker conducted the campaign
against the Governor in q personal man.
ner. He took many liberties in using the
Governors name, such as very few four.
nallsH have the nerve 10 do. The Gov.
ernor bore i patiently, trusting that the
people would not believe the extreme
statements made by the Public Printer
against him, and that they would vindi.
cate him at the polls, Tho result Of Inc
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