The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-25
instead of annual sessions OF the Legis-

slduCc duu uicouiuS. We, Wv pr .
of the State of West Virginia, grateful
to Almighty God for our freedom, in
order to secure its blessings. and in
voking His wisdom for future guidance,
do establish this Constitution.
Mr.. Mr.. Wilson:
Resolvcd, That legal interest shall be
at the rate of six dollars upon the hun
dred dollars for year, and proportions
ally for greater or less sum or TOR a
longer or q shorter time; and no person
upon any contract shall take tor the
loan or torbearance of money. or other
thing, above the value Of such rate.
By Mr.. Pate:
Rssolved, That the committee on
County Organization inquire into the
expediency of reporting such provisions
as will substitute "magisterial' district
for wnship, and the old county court
for the supervisor system.
By Mr.. Matthews:
Resolved, That the committee on the
Legislative Department be instructed to
inquire into the expediency of prohibit
ing any retrospective laws-whether
such laws pertain to rights or remedies
By Mr.. Maslin:
Resolved, That the Legislative com
mittee be instructed to inquire into the
expediency of providing that each
county in the State shall have at least
one delegate in the Legislature.
By Mr.. Monroe:
Resolved, That the committee on Land
Titles inquire into the expediency OF
making waste and Incorporated
lands subject to entry as heretofore.
By Mr.. Stanton:
ReSo!ved, That the committee on
Land Titles be requested to inquire into
and report upon the expedency OF pro
viding in the Constitution that all lands
patented prior to the year 1861, by the
State of Virginia to citizens embraced
within the territory of West Virginia
(then a part of the State of Virginia
and, where the said patentee ha:
caused the said lands to be entered
upon the commissioner books of the
county wherein said lands are situated
for taxation, and no person, prior to
the year, 1861, has claimed or placed
said lands on the commissioner 8 books,
for taxation, that the Oldest patent or
entry on the commissioner books,
shall have the force and effect Of a title
in fee simple
Mr.. Davenport offered the following;
ReSolved. That the Secretary of State
be ordered to furnish to each member
OF this Convention a copy Of the Code
Of West Virginia, upon which vote
was taken; but the President being
unable to decide as to the result, a
division was called for, which, after
debate, was rejected by vote OF 80
to 81.
The resolution OF Mr.. Campbell, pro-
posing removal of the Convention to
Wheeling, was taken up.
Mr.. Armstrong offered the following
substitute to the original resolution :
ResolUcd,;That the President prepare
and forward q communication to the
authorities of Wheeling, thanking them
for their courteous invitation, and in
forming them that the Convention
respectfully declines accepting the
same.
This was adopted after debate by the
following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Armstrong, Arnett,
Bee, Borgs, Byrne, Burnside, Calfee
Gushing, Dickinson, Faulkner, Fergu
son, Terrell, Fitzhugh, HAMMOND
Haynes, Holt, Jackson, (of Lewis, }
johnson, (of Wood Knight, Leonard,
McCleary, McCreary, Maslin, Mathews,
Morgan, Moifet, Osburn, Park, Pate,
Peerce, Prince, Randolph, Roberts
Stanton, Stickler, Stump, Travers
Thompson, Thornburg, Ward, Warth,
Waggener, Wiley, Woods and Mr.
President-45.
NoEs-Messrs. Atkinson, Basel
Brown, Campbell, Core, Grim, Cris3well
Davenport, Farnsworth, Gallaher, Hall
Hagans, Harding, Hoge, jackson, Col
Wood johnson, (of Tyler Kantncr,
Lurty, Martin, Miller, Monroe. Pan
nell, Pendleton, Pipes, Pugh, Robinson
Smith, Snidcr, Thayer, Wheat Wilson
81.
Mr.. johnson, of Wood, chairman Of
the committee Of five, appointed on
Thursday to inquire and report the cost
of printing and reporting the debates Of
the Convention, &c, submitted the fol
lowing report, which, on motion, was
laid on the table:
THE committee appointed to inquire
what it will cost to have the debates o.
the Convention reported, and also the
cost of publishing five hundred or one
thousand volumes of the same, have
ascertained, and report that the report,
ing OF the debates of this body will
REQUIRE two shorthand writers, who will
charge ten dollars per day each, while
employed in reporting and transcribing
the same-the transcribing to keeF
equal pace with the reporting day by
dav. And we further ascertain, from
practical printers and publishers, and
report that the cost OF publishing five
hundred copies Of said debates, OF five
hundred pages each, in long primer
type, such as the Journal of the Con,
ven,ion is now published in, half bound,
in the style OF the Acts of the Legisla,
ture, will be about $1,000; and one
thousand copies will add about fifty per
centum to this estimate.
"And we further ascertain and
report that if the number of pages in
said debates be increased or diminished
according to the above estimate, the
cost will be increased or diminished in
nearly exact ratio to said estimate.
"OKEY JOHNSON, Chairman.
Mr.. Farnsworth offered the following
preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, In order to prevent unjust
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