The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-24
THE CONVENTION.

In the Convention, Friday, 18th, Mr.
Faulkner, from the select committee,
submitted the following report:
The committee 70 whom was referred
resolution Of the Convention, instructing
Il TO consider and report In what manner
Il would be expedient to take up the
business Of the Convention, and 70 whom,
also, were referred yundry resolutions
suggesting the methods OF transactlng the
business OF this body, have, according to
order, had the same under consideration,
and submit as their report the following
resolutions: org
ResOIped, That committee be appoint
ed 10 be called the Committee on Bill Of
Rights and Elections TO whom shall be
referred the 1st, I'd and Sd articles Of the
present Constitution oil this State, embra-
cling the boundaries OF the State, the Bill
Of Rights, suffrages and qualifications for
Office. -a ,liE 1853 r't
3. That committee, TO be called "the
committee on the Legislative department, =
be appointed to take into consideration all
such portions Of the present constitution
rs relate TO the legislative department oil
the government. ...
8. To be appointed "the committee on
the Executive department" 20 which
shall be referred all such portions of the
present constitution as relate TO the Ex'
ecutiVe department Of the government.
4. To DO appointed "the committee on
the Judiciary 10 whom shall be referred
all such portions oil the present constiLu.
ton US relate to the Judicial department
oil the government. sd
8. To DO appointed "the committee on
County organization to whom shall be
referred such portions Of the present con.
stitutiOn as relate the subject Of county
organization, county taxation, the quail.
flcation, modes Of appointment and tenure
OF office oil all county officers.
6. That a committee be appointed to
whom shalTbe referred suchiportions Of
the present constitution as relates TO taxa.
tion, finance, corporations generally, and
education.
z. To be appointed, "the committee on
miscellaneous provisions" to whom shall
be referred the 18th article Of the present
COntitution, so much of the 18th article as
has not been already referred, and all
other matters not already embraced in the
foregoing references.
s. That the Committee on the judiciary
and the Committee on County Organiza-
ton be instructed TO consult and confer,
so far as may be necessary 10 harmonic
their reports, before submitting them to
the committee.
0. That o select committee be appoint
cd to whom shall be referred the subject
of land titles, together with the 9th article
of the present Constitution.
10. That no original resolution offered
to the Convention proposing any substi.
tutc, alteration or amendment to the pres
ent Constitution, shall be discussed on its
merits before its reference to committee.
That the several committees report TO
the convention such amendments and
alterations in the provisions OF the exist
ing constitution referred TO them, as in
their opinion may be necessary and
proper.
MIR. Campbell offered the following as
substitute for the report:
ReSolUed, That the Convention resolve
itself into Committee of the Whole and
take up the present Constitution Of the
State, and proceed to revise and amend
the same, article by article. REJECTED
MIR. johnson, Of Tyler, offered the fol-
lowing as substitute for the 10th resO-
luton: ....
"ReS0lted, That no original resolution
proposing amendments to the constitution
shall be discussed upon its merits until
the committee having under consideration
the subject to which said resolution shall
refer, shall have reported"
This was agreed to and the report thus
amended adopted.
Mr.. johnson, of Wood, offered the FOL.
lowing fiat. n
RcS0lped, That committee of five be
appointed, whose duty it shall be to in
quirc what it will cost to have the debates
Of this Convention reported, and also the
cost OF publishing five hundred or one
thousand volumes Of the same, and report
the result Of their inquiries to the Conven-
ton. y..
Adopted. ..,.
Mr.. Hagans offered the following:
ReSolped, That a committee Of five
members be appointed by the President
which shall be styled the COMMITTEE on
Account" and 10 which shall be referred
for examination and allowance all claims
properly incidental TO this Convention.
Adopted. ';,.-..a..
MeSsrs. Hagans, Coburn, Martin, Wag.
goner and Thornburg for the committee.
In the Convention Friday, January 10,
the following Standing Committees were
announced: m.aaM
On Blu Of RigIts and ElectionS-Messrs.
Woods, of Barbour, Pate, Of Boone,
Davenport, of Ohio, Arnett, Of Marion,
Ferguson, Of Wayne, Calfee, OF Mercer,
Terrell, Of Roane, McCleary, Of Berkeley,
Pugh, Of Tyler, Harding, Of Randolph,
and Kantner, OF Preston.
On The Legislature DeTdrtment-Messrs.
Raymond, Of Marion, Hoge, Of Berkeley,
Brown, Of Preston, Knight, of Kanawha,
Maslen, Of Hardy, Waggener, of Mason,
Price, Of Raleigh, Miller, OF Ohio, Criss-
well, OF Marshall, Stanton, of Logan, and
Stricken, Of Richie.
On the Executive observation-disclosures.
johnson, Of Wood, Pannell, of Ohio,
Monroe, OF Hampshire, Morgan, Of JET |
ferson, MCCreary of Raleigh, Hall, Of
Wet2el, Robinson, of Mineral, Roberts,
OF Writ, Stump, oil Calhoun, Farnsworth,
OF Upshur, and Snider, OF Monongalia.
On Die Judiciar-Messrs, Faulkner, OF
Berkeley, Armstrong, Of Hampshire,
Wheat, oil Ohio, jackson, Of Wood, Will
ley, of Monongalia, Mathews, of Green.
brier, Fitzhugh, Of Kanawha, Ward, oil
Cabell, Wilson, Of Harrison, johnson, oil
Tyler, and Holt, Of Braxton. s
On County Organisation .AIessrs. Byrne,
Of Clay; 0sburn, OF Jefferson; Campbell
Of Brooke; Thompson of Putnam Dick
insnn, of Fayette; Smith; Of Marion
Byrnside, OF Monroe; Lurty, Of Harrison;
jackson. OF Lewis; Thornburg, of Ca.
bell and Allen, Of Morgan. III
On 1ardttoQ, Finance, dc = Nessrs.
Travers, Of Jefferson; Pendleton, OIL
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