The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-25
The SOlOns in Council.


CHARLRsToN, W, Va, Noy.sO 1872.
WeAre all swallowed up in law making.
We have laid aside all of our interest in
political matters and are dsvoling our
time and energies to law making and
public Developments. Even tie s6notous
editor Of the Courier has Withdrawn his
paper from the political arena, and has
begun series Of articles upon the miner.
al and timber resources Of the KanawhA
Valley. That West Virginia has gwen
her electoral vote 70 Grant and Wilson Is
q question Of minor importance. What
the Legislature win do, is the all absorb.
ing theme now at the capital. ..-
A SLIGHT BLuNDRR.
Late in the afternoon Of the frat days
session, the discovery was made by come
wise individual, probably not q mamber
OF the Legislature, ,that,all the ofiicers of
the House had not been elected in accord.
apce with the requirements Of the new
Constitution; and although the Senate
had been notified Of the organizations, It
was decided, after q lengthy and spirited
debate, that the thing must be done right;
and that could not be accomplished 9ex.
cept by oYerhsuling their former action
and go it Vipd pocc, as required by the law.
yers Constitution. This done, harmony
was again restored. .i5Gsti
COUNTING THE voTRs. .
A joint resolution was passed by both
Houses requiring the count Of the votes
cast for State officers in August, in alpha.
betical order In the, arrangement OF the
counties. In due course Of time this ar.
duous undertaking was begun, and in less
time than 1t takes to tell it, the House ma.
chinery got out ofgear aud a state Of con.
fusion followed, reminding one Of a limi.
ted pandemonium. Pending this discus.
sion an adjournment was effected until
this morning, to give.the Speaker time 70
post himself on the rules Of the House
and parliamentary usages generally.
The morning, however, brought with
1t news Of the desired objects.
The question was again brought up
and upon it large number had to
crate. Resolution alter resolution was Of.
fered looking to Il remedy Of the trouble,
which was in short that the returns given
upon the envelopes did not in. hall the
cases give the name Of the county, which
rendered the enforcement Of the jointreso
luton utterly impossible. Some were In
favor Of q reconsideration; others thought
this supplementary, while others claim
ed that a second joint resolution should be
proposed repeating the alphabetical clause
Of the first one. The Speaker lost BIZ
wisdom and reason almost entirely, and
would rule members out Of order
promiscuously and without fear or favor
and would decide that there was nothing
before the House, when there were prob
ably a half dozen resolutions reported
and none Of them disposed Of. To soy
the least the entire discussion disclosed q
lack Of wisdom from the Speaker down
especially the Democratic side Of the
House. Mr.. CampbellIof Hancock, who
took an active part in the debate finally
got in settler in the shape Of an amend
ed resolution, coming in from the Senate,
which had been in thesame deep middle
| The brains Of a Ferguson or Lamb are
sadly needed in our present House o.
Representatives. 2 2 II o
| The counting of the votes resulted il
choosing our present State officials for The
next four years.
| How sad Just think of the warm feath
er bed preparedby the ring masters a
Parkersburg, in which Mr.. Camden
Walker s. Co., were to lie, being captur
ed by the renegade and bolter, John ]
Jacob. 1t should be humiliating to thl
slate makers, after having increased TIL
term to four years, and the salary nearly
double, to have to endure Jacob and BIZ
Radical ideas, Of conducting the ship o
State for such long time and at . grea
an expense TO the State. s---,,s-..
/ THE CAPITAL.
l am informed that the people o
Charleston have been oil along very con
fdent that every attempt TO remove thI
Capital from this place would prove fruit
less. This may have been true In TIL
past, but the measure Is growing Il
strength and importance, and will, judg
ing from present indications, break GU
anew very early in the session. !
Charleston retains the Capital, It will b
because no compromise can be effectet
upon any other place. There j
now q decided majority of III
| Legislature In favor Of q remova
from Charleston, but majority can
not be secured to locate Of any othe
one point. My individual opinion Is tina
II the Capital Is taken from Charleston !
will go to Wheeling on the "tcu years
proposition" .yAni-
The Democratic party Is the father Q
the Constitutional Convention, and It !
likewise the father Of the present Legs
ture. That party Is also largely in tn
majority in this Congressional District
Now then, Il Is generally conceded tina
the new Constitution reopened Ii
Capital question, and Il being
democratic measure, would throw