The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-01-25
THE CONVENTION,

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A Prayer was offered by Rev }. c Barr
4 Tie President announced the following
committees 90 the report Of the select com,
| nIiRee. II @Stt
! Go Billo Rights and Elections, Mcssrs
Hood, Pate, Davenport, qArDent, Fergu
son, Calfec. Rcrrcll, Dccleary, Pugh.
| Harding and Kauler.
On tie Legislative Department. Messrs
Raymond, Pagc, Browo, Knight Maslif
4 Waggener, Prince, Miller, CriswelI, Stat
en- and Stickler, 3
! On Executive Department Messrs,
johnson. Of Wood. PuanelI, Monroe, Nor.
gan, McCrcery, Hall, Robinson, Stump,
Farusworth and SDider. 9s
/ On the judiciary. Nlrssrs Faulkner.
Armstrong, Wheat Jackson, Of Wood,
! Wiley Mathews, Ei,aaush Ward, vii.
son, Johnson, ofTyler, and Holt
On County Organization, NIcssrs Byrnc
E0lburn, Campbell, Thompson, Dickinson,
Smith, Byrnsile. Iurty. Jackson, Of Lew
is. Thornburg and Allen
On Taxation, Finance, Education, &c,
Messrs. 'lngers, Pcnaletun, Molfe!t, Bee.
Pierce Boggs Gallaber, Warth, Ilagars,
Haynes, and Grim
On Miscellaneous Provision, blcssrs
Gushing. Basel, Martin. Atkinson, Core,
Randolph, Leonard, Pipes, Thayer, and
PAX.
On Land Titles, &c Mcssrs Arm
strong Jackson, ofWood. Wilson, Brown,
Holt, Mathews, Wood and Smith.
Mr., Nlaslin offered tlisfolloWng:
Resolved, that the Legislative committee
inquire into TIE espediency and proprieiy
Of providing thatno niiuislefcfthc Gospel
or Priest of any religious denomination
shall be capableof being elected amembet
Of either House of tho General Assembly.
Adopted.
MI Crum offered the following;
| Resolved, that the committee on the
Elective franchise Department. inquire in.
To- and report the expectancy Of Mcorpor-
ating clause 10 1.-The Constitution. provid-
Ing for and restoring the system of viva
voice voting in this State.
Mr.. johnson, Of Wood offered the fol-
lowing which was referred to the Judi
! ciaw Committees Il
Resolved, That no religious political, or
any other kind Of test oath whatever, shall
be required asa qualification to hold Office
or to vote at any election, or to practice
any Of the professions, orto follow any law.
Iful pursuit fora livelihood, or to teach
school, or to serve on jnrics, or act in any
.judIcary capacity whatever, or to sue or
otherwise obtainjustice in the courts of
| this State. ~
Mr. Wilson offered the folloiug resolu.
tiou, which was referred to the Judiciary
Committee:
Resolved That in any change that shall
be PROPOSED by this Convention, IN reAtiou
to the Governor, State officers, Judges Of
the Supreme Court Of Appeals. and the
Circuit Courts, the salaries oflhase officers
shall not exceed the amount paid in the
present constitution.
Mr. G. +, Martin offered the following
resolution, (which vas referred to the Com.
ni,iee on Bill of Rights.
Resolved That the committee on Bill of
Rights inquire iuto the expectancy Of
amending the 9Th section Of the Constitu.
ton to read as follows: Private proper
ty shall not be taken for publicuse with
,outiust compensation NoperSon shall be
depri.ed of life, liberty, or property with
ont due process Of law"
Mr. Basel offered the following resolu.
EtoD, which was referred to the Miscellane
Gus Committee:
Resolved, Tha. all writs aud commiss-
ions shall run in the name of 1.-THE Com
nonwealth Of West Virginia aud all in.
dictmsnts Shall conclude, against the
peace aud dignity of West Virgins"
Mr.. Wiley offered the following resolu-
ticn which was adopted
Resolved, Tia, the Committee on
the Legislative Department inquire into
the eSpedicncy ofso providing in the Con
stitution, that in all elections Of members
ofborh branches Of the Legislature, and Of
Judges of the Supreme Court Of Appeals,
each qualified voter may cast as many votes
fer one candidate as there are persons to
be elected, or may distribute the same, or
equal parts thereof among the candidates
as be may see f;, aud that the candi.
dates highest 10 votes shall be declared
elected
Mr., Wiley offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the Commi'te on Miscel-
laueous Provisions inquire into the ezoedi-
cucy Of Inserting q clause III the Constitu.
ton, requiring the Legislature to make
provision, as soon as practicable for a
thorough scientific geological survey Of the
State
Mr.. Woods offered the following, which
was adppted: a. aur