The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-09

Tnreaten1nGs ana SIauKhter-In.
vestiEattDg the Pcniientiary-The
First Senatorial DistPtct.
Special Correspondence ofthe Register.l
CHARLESTON, December 3, 1872.
Sold again The lobby OF the
House was crowded with the residents
OF the temporary seat to-day, anxiously
waiting for the introduction of the
elephant" or more properly speaking,
the bill for the removal OF the Capital.
They sat like patience on monument.
smiling at grief" until the motion to
adjourn was put and carried, feeling as
sured that nothing Of the kind had been
offered A smile OF relief stole gently
over their troubled faces, and silentlythey
left the Hall. feeling that they could rest
in peace and security for the next
twenty-four hours, at least. They
won't be disappointed if they call to-
morrow. The people here blame
Wheeling with being the author Of all
their present trouble, and consequently
are very bitter in their denunciation, and
say if the Capital is taken away from
here, they will combine with any other
point in the State to defeat
Wheeling. And further, if they
have votes enough to defeat the re-
moval project, they will commence a
fight on Wheeling, and take from her
the small crumb she now has, the
Court of Appeals, and giveit to Martins
burg. The latest argument used by
the friends OF Charleston to coerce
Democrats from voting their sentiments,
i. the threatened disruption OF the
Democratic party IN the State. They
say the TGird District will never give
another Democratic majority, the re-
suit of which wi! be 10 hand the State
government over to the Radicals To
an ordinary individual like myself this
sounds like a rather LOFTY" threat, but
it NAV be within their power to execute
it. ANYHOW it has had the desired
effect on some of the advocates OF re ,
movsl, Tor a caucus Of the Democratic
members OF the House WAS called TOR
tonight to consider the matter. 1t has
had q different effect on others, how
ever, for a ;ew OF them openly disclose,
that if the Democratic party ID held
together by such tender cord the
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A Joint resolution passed both
branches of the Legislature to-day ap'
pointing a committee OF five, two from
the Senate aud three from the House,
to investigate the management anc
affairs OF the penitentlary. Whether
there is any cause for investigating the
affairs of the above institution | am
not informed Anyhow it will he a
nice little pleasure trip for five OF the
overworked members OF the Legislature.
They are sorely in need OF rest and
recreation; they work 80 hard, you know.
The Senate passed bill! extending
the time to take dispositions in the con.
tested election tor Judge Of the Second
Judicial District, between Hon. e. 5.
Lewis and Judge Harrison.
The First District Senatorial muddle
is about ended. l am informed by Sen
a;or Jacob that the Committee on E &C.
tons and Privileges held meeting this
afternoon and decided to give the seat
to Mr.. Cunningham, az 10 their opIn-
ion he il entitled 10 it. The committee
will make their report to morrow. The
Senate will no doubt adopt it. Mr. Gun
nippham has been here ever since the
opening of the session, and he will take
his seat as soon as the report lie presented
and adopted. This will give Wheel
ing another vote on the Capital ques-
ton which the Charleston people were
not counting on. IN
Mr.. Legg, of Berkeley, offered a bill
in the House this afternoon, requiring
the Sheritis and County Clerks 10 PUT.
lish in a newspaper, at their place OF
residence, all notices OF public sale or
other legal matters in which the peoP.i,e,
OF the county are interested. The bill
is a good one, and it is hoped the Legs
lsture will See the necessity OF passing
it The present system OF giving notice
of a public sale by Sheriffs, by writ
ten notice being posted up in some out
OF the way place around courthouse
should certainly be abolished: -
w. II. L.