The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-14
WEST VIRGINIA LEGIsLATURE.
MONDAY MARCH 10.

| courts IN the FIr5t ouuiuldlt SlICul'
with the House amendments thereto
coming up, the amendments were con-
CURED in, and the bill agreed to al
amended.
Senate bill l03, defining the powers
duties and jurisdiction OF constsble'
and Justices OF the Peace, was read the
tird time and passed. This is by q
great deal the most volumnious bill
that has vet been upon the calendar o.
either house at the present session, II
occupying over sixty.five printed pages
Its reading took up a considerable
length O. time
Senate bill 65, extending the time
two years from the % day Of August
| 1872. for the organization and com
mencement of work under all existing
charters, coming up, an amendment 10
the title OF the bill made by the House,
was agreed 10.
Pending the question OF agreeing to
the bill a. amended, Mr.. Hall, OF Wet
Eel, offered the following:
ReSo!0ed, That when the title OF a
Senate bill is amended by the House OF
Delegates, the true interest and mean
lug OF the Constitution requires that the
vote shall be again taken upon the pas
sage OF the bill by the yea and nays as
required by section thirty-one OF article
SIX.
Mr.. Walker raised the point OF order
upon this resolution, tina. it was design
ed TO amend the rules, and should there
tore lie over Que day.
The President decided, however, tina:
the resolution was only intended to ln~
terpret the Constitution.
Pending the consideration OF the re-
solution, the bill and resolution were
laid upon the table.
A considerable portion OF the day was
spent n discussing and amending the
TX bill.
10 the House OF Delegates.
On motion OF Mr.. Woodde!l, the
House resolved itself in a Committee o.
the Whole, to consider the Senate bill
fixing the salaries aud compensation OF
officers o. tue Government, e:c.
rhe pending question was the propo'
sltion to strike out Board OF Public
Works, ''aud insert Governor by and
with consent of the Senate" III reference
to the appointment OF Janltor.
Mr. Thompson said he desired to say
few words on the constitutionallty OF
this amendment He called attention
to section s, article 4, OF the Constltu-
ton taken in connection with article 8,
section I, and the later clause OF section
) He maintained that the only ,tficer
fixed by the Constitution, beyond the
power OF the Legislature to take from
the Governor, was the Secretary OF
Stale, and Tor the very good reason tha'
ne is the confidential adviser OF the
Governor, aud ii ihere was Radical
Governor in power to-day, ne would re-
sIst sany at empt 10 remove his Secretary
OF State. Cary out the ideas OF these
gentlemen aud there could be no cleo
uou held In CharIesto to-day; the
Governor would have the right to ap-
point all the municipal officers. There
has been pressed into service, a decls-
lou OF the Courts OF Ono, on similar
clause IN tuelr Constitution. 1t has no
application 10 this question. 1t has
been claimed that We are creating a set
OF 9th .ers and this decision has been
cited 20 show we have no right TO 40
that. Ii that decision proves anything,
~ ~ IN our I4ypr
He then proceeded to show the fal-
lacy of The arguments made ON the un-
cop.tI,utlouaIty OF the measure pro-
posed, and used the decision referred 10
10 sustain his oplnIon.
Mr.. Brown, said 1t always gave him
pleasure to argue calm y on questions
oI law He Was not very good al que
riila political tight. Il this fight was
10 be made gu constitutional grounds,
the opponents Of the measure 10 take
this power away from the Governor
must meet signal defeat He wanted
10 kEow II the Governor, Auditor or any
Stale officer could be appointed an 9th :
Ger of the Penltentiary, Insane Asylum,
&c. He cOntended not, nelther could
they, in his OPTION act as members ~
me Board OF Public Works, without a
oalpable violation OF the provisions Of
the Consultation. We ali understand
the sad corruptions tnat creep IN from
family connections and personal friend
ships, but where, let me ask, Is
more safety to the people 10 be
loundt than in the Governor and Sc
uale | am in receipt OF letters daily
rom my constituents who lnslnuaIe
that the Legislature has been IN session
about long enough. | for one wish to
90 home to my constituents and give
an account OF my stewardship, as VIII
tuose who are using Their legislative po'
lions tor party purposes have TO DO.
MIR. Bradford mad not intended to
say anything about the question now
before the House, but since the discus
sion had been carried TO the extreme
point that !; had now reached, L Ieel II
INV duty, said be, to speak in deleuse
o. the great principles OF tue Democrat
ic party, which has been so freely a.
tac ked by members upon the floor. l.
however, do not propose TO treat Tie
subject with the extreme latitude thar
mas been exercised by other gentlemen
in the richness OF their imagination.
The gentleman from B. has said thai
this vas q ssr'ptive measure, and IN
taking this course the Democratic party
was olgging its own grave.
| can tell the gentleman that the
| Democratic party does not intend to die
and il It does, it will be no funeral o.
theirs Let me ask who is the Board
O.; Public Works2 They are with tile
exception oil the Governor, men who
have all been Endorsed by msJorltles o.
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