The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-02-18
Especial Correspondence
FROM THE CAPITOL.
CuAR1EsroS, Feb. 9Th, 1875.

tISiiS' Wiz SSSS4Ni4. A'.S ANS"N'i Va
course, is the Senatorial contest and
The Capital question, absorbing al
most the entire attention of the
members. While the impression is
prevalent among. the people, that
these questions should stand upon
their own merits and be decided
without interfering at all with 9th
or legislation, a few days spent at
the Capital would dispel this idea. |
remember, when q school boy,
that there was no study in school,
no perfect recitation, no good beha-
vior in school for weeks before the
day on which yanAmburghs Mena-
geric was to parade the streets. Not
less destructive toall business action
and law making thought is the daily
and nightly parade Of Senatorial
candidates before the members Of the
Legislature. Not less paralizi2g to
action is the Capitalqucstion. Some
would bid it God-spccd, if it was on
ly oat of the way Of legislation for
ever. Others would hold on to it to
the bitter end; while those who come
here as removalists, have the power
and the will, to sacrifice everything
to this one purpose. l make these
reflections not as i matter Of news,
but rather in answer to the para
graphs which seem to be freely float
ing round, in which it is charged
that the Legislature is frittering
away its limited time without accom-
pli$hing anything. But to the Cap
ital question. The bill for removal
passed the Senate last Friday BY q
vote of thirteen to eleven, and was
sent immediately to the House.
Here it cannot be reached for defn-
lite action before the latter part Of
the present week. The result Of
course, can only be specialized upon,
but the present impression seems to
be that our First District friends will
get the Capital building of its Off
cial inmates ard FIJI it full Of kind
and brothcrly sympathy. In other
words the indications now are that
Permanent Seat will be moved.
On last Friday night, Mr.. Walker
received in caucus, thirty votes for
U. s. Senator, lacking seven Of 4
nomination. This is the highest
vote yet attained by any candidate
in caucus. On Saturday the vote
on joint ballot, stoodG D. Camden,
35, lacking seven of IN election, be-
ing the highest votcrcccivcd by any
one at any time. How matters may
stand by tonight, only Him who
made the oaks to grow" can tell
Sunday, though day of rest in or
binary times, may develop much, for
on Yesterday all the good candidates
went to church and wrcstled with
the subject there; may-hopc prayed
for themselves. While the worldly
were meditating upon the West Viz
ginia proycrb: What shall it profit
Il man if he save the Capitaland lose
the Scnatorship?"
| am struck with one idea about
legislation, by far the greater part Of
the time Of the body is taken up in
trying not Icgislctc, that is, leayclaws
just as they are, rather than tomakc
new ones, thus far, at least, meeting
the same end which would be &C
complishcd by having no Legislature.
\ bill was introduced to change
the law of descents back to that of
1865, making the husband or wife
inherit from each other when there
were no children. Aftera discussion
of nearly two days, it was decided to
leave the law just as it is now.
\ bill has alSobeen introduced and
is now before the House, rc-enacting
the old usury laws. 1t has been
thoroughly discussed, but will be de-
teatcd.
a bill to prevent the spreading Of
Broom Sedge" was introduced the
other day by some member, but it
was decided that legislation against
the clements, was too big q thing for
this Legislature to undertake.
\ very important feature in Grim
inal practice, has been introduced in
the shape of bill to allow GRIMM
als to testify in their own behalf
Opinion is much divided as to the OK
pcdiency of this measure.