The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-11-25

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We had hoped to be spared the task
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torily to yourself.
The Legislature constitutes the
centre Of attraction and has at this
time in attendance upon its daily
sessions a very great number of spec
tators, both male and female. The
special order for Thursday last was
the Articles of impeachment prefer
red against John S. Burdctt and E.
a. Bennett. The opening argument
was made by James NJ. Mason, of JEFF
ferson, who in four hours speech
dwelt laainly upon the principles
upon which the impeachment cases
have heretofore been based. His
blows were aimed more directly at
the Treasurer. His speech showed a
great deal Of research, and was in
point of ability, moro creditablc to
him than any previous effort of his
upon the floor Of the House Of Dele
gates. He was followed on Friday
morning by Mr.. Flcmins;aof Marion,
who has received many compliments
for the manner in which hcacquittcd
himself. His argument rested upon
the proposition that impeachment
must be governed by legal standard
that if these men had been guilty
of immortality committed at a time
which would preclude them from the
stcrncr penalty of impeachment, the
law provides another punishment,
which is removal from Office. He
confined himself closely to the case
and discussed it in all its bearings
The indications now are that the
most of the next week viii be consul
med in this discussion.
Your correspondent has talked but
little with any of the members upon
this exciting subject, and can fur
nish you with no reliable Informs
ton as to its probable result.
Mr.. Dennis has introduced Bill
looking toa permanent location of
the Capital. Its introduction pro
duced no apparent sensation, being
of such character as to be OF no
special interest to any locality except
the city of Wheeling.
The recreation afforded members
from the consideration Of important
matters of State, has been some
amusement nearly every nightat the
Opera House. \ few evenings since
Mrs. Anne Eliza Young related her
tale of woe in the form of lecture.
She is the nineteenth wife Of Brig
ham Young and the impression she
made was that she would have re-
manned with him in that relation il
she had been as great favoritc rs
Amelia. She was introduced to the
audience by Rev. Mr.. Riley. She is
member Of the NJ. E. Church and is
highly endorsed as a lady of respcc-
table standing. She had q full house,
andspoke well, and was very enter
tanning in her description Of Nor
mon life.
There has been no entertainment,
howvecr, comparable to the one given
by Mrs. Vic. Woodruff. She is bold
and masculine in appearance, and
equally as bold in her expressions
To conform to her ideas of social re-
form would be rcvolutionizing our
whole social system, yet she would
not confess to the extreme notions
upon that subject that have been at
tributcd to her. She said she knew
that there were five hundred women
in the city of Wheeling just crazy to
hear her that night-probably some
were at that time hid in the boxes
on either side of the stand-Gust at
that time some tiny fingers were
visiblcooin one of the boxes drawing
the curtains togethcr.) The lectwer