Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-11
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The assembling OF our law-makerss
To-day. will hardly have the force. OF
novelty that usually belongs to the BIZ
annual gathering Of the clans, so long
was the regular sitting last winter, and
so familiar will be the faces that VIII
appear In their accustomed places, TO-
"itis not new Legislature, nor will
IL occupy itself entirely with new bust
ness, but largely with the old business
i'm new forms. Neither will the pubic
regard this body with the same feelings
of mingled hope and fear which always
attends the assembling OF an entlreiy
untried body.
This Legislature has, happily, already
established itself in the public conn-
dence, and we are assured in al vance
that ii contains enough of the leaven
of experience in the two houses to war
rant a predeminance of the former, and
that whatever its work may be, 1t VIII
be done with due deliberation and an
eye to the public veal.
We have good ground for hope, there
fore, that it will, at least, make no
grave mistakes, and while it Is true as
regards all public bodies of men, how
ever well constituted, that they may
and do, like good wife or good horse,
sometimes suddenly and mysteriously
change their temper and become very
I'M in their conduct and commit grave
bIunGers, we can anticipate no occasion
likely to mar the harmony of this body
or any action that will shake its hold
upon the public confidence.
Looking over the field to be cultiya-
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shadowing issues, although some may
arise, stimulated by persistent fertlliza-
ton from outside. AS we have already
said, the chief work of the special seS-
sion has been to q great extent prepared
in advance for the consideration OF the
Legislature. 1t is i'll the condition OF
work that has already passed through
the hands of a committee and ready Tor
the action of the two houses in open SEES,
son, providedit is determined hatitshall
take this course, but upon this point
there will be diversity of opinion, de-
pending, we presume, upon the estimate
which the individual members put
upon the work ofthe revisOry commit
| tee.
This committee has prepared and had
printed ready for submission to the
| Legislature, about 200 pages of bills,
covering a revision of the Code left I'M
revised at the last session, up to the
criminal department. If the Legisla-
ture determines to regard this as having
passed the usual ordeal of reference to
and report from one of its regularly con-
| stituted committees, it will be ready at
once to pass upon the bills; but If the
other course is taken, and the bills of the
revisory committee are referred as a
whole, to other committees, they will,
| of course, require time and the work OF
| the session will proceed very much as ut
the opening of any other session, and
| will not be much advanced by the work
of the revisory committee.
There are few measures which, AZ
! ter the revision of the statutes is COM
pleted, will require some time at the
| hands of this Legislature. The latter
ought to be finished by this Legislature;
most of the former may go over to an
other session without so much inconve-
nience as would accrue from an incom-
pleted condition of the work of revision.
a speedy dispatch of the work
| from an economic or business
standpoint; from social or personal
| considerations alone, our people Will
| give the usual cordial welcome to the
| members, and we are sure will do moth
ing to speed the parting. We trust they
may have q pleasant season i'll our city,
! and the REGISTER extends the prOtfer
| of its best endeavOr to make the session
not only pleasant, but eminently sue
| cessful in all that. concerns the me m
bers and the public welfare.