The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-30

,rll seem 10 Dc u very ueSlueu
THni "''' .ioiop in the Joint com.
difference o! oi'",., -, o,,or,ionnon,
mites the l@tl''A'''''' ''' W ., =,
IA lhc proper way u PIOSeeu III
hI,7F, membership Of the House OF
sitting "' l.,ur,v rensus. The Inn.
Delegate nn''' W, ,-,i,lovI ~ ,bo Con
,,,,eo! Sction oI Alu''V -. " Wv IN :,
e.,a,;or NJ West Virginia Is Puite explicit
s""'',, .,,,o,,,iye terms that "The ratio
/! sil' ]" '"l ,br House of Delegates
oIrprscpI5'io" ~, y, ,,;,i,I;n, ,ho wboIo
toHL agcri1ned .! Wv 'u'"s "'O "NO'e
.n,,,;o,sf .heSlalc by the NUMBER oi
pp'''','''r p,',' rt,r.,j. to consist" AS We un-
E''',' ,,t;. u, mandate. its language does
de''''Dy, .,.,,,cc any other method OF ar-
10. OCH. "-", nto oi representation. How
h''p.a, h''p..,p,,,lolc population be divided
l"'n -" means Of ascertaining the
v " Mc Ilersr is to consist of
nii'' u 49,, l;yiie ,be whole non.
Smmpei', Il w ,--;, - -. II.
rhiitn Of the STATE ny % !" gives F." ia''o
Of SQ.S, and II wc DIVIDE II Oy % II gives
aratiooI I92o, the whole Popu'at'oh Dc
ins 6lsl&. These two ratios may oil
o1rs, change the localities ol lhe largest
fractional rcmainicH as to certain eopn.
ties and delegate districts but that oil
oour,c bas no weight with the committee
They have no option. but to follow the
PLAIN language OF the constitution With
out respect to whether II Will give any
section oi the STATE less or more represent
aiiyes in the House. In order to let every
nader see Is. how section Ith OF Art.
Vi provide. for the method OF procedure
in this busucs. We quote it entire, as fol-
lows
"Aftcrcyc census the delegates shall
be SppoiiIonet Us follows; Ihe ratio OF
ffIy'yal,o IL, 'S ii%GsG iyiJra or tIe eogs g%oIs
n"nIo,ic, IDl'i Al , oi ibe >,ate Ly the number of
whicht tie House is to consist, and reject
iHg the friction OF unit! II any, resulting
n9asag" ] I.,.,o u, J,,G'"S Ji,, u'PC,Un P y o"au,
rnpr,y not inrImIrd in n Delegate district
BY the ratio thus asccrtaincd, there shall be
assigned to each Il number oil Delegates
gGa; 10 ,ng fno',ht To,a'ilsu i.aa,in nS Dai e,s
Ias The additional Delegates necessary
to make up the number of which the
House Is to consist, Shall then be assignedto
5e ingaS S'fI's 'SJ,.S 6Ie "'% %;s,r; tG, Which,
would otherwise have The largest fractions
unrprsentcd; but every Delegate district
5ai county :, not included in a Delegate
sa',' Ras,,s ''''' o' e'''''''u u 1T ''"'' Oii'
injection oi,b. Constitution r,ov =.
r,vn,, II. nn,Iftir1 hy Sos,ian . n no
gmo .ri,l. a. rcsrc,ts tho rrcor.tit,,.
,,ivoiL,r, ,l,, nrmbor, roforroJ ~
Tbg, .rr,io, fs ,s foI,oYs.
@T,. S.po,c .hoII ho cor,rosod IT o.
and the Hoa.r Of Delegates of Is members.
subject 70 be increased according to the
P,,S,,'s nv',Anal'er contained.
M' iill0a,d' oI 'Ais county, raised the
l,"' Oy'9'e IAe committee that this sec
"on p'ol'o'' any increase in either
p'anc' o' ''s legislature II this Is the
s'''' IL mus o. because the increase re-
,e'iT' " 10 Is n'' subsequently, provided Tor
IN u'y :. S'a,.,0ILoh' And yet Section is
'@! u''''a II u ooeS not confer the power
" y ,l'I.sr' ll'at 1t Is Dilna we 10 not
C'. csny' II Is consistent wlth the %hole
V'l,"'I'''L' III ''i,s respect butl''eE'l"n,y
| sy"'1 |,,I 70 ',n'cnpla'e ! ulseFe'iot on , .ne
ra,.p' ".y '',sL0'ufe 10 M upon sOli0 O,ue'
I,t raOII 'la'i oo' ','o p'sssn' ,'.i'oe'9,p'
It 'y ,'Su'e Gus. Is 10 pe fest'lg.ea 10 % why
@I' NV '''t 'u,''oeF SP.''ii'" II. o'''iV"
. '',',y''' oI inle'en''"Il! permitting ."e
as,,''I'' 70 IN upon any o..iVs nu.hDgf .'i
",,, l''',y. lo' %'g.sH'' 'ogS ''1 ,sap.I
w. WV ,.,, sDD,'''"''ot' .. l''- 10 a,e'ess M y
nI"I,. ,n'""'''y",' an! o"e e'!il seu 'l'", ~
",;, "st',' ~, "1' " ''l'' VI 'MO III se'.lon u
ar',,'s ,s. W, ,, 70 remove al uonDI anu save
a., '''', .,, D'.," "'s'"Ss'on-as ior inSalhee
"',, s"''' ''%' 1',e "eht onl'eu e'algs
I,',", Wv I'',,OS''",P "' luz 7c'l"c S''AIl
w. ~ :, ""% ','S i''O'e %, Du' ins'oau ol