Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-02-14
REAPPORTIONMENT.

Tie Legislative Special Joint Committee
on Congressional Reapportionment, had
second meeting last Tuesday night, but still,
as we learn from the Wheeling Register,
without any complete result. Nearly every
member had his own idea Of his individual
district, and as each separate district de-
pended on the others, each committeeman
may be said to have his own idea of the en-,
tire State. No agreement could be reached.
The entire committee poured over maps and
dotted out the counties with parti colored pa.
per, but no agreement could be reached
Finally Mr.. Quarter proposed solution
Judge Morrow had mapped out the State
into four districts, which seemed favorable
to majority of the Northern men let the
Southerners make an appor,ionment, and
then the one which received the largest vote
would be submitted as the majority and the
other as the minority report. This was agreed
to, and Messrs. Quarter, Stollings and TIN
petit retired. Presently they returned and
submitted plan proposed by Mr.. Fulkersor,
as follows:
First-Hancoek. Brooke. Ohio. Marshall,
We'zel, Tyler, Doddridge, Lewis. Harrison.
Marion. Population, / SO $40 Democratic
majority. ,007.
Second Monongalia, Preston Taylor. Bar.
bour, Upshur, Randolph, Pendle.on, Tucker.
Grant, Hardy, Mineral, Hampshire, Morgan,
Berkeley and Jefferson. Pop 1874 ,9OI.-
Dem maj 2,736.
Thlrd-Pocahontas, Webster, Nicholas,
Greenbrier, Monroe, Mercer, Raleigh, Fa-
yette, Kanswha, Boone. Lincoln, Wayne,
Logan, Wyoming and Mcdowell. Pop. l55, .
800. Dem maj 1902.
Fourth-Pleasants Wood. Richie, Writ,
Gilmer, Calhoun, Roane, jackson, Mason
Putnam and Cabell. Pop 1855, l79. Dem
maj. l, 335.
The proposition of Judge Morrow ia as
follows:
First-Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall,
Wetzel. Tyler, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis.
Giimer and Braxtou. Pop. 153 ,O54. Dem.
maj 1856.
Second Marion, Monongalia, Preston,
Barbour, Tucker. Randolph, Pendleton.
Grant, Mineral, Hardy, Hampshire Morgan,
Berkeley and Jefferson. Pop. l55. ga
Dem. maj about 800.
Third-Lognn, Boone, Ksnawha. CLAW.
Mcdowell, Wyoming, Fuyette, Mercer. Rs,
leigh, Nicholas, Webster, Summers, Monroe
Greenbrier, Upshur and Pocah9n.as. pop.
1893 Dem. rnoi about 5, COO
Fourth-PIessants, Wood Richie, Writ,
Jackson, Roane, Calhoun, Mason, Putnam,
CabeiI, Lincoln and Wayne. Pop l54, 522
Dem maj about 200.
This plan received four votes, and the Full
kerson plan two. Edmistnn will present his
own, McGrcw his and SiIer has not made IN
his mind. And so the committee stood when
it adjourned.
The committee had another bout, Friday
evening, and, as result utterly failed to
agree And the upshot of it all is, SAYS the
Register, that after its labors and meetings
and discussions, the committee will report
nothing to the body by which it was appointed
A STRONG TEMPERANCE SERMoN-Last
Sunday night, the Rev. j p. Strider, of Gull
pepper, preached in the Presbyterian church,
In this town, taking as his text, tho first
clause OF the 10Th verso of tho second chap
Ter OF Haoakkuk, "Wo unto him that giveth
his neigEbor drink" The speaker stated
that while he sympathized with all temper>
hnce organizations in their efforts for the SUP,
preston OF intemperance, he was not a mem>
Der Of either of them that he would accent
local option as an entering wedge for more
effective measure, but that the surest and
most radical remedy was positive prob ibition,
both OF the sale aud manufacture of all spir>
isuous OF malt liquors, and eloquently urg ed
as duty resting upon all good citizens, and
especially all protesting christians, to vote
against the granting of Licenses for the sale
of Intoxicating liquors.
Outside of his theory for the attainment
OF his object, upon which there are wide and
honest differences of opinion, the sermon of
MIR. Strider was strong aud impss.ioned ap>
peal, el"quently expressed, in behalf of tens
perance, and one that we have rarely heard
cxcclIcd.-LecSJurg Mirror.
lat the request of a number of citizons of
Leesburg, Mr.. Strider (who is son of our
sountyman, John H. strider. ESQ., was in
duccd to repeat his sermon on Thursday
night last.l
We can without hesitation, say that DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup has given the best sat-
lSto !