The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-29
Editorial Correspondence.
WHEELINo, March 9th, 1SSl

We are glad to get away from this
place, and we believe all the other
members are.
THE PASS BILL.
Wilson's railroad pass bill was de.
teated in the Senate, Saturday. The
vote on this bill was an unexpected
one, and was a great surprise to the
friends of the measure. The Sen.
ators could not consent to give up
their passes, when the session was so
near its close, and many of them SO
far from home. The bill was a good
one and ought to have been passed.
We do not believe much in members
of the Legislature, State officers and
Judges, riding around on the rail
roads with free passes. Not that it
would influence them in their ac-
tions, yet it looks bad, and leads PEG.
pie to think badly of them.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
This bill after hard fight came TO
a vote Saturday morning. When
the vote was counted, only twenty
seven were found in the affirmative,
lacking six votes to pass the bill.
Then it was that our Kanawha
friends began to get scared and to
jump around lively, for they verify
believed that the bill would be de.
feated, and the appropriation for the
capitol at Charleston lost. Upon the
motion of Judge Ferguson the an
nouncement Of the vote was suspend.
ed until u M, Monday, hoping there.
by to get enough votes in by that
time 10 pass it, but on the contrary
they found they would still be three
votes short, even if all the friends Of
the bill summoned back, returned.
Thus matters went on until the night
session, when those who had refrain
ed from voting on the bill, in order
to have a little fun at the expense of
the Kanawha delegates, broke the
spell by calling to the Speaker and
asking permission to record their
votes, which was done one after at
other until the necessary thirty-three
votes were obtained. Then Judge
Ferguson's face was all aglow with
gladness, and he returned to his
room feeling that a great load had
been lifted from his heart, and the
capitol was safe.
STATE APPoRTIoNSfENT.
A combination was formed a few
days ago with the Republicans and
few Democrats to reconsider the
vote by which this bill was passed..
The fight grew hot, and some person
alities were INDUCED in by members.
The fight was on an appeal from the
decision of the Speaker, and when
the vote was reached he was only
sustained by bare one majority, but
it was sufficient to sustain and vim
dictate the Speaker and at the same
time save the representation of our
end of the State. By this bill the
Sd and 4th districts will have a rep.
resentation that can control the Or
ganization as well as the legislation
of the House and put forever out of
the power of the Legislature to re-
open the Capital question.
THAT NOTICE.
In the Wheeling 1ntelligcnccr, of
Saturday, was found the following.
1t will explain itself:
PRUNTYrowS, W. VA, March "a, 1882.
To the Legislature Of West Virginia:
The undersigned hereby gives you
notice on behalf of himself and many
others, that unless you redistrict the
Congressional districts of this State
in accordance with the Constitution
and laws Of the United States and the
Constitution of West Virginia, they
will nominate and vote for candi.
dates in the old district, and one for
the State at large, and that the seat.
ing of the candidates thus nominated
and voted for will be claimed in the
next House Of Representatives of the
United States. A people who would
submit TO such an outrage as you
have perpetrated upon them by the
scheme Of redistricling adopted by
your body, are lit only to be slaves
They are unworthy Of the name Of
American freemen.
Respectfully,
HARTMAN SINsEL.
We give it in this letter, to put
the Democracy of our District on
their guard. We are glad he has