Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-03-25

Legislative DOings The
Session Drawing tOa Close
Lag. number of Bills
Passed.
WHEELING, MAR. 2Srd, 1852.

WHEELING, MAR. 23rd, 1852.
The legislature is rapidly disposing
of the before work it, and will ad :
journ next Tuesday. \ large
number of bills are disposed of daily
and the members of both HOUSES
are disposed to work more aud talk
less in order to be ready for the time
of final adjournment.
The Democrats held caucus on
Monday night to determine what
they would do on the question of the
re-apportionment of the State. At
ter considerable discussion the eau
Gus adopted the Senate bill, which
virtually decides the question.
The following is the full text OF
the bill adopted by the caucus.
That until the Senatorial dis
tricts of this State shall be altered
in pursuance of the provisions of the
Constitution, the State shall consist
Of thirteen Senatorial districts, in
stead of twelve as now provided by
the law. The counties OF Hancock,
Brook and Ohio shall constitute the
First Senatorial District; Marshall,
Wetzel and Harrison, the Second;
Richie, Doddridge, Harrison, Gill
mer and Calhoun, the Third; Tyler,
Peasants, Wood and Writ, the
Fourth; Mason, Jackson and Roane,
I the Fifth; Putnam, Cabell and
Wayne, the Sixth; Lincoln, Boone,
Logan, Wyoming, Mcdowell. Mer-
Ger and Raleigh, the Seventh; Poca-
hontas, Greenbrier, Monroe, Sum
mers and Fayette, the Eight, Kama
VIVA, Clay, Nicholas, Braxton and
Webster. the Ninth; Lewis, Ran
doph, Upshur, Barbour. Tal lnr aud
Tucker, the Tenth: Preston and
Monongalia, the Eleventh; Hamp-
shire, Hardy, Graut, Mineral and
Pendletou, the Twelfth; Berkeley,
Morgan and Jeffrrson. the Thir-
| teerth Aud each of SAID districts
| stall have two Senators.
. That the Senators elected at
ne last general election for the full
term of tour years shall continue TO
.utA "a IT, araIs for the term for
wblri. they were ELECTED. And such
districts shall ut the general
-lpetluu, 60 De held on the stcOnd
| tuesday of October, 1882, rlrct one
senator, except tnat tue sixth Dis
rict cumuu~rd ct the counties of
Cabell. Wayne and Put,uan, shall
! elect two senators, one OF whom
snail hold his seat for The term of
rwO wears and the other, for the
term OF four years, to be determined
! by lot: and hereafter the election for
said District shall be as provided by
law.
5. That until a new apportion-
tneit of delegates IN pursuaice OF
the Constitution. the House of Del
pgateS shall consist of sixty tive
members, which shall be apporl ion
ID as follows: 70 the county of
| Ohio, four delegates; To the counties
of Kauawha aud Wood, three dele
gates each; to the counties of Berke-
lev, Greenbrer, Harrison, Jackson,
| jefferson, Marion, Marshall, Mason
and Preston, two delegates each ,and
| to the counties of Barbour, Boone,
Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Lincoln,
Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Logan,
Hampshire, Lewis, Mercer, NJ neral,
Monougalia. Monroe, Morgan. Put.
man, Nicholas, Pendleton, Plrasants,
Raleigh, Richie, Summers, Upshur,
Taylor, Tyler, Wayne, Writ aud
Wetzel, one delegate each.
70 the counties of Brook and
Hancock, which shall constitute
the First delegate district, on dele
gate.
To the counties of Grant and
Hardy, which shall constitute the
Second delegate district, one dele
gate.
To the counties of Mcdowell and
Wyoming, which shall constitute
the Third delegate district, one del
egate.
To the counties Pocahontas and
Webster, which shall constitute the
Fourth delegate district, one dele
gate.
To the counties of Randolph and
Tucker, which shall constitute the
Fifth delegate district, one delegate.
To the counties of Clay and Roane
which shall constitute the Sixth
delegate district, one delegate.