The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-14
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WEsr VIRGIxIA LEGIsLATuRE.
Yesterdays Proceedings In The s.u.,,
and House Of nelasats.

Aue SenAts met y the usual hour VeEie
DAY, and the session was opened with pFa,
e BY Rev. ]. A. Fullerton. Of the n.
Church. -
A communication from the HouSe Of De
egAtes was received; announcing the 81
sage Of number Of bills BY that BODY.
senate bill III, the Dawson Rsilroa
commission bill, coming up Is unhnishe
bushes, MF. Dawson resumed his refpaTk
Inc GENTLEMAN confined himselfto anSWe
ing the objections 70 the measure raised b
Nj. Faulkner, which be did in very a
istactory manner. Mr.. Newman closed II
dehate By speaking in favor Of the passag
Of the bill.
The question recurring ON the passage
the bill, the vote resulted As follows:
fRAs:-Dawson, DonehOo, McGreeo,
Newman, Smith, Yahmeter and William
NArs-Summers (Pre:ident), Dawson
Dennis, Ewin, FaFnsWurth, Faulkner, Mar
vel, McNeel, Roberts, Samples, Sheltol
and SlOllings-l9.
Absent and mot voting-Barbee, Brown
heGTeW, Stout and Woods.
Leaves Of absence were granted Senator
Stout and Brown, and d. r. Neal, eommitte,
clerk.
On the motion Of Slr. Faulkner the rule
were suspended and the Democratic eauca
bill, redistrieting the State into four CON
gressional districts, was taken up and reaC
a INST time. On the motion Of the SIM,
gentleman the reference Of the bill was dis
pensed. Little opposition was made 70 h,
advancement Of the bill. Mr.. Smith spok,
in favor Of referring the bill 70 the commit
tee, but the caucus bound Senators refused
to do 50. Mr.. Earnsworth raised . mild
objection TO the bill, but would offer nc
amendments. The bill was ordered to Il,
engroasment and third reading.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Atthe time Of taking recess the IeRisla.
tive apportionment bill was pending. and
upon Resembling the minority report d
the committee signed by Senator's Smith
and Donehoo, was taken up. II provides
Tor a rearnDgement Of the Senatorial
districts as follows.
The counties Of Brooke, Hancock and
Ohio containing a population Of 4s.S5Ol
trict.
The counties Of Marshall, wet1el and
Marion containing a population Of 40, 93ll
shall constitute the Second Senatorial Dis.
trict.
Inc counties of Harrison. Doddridee
Riichie and Gilmer containing a popula.
ton Of 81, 305) shall constitute the Third
District.
The counties Of Tyler, Peasants, Wood
and Wlrt Containing q population of
~, 9O6l shall constitute the Fourth Senator
ial District,
The counties Of Calhoun, Clay, Roane,
Jackson and Putnam containing = popu.
iaiIon Of e, 1867 shall constitute the Fifth
Senatorial District
The counties Of Mason, Cabell and
Wayne Containing population Of 5O,T7G)
shall constitute the Sixth Senatorial Dis
trict.
The counties Of Lincoln, Logan, Boone
and kanawha CONTAINING population Of
s., 3lSl shall constitute the Seventh Sena-
torial District.
The eouaties Of Mcdowell, Wyoming.
Raleigh, Mercer, Monroe, Summers and
Eayette containing population OF 81 l23l
shall constitute the Eighth Senatorial Dis
tIict.
The counties Of Greeubrier, Pocahontas.
Webster, Nicholas, Braxton and Lewis
Containing 4 population OF 81. 1881 shall
constitute the Ninth Senatorial District.
The counties Of Upshur, Barbour, Ran
dOlph, Pendleton, Hardy and Grant ICON
tanning population Of 50,579l shall consti-
tute the Tenth Senatorial District.
The counties OF MOnongalia, Preston and
Tucker, containing population OF IS, 500
shall constitute the Eleventh Senatorial
District.
The counties Of Mineral, Hampshire.
Morgan, Berkeley and jefferson, ICON tain
ing population Of 81, 80 shall constitute
the Twelfth Senatorial District"
Nj. Smith made an exhaustive argune nt
on the constiiutionality Of an increase and
the expediency OF doing so did the power
exist, closing his remarks in favor Of the
adoption of the minority report.
Ar. Donehoo conceded in some of the
views presented by Mr.. Smith but disa-
freed rs to Others, and moved TO take
Tucker from the Eleventh district and
tuck her on 70 the Tenth District The de-
bate was further participated in by MeSsrs
Dawson, Dennisan FarnsWorth, and after
the amendment was agreed to the Senate
refused TO adopt the report.
Mr.. StOllings offered an amendment,
striking out all after the enacting clause,
and inserting the following:
First. That until the Senatorial districts
Of this State shall be altered in pursuance
Of the provisions OF the Constitution, the
State shall consist Of thirteen Senatorial
districts, instead OF twelve, IS now provided
BY law. The countiesoi Hancock, Brooke
and Ohio shall constitute the First Sepa.
torial District; Marshall, Weizel and Ma.
non, the Second; Richie, Doddridse, Har.
rson, Gilmer and Calhoun, the Third; Ty.
Ter, Peasants, Wood and Win, the Fourth;
Mason, Jackson and Roane, the Fifth; Put.
nam, Cabell aHd Wayne, the Sixth; Lin.
coin, Boone, Logan, Wyoming, Mcdowell,
Mercer and Raleigh, the Seventh; Green.
brier, Pocahontas, Monroe, Summers and
Fayette, the Eighth; EanaEha, Clay, Mich,
oIss. Braxton and Webster, the Ninth,
Lewis, Randolph, UpShur, Barbour, Tay,
Tor and Tucker, the Tenth; Preston and
Monongalis, the Eleventh; Hampshire, Har.
dy, Grant, Mineral and Pendleton, the
Twelfth; Berkeley, Morgan and Jefferson,
the Thirteenth. And each Of said districts
shall have two Senators
Second-That the Senators elected al the
last General elections for the full term oil
four years shall continue to hold their seats
for the term for which they were elected
And such district shall at the next general
election, to be held on the second Tuesday
Of October, 1852, elect one Senator; except
that the sixth District, composed Of the
counties Of Cabell, Wayne and Putnam
shall elect two Senators, one Of whom shall
hold his seat for the term Of two years, and
the other for the term Of four years, to be
determined by lot; and hereafter the cleo
ton for Senator for said district shall be a
provided by law.
Alter some discussion on the eonstitu
tionality Of the proposed increase, in which
there was a diversity Of opinion expressed
the sCnGte. by vote Of 10 to Z, agreed &c
the amendment,
Several motions were made to adjourn
but filled.