The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-10
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Of the Prospect.
A reporter met ex.speaker Moasts, Of the
House Of Delegates, last evening, and after
some general remarks, asked:
What Of the adjourned session. VIII IL
be brief or proltacted, interesting Or other
wiser
"The general desire seems to be that II may
last but q short time, but l am Of the opinion
that 1t will be longer than the session last
winter. II bids fair also TO be attended with
unusual interest"
no you suppose that
THE MEASURES SUBMITTED by the REylSoRY
COMMISSION
will be adopted without q great deal Of dis
cussiOn9
"TheEe L bound 10 be more OF less antag.
onism, aud even II such should not be the
case, mere formal action upon the different
bills proposed by the Commission will con.
sumo great deal Of time"
win there be the usual grist Of other legis.
Iatlon2"
"'rhere bids fair To be good supply. There
seems to be o disposition 70 attempt TO secure
local legislation upon matters In which some
members are interested. Then we will have
the legislative reapportionment to attend to,
A weighty question in this connection Il
whether we shall increase the number oil
State Senator'S"
1.-THE House will undoubtedly be in
creassdP"
"Yes, The number OF Delegates will be
materially increased"
"What Of
TIlR CONGRESSIONAL RHAFroRTl0SMENTr
"Well, that lisa delicate question. II Il
the general belief that II we were to redis
trict the State to secure four Congressman be-
fore Congress had made the new allotment
that the Congressman elected from the new
districts would not be admitted 10 seats In
the House OF Representatives. II was sug
gested that we allow the present districts L
remain, and elect q Congressman at large fol
the fourth man. But there Is precedent fol
rejecting such representative. John A
Logan was once so elected in Illinois, but thu
House refused 10, seat him. 1fCongreSs act
upon the matter before We adjourn, Of eoursC
We will then redistrict the State. II not th,
only course Tn pursue Is to adjourn withou
touching the matter, and II later in the yea
Congress Rllots West Virginia four Repre-
sentatives, the necessity OF calling an extra
IOEullhES SesHlou VI tut Legislature Will DC
matter for the Governor 10 decide. Down a
Washington there Is some difference OF opin
ion as to whether or not Congress will reaci
the matter Of the reapportionment OF Repre-
sentatives before we are ready 10 adjourn.
talked with Col, Ben. Wilson last week, ant
he thought they would. Senator Vest anC
Others, however, discouraged any such idea.
THE PROHIBITION PROPOSITION.
do you suppose the temperance folk
mean business? Do you look for that sub
ject to come up agatn2"
Most asSuredly. And II / am not mis-
taken In judging from tue signs, 1t will b
submitted to vote Of the people. under
stand Judge Ferguson says he will bring !
up In the House. II he does 50, believe |
will pass; and If 1t once passes the House tht
chances are that 1t will also pass the Senate.
1 After pause, Mr.. MOtIett continued:
There is one subject which think vii
develop unlocked for strength at this session
and which myself regard as OF paramount
Importance. That Is the project for
A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY or THE STATE.
Mr.. Cox, Of Monongalia county, you re
member, introduced bill last winter enl
bOdyinG pan for such IN undertaking.
met with some favor, while Others opposed It
But among those who opposed the BIZ
were many Who favored the idea OF survey
and only objected to some of the provision
Of his bill. think that It, IN an amended
form, or some other bill substantially SINH
lar, will become law before the close Of III,
adjourned session. At :east, II ought to-"
Before he could 60 into the question mort
in detail, the conversation was interrupt
ed, and the reporter left, congratuiatiut
himself that he had gotten pretty good idei
OF the miscellaneous measures OF interes
which may be expected to attract attention
ut the coming session.