Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-04-18
Special to the Register.

lIOLdI OOLuiulIlGc lO-Ndy Oh oNSOuAI "
the lack of copies of the constitution,
the copies ordered on Thursday not yet
being printed
Several new propositions to amend
the constitution were submitted; one by
Mr.. Darst, to take out of the con-
stitution the clause providing for the
election of State officers, to let it be
provided for by the statute, and to elect
the Secretary of State by vote of the
people.
Mr.. Farr proposed an amendment
providing that members of the Legis-
Iature receive $500 per term and the
presiding officers OF each house re-
ceive 500 extra.
Mr.. Mansfield proposed an amend
ment providing that the county seat OF
no county be removed except on the
vote of two-thirds of the people of the
county.
Ex-Congressman Charles Edgar Hogg,
of Mason, appeared before the COM
mittee in support of the proposition to
increase the number of the Supreme
judges to five, and increasing the num-
Der of Judicial circuits. Mr.. Hogg con-
graduated the committee on the aus
picious beginning of their work. He
said they were just as capable Of re-
visine the constitution as any con-
vention that could be elected by the
people. If they would go ahead and do
their work we'll the people would en-
dorse them.
Hon. Virgil A. Lewis, ex-Superinten-
dent Of Schools, spoke on the subject
Of distributing the permanent school
fund. lie was not in favor OF any
change being made in the constitution
in that respect, and he thought the
fund should not be distributed.
Col. B. W. Byrne, also an eX-State
Superintendent of Schools, spoke OF the
permanent school fund. He thought
the fund should not be allowed to ac-
cumulate beyond one million dollars.
He was not in favor of accumulating a
fund for the benefit of posterity. He
hoped posterity would be rich enough
not to need it. He also commended the
committee. He was very much pleased
TO see that this committee was less OF
2 political body than he ever seen IN
the revision of the constitution OF any
State and he believed that the COM
mittee was working with an honest
nurnose to benefit the people OF the
State.
The chairman appointed John F.
Roman. of Charleston, as door keeper
TO serve also as cloak room keeper;
Amos E. Kenney, of Calhoun county, as
journal clerk, and Willie E. Robinson,
Of Coalburg. as page. The committee
then adjourned till Monday.
Col. Geo. w. Tippett, of Mason editor
of the Point Pleasant Register, looked
in upon the committee to-day. To your
correspondent he gave his view on the
subiect of amendments to the constl1u-
tion The Colonel thinks the constitu-
tion should be modernized. Citizens
ebou1d he REQUIRED to pay their personal
-nroDertv and poll taxes before they are
allowed 70 exercise their right Of suf-
foqe. he wants a registration law for
oil town and cities Of 1000 inhabi-
tants and over: favors the right OF sui
fraoe being extended 10 women, IN
creasing the salary Of the Governor TO
e. 00O the Auditor to $4,000 Secretary
of State to $500, Superintendent Oh
Schools to 81 800 Supreme Judges 10
$1,000. Circuit Judges to $4,000. turning
All fees into the public treasury; the
creation of the Office of county treasurer,
and the sheriff to have charge Of the
cole of all lands under the decree Of
court and TO receive a stipulated sal
arv. the creation Of the office OF Pro
hate Judge: he favOrs the taxation OF
all Dalace car companies, telegraph
comDanies. etc. the taxation of all the
oil gas and mineral lands in addition TO
the tax on the surface of such lands;
favors the appointment Of the Supreme
and Circuit Judges by the Governor. a
minority representation on. the boards
Of the state institutions. and Supreme
end Circuit Judges. and if the minority
Marty happens to be the Democratic
Marty the appointment of Democrats
who stand on the Chicago platform;
favors the extension of the session Of
the Legislature to sixty days. and the
Davment of a salary TO the members Of
s40O Der session: opposed to the abol-
isbment of the permanent school fund,
and is opposed to excluding any citizen
Of the State from holding office on ac-
count of his connection with a news
paper.
The proposition to amend the consti-
tuition so as to extend the right of suf-
frace to wcmen has probably been the
most talked Of among all OF the Dropos-
cd amendments thus far proposed. The
nronosition was at first discussed as a
7,atter of amusement. hut it is ascertain
ad that a considerable number of the
members are really in favor of it, and
announce their intention TO vote for it.
while others are non-committal or un-
decided as to what they will do. 1t is