The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-01-31


tale1pended. 1f 90 fnil to take proper actor
Immigrants will pass by US and go to State:
TINT have adopted moro liberal and en-
ightcned policy.
The Office Of the Commissioner withou
reasonable comren sa:iou, As Is the case undo,
existing law. will not effect much. Tho com
7etent incumbent Of the Office has don,
all tina, he could do with the mcagrc neon!
ut his command to induce immigration int
our State, but he has been able to do little
more than to lay the foundation for future
ce,ion; and unless his efforts arc seconded By
the legislature, what he has done may 60 10,
naush:. It may DO seen from,ilis report tina
he has expended considerable Of His owl
means, and hns incurred other obligations
think tina. the Legislature should not onl,
provide for these expenditures and obligations
but should make such provision fo- the fu,u.,
rs will make the Office effective for the a';:.
pose,ofi,s creation, or should abolish !, alto
gerher.
rSlrEniAL rxT.Drrio: AT riaE.
In connection with this subject. it is pro-
pei that should mention ,hc Universal IA
hibition 10 Do opened at Paris. France. N
April, 1861, which is referred TO ut c"nsi"cr-
able length in the report "f the commissioner.
This State IL inrit,l to participate IN 'ha'
exhibition. AMI it is urged that II The mlner-
nj, agricultural. manufactured ami other pro-
duc,ioaS Of YES; Virginia, were placed in Tie
hands % proper representative FOR cXhibi-
ton on that Occasion. this would tend to pro-
mote immigration 20 the State. submit the
matter for yoar consideration.
HOSPITAL FOR TIE lSaAvf.
The report o' tle Directors Of TIC Hospital
for the Insane. NJ Weston. with the accom-
panyins documents is herewith submitted
Il vii, be seen taa: the small portion o. tho
baildinS that is finished for the reception Of
pa:icnts, is crowded to it's u;ln"s; capacity.
And thnt numerous applications for admission
have been rejected. Tn" great number Of The
afflicted class OF community, for whose relief
this institution WAS intended anil who are cS-
Guided from It's benefits for wan: Of sufficient
Recommendations, ars not Only c"''';cd to our
sympathy bu, demand ~ our h.aS tho CON-
p!c,ioa o: tho building .. the car!:es; posi-
Bile period. 1 mo>; earnestly renew the re-
commentator made to former sessions Of the
legislature tha, q liberal appropriation be
Inldc Cor t!I;S purpose.
LrSAr!cS NJ STANTON.
In connection with this subject i, il proper
that have received a communication from
hi, Ezccllency F. II. pcrpoint. Governor of
Virginia. SAYING ,ha, he had been informed
by the board Of visitors OF the l.nuatic Asylum
at S,aun,on. TINT there are near ono hundred
patients in lha, institution, from West |ir-
ginia, and i, was desired tina, our State should
make provision for their support. This. it
may hc remarked is AN a,ldiiiona! fact in
proof of the necessity Of an early c"E,pcion
Of the Hospital 4, Weston. Mean,ine. how
ever. it is necessary tim, the numhcr o:
patients q, Stanton he nscer,aincd and tina,
you provide the means for supporting them.
AGRICULTURAL College.
The legislature Of this State in accepting
the benefits Of the act Of Congress Of July =.
1872. donating lands TO States tha; should
provide college. for the bench, oi agriculture
and the mechanic arts, MISC accepted the con.
di,ions contained in thu. net. One Of the cI-
press conditions contained both in the set OF
Congress and our ACT OF acceptance, Of Oc;o.
her :, 1865, is that this State shall, within
five years from the second day Of July. 1852.
provide one college MS therein described. cor
the grant shall cease, and the State shall be
bound to pay to the United States the amoup,
received
Another condition Of both the donation and
acceptance is. that no portion OF the funl
shall Dc applied 10 the purchase. erection. pre-.
serration or repair OF any building or baiid-
ings. But it is provided that ten per ce~tum
OF the amount received by The State may be
expended for the purchase OF lands for sites
~ experimental farms, whenever authorized
by the legislature.
have no. received nm exact report from
the agent employed 10 make sale Of the scrip
received BY this State, md, therefore, cannot
state the precise sum for which it has been
sold, but the Legislature may rely and safely
act on tho assurance that the receipts will
amount TO over seventy-fvc thousand dollars.
The fire years within which the State il re
Inircd 10 provide the college are rapidly pass
iaS away, and will expire on the second Of
July, 1867, and it must be apparent that If
this session Of the legislature is allowed to
pass without taking the necessary steps to
provide the contemplated college, it will be
impossible, within the time thereafter rcmain-
ing, TO comply with the csndit ions Of the do
nation the donation itself will bc absolutely
forfeited, and it will DC left for the next leg
isla,urc simply to direct the return OF the
proceeds OF the sale cf.he scrip to the United
States.
As the law o. Congress, prohibits the use Of
Any portion OF the funl arising trom.,hc sale
OF the scrip for dctroying the expenses Of the
sale, the legislature in the &C, OF lS1i3 made
nn appropriation for that purros., bu, thi,
provision Of that act has been inadvertently
superseded by subsequent legislation, ana it
therefore becomes necessary to renew the.ap-
preparation.
STATE Stocks Is Ranks.
Ali the Banks Of the State have awaited
themselves Of the provisions o. the act CT the
Legislature passed. February l., lS';i, and
have become banking associations under the
laws Of the United States. Tue STAT. hai
sock in the North.W Western Bank ot Virginia.
the precise amouat OF which cnnno, DC ascer-
tanned until there is Sct,lcmrn, between this
State anil the State Of Virginia. Thi, bank
and its two branches have become three indie
pendent national Banks, to-wi,: The National
Bank OF West Virginia, in the city Of Wheel
ing; The ParSrrsburs National Bank. at
p"rkershnrS; and The FRS: NATIONAL Bunk
OF Wcllsburc, y, Wcllshars. And so much Of
the stock owned hy ii:Ee:ca. departments Of
tho State government in the Nor,h-Wcstcru
Rank OF Virginia rs has been connected into
steck in these national banks is distributed
and stands II. follows: Three hundred shares
IN tho name OF the State proper in the Nation.
al Bank Of Yves; Virginia; ono hundred and
k!ty shares in the name Gt tar State and two