The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-20

Amount actually due
State on settlement. S302, ,G92 :
Deduct amount of draft
received from Secretary
of Treasury y......... I75,OOO Q
State. e............-....-. sI27,692 :
SUIT WITH VIRGINIA-SETTLEME O
PUBLIC DEBT.
The suit brought by Virginia in tn
Supreme Court of the United States t,
recover jurisdiction over the counties o
Berkeley and Jefferson has not yet beel
ended; and the final disposition thereo
having been prescribed as q condition
precedent to the appointment of "Com
missioners to treat with Virginia in re
gard to the public debt of that State,
under the resolutions adopted by the
Legislature, February %, 1867, the Com
missioners could not properly be, ant
have not been, appointed.
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
The report of the Board Of Directors
for the Hospital for the Insane at Wes
ton, for the fiscal year ending Septem'
Der 80, 1868, accompanied as it is, by the
reports of the other officers, exhibits
the progress made in the construction
of the building and the expenditures
therefor, as well as the internal man.
agement and expenses of the institu-
tion during the year. 1t may be seen
that the two sections of the building in
process of construction at theyaiate OF
the last pr teding annual report have
been completed and furnished, and the
work on the additional section, known
as the central building" has so far
progressed that a portion of it is now
in use; so that there are now comforta-
ble accommodations in the Hospital for
two hundred patients.
The lunatics from this State, remain
ing in the asylums of Virginia a year
ago, having been transferred to Weston
in April last, and large number hav-
ing also been received from the differ
ent parts of the State, we find, after de-
Quoting % on account of deaths and
that there were 1oO patients
in the institution at the date of the re-
port. Yet il would seem from the re-
port that there are still sixty insane
persons left in the jails and under the
care of friends throughout the State.
This being the case, it will be seen that
after filling up the Hospital to its ut
most capacity, there will remain forty of
these most unfortunate Of our citizens
FOR whom the care and treatment neces-
,ary to their comfort and restoration,
are unprovided.
In my judgment it is not only the
luty of the State to provide room in the
hospital for those who are thus afflicted,
but upon examination it will be found
that it is economy to do so. From the
report of the Auditor it appears that
the cost of supporting lunatics in .jails
S from s. to Sl4 per week, each, accord.
ng to the nature of the case and the
opinion of the Court certifying the ac-
count; while, it may be seen from the
report of the Directors of the Hospital
hat, including transportation, the
actual cost per week for each patient in
hat institution during the year has
been only 1858; and the estimate for
he current year is still less, being only
53.25 each per week.
Under these circumstances the Di-
,ectors ask an appropriation for the
of the central building"
to, and l trust that you may
ind it practicable before the close of
the session, to grant their request.
take occasion in this connection to
call your attention to the fact that
small balance remains unpaid to the
asylum at Staunton, Virginia, on ac-
count of the support of the lunatics
from this State at that institution prior
to April last, and to recommend that
provision be made for its payment.
PENITENTIARY.
The Board of Directors of the Peni-
have made al elaborate and
detailed report, containing full and
intelligent expose Of the progress in the
of the building: the re.
,eipts of money therefor from the Treas
iry, and the manner of its expenditure;
The number of convicts during the year,
their condition, the labor performed by
them, &c, &c. 1t will be seen that the
cell building is approaching compile
ton, and that considerable progress
has been made on the other portions of
the work. There is balance of S23,-
l0S.52 remaining unexpended of former
Yet, as appears from
the report, this win not be sufficient to
complete the entire structure, and the
Directors ask, upon the statements con-
tanned therein, that further appropri-
alton be made for this purpose. l COM
mend the report to your careful exam
from which think it is appa-
rent that the appropriation asked for
should be made.
BOARD OF PUBLIC wORKs-CHESAPEAKE
AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The report of the Board of Public
Works is laid before you, which con-
tains brief statement of the interests
confded to them under the law. The
most important fact appearing from
this report, and one that should be graf
flying to those desiring the prosperity
of the State, is that the Commissioners
of Virginia and West Virginia, appoint
ed for the purpose, have effected a final
and absolute contract with the Virginia
Central Railroad Company for the con-
struction of the contemplated road from
to the Ohio river, a copy of
which accompanies the report. The
CO0ITaCI DcdEs udIc Oh tue OlSI OF AUgus
1868, and conso.idates the Central Vir-
ginia and the Covington and Ohio, un-
der the name of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company, and provides
that the work of construction shall
commence within. six months, and be
within six years, thereafter.
And am happy to be able to state that
my Information is that considerable
portion of the work has already been let
to contract, and that the prospects are
most flattering for obtaining the neces-
sary means and prosecuting this great
national improvement to completion at
a comparatively early day. l would be
mach pleased to know that the State
was in q condition to extend to it more
efficient aid than encouraging and
friendly legislation.
FREE SCHOOLS.
1t affords ME pleasure to call your at
tention 70 the annual report of the Cen
eral Superintendent of Free Schools. 1t
seems that the County Superintendents,
and .other subordinate officers, have
supplied more statistics, and other local
information, in regard to the condition
of the schools in their respective coun-