The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-03-21
Til. Work ofour Lsgiriatuye.
From the Parker.sury Tine. (raaisal).

FROM 'he faTheTtourR llhics lrAHNail'
Since thu foru,u,iun Of our State, no
Legislature has met from which nore was
hoped and expected than IRON the one
whick adjourned on the ID inst Whether
their works met our expectation. is now
uur duty to sratc.
In nlooking o,er the l"Ig ,l1scf acts and
resolutions. what do We ind?
l,t. The passage of the proposed
amendment t" the Constitution. rcpcaliug
the DISTINGUISHING Amendment Of 1866,
wjJ! bchahcI Aiih satisfaction.
ID. l.; il gratifying to note that several
acts we're passed t.sQiing ,he construction
of railroads.
Srd The odeus teachers. lawyers. aud
-sGilQ:'s 'cs,-,u4s were repealed, in con.
furmi'y with the wish Of the people
4rh. An act was passed establishing ~
Institution for the Deaf. Dumb and
Blind. aud providing for Widows snd.Or-
,ptqpta,
5,h, Appropriations we're padc for tia
further CONSTRUCTION VI ihe Hospital for
the Insane and other public Institutions.
6,h. 1t wvs veil to raise Joint Com-
mittec, to confer with the Commissioners
of Virginia and establish our share Of the
Virginia debt prior to 1861.
7,h. 1t is laudable ti,s. prosiGnps~ers
.uade for the publication of Mr. Coyner's
pamphle. about West Virginia. and All
tl,ori1ing the Governor to purchase 300
copies Of Yr. Iii.s .peIar's Handbook Of
West Virginia; the Only exception. we
have is. tia. Of both at les,t SO ,0s0 cop
les should have been ordered printed.
9th. The Superintendent. Of the Pcpi-
lensiary was tried and removed.
9th. Judge Nathaniel Harrison was
impeached and arraigned for trial, but
the Stale was saved from more expense e
by the resignation Of the iIudge.
doth Several chapters Of The Code we're
amended. and
llth. A laudsblc spirit for cutting
down unnecessary expenses Was mani
Tested. .... ,r5..j v.a..-
These are the gratifying features Of the
acts Of our Legislature.
The dark .ides uf it are ths omissions.
and the irgislating in behalf Of delinquent
Sheriff.. .z5,==--.-- ..s.-....ss.l.s..=
While We appreei,te the fact that eur
Legislature has at last pissed an act to
have the eSpsnsea incurred BY nur Com.
missioner of Tmm,.ra,iop durins the Asst
three years refunded to him from ihe State
Trca,nry, the failure Of making provi-
tions f"r remuneration VI bis past ser
vices is ipcScnsat'le.; 1, is alse. more than
surprising that no act .vns passed fnr the
snnfinnance ef tho office Of Commissioner
Of Tmn igraiion. Tfii was deemed proper
I" retain it. a yearl! salary 'hsnll have
heen established: or. fit was considered
a-rl.A, the Office should have been abol.
ishrd.
,The failure 10 rstify the Registry law is
one Of the unrsrdonnblc sins Of this leg
i'ln'ure. and We fear the time will come
when those Of our Senators who voted
q sain.t the ra'sag. ~ the Wells hill will
wid, (.s s'e Sepa.nr James Gathers ex.
prsssivn lanruasc) "to swallow back"
their vote cast arsinst the hill. ..iUI
We empl,a,irnllv cnrd,mn the act en-.
irn4ing all COLLECTIONS to Shrriffs: nur
nnhlic schools will greatly snffcr Nv II.
From nnr long .1nerirnre in sthnol mat
tor. wc max. the prediction h,A lhc
Boards n Education will not ho able 10
run tho affair. NJ mir nnhlic .chnls we'll
with th,t law; 'h.rr will never he money
en"npll in the Schonl Treatsrv In meet
fhr current .,r.n.cs: 50 Il il impossible
FIR tho ShrriEs In rnllari an the taxes.
Our Township rrrasnr"rs have performed
their duties we'll: and thcretarr Il is 10
b" -"rr.tied that 'hnl,w vps ohsng.h.
fh"'" sr. N. pri"cin-' feature. n our
las. I,"";slrfnr.. In balancing tie nc.
commits i mn.F hn admitted thai the nni,.
.on' prose i"y W tho sralc. md II will be
III" in'rmsri n Tho nconl. that the last
I."~is','nrr has mt met the expectations
nf illcir constituents.