The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-18

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appropriation to pay counsel for services =,
which had been rendered IN atlennlg -
tIiese cases, and to enable them 70 iVo OF
siter inc suits until finally disposed Of.
lT'hA Legislature, although they had Tue
matter Under consideration, took no aeh-
mite action In regard toll. h.
THE cases came up In thele order ~ Tue
snnreme Court otthe United slales IN
December last, and as many thousands o.
dollars ofback county and township uiAes
were involved in one Of the cases, and IN
imnortaut question Of jurisdiction was 10
he settled BY the other, deemed y my
duty 10 secure luz services Of. HOP,
BENJAMIN Stanton, one Loi the COUNSEL
heretofore engaged, 10 defend the states
interest In these. cases. - No final acton.
was taken in December; but tle hearing
Of both cases was fixed for tie seconu
Monday In the present month. But on
the day preceding that upon which the
cascs were 10 be finally heard, Q compFo-
misc was effected between Marshall couni
~ and tile railroad company, BY which
lie former accepted $25 600 intnll for oil
county taxes due from the company 70
January /, 1871, mud both suits were as
missed, tho railroad company paying Tue
costs. ,...l.- .,is,,.
stature the necessity Of an appropriation
10 c0mnensate counsel for efficient service
rendered defending these suits. ,g.a.s
JsPPRRsoS AND DERRRLRY COUNTIES,
The suit pending In the Supreme Court
Of the United States 10 decide whether
Virginia or West Virginia shall exercise
Jurisdiction over the counties OF Jefferson
and Berkeley, is yet undecided. The case
Is one Of very great importance 70 the
State, involving as II docs, the right 70 me
possession Of Two Of its best counties,
The case came up In It's order on the inst
Tuesday in December last, but for some
cause the hearing was postponed until we
first Tuesday In February next. A6le
counsel are employed on the part OF this
State; but the appropriations made 10 DC
tray the expenses Ofiihe suit have long
since been exhausted, and still consider
able balance Is claimed to be duo by some
Of the attorneys for tho State. Il will be
n question for your immediate considera'
tion, whether IN appropriation shall DC
,a; aSS ,,'o,l S5rvicss far III final argument
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CODE OF WEST NiHu i'
On the 9TH day OF this month tue Inst
part Of the index To tho Code ct west
Virginia, together with the preliminary
matter Intended for that work, was placed
In the hands OF the Public Printer. am
assured that, although II comes at Tue
time when the most Of tue State printing
Is TO be done, II will be promptly printed
and the work bound and IN I'LL respects
completed without unnecessary delay.
The Code when finished will make q
compact and neat volume. TlleworE Of
preparing It was considerable, much
greater than is commonly supposed, and
has been well done. The publication was
made under tho superintetidencc oil the
Clerk Of the House OF Delegates, ami tho
duty has been performed with diligence
and care, while tho work OF tho Public
Printer Is oil that could be desired, and
has invariably been promptly done.
H1l.t TRANSPORTATION LAW. }. qtG
Considerable difficulty was experienced
during the past wear in securing the Drop.
or execution Of 20 much Of CiIap,er III.
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feristrntion of tl,c nunli6ed yoterS NJ The