The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-27

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10th Of January. Most Of the member
are now en- route for their respective
homes, where they will once again NEE
their constituents face to face. With bu,
few exceptions we will be pardoned fol
saying that they will not meet that vel.
come applaudltso commonly extended Il
our fathers, "WelT done thou good and
faithful servvnt," as they have not in /
general sense been very faithful stewards
in the public service. As a body, both
Houses have been too much given L
wrangling and political wire working Il
make many wholesome laws. Twenty
six working days have passed, and in tacl
scarcely q single act has been recorded a.
a law. 1t Is true that q large number Of
resolutions and bills OF various kinds
have been introduced and are now
before tho committees OF both Houses
many Of which might have been q part oil
our statutes to-day had it not been for
the filibustering buncombe 80 common in
Democratic assemblies. Less work and
more talk Is the watchword Of the West
Virginia Legislature, and it would moi
surprise your correspondent lift remained
in session till midsummer 1879. The PEI
dion is good, and if thsy get to Wheeling
with the Capital, the surroundings and
accommodations Of every kind will be
agreeable, and the State being free Of
debt and able to pay Expenses" they
would be justifable, from Democratic
stand point at least, in remaining in ses.
sion just as long as 1t Is in their power to
do SO. They now see that it Is out Of
their reach to fulfill a single pledge thai
they made to the people, and now that
they. have q good thing, at least for a
season, they should, by all means, ge,
all Of tho "juice" out Of the thing possible
while they have the power. Without
jesting, this Is the view now taken BY
many prominent Democrats, both in and
out Of the Legislature, particularly among
the "outs." II Is no uncommon occur.
ence to hear a Democrat admit the lac,
that the party is disgraced and even
destroyed by the conduct Of their present
Legislature. Their lease Of power il
about run out, and they are determined
to ill their pockets while it lasts. Z
VACATION SHALL PAY.
Let 1t be understood that this is q Dem,
ocratic Legislature that any measure in,
troduced by a Republican, whether good
or bad, Is slaughtered upon, general
principles; that the members are receiV-
ing each 81 more per day than ever was
allowed BY Republicans; that they have
fully four times as many clerks as "Radi,
calism" in its palmiest days ever
employed; that they have twice u
many pages as they have any use Tor, and
that one and all Of them get more pay
for their services than they are worth
thus making the actual expense to the
State, probably, one-fourth more than Il
ought to be, and fully one-half greater
than under Republican rule-Rll Of which
may be termed democratic economy. But
the so.called TetrSacament does not stop
hero. The Legislature propose to carry Il
to their homes and make It q household
word. They want the little children to
impress ituRon' their youthful minds thai
the great foundation rock Of the Demo
cratic party Of West Virginia Is economy
in the administration Of the government
Preparatory 10 the recess TO be taken
from December 21st to January 10Th, be-
ing just twenty days, q resolution was pro.
pared allowing all OF the members, clerks
pages. DC, their regular pr diem during
the vacation, which was adopted with q
very feeble opposition. Senator Price Of
Marshall, who was more anxious 10 have
the resolution pass than most any other
man, thought he could immortalize him
self by introducing the following:
ReSolped, That the Senate will take q
recess from the oath to the 26th day Of
the present month, and viii continue In
regular daily session thereafter, until II
adjourns sine do. J
Mr.. Price said: ~ make the proposition
Mr.. President, in good faith. lam here
sir, with Instructions from my people "a
devote my. whole time to the business
that Is to DO transacted By this Senate
and l want them to know, BY putting
this resolution upon record, that I an
ready and willing TO comply with theil
wishes in this Particular"
For one who does not know aGen'r'
Price the above might appear plausible
but to see him act and hear him talk Il
must pass as 1t should, wholly for bum
combe. Price Is an old timed, gentleman,
He evidently loves the almighty dollal
as well as any other man. BE has beer
dead In every sense OF the word for o hal
century. he is ell eaten up withthe rus
ot"Old Virginyism," and all the men In
America could not make hin
believe It other than sinful q
allow Dutchman or Yankee
to emigrate to our State Price yotet
/, against receiving pay during the holidays
! but no never would have done 80 II he hat
pot been sure that il would pass withou
him. f9fI,g -
That the people may know somethins
ptlthe wholesale draw that their Dem.
ocratlc representatives have made upol
; the Treasury in this one instance, lei mi
tell them that the amount that they vii
receive while at homo during the twenty
3 days referred TO, will not fall short o
Il, 200, and Tor which enormous sum they
90 not render one moments service L
Tue people or the State. This, however
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