The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-17
The Capital.
The Old Rule for Taxation Adhered
rl7 TO by the Convention.
The Charges against the Public Prime
ter.-The Committee want Au.
thoTity 20 Send for Persons
aud Papers and Promise
...... Full Exposure.
special Telegram 10 The IntollIgOucer.


Special Telegram To the Intelllgeucer. = VI
CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. 10.
The Convention has determined tc
adopt the. principle Of taxation as 1t y
fixed 10 the langpageor tile tlrst section
Of the eighth dAicIc'of the present Con
stitulion. This proposition was carried
by n vote Of forty IN the affirmative
This is, in brief, equal and uniform al
UdlOreaRtaxaton Of all property, real and
personal, with exemption Of property used
for educational, literary, scientific, religi'
ous, charitable or public purpeses.-EDs
INT.l
In the matter Of the charges against the
Public Printer in the House Of Delegates
that official hdstsked that the prosecutors
be compelled to give bonus for costs oi
prosecution. but the Judiciary Committed
having the investigation in charge has de-
cided not To require this. The committee
asks foT authority to send for persons and
papers, and promises a full exposure ol
the frauds, il frauds there should be.
1t is raining here this evening, and there
is every indication of thaw.
Business in the ConventiOns..The
Charges Against the Public Printer.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1G.-In the Charles.
ton, W. Va, Convention yesterday, the
subject Of taxation and finance, was under
dicussion nearly all day. Complaint was
made to the House of Delegates, charging
the public printer with over charging the
State, and wrong doing. The matter was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Senate passed a bin requiring rail.
roads in the State to erect station houses
at the nearest points to towns OF 500 in.
habitants or more.
Special Dispatch to tho Cincinnati Enquirer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 10, '72.
] TIE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION,
In Committee Of the Whole, with MIR.
johnson, Of Tyler, in the chair, has to. day
had under consideration the report of Mr..
Traverse, OF Jefferson, Chairman OF the
Committee on Taxation and Finance, glv-
ing authority to the Legislature to provide
revenue by laying tax so that every per-
son and corporation will pay in proper
tion to the value Of property, and authori.
ty to exempt agricultural products and all
other products oflabor and capital, includ-
ing live stock, produced within the State.
Also, levying an annual capitation tax of
one dollar on each male inhabitant of the
State for the support OF free common
schools, and providing that the State
should not become joint owner or stock
holder in any company or association, in
or out OF the State. The provision giving
the right to exempt is being opposed ably
by Fitzhugh, Of Kanawha, Hardec, o!
Randolph, Wilson, Of Harrison, and 9th.
ers, who lavOr no exemption, but the
equal taxation of all nd UdlOrem The
whole subject Of Taxation and finance is
one eliciting much discussion in the Con-
vention. .,..rt e ...r 90
THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS,
Alter rendering a few decisions Of n local
and unimportant general nature, adjourn
cd until next Saturday.
I ..tf A BLACK CAT so SOON.
Complaint was to-day made TO the
House OF Delegates, charging the Public
Printer with overcharging the State and
wrong.doing. The matter was referred
to the Committee on Judiciary, which
this afternoon and evening is in session to
hear and determine upon the evidence
produced. Both the acCuser (who is q
printer) and the accused are ably repre-.
sented by counsel before the committee.
The matter, from the high character of
the parties implicated, excited much AT
tentiOn.
. RAILWAY LEdIslATloN. -.
The Senate to-day passed bill reoufr.
ing railroads in this State to establish
stopping places, and to erect station.
houses at the nearest points to towns of
500 inhabitants or more This is q bill
engineered by the denizens orGuyandotte,
located near Huntington, the present
terminus OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, where the railroad authorities,
from some cause, have located a depot,
greatly TO the disadvantage of Guyan.
dotte. '"t
... HON. II, q. DAVIS, .Hss
United States Senator from this Stale,
arrived here last night from Washington.
He II said to be greatly interested in rail.
road matters in this State, and is here
looking after that as well as other matters
Of State. --.-
River News.
PnTsBURGn, February 1G.-Weather
moderating. Monongahela seven feet
two inches, stationary; Allegheny still
closed with ice; the Ohio isclcar.; }5ls
ST. LOUIS February TO- -Sleet COM
menced late last night and considerable
rain fell during the night; several flurries
Of snow and hail to-day. y.and drizzling rain