The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-25
THE LEG ISLAy GOVERN
ORJACUB.

THE LEG ISLAy UREAND GOVERN
Oh JACOB.
The Legislature has decided to take
a recess, commencing on last Saturday,
December 2lst, and to end on the 10Th
Of January next. Almost the first in
timation of the adoption Of such
resolution, which it has been possible
Tor the people of the State to receive
has been the arrival Of the representa-
tiyes at their various homes, being
themselves the bearers OF the tidings o.
their adjournment.
From several members OF the Legs
lature who arrived in this city yester-
day, having left Charleston on Saturday
of last week, we have information Of the
progress OF legislative work and OF the
feeling and temperament of the Legls-
lative body. All Of the laws necessary
to the organization OF the various
branches OF the State government un:
der the new Constitution were passed
before adjournment. Everything else
was required to yield precedence to the
legislation necessary for giving effect to
the new Constitution, and whatever
laws were necessary to put the new sys-
tenn into successful operation were given
the preference over all private bills,
and indeed over the all important que-,
ton OF the rt noval Of the State capital.
For the attention that was thus be-
slowed upon general legislation to the
exclusion OF that which was more
nearly local in its effect, the people
of the State are indebted to Senator
BLAKeMoRE, of Pendleton county, who
set his face like flint against any con
sideration Of the Capital question until
the necessary general legislation had
been disposed of. Notwithstanding he
is said to be in favor OF q removal c'
the State Capital, he, by his own forts
prevented the fiual passage Of the bill
until the legislation necess ary to be
transacted before the first Of January,
1873, should be perfected and passed.
On last Saturday, only few houi s
before the time fixed for adjournment
and while the cars and the steamboat
were each waiting for their respective
loads of legislative passengers, Cover
nor JACOB sent to the Legisla
ture three several veto messages. One
related to the bill concerning the Con,
gressional election held on the oath OF
October; another objected to an Act
passed for the punishment OF parties
concerned in the destruction of public
records; and the third attempted to
prescribe to the people of Parkersburg
what municipal officers they should
elect and how they should be chosen
We have not vet had an opportunity OF
seeing the messages in question and
cannot, for ourselves judge Of the
strength OF their reasoning, nor the
validity of the objections urged. The
Legislature, however, seems to have
considered the Governors objections IS
unworthy OF very serious Consideration,
fpr two Of the bills were promptly
passed over the Governors veto with
out any waste of time in discussion,
and the third was only suspended until
sufficient number Of the members OF
the House could have an opportunity
Of voting upon it.
The merits OF the respective vetoes
will be discussed hereafter, when full
copies Of the Gubernatorial messages
shall have been received, but there is
no doubt that His Excellency was most
emphstically suubbed by both Houses
of the Legislature last Saturday; and
this fact alone affords some evidence OF
the continued existence and or ganiza-
ton of the Democratic party in this
State. The Governor is recognized as
belonging to and owned by the
Radicals. If he were again candi-
date to-day he would not receive one
tenth of the Democratic vote that was
given for him, under mistaken views "a
70 his character and motives, at the
election last August. The Legislature
has merely reflected the popular will
by paying no Difference to the man
who occurred his election under false
pretenses and who has always held his
personal interests of higher and create r
importance than the unity and success
Of the party that gave him unwonted
prominsncs two years ago and found
itself unable to shake him Of when the
Rsdinals oams to the rsscue last fall.