The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-20
The Capital.
Matters In the LegisIature---The
Charges Against the Public Prime
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CIIARLESToN, w. VA, FEBRUARY 10.
To-day was the time agreed upon bv
the House Of Delegates for adjournment.
but the Senate (which Ia supposed 10 be
wise and judicious body OF men, who
have tho best interest Of the State IN
view did not concur after two or three
efforts, but laid the Joint resolution ON The
table, and decided 10 stay here until the
last hour Of the time, and spend tho poo.
pies money 10 useless and unnecessary
legislation. Enacting special acts 10 seil
church property, and INCORPORATING boom
and lumber companies, constitutes the
most Of the business so far.
The Senate have passed very few of tho
House bills, but lave decided to give
them some attention, since II became
aware Of disposition on tho part Of the
House 10 apply the same lule towards the
Senate. Wilson's bunComb joint resolu.
ton, which was preceded by half dozen
whereases, that must have cost the author
much study, IL not help In writing out,
passed tho Senate, and tho author, 10 DO
still moro conspicuous in tho matter,
asked leave 10 communicate tho same to
the House and ask It's concurrence, which
he did with as mnch Of m mir Of Satisfac-
ton MS II hc had commenced tho ground-
work TO defeat Grant for the Presidency.
Tho majority Of tho House, however,
who arc led pretty much by Mr.. Barr,
through his advice and good Judgment,
and out OF respect 10 tho minority, laid
the resolution on tho table, where 1t Is
expected to remain, q blank shot again by
its mover.
1t Is remarkable fact that there Is uni.
form good Will, and none OF tho bitter
partisan feeling existing in tho House that
has characterized our former Legislatures.
A few days ago MIR. RAIDER, OF Nicho.
las, offered o resolution creating COM
mittce to look into and report on certain
alleged charges against the Public Printer.
The resolution being objected to by
Mr.. Barr, 1t was laid over one day
before being considered The next
day the party who offered Il quiet
" withdrew his resolution, saying that
he did not know what 1t contained
when he offered Ii; that some mana
stranger-had asked him to present II,
and, as he was innocent, he ought to be
allowed to withdraw the resolution.
This was tactics, and was supposed to
DC the end OF the matter; but on Mon
day, MIR. Stdebottom presented O Tesolu'
tion Of inquiry and specific charges
against the Public Printer, accompanied
by the affidavit Of one Merrill, who is a
printer, and who sets forth that the Pub
lie Printer is charging the State excessive
rates.
MIR. Walker was allowed to address the
House, eXplaing the bad motives OF the
party who made the charges, and offered
a bond, executed In the sum OF ten thou.
sand dollars with endorsers, and demand.
ing that before the party should be heard
as to the truthtulness OF the charges he
should be required to file q similar bond,
that If he failed to make the charges good
he should pay the costs, &c, "
Mr.. West offered q substitute TO the
resolution having the same object In view.
The adoption of the substitute would
have virtually ended the matter again, as
it is understood that Merrill could not
give the required bond. ....
Mr.. Sturgiss appealed TO Mr.. Walkers
political friends not to adopt such unheard
Of proceedings,i andi by his warning that
such matters could noe be covered up that
waV and that II shnnld In f0irlv invpoti