The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-19
Governor Jacobs First Annual
Message.

GcnRcmOm Of tic Senate and Iiou@ # L"c'
yates;
You assemble under auspiCi0us circnIn,'
stances. The ratification by the people
Of the amendment 10 the COrsilII'lun, u, u,
the State, which was submitted !" ''l,n i
by an act Of tho last Legislature, has IN, Ilno'
the elect Of removing the political gu, tlSa'
bilitirs Of a large class Of citizens, Inns
result. so long desired, haS been followed
by the lnppicst consequences QUEENS
heretofore excluded from the ballot box
hive patriOticaIy come forward to take
their legitimate places in the management
of public affairs. All citizens have learn.
cd Ia prize more highly, and IN guard
more trndcrly, the elective franchise.
The bitterness Of the past has been buried
out Of sight, and hGart.burningS have, in
n large measure, given way 10 fratcrnal
regard Good order md . cheerful Obp.
dicnCc To the laws have been marked char.
actcristiCs OF society during the past year.
1t is no idle boast to say TINT nowhere in
the Union is there greater protection 10
life and property, md larger liberty OF
opinion, than in West Virginia. Not.
withstanding the Tact that since tic last
Legislature assembled three elections
have been held, in all of which questions
touching important changes in our
organic law were involved, yet they
w., Mv'' ~. III " Ic'nnrNnnlc ucSrcc 'rcc from
IllAI Wiln"ny AMI ulscord MOI unusual
under similar circumstances. Elected rs
you were by unlctlCrcd votes, ! most cor.
ualIy welcome you 10 the seat OF govern
'''c"'' Us '''c ''ec cho'cc ol " Tree people
THE CONVENTION.
A convention has been called bv the
people to alter or amend the Constitution
Of the State. 1t meets to day in this civ
1t is the earnest wish of all GOOD citizens
that all that is excellent in the nrcscni
Constitution may be retained. and thai
whatever it contains that is unwisc and
not in harmony with our cherished no.
tions rs u people, may pass away.
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Inc fresldent OF the United States, In
ms recent message, recommended relict
from Inc disabilities imposed by the
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honnd tLot IoUGros, T,;,i "',w 1t - :" w
snnnd ~ b;S Observation-Disclosures "' "''IS IT,
mori;rG ;a on,;"n I m,. "ltiiou'
whI,cver trns, hcroo fsng t IMTII'' y;
Tidnd in noIi,;coI Nr;n;o", 49, , 'n"5n w.
,nt ,I,n' IN ',,;I, 80 We H'"y W.
49, NO. '''n. ~ VIII sltlu nhithh IN on" COM
veal,
BERKELEY AND JEFFERSON,
The suit long pendinr in thr Snnrcmc
Cnurt nr tho I'D;,oG S,S,ns Ln,,,,al' III ~
Soult VI 'lc CMteu states, between the
commonwealth Of Virginia and the State
OF West virginia. in which Virrinia was
AlNllou bNCI, lllC CuuutlCS OI leTkelCy ana
Jefferson, has been decided in favor nj
West Virginia. and Tins ihIs ynxcI Hnos'
'N'"' "ilN NUS 'HIs 'cACu VueS'
llon mas Oecn Drought To satisfactory
conclusion. The people ithc State have
1T, "nn nC"su.G L'''' 'uSSI wv
"H""'""' N"ullt. ~. '"''. P"t "a oul tCI'
c it%y "' ~ ~ ,%oa anu prosperous
M, "or,rihn,o :, on"I n!m WILL i uouD,
ali IN ,ho ,D".U ,'T.a t".. sympathy ana
''' ~ '"N ol''''"' "e''"'' Vi '"c 0lANe'
TILE STATE FINANCES.
The reports Of the Auditor and Treas
urcr, which will be communicated to you
make Il full exhibit Of the financial cOndi
tl0n OF the State. 1t will appear
That there was balance remaining
in the Treasury October, l, 1870, OF $2i3,i9O 0
N"o"H' received ""''HS Inc year ''i''SS
Total. ..,........ .........,.., &7s7 ,0O8 !
This is accounted for AS follows.
DIshpr.cJ FIR ,.rcr,,S,,,o
purposes 49,, - Sy77,lOl IS
DisOGrse4 for General
nj; oTno"a u"G .'''.. ,n,,,.,,i S'''i VI
Fund. ..''...,,'''.'. ELM, as
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ry t"aL Li,no t., il, ;f: O5S3lO
October /. ISL Of w" '''"'"'' ,ss ~ :
But the amount due the two school
n funds October ISL. was......,,. Isles I
O'"">' ""'''''V III ! treasury '''''''', I!s,o"
The amount due the school funds DC.
iohcE !, lSil..,,.......... $3.50 c
This indebtedness or deficiency seem
to have had its practical oririn in the tis
cal year ending Scptcmbcr 3O 1SG7. !
then amounted 10 the sum of $ij25g II
in 1898 /, woe rcJurcJ IN .Cn En~ 81 49,,
| in 1860 il wns further rrduccI IN ,hn Gun
nC $40 O-n % Ln, ,E,r;,,,. IL: 80 w.
~ FH1VN - ""' "u'"'S 'IIs Sc"i w
oELlc received The large sum OF $l9G,
go % from the United States Govern
il hal NO, La",, w.. 'l ~ S"''Ii,?.
rcv"nuc Ihc Jo,niomo,, .,'S JA,,"ol uanaI
Lov" %.on uan",, n0 "o"'" "C ,SSS ~
Lit. -: - 4" NV W"
$40 EIs 81 ai,i'n','' gu" i I''.' ~
T"0 VI: "''!I"uS" 'hcIc hAu Dceh re-
binary revenue of Sj5 OOO from ,Lr RnIti.
more ~ Ohio Railroad on account OF
taxes in arrear. AS you have already
seen, It slightly decreased during the
fiscal year ending September 30 ISL. This
brief history will show that practically a
u debt hns existed since 1867, and thai
each Legislature has transferred lis bur.
den and responsibility to its successor.
The Constitution requires that the Lcpis
laturc shall provide lor M annual tax sui.
iiccnt 10 deiray the estimated expenses Of
the State for each year" The following