The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-12-24
DELAYED LETTER.


special Correspondence to the Resister.l
DELAYED LETTER. -
Of. CHARLESTON, December II.
The, House resolved itself into the
Committee Of the Whole, and spent
most Of to-dsy's session in the cousid-
Grafton of House Bill No. Q, t"regulat-
ing and fixing the fees OF officers. y
This bill, if it passes, and it no doubt
will, cuts down the fees Of Sheriff.
Clerks Of Comfy Courts, Clerks of Cir
cult Courts and Justices of the Peace,
aboptone-halt The salary Of Prose-
cutting Attorneys is no, to exceed $3.50
In any county. except ONO. Wood and
Kanawhs, in which counties the salary
is fixed at $500. This bill reduces the
salaries of county officers to such an
extent that it won't pay candidates to
spend hundreds of dollars 10 secure
nominations, and as much more in try
ing to get elected. 1t will to a certain
extent have tendency to purify cleo
tons and procure the selection OF bet
ter aud more honest men to fill county
offices.
1t was generally expected that mo.
tioL would be made in the House to-
day. to reconsider the vote on the Capt.
tai question. but the House adjourned
and no such motion was made. This
leaves Laidley, of Kanawha, on the
record "a having voted for the removal
OF the Capital rom Charleston. When
their own members vote for removal,
surely, it is not such a great sin for
others to do go.
Ia the Senate, the bill for the tenn
porary removal Of the Capital passed
10 lts second reading without oppo-i-
lion. The friends of Charleston didn't
make the slightest objection, hat will
make their fight hereafter. The bill
will come up for its second reading
tomorrow.
The Ohio County Court Bill was
read the second time in the Senate to-
day, and ordered to be printed. 1t will
have TO he amended. The bill passed
in the House for the election to take
place on the 23d day of December so
that the new county government could
90 into operation on the first day of
January. But constitutional objections
having been urged against the bill, it
has been 80 delayed, as to render it i'm.
possible 10 get the bill perfected
and passed ten days before
the first day of January. The
friends OF the bill have decided it ad'
visable to change the time of holding
the election, to the first Monday in
January, and to have the county Or
ganized under the county organization
provided for by the new Constitution
TIE County Court bill not having pro-
vided Tor the election OF the Comosls-
soners or tor the manner in which the
election should be conducted tor the
Judge, it was necessary to revise all the
election laws. For this reason the blI
WAS necessarily delayed in both
bra aches OF the Legislature until too
late Tor an election 10 be had under the
existing laws.
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.
General Wickhsm. Vice President,
aud General Echols, Director in the
Chesapeake and OHIO railroad, arrived
to day. and are working for the defeat
OF the removal project. A caucus is
being held in the Hale House tonight,
by a few prominent al d influential clti-
Gems of Charleston, and the above gen
tlemen, together with certain Sena-
Tor from the eastern portion OF the
State. in close communion with them.
Tbi> Senator ia the only one out OF the
tour from the Eastern Panhandle, who
has expressed himself favorable to re-
moval, and his vote was depended upon
by the advocates of removal to make
ND the requisite thirteen necessary to
pass the bill. Wheth tie "pressure
has been brought to b ar IN this ques-
lion will be seen by his vote in
the Senate tomorrow. If the friends
of Charleston find they cant control
thirteen Senators, they will combine
with Parkersburg to defeat Wheeling,
BY substituting the former place IN the
bill. This of course will be fatal 10
removal, as the bill never can be gotten
through the House again In either
case YOU see, Wheeling is Out in the
cold. 1t may turn out bitter thant
anticiuste, but as l said in letter
writtep at the commencement OF this
fisht, the people Of Wheeling had bet
ter take things coolly, for Charleston
nav have occasion to laugh at your
disappointment in q short time.
WHO WILL BE JUDGE?
The contested election case for Judge
of the Second Juiicial District ls Gre
sting considerable talk here at present
The friends of each OF the contestants
are taking sides and advocating the
cIs;ms of their favorites The case will
he re erred to q special tribunal com,
posed OF three gentlemen, one selected
nv each of thea contestants, ana tne
other selected by the Governor. Judge
Harrison has appointed N. Gof, Sr' to
act in his b-balf. and Hon. Z. ). Lewis
has selected Jas. Morrow, Jr. 1t is
rnmored that Gov. Jacob intends to ap-
point DR.. j. C. Campbell, OF ONO
county. as the third party, which VIZ,
tmslly gives the office to the Radical
Judge Harrison. Should Gov. jacob
make this Unfair and partizsn appoint
ment, Mr. Lewis. | understand, Will re-
mse TO submit his claims 10 the trio
unsl. 1t is to be hoped that the Gov