The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-18

stailmenIs.-A Stay Law, a Dol
Law, and All Sorts OF Laws..Thl
New Tax Bill.
Especial Correspondence OF the Intelligeneer.l
CHARLESTON, Nov. II, 1873.
The proposition to peddle out in one
eighth and one. quarter installments thl
school funds oi the State, came up to.da,
In the House Of Delegates, and after
sharp debate between Davenport, Wit
moved to refer to the Committee on Fl
nance and Taxation, and VIM. G. Brown
who Is for the bill, 1t was referred
Davenport made strong argument In
favor OF killing the bill. There Is ont
hundred and eighteen thousand dollars o.
the school fund In the Charleston banks
and the proposition to peddle out is tt
give longer time for this money to be used
Of 2i and 8 per cent. A thorough invest
igation of the management OF the State
funds and finances will most likely make
some very Interesting reading" But
whether there Is political honesty
enough lett in the party that man.
ages that subject in this State at
present TO critically examine the subject
your correspondent very much doubts.
The idea of halt OF the school funds (State
distributable) being placed in this city
strikes me as rather ominous Of evil, and
then 10 enact q Stay law to keep 1t here
Is still worse to my mind.
make this prediction, that the schools
will be forced to suspend for want OF the
State funds being paid when they should
be. And who then will be to blame :?
The Republicans had the school system
Of the State in complete working order
when they left It, and in two years the
whole system is run in the ground by the
party OF "Reform." But then we will
hear that 1t Is all the result Of the panic
in money matters. That, however, won't
satisfy the people at large, who have such
q great interest In educating their chill
dren. A few weeks will develope the
whole matter, and most likely result in
staying the payment Of these funds.
There is q bill before the Legislature
granting felons the privilege OF testifying
In their own behalf, which Is eliciting
good deal OF discussion. 1t is departure
from the usuages of this State and Is
thought by some to be an invitation to the
outlawed portion OF society to rob and
murder and then come into court and
swear themselves clear. DR.. Thompson,
Of Putnum, Is the main mover on this sub.
ject, seconded by Davenport and others.
Gen. Pannel made aspeech against 1t with
his usual vim and energy.
Bishop, OF the Senate, introduced Q
resolution looking to depositing the school
funds OF the State in the banks of each
Senatorial district, 80 that each district
will havei It's own funds, that 1t Is likely TO
meet with favor at this session.
The assessment bill Is bug-bear to
the unterrified. Some favor the most
sweeping assessment, while others favor q
more liberal policy towards manuiac.
turing establishments. The Republicans
generally favor the re.enactment oi the
old assessment act Of the Code Of 1858.
and this Is most likely to prevail. 1t will
certainly be the most acceptable 10 the
people OF the State, as In fact can be said
Of many other laws. It Is argument
enough, however, for the Democratic
leaders that q law had been passed by q
Republican Legislature to warrant its re-
peal. The Bourbons see the ghost OF Bore.
man and Gov. Stevenson In every law Of
the Code.
The law regulating the sale Of ardent
spirits that was passed last winter, comes
up every day now, by petitions pro aud
con, from all parts Of the State. So far
the petitions praying that no change be
made are largely In excess. Quite large
number OF petitions are said to be on their
way to Charleston asking for change In
favor Of the liquor traffic. The present
disposition of the Legislature seems to
look with disfavor on any change. The
Bourbons dare NOT disturb 1t now, and yet
cannot afford 10 let II remain as 1t Is.
Hence the impression prevails THAT moth.
ing will be done this session, as II would
most likely effect them at tho polls next
October.
House Bill 1874, contemplates dog law,
requiring "every owner Of dog 70 take
out a license annually for keeping the
same and imposinga fine, to be recov-
cred before q Justice OF the Peace, Tor
every dog kept without license, and fine
of five dollars for secreting q dog when
the assessor is listing. This will bring
quite a revenue to the State, and all the
fines and penalties 60 to the irreducible
school fund, but will be hardship to the
poor man who prizes his dogs very highly.
The House some days ago assigned one
OF ip committee clerks 10 report the pro.
ceedings Of the Legislature Tor Walkers
paper, a species Of favoritism unheard
Of before. Scott of the Cabell
county Press was the reporter. he
| is now absent on leave and
another House Clerk Is doing the report
ing. Heretofore 1t was the custom ol
newspaper men to have enterprise enough
to furnish their own reporters, but this ID
new departure, the State paying for re-
porting and the reporter absent But
then the late bidding has very little "fat'
| in II and Of course nothing will be lost In
the end, even ifthe Legislature has to fur
nish compositor and part OF the paper.
ANY one familiar with the proceedings on
this question that doubts Walkers abil-
| ity to make money out Of his present con
tract docs not know the "ropes." He ID
bound to win on every card, and the peo'
pie may as we'll "subside." HENRY.