The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-18

and an amendmen, as follows "And
If the Governor declines to otter said
suits, then the Attorney-Generai ''
hereby authorized, ifin his opinion L
expedieut, to institute said suits agaiG'
said parties" This looks TO me goo@
deal like a poke in the ribs for our
friend John Frew, OF the lntelligener.
The people OF this place are becom-
ing very considerably warmed up on thu
question of removal Of the cspltsl.
Every iresh arrival from the Pau.Hsn-
die is looked upon as another lever TO
lift the legislature out OF this muddy
place and take it to Wheeling. and
his movements and sayings are watched
closely.
George Davenport got of good
Joke at the expense OF Joe Miller, clerk
OF the Senate, a day or two
since. George went into the Sem
ate and told Joe that there was a
House bill there somewhere that his
(George's) constituents were anxious to
have passed, and he would take 1t as q
great favor if he would get it before the
Senate out of its course and as soon
as possible, for it was a bill that the
people OF Ohio county were very much
interested in Certainly. Davenport,
SAID Miller, anything l can do will
do with pleasure. What is your bill ?
"House Bill No. l6," said George. As
House Bill No. l6 is the bill for the
removal OF the capital, and Miller would
about as soon lose an ear as have the
capital tlken from Charleston, c you may
guess how be looked when the joke
got all the way through him.
As | have said the question of re-
moval is now the staple article OF con-
versation. Children are frightened
to sleep by telling them that il
they don't be good and go to sleep, the
naughty men from Wheeling will come
and take the capital away. Even the
noble sons Of Africa, who black the
boots and use up the whisky and cigars
OF legislators, are discussing the ques-
ton. heard a couple OF them talking
the matter over, at thedoor OF my room
in the Hale House this morning.
Look, yah, Haincs," said one,
whats all dis yah talkin bout GwInc
to move the capital and took 1t mp to
Wheelin'."
81 amt done found out bout dat,
George. How dey gwine TO git that
capital way? Dey amt got no steam-
boat big 'nough for Dat. It's gwine to
take mighty big lin to git dat capital
down 10 de boat, anyhow, and don't
believe dey's gwine to try
He had got the iiea that moving the
capital meant taking the blildiug away,
don't you see.
The House has passed q new road
bill. 1t provides for the appointment
by the county court, Of as many COM
missioners as it may deem expedient,
not exceeding one for each district, who
are TO serve two years, and are 10 ex-
anime existing roads and routes for
new roads, and report upon the expedi.
ency OF altering location or grade Of
existing roads or establishing new ones
or building or repairing bridges. Every
road small be thirty feet wide unless q
less width be ordered by the county
court. 1t also provides for the divl-
sion OF counties into road precincts, and
provides for the appointment OF CUR
veyor for each. Every male over
twenty one and under fifty who resides
in any road precinct, shall be taxed with
two days labor on the roads, to be paid
in labor or cash as the person taxed
shall elect, at the rate OF $l50
per day. The bill had heretofore pass.
ed the Senate and is now law ! en-
close copy Of it.
The Senate, as l predicted, has de-
feated the bill to turn the Normal
schools over 10 the counties in which
they may be located, to be used as pub.
lie schools.
The House has passed new school
law, which the correspondent OF the
Ltslliqsneer declares kills the free
schools OF the State too dead TO skin"
The only changes are, that It provides
for the appointment OF a secretary for
the county board OF education for pub
fishing an abstract OF the proceedings
Of the board by posting on the front OF
the place OF meeting such abstract for
giving a premium Of one dollar TO each
youth making the best record in school
attendance for the Board Of Eiucs-
tion TO employ teachers and fix their
salaries, and for the creation OF indie
pendent school districts at an election
held On the petition OF at least twenty
voters, in the boundary Of the proposed
independent district and on being Or
dered by the county Board Of Educa-
ton. There is nothing so very terrible
in it after al, is there?
In the discussion on the bill TO cOm-
pei the Governor to bring suit sgainst
Henry S. Walker, late Public Printer,
Mr.. Butcher said that it was generally
understood in the House that the Gov.
eruor never intended 10 bring bis
charges to an issue before the courts,
but 70 keep them hanging over Mr.
Walker to be used in political paigrs
He, (Mr. Butcher). demanded that the
suit shoIld be brought by some one
II the Governor did not DO it, then the
Attorney General sho1ld do IT,; Mr.
Walker demanded that the suit should
be brought The bill authorizing the
sgit Wa paced Uy an almost uusni-
NOUS vote. This Is the beginning OF
the end Of this disgraceful squsbble in>
s.i;uted By the Governor in the further
arce Of his oWo private ends.
Several petitions asking the repeal OF
the present liquor Law, have beea re-
cei7ei from dIfferen. counties and re-
lerred TO the appropriate committee.
The Governor has pardoned Andrew
J. Biskeney, sentenced for fSe years
from Novembe 81, 1871, for murder ia
the second degree, in killing Robert z
Stewart 10 Msrtinsburg, w. Va, in a
general riot or melee.