The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-27
CHARLESTON.


The New Govemor--.CNpitdl Re.
mOval.-Snlt sulphur Springss-Ad-
jOurnment of tho LeGISlature--
butcher Declares tho Treasury
Cleaned Out--Iyard WOTk.-Crusl.
i1IOn of Gov. Jacob &C., &c.
Correspondence OF the Intelllg0ncer.)
CHARLESTON, March "a.
In my last stated that the bill making
Dan johnson Governor, pro tempore had
passed tho Senate. l meant TO have said
that it passed 10 the third reading. It
will, however, become law, as tho ar
rangement to pass it both in tho Senate
and the House had been "Cnt aud dried"
ever since Ben. Wilson came down here.
II is the only hope for Wilson and Martin
to get before Congress with any show Of
success. And still II 1t does pass, can
mt sec how Congress can allow them 10
take their gaats, for the reason that 1t Is
the most pAlpable usurpatlon on the part
of the Legislature to undertake TO go be-
hind tho already certified report OF the
result of the elections by the Governor
which Is now before Congress. In my
opinion they will refuse TO allow them to
take their seats, II they present them.
selves, and at the same time require them
to wait until the legal question involved
In the election is determined by Congress
THE SALT SULPHUR SPRINGS.
The article published in the Weston
Democrat, charging fraud on the part oil
Gov. jacob and Major Fltzhugh in the
purchase Of these Springs Tor IN insane
asylum, created quito IN excitement In
this city when it became known. The
Governor Is a quiet gentleman. He hard.
ly eyer says much upon Npy subject. Ho
generally attends to his own business and
when q lie Is started on him, his practice
is TO let 1t alone on the general principle,
that 1t will run itself to death. Major
Filzhugh, got little jrOthy, and for
time seemed deiCrma he'd to make some
body "takc water" But think that hG
will likely let the matter drop. Mr.. With
row, the Representative from Grcenbrier
was moro incensed than either Of them
He thought that inasmuch as he had
said, in speech 10 the House, that the
property WINS cheap at $4,000, the price
asked Tor it, the report made current
by the Democrat that it was not worth
over $4,000, was direct insult to him
and he therefore rose to question ofprlv
ilege and branded the Democrat and ev-
body connected with It's report as villains
slAndCrCrs, &c. WithrOw is o clever gen
tlemar andan honest man, and would bC
the last man in the "Credit Mobiller" re.
lerred TO by tho Democrat. From my &C
QuaintanCC with the property and the
Gentlemen mentioned In connection with
It's purchase, l feel confident that the
whole statement Is stupendous false
hood, gotten up by the Camden faction &c
iujure Gov. Jacob and his friends.
TIE CAPITAL REMOVAL.
1t was thought by many here that thu
question of removal Of the Capital wal
dead in the shell" butts "blOOdy bones
have been resurreCted. twas first sprung
in tho House several days slnCe upon TIT
question OF appointing u joint conference
committee for the purpose OF fixing thu
time OF adjournment and ascertaininl
what bills were necessary to be passcC
before the adjournment, Upon which
Mr.. Butcher, the Emperor from Jefferson
county, offered resolution that sale
committee be not allowed to consider tht
removal Of tho capital, Butchers prOpO
stion prevailed, though not without somt
spicy remarks by tho removalIsts,
The proposition now is 10 adjourn OF
or about tho lst OF April, and thnt wher
they adjourn they will do so TO nee
again IN November at PaTkCrsburg
Wheeling or some other point thu
Charleston, where and when they vii
complete the legislation necessary TO con
form the code TO the new Constitution. |
islhought by many that this proposition
1t properly managed, will succeed, Nn(
then il they get away from Charleston
away from the outside pressure Of tn
Charleston lobby, that q permanent, or a
least u temporary removal can b
Effected, The only serious draw
back that is in the way Q
Ills project is constitutional pro
Vision requiring all legislation 10 be don
aI the Capital This, however, can b
overcome, judging from may Of the act
OF the present session. When the Con
stItutIOn is in the way, all they have 10
lot Davenport and JhOmpson-bOth {
whom were members Of 1.-The convention
10 gelup and state That such was not IL
Tended by the trainers Of the thing, an
% they warp 1t to suit every emergency
They 80 by the spirit, and not tue Ietle
and the spirit part OF II is always define
oy Davenport and Thompson. Yer