The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-27

and an attempt to fiji them by appoint
ment would in effect be q creation Of th,
/ offices themselves; this power can only b
exercised by the Legislature. While tn,
duties OF Adjutant General and Quarter.
master General are light, still | meet
I hardly suggest that they cannot be dis
pensed with. There Is no need OF makint
q sinecure, o reasonable compensation i
all that Is necessary. 3s5saa 4-I
\ " d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Private enterprise has done much to
wards discovering and making known
the mineral resources Of the State. Bu
In the nature OF things individual effort
i Of this kind are partial or local; and tht
information thus given IS always liable L
the suspicion OF being colored by persona
interest. Nothing but geological survey
under the auspices Of the State can give
comprehensive and authentic Information
In relation to the mineral formations o.
the State, and al the same time connect
and compare them with the formations O.
the States adjoining US. | therefore re-
new my. former recommendation on thii
subject. ? ~ -,
IAIMIGRATIoN.
I also renew my recommendation in re-
lation to Immigration. The State has
many advantages 10 offer 70 the hardy
and industrious immigrant, and although
no marked results have so far attended
the efforts Of the commissioners, yet a lib
eral policy in this direction must even
tually produce good results.
BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN WEST VIRGINIA
. AND VIRGINIA.
In May last the Governor Of Virginia
communicated TO me a Joint Resolution
adopted by the General Assembly oi Vir.
ginia, April !, 1873, sin relation TO the
appointment OF commissioners TO ascer.
tain and define the boundary line between
Virginia and West Virginia" He INFORM.
ed me that he had appointed the three
commissioners required by said resolution,
and invited me 10 appoint commissioners
ITO meet, confer and act with them" !
replied that in the absence OF any leglsla-
tion on the subject, did not feel author.
ized 10 take any action in the premises,
but that would recommend you at your
present session to adopt q similar resolu-
tion. This correspondence and the Joint
Resolution referred TO will be laid before
you. am not advised that there is any
conflict of authority or jurisdiction be-
tween the two States with respect to any
territory. But inasmuch as the boundary
line has not been run out and established,
1t would be good policy TO do so now,
when it can be done without any possible
i'll feeling, which might exist il there
should be such conflict Of Jurisdiction Tor
the want Of . fixed boundary.
THE JAstRs RIVER AND KANAwIIA WATER
LINE.
One of the greatest projects ofthe cppn-
try is the construction Of water line
communication between the waters OF the
Ohio and the Chesapeake, utilizing the
waters of the Kanawha and James Rivers
for the purpose. Private enterprise can
hardly accomplish so grand work, and
besides, 1t is Of national interest. A bill
was before Congress at its last session pro.
viding for the commencement OF this work
by the General Government. West Vir-
ginia has too deep an interest in this un'
dertaking to permit any proper effort to
secure favorable action on the part OF Con.
gress to 60 untried. The Commissioners
appointed by several OF the States to look
after the improvement of the Ohio, have
taken the matter in hand, and will press
the question before Congress. The Com
missioners for this State have taken an &C.
tive part IN the matter, but they have
been compelled to pay not only their own
expenses, but also to pay out Of their
purses tho proportional share OF the ex-
penscs incident 10 the sittings OF the Com.
mission. This ought not 10 be. They
neither expect nor ask for any compensa.
tion. A small appropriation ought TO be
made TO cover their expenses.
RRPoRTs.
Section II Of article z Of the constitu.
tion requires the subordinate officers OF
public institutions Of the State to make
semi-annual reports 10 tho Governor .oi
the money received and disbursed by
them. This duty having been almost uni.
versally neglected, in the latter part OF
September ! addressed circulars TO the
chief officers whose duty 1t is TO make
these reports, calling their attention to the
subject, and also asking for such addition.
al facts as deemed essential to enable me
to give you proper information. The
boards and officers Of the Hospital for the
Insane and Of the Institution for the Deal,
Dumb and Blind responded as promptly
as they could by sending In full reports.
From the penitentiary and the normal
school at Fairmont no reports Of any kind
have been received. The Principal OF
the Glenville normal school informed me
that, his report had, been made out and
would be forwarded; that It has not been
received Is owing, perhaps, to delay in the
mails. The officers Of the normal school
at West Liberty seem not to have under
stood the character OF the report expected,
and, therefore, are not wilfully in default,
although no sufficient report has been re-
ceived. The same remark Is true Of the
normal school at Shepaerdstown. The
officers of this institution reported the
number of students In attendance during
the year, and this Is the only report from
that institution. For reasons ! need not
here state I am powerless to enforce this
plain aud important Constitutional duty,
and I recommend that you adopt such
legislation a.. will compel It's performance
in future. fLt 7 l-rT =
HosPrTAn FOR THE INSANE,
The total expenditure on account Of the
Hospital for the Insane during the year
amounted to $S0,0S9 05. OF this sum
$SS,S77 97 were expended in current ex.
pended 10 current expenses; $3S S22 SS
Tor construction; 81 1,4B1 90 for transpor.
tation OF patients; $3.50 81 on account ol
deficiency in transportation fund Of the
preceding year, and $61G 03 in improve.
ments OF the farm. There remained In
the hands Of tho Treasurer and Superin.
dendeit the sum Of $l5,91S 70 unexpcnd.
ed The average number Of patients in
the Hospital during the year, was about
$50; consequently tho cost OF maintenance
and medical attendance Of each patient
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