The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-31

ing, without approval, three important
bills that originated in the Senate.
The fret related to the authority given
by law to the Board Of Public Works
to appoint Board of Directors for the
Hospital for the Insane; the next re-
'erred to the authority given to the
courts to appoint commissioners in
chancerv; and the third expressed the
Governors disapprobation of a bill tor
the prevention or punishment Of gam
bling al county Fairs. The first two
were very promptly passed over the
veto, without word being said, except
the ominous AVE" that was pronounced
by fourteen Senators in response to the
question Shall the bill pass, notwith-
standing the Governors objections ?"
Summarily and without debate the
vetoes were se; aside and grim deter
mination to stand by the Constitution
ard the rights OF the people in defiance
OF Executive encroachment vas plainly
manifest in the earnest faces OF the Dem
ccratic members OF the Senate. The
doctrine that the Governor has author
ity to appoint every officer not other
wise provided Tor in the Constitution
was plainly ard broadly svowed and it's
legitimate consequence is that it is the
duty Of the Governor to designate the
Mayor aud Common Council OF the
CITY OF Wheeling and OF all other in
corporsted towus in the State; to name
all the school officers in every district,
and - appoint generally every officer
not expressly mentioned in the Consti-
tutjCH. 1t is surprising that the Cove
ernor has chosen to make fight upon
so monstrous and absurd doctrine,
but the same sort OF counsel that led
him to "bolt" the decision Of the Par
kershurg Convention and be an indie
pendent candidate, and that influenced
him TO refuse to say what opinion he
held in relation to the Congressional
election, is being followed by him in
this matter; and the sequel will show
that John J Jacob is mere puppet in
the hands o. men who are willing to
cast him aside as a worn out ard bro
ken tov, just ss soon as they have in
auguratad the confusion and anarchy
into which they are urging him to
plunge the State
GAMBLING AT AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.
The veto message with regard to gam
bling at country airs has not yet been
read at the time of adjournment this
afternoon, and nobody except the Gov
ernors Kitchen cabinet" and those
gentlemen who assist in the preparation
o. vetoes, knows AZ vet what the special
obi jecrions are The Honse will prob
ably pass all three over the Governors
authority as soon as q suitable oppor-
tunity occurs.
THE BLESSED MARTYR.
Asa natural result OF this prompt
and emphatic action, OF the Senate, the
Governor is now endeayor;ng to play
the role OF the blessed martyr and his
several fuslemen look discouraged.
They think that he passage of bills to
which he has objected is in strange in
'rusion upon the Divine right of Gov
eruor Jacob, and they are beginning to
lose cor Fl lence in their Executive Jove.
and wonder whv his tempestuous thun'
ders have not made all his opponents
fall down like dead men, and whv his
lightnings have not revealed the path
way TO the treasury.
"THINGs Is woRK'N'
down here and the next few DAYS will
bring forth the now half suppressed
shout Of the Democratic party, calling
upon all who care TOR good government
and popular rights to make their wishes
known. Meanwhile those whose toes
have been trodden upon hy this corres-
poudeuce will continue to want to know
who is DOVER.