The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-13
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CHARLESTON, W. NAst Nuf..ot 90 ~
10 the Editors Of the In;elligeneer: ,,,s, S rI
The Legislature have at last con Guided
IN 90 home on the 18th OF December. = !
have no doubt but that the people VIII
hail with great satisfaction this announce
men,, and give it q more enthusiastic
perusal than almost any other act Of the
whole session. $500. =; 1,
The idea that this Legislature would
ever adjourn as long as there was any
money or prospect Of any in the Treasury,
was long ago abandoned by all who were
at all familiar with the make up OF the
body. 1t Is understood that Senator
Bishop loaned the State enough Of change
10 psy some Of the members per diem and
The Public Printers bills, In order to keep
matters going. This Is the first instance
Of West Virginia having to borrow money
10 pay her debts. The populations and
uuwarrsnted extravaganza and expendi-
ture Of the public funds under Democratic
rule has led to this result, and no one can
tell when it will end Think Oil, tax
PAYERS, after all the taxes you. have paid
YOUR different collectors that the money Is
all Core, and the Governor compelled 70
borrow money from the Republicans to
psy members Of tho Legislature: No
wonder they think 1t best 10 adjourn
and 90 home when their board bills
and "cider" bills are likely to have to be
plid out Of their private funds. The
School Fund was drawn on for SIT 600 In
the face of direct constitutional probibi-
ton. It will be remembered that great
fuss was made about the Republicans
drawing on this fund when other funds
were exhausted, under the old Constitu:
ton, when nothing was contained therein
10 prohibit It. Its found that there is q
good deal Of gum or pliability in the pres.
ent Democratic organic law OF the land,
and that where 1t don't suit all purposes
it can DO managed by skillful hands TO
suit all emergencies. ., - ~. =
The "Ginseng" bill was under consider.
alton 10 the House Of Delegates TO- day on
motion Of lis patron, MIR. JWooddell, OF
Pocahantas, whose whole soul and exis-
lance seems TO hsng'o on the tate of this
bill. He was preparing the minds OF
several members tho last lew days BY nav.
iug a quantity Of the liquids on hand In
bis room, 10 which he took his friends,
but It seems he had not given his circle Of
acquaintance quite large enough attention
In that direction, as the bill was amended
80 as to make 1t entirely worthless so far
as meeting the cases It's patron had In
view. He proposes in the original bill to
fine any one found digging ginseng on the
lands Of another fifty dollars and send
them to the county Jail. Think Of it
Pick up the poor people and hustle them
of to Jail because they hunt and dig q
wild root that the land owner would never
think Of gathering. The bill was amend.
ed 80 as TO read the enclosed lands Of
another which would be virtually send.
ing these people into o corn or wheat
field for the much coveted root. VIC.
Brown, Wooddell, Butcher and Price
spoke In favorsoie the original BIT, and
Col. Floyd, Reynolds, Cauohell and
Knott, Of Calhoun, against 1t. Most Of
the afternoon was spent over this matter
and at last itwaslald on the table 10 be
brought up again, .r5. Exs,,luu.,
the Bethany College bill. Alex. Camp:
bell is here and Is working very assid Gus.
lyfor It's passage. Tho friends Of the bill
are rather sanguine that 1t will pass, but
Its opponents seem determined that no
money shall DO appropriated to the
college. Tho friends OF the Uni
versily ore much against the bill, as they
claim that It's passage will divert more or
less attention from that State institution,
Of which we should be proud. The bill
has been amended so as to try The ex.
pertinent for five years, which makes 1t
Jess Objectionable 10 those who are not
friendly to it.
A change Is proposed, at the instance
Of the Auditor, in tho amount and the
time oI distributing the State School fund.
Instead Of one.hall IN October and the
balance In January, q bill SENATE 235l has
been introduced proposing to pay one
eighth first Of November, December, Jan
uary and February respectively, one
fourth first Of March, and the balance fra,
Of April. The adoption OF this plan o.
payment will cause every Board OF Edn'
GaAun W ehS pta6 u uI1dpiOInt AhSu
various teachers, as warrants drawn OF
the Treasurer in April will hardly reAct
some parts Of the State before the first o
May, and many OF the schools close thu
last Of February. Whether II Ia the In
tentlon to extend the benign influence d
the stay law ID the State Treasury or not
am not advised, but this looks like sus
pension to me, and viii cause much dis
satisfaction Throughout the State.
This Legislature can contrive more eS
pedienls and ceYAde more constitutions
provisions than any, or all Of It's predeceE
Sors, and such a bill Of ex officios was neye
thought Of or introduced into any leglsla
tive body since the organization Of Re
publican government on the America
continent The latest ex otficio Arrange
ment was the passage 81 I'd Chill the otht
day making tho State Librarian Mr.. job
COle)Adjutant General ex ofticlo and Qua
termaster General ex officio, .at an add
tlonAl salary oil two hundred and al
dollars per month. He 10 to execute q
orders Of the Governor "Hhsn gipsH, a
eorihrg 10 ldlo." The question arises, VII
hto interpret the law every time the 60,
efnor wants to or has occasion TO issu