The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-01
A CURE OF LIVER DISEASE.
RUsK, Texas, May 10th, 1873.
LETTER FROM CHARLESTON.
The Railroad Tariff BiII-Its Rates
for Freight and dPassengers--AG Gov.
ernOr with no Huiies nud Three
Cierks s. Condition Of tho Treasury.

for Freight ana Pnssen Bers-A Gov
ernOr with no Nuites aud ThrF Q
Clerks Condition OF tho Treasury.
CHARLESTON, October IS, 1873.
Dear Register:
4 bill. considered By its friends to be
OF great importance, is the bill to es,
tablish reasonable rate Of charges 'or
the transportation OF freight and pas
syosels on railroads in this State. 1t
ha. passed the Senate and is on its sec,
oad reading in the House. As it will
probably pass that body l conaerse it's
provisions Tor your benefit:
All railroads doing business in this
:ate are classified according to the
1c.s amount OF th,ir respective annual
rings per mile. CIass A in ,Iudes
.idl"osds whose annual earnings per
shsll be $4,000 or more class
a0se whose earnings are IS, 900 and
.rer $4,000; class L, over 81 OuO
Urder $500; and class D, those
a"der 81 0CO.
Railroads according to this classifcs-
ton are limited 10 their passenger
'ares as follows: Class 4, ,! certs per
mule, Tor nny distance class B 31c ,
cia-s c, 4.c; class D sic.
These rates are required to bes kept
constantly and consp'cuousIy posted IN
the various ticket tfilces and depo,s Of
the respective roads, together with
table OF distances between each and
every station on the road, and state
mentshowlng the class to which the road
belougs. For violation OF any Of these
provisions the party aggrieved may re-
cover the sum OF $500 rom the railroad
company, together with all costs Of
SUIT and reasonable attorney fee.
Freights are divided INTO six classes,
AID the charges Tor distances OF over
fity miles shall not exceed the follow.
ing amounts: lst cIasa, 33c per tor,
per mile; 81 class, 3fc per ton 81
class. &c per ton ; 4th class. &c per
ton double let class, TIC per ton per
mile; one and one-haIi lst class; 5Sc
per ton For shorter distances than
fifty milea, and for quantities less than
one ton slight increase over the above
rates is authorized.
Many OF the members Of the Legis.
lature do not ieel themselves well To-
formed upon the rates fixed in this blll,
whether they are generally just 10 both
the shipper and the pubic carrier,
whether 2 reduction or increase IN
the price OF freights will be the result
and they would be glad il those who
are posted on the subject would aver
them with proper information. ] would
suggest that Communications on the
subject be forwarded to the REGsTgR
Tor publication, and their suggestions
will thus be Brought prominently be-
fore all the members Of both houses
1t has beeo suggested to me that the
fsres for passengers have been reduced
by this bill, and that the rates OF
freights are increased. II 30, pre-
sumo it was so arranged by the keen
witted author, because every one knows
the price OF passenger ARE as well as he
knows the price oi pound OF coffee,
but does nof understand eny more
about the rate per ton per mile on
freight classified in the most comp,ca
ted manner, than he does the price OF
fancy goods or furbelows. How tais
may be, l, for one, am entirely igDo-
rant.
The Constitutional Convention sub-
s.antraliy abolished the office OF Secrs-
tary OF State, as il was an office with
but few duties, 8nd made the Secretary
appoiniive by the Governor and v,rtu-
ally made MIN the Private Secretary Of
the Governor. By some kind Of blum
der the legislature at its session last
Writer, gave the Executive, in addition
o Secretary or clerk, and slso gave the
Secretary OF State one, each with sal
ary Of 81 900; thus virtually giving the
Governor three Secretaries. 1t is hard
10 see what he wants with one, consid-
e-ng the fact that be has been making
the State ring with the declaration thai
the Legislature has stripped him OF all
mis- cficial duties II the legislature
shall abolish the two cierk-hrps not
provided for bv the Constitution, it vii
-ave the peop e o. the S;sie the sum o
2.OOe per auuum. According to bis
own showing Jacob is hardly equal iD
dignity aud duties to Couolry Justice
OF the Peace, 20 you might as veil give
E.a.'s johnson or Schultz th-ee clerks
st State exy:pse as 10 give tbs; number
TO him.
TIE Legislature got to-day, a sub-
stsutisl hint on the sutj jet Of erouomv
Several members armed wiih warrants
from the Auditor, knocked at the
Treasury vaults, but oUIy bo!lor and
sepulchral echo responded. No.
greenbscks there. no gold. 1t is true,
there are s235 900 Of school fuSds in 'he
State repositories, bat Treasurer Bur-
de,t, unlike bis Radical predecessors
when csugbtin a like snap, has too
much regard for bis official oatn 10
lay sscrilegious bands upon the funds
belonging TO The children OF the State
Tor thelr education. So Legislators snd
printers will have 10 wait for their
money, unless q small loan sbsll l..
made for 9 short time. Three year.
ago, our Radical brethren flcbed rom
the school fund sbou, 100000 TO tide |
them over until the general revenue
would come il IN January. l an no.
Informed that q temporary loan O.