The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-08


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q CHARLESTON, Dec 8.
Special CJrrCspoHdencs;oft the Intelligence
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.
The removal OF the Capital from this
eternal centre ofimud aud tthe like Is
again being agitatei. 'ItNis thought by
some that the removalists will not have
strength TO bring up the bill in the SEN
ale that passed tho House last winter. !
am Of the opinion that there will DO not
more than one Of e majority one way or
the other. Last winter there was one
majority against removal in tho Sep
ate, and il Is generally conceded that
there have been no changes. II this Is
true, there Is no hope OF removing the
Capital from Charleston. But no one
knows precisely how the matter stands
II has now been one year since tho House
passed the bill removing 10 Wheeling on
iAe ten years plan, and you know that
very often men change their opinions in
thai period OF time. / repeat, therefore,
that as there has not been thorough
canvass, the exact strength al either side
Il not known. Wewill know more about
il, however, in few days.
THE WEATHER,
The weather that we have been having
here Tor u week or two Is quite remark
able. 1t reminds ono very much Of
spring; in fact, il is too warm for overcoats
or lurs, which tends 10 make men lazy.
Dry goods boxes along the streets are all
in USE, and II the same temperature con-
tinucs much longer apple trees will be In
bloom and corn planting will be In order.
THE ADJOURNMENT.
There is now no doubt about an ad-
tournament Of the Legislature taking place
on the 18th instant. But 1t is a question
10 the minds OF many whether they will
adjourn sine die, sine aper tdi.n, or until
after the holidays, say February or March,
when they will meet again and finish the
work that has been given them 10 do. No
one will deny that the Legislature has
driven things ahead rapidly this winter,
butlheyare not half done yet. 1t will take
fully six months more TO completed code
Of laws 10 conform TO the present Constt
tuition. II thoy adjourn the 10Th instant,
sine die, It Is very clear 10 my mind that
wo will haveto DO governed by an incom.
plete set OF laws. We, however, man
aged 10 squeeze through last summer
without scarcely any laws at all, 80 l
presume we can weather 1t through until
ihe next Legislature Is elected and sworn
10, which, will be late next TALL, For me,
lSay ADJOURN yes. adjourn. neyerio meet
again, eitherwith or without pay, bat by
all means adjourn, aud the people will
Say amen. ...... ...............7
THE LIQUOR LAW.
Scores OF petitions from nearly every
county in the State have been introduced,
asking q repeal Of the present liquor lay.
They claim thatlit has stagnated business,
and has not lessened the degree ofdrunk.
enness 10 the State; that II Is dead letter
on our statute books, and should be re-
pealed. There are, on the other hand, q
considerable number Of petitions from
many oil the counties asking the LegiSla.
ture to sustain the law. These petitions
claim that the law has lessened tho mum.
her Of doggeries throughout the State,
and has done much TO reduce the general
drinking that had worked itself up almost
10 necessity; that the public manner oil
lis vending has actually broken up the
private drinking ofthat large class Of per.
sons who get their whisky by lodging
into tloggery and guzzling the poison
behind green screens and painted win
dOws. These are all good arguments and
bit the nail squarely on the head. Tam
satisfied the present Legislature will new.
Grepeat1he present 1qnorIIaWG . ilI
CATCHING AT SrRAws.,
Ills a saying 40 old, as these hills, that
"a drowning man will catch at q straw"
lnOlice In the Courier oil this morning
an article claiming. that Governor Jacob
bad said that To- properly prosecute Mr.
Walker for overcharges while he was
Public Printer, he would have TO bring
Witnesses from distance to measure the
work, as the printers In this city had time
and again expressed Their opinions, and II
would be hardly fair towards Mr.. Walker
10 call men In to testify against him
who had time and again stated that
they knew he was guilty oil over.
charging for work done by him. This
hAll very well. No honest man would
Ceusure The Governor for such state
nent But the C6ssrier (Mr. Walkers en-
glne) takes Il up and claims that the Gov
eruor 10 afraid to rGly upon such testi
nODy as he could get In Charleston, ,aht
will have TO send of and buy Witnesses
toswGar Os he would ask them 70 do q
@to make up o case against iMr, Walker
What an assumption No Innocent hon
eat man would for moment indulge II
such low flung statements or assertions q
these, 1t Is an open admission Of guilt i
catch at such straws and beg the question
10 such manner. Whyitls even WorsI
Than 10 call the Governor Of the State
I'D lar" But then Ipreaumeit |
right Tor q drowning man 10 catch 0
everything that comes whiting his reach
Another E.rdb catch can be seen In III
same paper, in IN article stating that III
Governors Public Printer "a sending III