The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-03

the first day of term, which jury tho
court may ut any time in its discretion
discharge" The construction geper-
nlly given TO this section is that there
must be ueaire for each felony case
for trial. II there are five felony cases
on the docket, there must DO 100 jurors
summoned, in addition to the grand
jury, aud the regular panel or petit
jury. This is a heavy burden upon
the counties, aud l know OF mo sub.
stantial reason why it should be con-
tinuGd.
The general plan laid down in the
Code for getting juriss.,is perhaps tue
best that eau DO adopted. The num-
Der of jurors required by the Code to
be drawn and summoned was pcrhaps
larger than the business of tho nujori'
ty Of the counties justified. This mum,
Der eau safely be diminished il the
power is retained in the courts to order
a larger number summoned when nee.
essary.
The State Superintendent Of Free
Schools, who by act of February Is,
1871, was maze e1.oficio AdjulNnt
General aud Quarter Master. General,
has declined to perform the duties oil
these Offices, holding that under the
new Constitution they are incompatible
with the office TO which he was elected,
| think his position is a correct one,
and | SO stated in Que of my special
messages communicated to you during
your former session. Therefore, since
March 4, The State has had neither
Adjutant General nor Quarter-Nlastcr-
General. l could not have appointed
to these Offices without assuming lCgis'
lntivo powers; they were in effect
abolished and their "dutiOs annexed
to another Office, and an attempt to Gil
them by appointment would in effect
be creation Of the Offices themselves
this power can alone bo exercised BY
the Legislature. While tho duties Of
Adjutant. General and Quarter. Master
General arc light, still | need hardly
suggest that they cannot be dispensed
with. There isno need Of moking a
sinecurc, reasonable compensation is
all that is necessary.
Private enterprise has done much TO-
wards discovering and making known
the mineral resources of the State But
IN the nature OF things individual e.
Iort' Of tns N'nl arc partial OF IVcaI
1nG tue Information tnus gwen 'salwas
! liable 10 tue Suspicion o. N Delns cTlo 'i d
I ny ? rsonaI interest Notllng Dus u
geological survey ahder Tue auspices
0l Tue e!H'e eau give comPFepGns!Se
aha authentic information ~ reia'ion
TO Tue mineral FORMATIONS OI Tue 9'Me'
and ~ tue same .!lle connect auu CON
pare tnem WIN 'hc formations O' .ne
states adjoining US therefore ie-
now my former recommendation Oh 'n''
SUBJECT
also renew my recommending ,r, s y"
relation 10 immigration. lhe o'I'C
mas many advantages 10 oAeF 10 Tue
nafuy anu industrious immigrant % s
although no 'laFAeu resu''s na'e ~ tut
ATTENDED 'aS eLGFtS Of Tue commissions
ers' yet a liberal policy IN '1Is u,Fec-
''oh must c'eH'"0'iy PtVuuce s'ou fe'
suits
In May last the Governor Of Virginia
communicated to nc aJoint Resolution
adopted by tho General Assembly Of
Virginia, April /, 1873, F" in relation
to the appointment of commissioners to
ascertain aud define tho boundary line
between Virginia aud West Virginia
lie informed me that he had appointed
Tue three commissioners required oy
said resolution and invited me to ap'
point commissioners ITO meet, confer
aud act with them" | replied that in
the absence Of any legislation on the
subject, | did not feel authorized to
take any action in the premises, but
that | would recommend you ut your
present session to adopt similar reSo-
luton. This correspondence aud the
Joint Resolution referred to will be laid
before you. | am not advised that
there is any conflict Of authority or ju-
risdiction between tho two States with
respect to any territory. Bat inasmucll
as the boundary line has not been run
out and established, it would be good
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