The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-27

modes of obtaining juries should be
permitted. Whatever plan may be
adopted it should be uniform through
out the State.
Section 3 OF this law is as follows
"If 8 case OF felony be for trial in q
circuit court, the clerk thereof shall is
cue venire faeidS to the sheriff OF the
county commanding him to summon
twepty.four qualified jurors to attend
said court on the first day OF the term,
which jury the court may at any time
in its discretion discharge" The cor
struction generally given to this section
is that there must be verire OF each
felony case for trial, II there are FIVE
'elcny cases on the docket, there must
be one bundled and twenty jurors sum-
moned in addition to the grand jury,
aud the regular panel or petit jury.
This is heavy burden upon the coun-
lies, aud know of no substantial reas.
on why it should be continued,
The general plan laid down in the
Code, for getting juries is perhaps the
best that can be adopted. The num-
Der OF jurors required by the Code to
be drawn and summoned was perhaps
larger than the business OF the msjori-
ty OF the counties justified. This mum.
Der can SAFELY be diminished if the pow
er IS retained in the courts to order a
larger number summoned when Seces-
sar!.
ADJUTAHT GENERAL.
The State Superintendent Of Free
Schools, who by act OF February IS,
1871, was made az offcto Adiutant
General and Quartermaster General, ,
has declined to perform the duties OF
these offices, holding that under the
new constitution they are Incompatible
with the office to which be was elected.
think his position is q correct one,
and | go stated in one OF my special
messages communicated TO you during
your former session. Therefore since
March 4th the State has had neither
Adjutant General nor Qusrtermaster
General. ! could not have appointed
to these Offices without assuming legls-
lstive powers; they were in effect
abolished and their duties annexed 10
another office, and an attempt to ill
them by appointment would in effect
be creation OF the offices themselves i;
this power can alone be exercised by
the Legislature. While the duties OF
Adjutant General and Quartermaster
General are light, still l need hardly
suggest that they cannot be dispensed
with. There is no need OF making a
siuecure, a reasonable compensation ls
all that is necessary.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Private enterprise has done much to-
wards d scovering and making known
the mineral resources OF the State.
But in the nature Of things individual
efforts OF this kind are partial or local
and the information thus given is a.
ways liable to the suspicion OF being
coored by personal interest Nothing
but geological survey under the aus.
pices oil the State can G We cOmprehen-
sive and authentic information in rels-
ton 10 the mineral formations Of the
State, and at the same time connect and
them with the formations Of
the States adjoining US. therefore re-
new my former recommendation on this
subject.
IMMIGRATION.
I also renew my recommendation in
relation to immigration. The State has
many advantages to offer 10 the hardy
aud industrious i'm migrant aud although
no marked results have 80 lar attended
the efforts OF the Commissioners, yet 8
liberal policy in this direction must
eventually produce good results.
LINE BETWEEN WEST VIRGINIA
AND VIRGINIA,
In May last the Governor OF Virginia
TO me Joint Resolution
by the General Assembly OF
April |, 1873, "in relation to
the appointment OF commissioners to
ascertain and define the boundry line
between Virginia and West Virginia
He informed me that be had appointed
the three commissioners required by
said resolution, and invited me to sp-
point commissioners ito meet, confer
and 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 at your present
session to adopt q similar resolution.
This correspondence and the joint
referred TO will be laid be,
fore you. am not advised that there
is anv coDhict OF authority or jurisdic-
ton between the two States with respect
to sBy territory. But in as much as the
boundary line has not been run out and
established, it would be good policy TO
10 30 now, when it can be done with
out any possible i'll feeling, which
m gbt exist if there should be such con-
q Ct Of jurisdiction for the want OF .
ixed boundary.
rHE JAMES RIVER AND KASAuHA WATER
LINE.
One OF the greatest projects OF the
country is the construction OF Q water
ine communication between the waters
oi the Ohio and the Chese peske, utilz-
ng the waters OF the Ksnawha and
James rivers for the purpose. Private
can hardly accomplish so
yraDd a work, and besides, it 10 OF ma
ionsl interest. A bill was before Con-
,ress at its last session providing for the
OF this work By the
general government. West Virginia
Ias too deep an interest in this under
akng 10 permit any proper effort 10
secure favorable action on the part Of
Congress 10 go untried. The commis-
iioneIs appointed by several OF the
States, to look after the Improvement