The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-10

Ghe1atsltigettter;.
CHARLESTON.

Jobu Cole for Adjutant General
1.-The Congress Bill Passed in the
IIouse..The Road Law--The Ad.
iourument-.State Rights Resur.
rected.. Bennett Flattened by q
Reference 10 Appomattox..The
Old Goals still Alive.
CHARLESTON, Nov. o.
Special Correspondence oftho Intelligencer.l
Thank the Lord, the Adjutsnt General
bill cot It's back broke q day or two ago
snider, Of Monongalia, told the gentle
men who were asking appropriations
lrom the State TO build bridges, construc,
roads, &C., that they need not expect the
assistance Of those who were fighting the
Adiu,snt General bill If they continued te
lsyor lis adoption. 1t was decidedly anus
ipg 10 SEQ their countenances at that juno.
ture. They had been going for the Ad-
infant General measure for party pur-
poses. The leaders had told them that
The office was necessary for the prosperi'
" Of the party, and that they should ia.
vOr Il accordingly. They pulled steadily
10 the harness, and consequently thought
that We should have a head centre for
The militia. But alter Col. Snider had
shook bis head at them, and waved his
long arms fore and aft, they changed
their minds all OF q sudden. II had never
occurred TO them that road and bridge
appropriations were uncertain things, and
10 be safe they should count the support
Of every member.
On motion, the question was refer
red 10 the Committee on Military AT.
lirs, who reported 10 favor Of making
the State Librarian (John Cole er c6icic
Adiutant General, with an addition oil
$3.50 10 his salary. This obviates the ne
eessity Of increasing tho number Of officers
and at the same time offers lair remu-
Grafton for the services Of the Librarian
10 the shape Of an increase ofsalary. John
Cole will doubtless make a good "gen-
eral," as he probably knows. as much
about military tactics as he does about
State Libraries. One thing, Is certain
John won't run the machine fast enough
tOhuit 1t, and, siter.all he Is just the. mar
TOR the place, and above all the place L
Just the thing for John. The bill will
probably psssiniB present alspe.
81 o anew GOVERNOR. $500. Z;
The House OF Delegates 90 yesterday
passed the Bradford Congress bill, which
requires the Board OF Public Works Il
step In the Governors boots and certify
that Ben. Wilson, Ben. Martin and Frank
Hereford were duly elected TO Congress
from this Statslast October. The Govern.
or having positively refused to certify thai
Sny legal election Tor Copgressmen was
held last fall, Something had 10 be done Ia
relieve the suferings Of the Bourbons, and
this was the way they done Il. z;lt. Is the
lowest grade ofpot house legislation, and
it's 10 be hoped that Congress willignore
their authority 10 create Governor by
an act Of the Legislature In order 10 carry
out a scheme solely for extreme partisan
putposes. AUG E74
The debate on this question. was warn
and spirited. Bradford stood by his bill
and In doing 50 advocated the legality o.
The election held on the 4th Thursday oil
October. He let Il leak out that the OBJ
lect Of the bill was to legislate the Bour-
bon candidate into Congress. They were
unwilling 10 submit to the decision Of the
people in a contest when both parties
voted their full strength, but claim that
lAat was the wrong day, and picked upon
nolher when but one man was voted for.
Is II not the rule that in the Republican
government msjorities ruler This fact
being admitted, does 1t not look very
much like high toned fraud for Legis-
!AIure, which properly has nothing under
heaven to do with the case, TO take It up
anu leglslate the candidate Of the minor.
w into office! This conduct will not be
sustained by Congress, as It has the scar
Ilu1Fightenusness branded upon It's fore.
Htad, and stinks with corruption and
wrong. What q pity Il 70 that men who
would delight to do justice to all parties
Ngagged and forced into measures tina,
makes Justice turn pale and reason tnrn
Nae and weep. Such is the status Of the
present Legislature Of West Virginia.
M, Woddell moved the previous CUES
you, upon which the ayes and noes were
denanded as follows: -. Ssss. I'D
,Arn -MSssrs, Miller, tspcakrrJ Barrett,
Enoiofd, Butcher, Grow, Beaver, ~, EIlIsori
EeEes, Floyd, Foley, Gwlnn, hinchmAn, Hind
~, HlYClJ, johnson, Knots, (of Calhoun,
Aldley LeeR. iLeHiA Mcmillan, Miller. Iol
StIette,) Monroe, Prince, Robinson, kuckmSn
Sort snider, (ot I0ilmer) Stout, Taylor, 10
@ehiel Taylor toi RAndolphO Thompson
'HPttL VinSon, WlthroW and Roddell- as.
c,NAfns.-AeSsfs. Baker, Brown, BumRArneE
Snapoell, Davis, lFainswoyth, Price, Reynolds
~ 4 SIN II, Snidef, (of honongaliA,) Tote
%u Nosslef.-i& y RI n Z ~ T.Ii.f r.
TIE ROAD Law. st!A
Last winter tho House Of Delegate
passed Road Law that was alterward
ueleated by the Senate, and most Of tn
ounties Of the State, presurning that Their
was no law to require the working Q
S tSads, let their highways get In bad con
S,uOn Tor want Of proper repairs at tn
A Committee Of Conference on til
n soAa law was appointed last week TO agre
SPoaA Judicious and wise law. The com
@lItee had several sittings and thoroughly
t@stused the subject. They made com
SGIslY or more amendmenS to the Hons
S'I', and recommended Ito passage, iii
~ my opinion, On unwise law, and Wi
pVVe q burden 10 the poor, or l6borin