The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-19
CHARLESTON LETTER.
Correspondence Of the IntellIgcncer)
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ClIARLESTOH, p6uEuhIyi III 1000
The Governor in obedience 10 the pro-
visions OF the Constitution has submitted
to the Legislature an estimate OF the
amount OF money required by taxation
for all purposes, Tor the year ending Sep
ttmber 30, 1878. lie estimates the prob
able revenue for 1878, Including the
probable receipts for Hospital tax" II
such tax be authorized at $38j,G11 GS,
snd the amount required to be expended
Tor ordinary purposes, 1898 03G IS, leav-
ipg a balance, only, OF $02 ,575 10 for ap.
preparations for the construction Of pub
lie buildings. The Governor, however,
estimates the expenses of the preseht Leg.
stature aiI$55, 600 only. Hardly any Of
the real work OF the session has been yet
completed, and nearly that amount has
been already squandered. Under the
present economical % administration Of
affairs, It will cost at least 1000 to put
the new constitution into working order.
This Is $45,O 900 more than the Governors
estimate, and will leave but some $47,-
QUO Tor public insLitutiOns-about enough
for one of them. He further estimates
the expenses for the fiscal year ending
September 80, 1874, at $217,5O0. This
last estimate is made on the supposltion
that there will be no session Of the Legis'
lsture in 1874. think the Governor Is
mistaken in this last supposition, for un-
less the democracy push things forward
much more rapidly than they have been
doing, the Fall oil 1874 will find them still
in session. This sounds little eXtrava-
CANT, but taking their past supineness and
inactivity as the basis OF calculation, you
will find the assertion contains moro
truth than fiction"
Mr. Mcmillan desires me TO make some
corrections in his memorable speech in
reply to charges made against him by
that Feller from jefferson" Some par.
ties arc using portions Of that speech with
some Democrats, to the detriment OF his
chances for the next U. s. SonatOrship, us
he is informed. He says lie wrote the
speech when In a state Of undue ercite
msnt, and when he said he was "a Demo-
Crat, and from association, not from con-
viCtiOn," he meant 10 say "he was a
Democrat from conviction" He also de.
sires to erase the words "Doddridge coun-
~ excepted" from the sentence begin.
ming, "You know, Mr.. Speaker, that the
people Of West Virginia are not fools,
(DOddridge county excepted.C he de-
sires these amendments made to his
speech, and l forward them with great
pleasure, for / desire to throw no embar.
easements in the way Of the Hon. Samuel
in his great contest US. Judge Camden.
Although resolution was adopted in
the House some time last week command.
ing the Committee on Public Printing,
&c, TO report 10 the House the result oil
their investigations into the charges
against the Public Printer, not later than
Monday yesterday yet, although to.days
session Is over, the report has not been
furnished TO the House, nor has there
been any reason given why the report has
not been 30 furnished. ! have been in
formed that the report oil the majority oil
The Committee will not only entirely
clear Mr.. Walkers skirts of fraud and
overchargiug, but will probably bring the
State out in debt to him. am also in
formed that there will DO q minority re-
port, but have not been informed Of It's
llrport, or by how many 1t will b(
signed, but presume il will be signed by
Dir. Baker alone-the only Republican
member Of the Committee.
The old question OF "Saug, or no sang
has been agitating the minds oil the mem
Oes OF the House, to the exclusion o.
important business, on several occasions
lately. 1t comes upin the shape Of Q
Dill prohibiting persons digging ginseng,
OF other medical roots, or prospecting fol
ihe same on the land Of another, without
Tue consent Of the owner, and prescribing
lle punishment therefor. This has clio
rteda great deal Of discussion, in which
Tue properties Of all roots, medical aut
Otherwise, have been fully eliminated
and thoroughly exhausted, except, proba
bly,, tho root Of all evil" The sCcont
section Of the bill reads as follows
g Any person violating this act shall
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor; ant
upon conviction thereof shall DO fined NO
les than ten nor moro than fifty dollars
and may be confined in the county jaiI
not exceeding two months.
The gist Of the whole matter Is, tina
any"pOor devil" found digging "sang,
or other medical roots on the land {
another, will have to go to Jail. VIVA
matters I, il by digging up few root
mat would otherwise rot IN tue grOunt
he can make few dollars for the supper
OIL himself aud family! The "dog IN tn
manget" land owners say, 1.-THE land
onEs; we own the roots; we don't wan
10 Zig them; they arc Of no use 10 us, bu
We won't have you poverty.stricke
devils digging roots on our land. II W
catch youltrylDg to earn ascanty subsis
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