Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-04-08
From the State Capital.
Correspondent Of Tie wheeling Eoei,te

VI ''tS seNeiai cIIcult COURTS, and the love OF
home which, like hope, .:sprinss eternal in
the humen breast, have all exe1ted their in
tiuence in favor Of the speedy suspension of
Legislative labor and the return of the mem.
bers tostheir' several walks aud ways in pri.
vate life. Upon the other hand is arrayed
the lack OF some of the laws rendered reces-
.sary by the new Constitution. the passage of
which is essential to the confirmed progress
OF the several departments of the State gov
eminent The laws in question have all been
iutiy considered in the proper committees.
carefully elaborated bills have been prepared.
end nearly all are we'll advanced toward final
passage.
1t seems Inevitable, however, that an ad
Journed session must be held With the
utmost industry, it will be impossible for the
legislature to complete at once all the laws
necessary to meet every contingency that NAV
arise during the ensuing two years IF it
succeeds in providing for the obvious and an
ticIpated wants of the government that NAV
arise during the ensuing summer. it will have
done all that can reasonably he expected nv
any one cognlzant OF the amount of work that
was to be performed when the legislature as
sembled
few days ago committee of conference
was appointed to Gull from the nanv bills
sary to pass before adjournment. The COM
mittee recommended that legislation be con.
lined to certain enumerated acts of prime ne
cesslty, and accordingly every local bill. every
bill which does not directly interest the whole
State, every bill that can possibly be POSITION.
cd without serious. detrimcnt to public affairs
is being laid on the table with uniform and
remorseless severity. Ifthat fisurative article
OF furniture. "the table" of Legislative BODY
could be seen with the naked eve. it would
he observed that about five bushels of manu>
script, involving matters wise and otherwise.
are heaped upon it in mountain of mixed
bills, resolutions, amendments and inquiries
The reporters who chronicle the foamy
speeches at a public dinner usually say that
1.-The tables eroaned with the delicacies of the
season." The table of the House. being a
particularly staunch piece of cabinet work.
has not yet eroaned audihlv, though without
donbt the people of the State would grosn if
all its burden should take the shane of laws.
The Insurance Law has Mt length been
passed. There was little hitch in the Senate
tonight concerning the title bur the law has
been virtually passed. It is simply the net
prepared by the Wheeling Board of Under
writer's as substitute for the Senate bill in
relation to this subject which was passed By
that body several weeks ago Tt does away
with the old S25, 900 deposit required nv the
OLD law from companies not chartered by the
laws OF this State. aud requires all f0ycj1o
comnan'os to have actual cash ca ni:al st0cf,
of SlGO, 900 and all the companies both
foreign and dmnestic. are raorireG TO make
an exhibit of their liabilities and assets and
all other matters pertaining to their snlvcncv.
The act as passed is quite aa favorable to tho
Interests OF the home Insurance COMPANIES
as could have been procured, and, if it does
not contain all that was asked. it certainly
embod'es quite as much rs the Legislature
would he likely to grant, even though ample
time remained for tho thorough discussion of
the whole subject.
CHARLESTON. March 23-hs indicated in
my Letter oil yesterday, the House Of Dele.
gates has to day passed over tie Governors
veto all the bills that have been returned to
the Legislature without approval The bill
giving to the Board If pub!ie, Hn, ks the ans
r"'nimon; of Directors for the Hospital for
the Insane; that providing for the arnoirt
ment OF Stnte librarian that in relation to
commissioners in Chanccry; and that in rc>
I"rion t" the Steer Creek i,ai!rnad Ccnr8nv
he'ng all Senate bills aud ill passed. Nv the
Senate Notwithstanding the Governa,'s ai.iec,
tlons were severally taken I'D in the House
this morning and carried ,riumplant!y
through
The passage Of tho bills was attended by
cnnsiderahte excitement and some ,naniicsta>
tons at bad temper on the rart OF the Radj>
Gals The Democrats. howcver managed the
matter admirably and sent the bills through
without waste of time and with the s:eadiness
and nerve OF men who knew thpr we're doing
their duty to the State The long MESSAGE
in relation to the Insane Asylum reto had
been printed in full in tho Senate Journal of
the preceding day. All the members Of THE
House had noticed its inconsistencies and oh
served the dangerous effect Of the doctrine !.
contained Accordingly when the bill was
take" up this morning the lIonse deemed it
unnecessary to waste further time in the read
ing OF tho message and, by vote. ordered the
bill to its passage without listening to the
GoVern"rs sophistry and special pleading
The refusal to hear the message read was not
SO mheh an intentional in6iGnity to the Gov
crnor, as It was an indication That the mem
berS had already considered the question and
did not care to waste any more time in parley.
One after another the vetoed bills were taken
up; the previous question was ordered and
without debate. the House proceeded to give
the Governor as stern rehuke as any Exe>
cntive ever felt. The Democrats in the
House came nnbiy up to the work. They
voted in solid phnIanx and gave the lie to the
oronkers who pirate about the decentralization
and death of the Democratic party in West
Virginia. One rfter another the Gubernato
rial distractions were cleared away and the
snip sailed on without one sail torn, or one
spar shlvered. or one timber wrecked from its
place by conflict with the breakers which the
had'cals had hoped would dash the vessel to
pieces.
IMPORTANT CIVIL Stir !Snunton.
april 3-The special term of the Circuit
Court, Judge Mclaughlin presiding. has