The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-18

have 1t tested by q hydrostatlc pump M,
per cent above the pressure desired 10
ordinary working purposes once q yeal
at a cost Of Ave dollars for each boiler
: also, to compel all owners Of boilers TO at
zach a low water indicator that will Civ,
an alarm when tho water falls below
safe line In the boiler, which Is 10 be ap
proved by the supervising inspector. Til
indicator will cost each owner OF bOilc
from $50 to $75, and from evidence tina
has been produced before the committee
which has this bill under consideration 1
Of very little or no use, but seems " b.
commended only by its providing tina
one man as State supervising inspector
and three men, one from each Congress
slOnal District, as local inspectors; tht
former at salary oil one thousand and thu
latter at six hundred dollars per year, anC
by the amount Of money that would bG
made by the owners Of patent low water
indicators. The owner Of these Is here L
Mr.. Bradiord) and is an experienced lob
byist, and is working the matter up anC
taking great interest In what he tcrmt
the projection of "lile and property
but what really IS the creation o.
q Job, by which he can sell and CompG
every man, firm or corporation who owns
steam boilers, large or small, In tho State
Of West Virginia, to buy his indicator
and use them on his boilers. under
stand they cost about eight dollars Il
manufacture them, and thar they are sold
for $50 to $75, A close canvass Of the
number Of boilers in the State puts the
number at 5000, which at even $50 lor
each indicator would make tho neat sum
Of $2500O0 Of tax on this particular
line Of industry, 10 say nothing Of the cost
Of testing the boilers.
1t seems strange, but Mr.. Davenport
Gavors the bill and spoke In its favor when
1t camo up the other day. Dir. Miller
also Eayors the bill. What your boiler
owners will think of their course l can
only conjecture. This bill Is the CON-
pletest Job that was ever before West
Virginia Legislature, unless 1t was simi.
lar bill Of 1870 or 1871, which was de-
leated.
Every owner Of boilers in and around
Charleston Is opposed to being imposed
upon in this way, and are making an ell
Tort to defeat the whole bill. -.-rr
II. G. Davis, with his usual aCumen, as
to the wants and lncllnations, ola DEM
ocratio Legislature, whether 1t be drinks,
days sail and dinner on the Kanawha
lust before Senatorial contest, or 10
meet the wants OF the agrlcullurist, has
had 1t brought To his notice, that his
Democratic friends In this Legislature are
much inclined to "Pampered Sheep"
"BroOmsage" "Buck Plantain" and
"Dried Apples" and to pander to their
weakness. he has sent largo quantity
Of seeds under his frank from the P atent
Office, to the members. McMillen Is mad
about it, as he thinks Davis Is setting
up against him for Senatorial h0nors. He
has as one Of the leaders Of the Demo-
cracy created by his course in the present
Legislature, in the interest OF Agriculture,
Arts and Sciences and " Pampered" Sheep,
an anxiety, admiration and respect OF
all his coIntrymen, and this fact Is evil
denced by large number OF letters re-
ceived recently from all parts Of the State,
andfr allpartles asking for his" plcter."
He has ordered large number In antlct-
patton oil still further demands.
Senator SherTed introduced series Of
resolutions and had them referred 10 the
Judiciary Committee, which looks 10 a
legal investigation Of the power OF the
Legislature 10 create and appoint under
the new Constitution, Board Of Public
Works, and whether such Board can le-
gally appoint certain officers. 1t will be
remembered that bill was passed in the
early part OF the session, enlarglDg and
continuing the Board OF Public Works,
which had for It's object, an encroach.
ment on the power and duties of the Gov.
crnor. Since then, several bills have
come up for consideration, that had the
Governor inserted as the appointing pow
or. Tho enemies Of Governor Jacob uni
formally have moved and carried prop
oSition to substitute q Board OF Public
Works for Governor. This gave rise q
few days ago, TO regular partisan war,
the discussion arose on wko should ap'
point the Janitor.
This brought Thompson, Of Putnam to
his feet, he said that the Democratic
party had been led by the superior tactics
and wisdom of the Republicans OF the
House all winter, until they were 80 de-
morRlized that they were afraid Of their
shadows, and that they must now take
the appointing power from Jacob or let
the Democratic party go the devil. This
was the tocsin of alarm and you could see
the small fry pricking up their cars.
]. N. Camden was here and seemed
10 DO directing the fight. 1t Is
bad state of affairs when q great .po.
litical party get 30 low down in the filth
and dirt of political chicanery, that they
must resort TO such wide departure
from common honesty, as to stab at the
Executive OF q great State in order TO
meet party ends, There Is conflict
brewing between the Camden Democracy
and the Governor. They are determined
to curtail his authority under the new
Constitution, by giving 1t CARRIED con.
struction 10 suit their own malicious ideas.
DR.. Thompson says openly that II Cam
den had been the Governor that he never
would have favored such legislation, but
that the party must do this now to keep
from" going to HI" The Doctor Is rather
an honest man as regards his views. he
expresses them very plainly and pointed
ly, but with not as much discretion as
some Of his compatriots.
There 10 trouble ahead as sure as the
party undertake to carry out these cx-
treme measures. They will find that
Jacob Is q man Of much more nerve
than they are calculating on, and
that he will not allow any cropping
Of authority or power without showing