The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-08

Tries TO Shirk.-Prlnting Frauds,
sc.
Correspondence Of the IntGlligcnceE)
CHARLESTON, April 2.
This little wooden city Is filled with
excitement. The Capital removal, the
passage Of the whisky bill and the sine
die adjournment Of the Legislature all at
once are more than Charleston can well
endure.
Yesterday the resurreCted Capital bill
was laid on the table on the Senate by
vote of twelve TO eleven. MIR. Caldwell
voted for Charleston, or voted 10 lay the
bill on the table, which was the game oil
the Charleston men, thus defeating the
scheme of removal. 1t had been discuss.
eli in caucus and decided by the friends
ii removal that the bill, il passed by the
Senate, need not go back 10 the House,
30 it could have been passed in the Sen
ate, which might have been readily
done had MIR. Caldwell stood
firmly, it would then have been
decided that Wheeling was the cap.
Ial as provided in the House bill despite
OF the pressure OF the Charleston lobbyists.
But then the thing fell through for want
Of one vote. 1t is now generally regarded
that the question Is eitectually settled,
and will not likely be brought up again
this session at least,
The whisky bill passed few days ago,
has completely upset the calculations OF
whisky dealers. believe there arc
about forty saloons IN Charleston, and l
don't think that more than four or five Of
them will continue the business under tho
new law. A few OF them have already
closed their doors, and was told to-day
that as soon as the bill become a law
nearly all Of them would do likewise.
There is too much risk to run for such
small compensation as would be received
in q legitimate liquor business. The Gov.
ernOr has not signed the bill yet, but Of
course he will not veto 1t, and 1t may be
regarded as a law. His five days expire
tomorrow, and it is thought likely that
he will hold the bill in his pocket and let
it become o law by default, which 1t will
do II he holds it longer than five days.
1t is a good law; 1t will no doubt do
much towards checking tho demoraliza-
ton that the unlimited sale Of liquor Is
producing in society. It strikes hard
blow at intemperanCe and near to its
roots 1t is unQuestionably grand law.
But then it Is the finishing up OF the
Democratic party. The last great stone
IN the foundation of their political fabric
has been taken away by the passage Of
this law. They hung on 10 the negro
until they pulled all the wool off Of him,
but had at last to give him up. Whisky
was oil that was left them, and now that
has been taken away, so l surmise that
their old party must go under. "Sic
transit gloria mundi."
The question Of adjournment Is one Of
uncommon interest among both legisla-
tors and people. Tho members want to
20 home because they arc worn out, while
tue people want them 10 60 and thus put
An end 10 the kind and class Of legislation
they have been giving US. 1t Is useless
for Democrats or anybody else to under
take to cover up the fact the legislation
Of 1872 and 1873 has been failure in
nearly every feature. In fact don't think
Of but one redeeming bill that they have
succeeded in passing In five months SEES
sion and that one is the liquor law. What
they have done has cost the State over
one hundred thousand dollars, and am
frank to say that from my stand point Of
viewing the situation, 1t would have been
better, Tor the State and people had they
never met, or il they did meet that II
would be for the purpose Of drawing their
money and nothing more.
The House passed resolution this
afternoon proposing TO adjourn on the 7lh
Instant TO meet again on the Goth OF OClo
Der, When 1t was sent into the Senate
that junc0mbe body struck out the Goth
Of October and inserted sine die. But be
!O'c they took vote on the resolution
rs amended they saw that they Wert
lreading on dangerous ground and sue
ceedCd In carrying an adjournment lO
tue day, so as TO CAUCUS tonight and fl
np the thing that the party inteEs,::ss. pIa!
be subserved.
Those who have kept poSSf' on tn
action Of the SeDa(e. ftwSN9S the Hous
during the prcseE[.%YslJH, will rCmem6e
mat in every mRsIef involving the respon
s!OlLlIy in economy, &c, on the part o
SNin1ulC W lHC pGOpVtI tuS OCuuV
has invariably shirked by throwing tn
question of Needing upon the House
Ihls sine die adjournment Is anolhc
Dnncom6e move, and members OF thu
House declare ;hRt Il the Senate adopl
Aat they viii vote to concur and the rcso
luton will carry both Houses. | feel con
hdenl, however, that the Senate will no
lake such suicidal step II would ueyC
10 tOEtjouTn fiHe die at this time. The,