The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-22

Uneermloniols StHar Adjournnsnt-Lifi
Insurance. -Appropridtion BiRs-Ad
jOurn for the Rdces-A field day In III
House In hree acts-Righ DEBATE
"1Hei thing ddjolrns b sober 4-lal-
mease Excitement, etc., tc.
Especial Correspondence OF the IntelllgeneG.1
| CHARLRsToN, Nov. 49,
have the Information from 0 reliable
source that the Senate, or rather that
branch Of the Legislature which is run
by. and for Jonathan and Gideon, made
hasty adjournment last Friday afternoon
livery soon after convening owing TO the
remarks that were made upon bill ask
Ing an appropriation Of $S5 to pay some.
body for boarding recruits about war
times. It Is said that the remarks Of q
Senator upon this occasion were Of war
like nature, and the aforesaid proprietors
still having little unfinished legislation,
Of personal interest, called of the animat-
ed Senator from labor to refreshment.
INSURANCE
interests are again occupying the atten-
ton ot the Legislature. This subject was
pretty thoroughly overhauled last winter.
There Is q disposition on the part Of some
70 exempt foreign Life Insurance Compa-
MES from tax on the premiums they col
lect from policy holders. The law Of last
winter requires them 10 pay three per
centum on the premiums collected In the
State. Inasmuch as we do not have any
domestic Life Insurance Companies, the
people In the State desiring TO invest In
Life Insurance are obliged to insure In for.
eign companies, and foreign companies
not having domestic companies to share
the business with, can and do compel the
policy holder to pay this three per centum
tax by way OF adding the amount OF 1t to
the various premiums paid BY policy hold.
ers. II we had domestic Life Insurance
Companies as we have domestic Fire
Companies, and the Life Companies
placed on the same footing as our Fire
Companies, without any special tax on
their business. foreign companies could
not with impunity compel their policy
holders to pay their tax for them. The
general argument Is this: that Life In-
surance, owing to this tax, costs the peo-
pie Of this State three per cent1m more
than u would were the tax abolished, and
that the majority oi the people who invest
in Life Insurance are OF the class that are
limited in means, and they should not be
burdened by any policy the State might
adopt toward foreign Insurance Compa-
MES so long as foreign Companies have full
sway In our State.
BETHANY COLLEGE,.
At last log rolling has secured 70 this
institution an appropriation of $12, 900.
II Is true that Bethany Is the Oldest and
best college in the State. It is worthy
the patronage OF every one as individuals,
but ! fear that assistance rendered by the
State will result badly to our educational
interests throughout the entire State. Al
ready denominational institutions In other
sections are claiming the same right to
an appropriation that gave 1t to Bethany.
They say 1t Ia unfair to help one denomi.
national school and not all Of them, and
there Is no little excitement created by II.
1t Is TO be hoped, however, that 1t will
subside, and things will fall back In the
old grooves again. Some think that It
will ipjure the State University, but 1t
may be that this is only imaginary. Let
us hope SO at least.
OTHER APPROPRIATIONS
for internal improvements are being urged
from almost every section Of the State.
And in many localities 1t is Of vital impor.
tance that they should have them. In
many of our interior counties there are
comparatively no roads for the conven-
ience OF the people. They cannot, for
want of them, get the products Of their
lnnan - ,,nrl-nt Tba,, ara tonlofad and
are crying loudly for help. Should there
not be q liberal policy towards this class
OF appropriations AS long as there 10
money In the Treasury, why not disperse
It In way that 1t will improve the gen.
eral interests oil the State. We want more
turnpikes, bridges and the like, as well as
educational institutions. II the State Is to
support the several colleges within It's
limits, 1t should not refuse to lend help
ing hand, In the construction OF thorough.
fares throughout the several counties that
will build up business traffic that will
pay back q ten fold remuneration for all
the money expended; and might say,
benefit the people far more than can be
done by giving students free scholarship
In every denominational college within
tho limits Of the State.
THE HORSE RACES.
1t has been the custom Of the House
thus far during the present session to hold
afternoon sessions, thereby giving the
lorenoons 10 committees for their ardu.
ous (?) labors. Last Friday new and
unexpected departure was taken, requiring
the House to convene at $50 A. N. The
reason was readily explained when II was
announced BY large posters distributed
on the desks Of the members, stating that
the next day (saturday) there would be o
series of horse races on the Fair Grounds
at 3 o'clock p. M,-just the hour for the
usual meeting Of the House. OF course
the members could not consent to make
laws when It interfered with horse races,
hence they adjourned with the under
standing that they would rendezvous at
Mechanics Hall, there TO invest in pools,
and TO work themselves up TO q proper
pitch commensurate to the moral " ex.
hibition that they were so eager TO at.
tend the next afternoon. They went,
and many OF them being old stagers, Of
course bet on the winning horse,
A AFIRLp DAY IN THE HOUSE.
On Yesterday the House Of Delegates
was the theatre Of disgracetul farce
while attempting to consider House Bill
oO5, in relation TO Insurance Companies,
OF which Mr.. Campbell, OF Hancock, was
the patron. ,w
Pending the consideration Of the bill on
Saturday last, on q motion Of Mr.. Daven.
port, OF Ohio, 10 indefinitely postpone,the
House adjourned.
On Monday, coming up Rs unfinished
business, Mr.. Campbell, the patron OF the
bill, wanted to know Of the speakerit he
could have time TO respond to the remarks