The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-10
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The WeaLher-Enots and Constitutional
av-A Superior Judge AdUances an
ODinion The Constitutional Amend.
meRt-7Ime Of Adjournment to b
Changed 10 The 22d-1ne Waeelin0 Reg.
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CHARLESTON, Dec. o.
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THE WEATHER.
Alay or two since I called the atten-
lion Of your readers 10 the warm and
spring like character OF the weather. 1t
was then warm and pleasant. but Il was
OuIy breeding the storms and cold that
were soon TO follow. To-day, while l
write, the snow Is falling last, the wind
Is terrible and the atmosphere Is cold.
Everything is gloomy ami, winter like.
These sudden changes ARE the great OBJ
jectlOns Of this valley. II can't be other
Than unhealthful TO be warm and pleasant
one day and icold and stormy. the next
Nearly every person you meet Is suffer-
ing from colds-"bad colds."a II seems to
me that It is lar pleasanter to have steady
cold weather than 70 be annoyed by these
sudden changes.
ENoTTs AND CONSTITUTIONAL LAw.5'
Ina former communication ] gave your
readers an account Of an attempt To- gerry
manler Monongalia' and Marion counties
Sas to reduce the representation Of the
one, aud make the other permanently
Democratic, In that connection I gave
the confession oil the Hon. Nj, Knots, the
Delegate from Marion county, as -au='
ihOrily Tor my position. 1t twillalso be
remembered that spoke OF the effort as
being unconstitutional, because Mononga.
lis county had already less than 400
square miles Of territory, and the Consti-
tuition provides that tho new countyishail
beCrealCd with less than 400 square miles
territory." ThisI5regarded as'proof
positive that the trainers Of the Constitu.
ton intended no county LtoSbe whitfield
down below that number oil square miles.
This point has been deliberately discussed,
and with no small amount OF interest. =,
Mr., Knots, as i have said before, Is a
frank man." do not believe that he
will wiIlully deceive any one. 'Ie gen-
orally speaks the! truth when he speaks al
sll. 10 his determination to be frank and
fair, be has unbagged- another cat a
worse piece ofsimpropriety thasbeen re-
viyed by him than came to light last fall
when the wind accidentIy blew out oil the
window Judge Hofman's opinion on the
Bridges-Shallcross case, six weeks or
more before the trial of the cause.
Dir. Knots, in arguipg The Constitution.
atty Of this question, said that he had he
opinion Of one Of Re Judges ofthe Court Of
APTtdls that tbs more iodS not HRconStitti.
iOndl. Smith, Of Tyler asked him, tchen
The Supreme Judge referred to gave him
Ibis opinion! Mr.. Knots replied that il
ras since tkeprestnt C6nstituti0n lcas ddop.
I'd.
Now then, what does this prove? I
answer IL pr0ues that one of our Supreme
JadgShGS decided prenaturely, as todS done
ia The Bridges. StdllerosS case, d grace qlieS.
ton Of Constitutional ia,o.. If the ,opin-
ions Of our Supreme Judges arc 10 be
pedlled out for political purposes, the
sooner we dissolve our existence as o
State the better It will. be for us. Since
this revelation was made by Mr. Knots,
candidly believe the bill will pass;
which will be nothing less than an outrage
on the honest people ofthe State OF both
political parties. fS strS 81
FAREWELL FREE SCHOOLS.
On Yesterday an amendment 10 the
School Law was proposed IN the, Senate
that will kilfit, asthp hunters say, 100
deadtO skin" II It should pass, Il pro-
poses not 10 deprive the districtsio t their
o proportion Of the distributable school fund
they should vote against D levy for
schools in their |fespectiy districts
Every person who knows anything about
ne feelings Of a large class Of persons in
MS State on the subject Of Schools ;
very person who had his eyes open dur
IIng The School lelention last iall, must
Know that had It not been for the fact
mat q district voting against levy would
ttepnveiIseli Of any share OF the Distflbut.
oeSchOol fund, scores oil districts, would
nave voted against any levy at all for
SaoOl purposes, But DOW Il is proposed
HgIye Them their share OF tho Distribute
AoIe Iund whether they voted for schools
otnot, which Is nothing less than pre-
mum 10 get them to vote against the levy,
lOd thereby reduce the number OF school
months, and eifectually cripple our Public
schools. have counted eight and per-
aAn niue votes in the Senate In ,laVor OIL
ISe bill, which will carry i, Us there Is
Gota lull Senate, ithsa lsoihought thai
NWlIl carryin1 the House, and thus be
come "a law. What will the masses oil thu
people think, II this infamous bill sheult
Asst II II does, IL will be- the deatt
AOell to free schools In West Virginia.
rHR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
10 the Senate on yesterday there wa
qolIe a skirmish over the 6cott-WhitI
amendment to the Constitution, which l
IStAlng more nor less than the old Con
sM!utIon with az few, changes! All OF thI
uginlUns" OF the Bourbons were opposed
VII, asa matter Of necessity Itwoult
osVet do to throw aside our present or
s.olc law, as that would carry with Il TIL
SGalIed Democratic party, and they or
Mdently unprepared for this. Scot
Tood by his amendment like q little giant
lhey tried 70 muZ2le him by limiting hin
V len minutes speeches, but Il did no
.otk successfully, : He poured hot aho
@@ihe Bourbous 90 thick and fast tina