The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-15
CHARLESTON

Money in Monsy-Liquor LG,o-Aor
About hs Gra6-IHe Passage Of III
Congressional District SDtndie by a'
Sendte-Stab Geological Sureey-Densa
gegism-Adiutapt Generalship, Gs, dc
F9AaCHlRI Nov. n.
tspecIal Correspondence ofths 1nteIiSeneer.l
l reported rumor current at the tint
of my last writing, that the State officer
had borrowed $4,000 90 from the ire
ducible school fund. Since then l learr
there; has been o resolution Of inquiry in
troducad asking the Executive to commu
nicate TO the Legislature what amount o
money has been borrowed, at whose In
stance, from what source, and for wha'
purpose, from which l hope 10 be able L
secure the facts concerning the financial
fiasco, and will communicate them. Thert
Is no question about II that for
while the story Of bankruptcy was
toosreal ito be enjoyed, and the anx
iety. that was depicted nponj the shonesi
but blnshing countenances OF many Q
back county Bourbon who was the pos
sessor of .Jscky Horners signature, bul
which would not command the all need
ful, was narrowing in the extreme. And
albert the demand for, spirits was neces.
sarily affected the usual quotations, were
not changed.
DIsTRIBUTABLE SCHOOL FUND.
The administration squirms about pay
ing the distributable school fund. The
school law passed last winter which, by
the way, IN my humble opinion, instead
OF betteripg the system, was step TO-
wards throwing II into dislavor, provides
for the payment Of this fund 10 two equal
installments, October 15 and November
IS In each year. As far as can learn the
October payment has not been made, and
the Senate ostensibly at the instance oi
the Auditor and other officials, have pass.
ed q bill repeating that part OF the school
law passed last session, and providing for
the payment Of the distributable fund In
four equal payments, commencing Nov.
1st, and on the first Of every month there.
after, including February 1st, ID each
year: The bill asfirst introduced provided
ior the payment in equal parts OF eighths,
and was amended, making the payments
In fourths. There can. not be any good
cause why the fund should not be dis
tributed as provided in the school law Of
last winter. That law has gone abroad
and It isfair to presume that school super
officers and people have made
arrangements and acted accordingly for
the carrying on Of their schools, with the
expectation Of receiving their proportion
of the fund as originally provided. And
admitting that in some instances 1t would
not interfere with the carrying on Of the
schools, the money would be just as
well in the hands Of the different county
authorities as to be In the hands oi Q lew
pets who are handling 1t to their advan-
tage. But you know there Is
MONEY IN MONEY,
and these iunctionaries, perhaps, are
highly schooled In the art Of addition,
division and silence" In the Legislature
there are not q few who abhor the, free
school system, and who would rather part
with their right hand than do anything to
aid the free schools Of the State. j AM
sorry 10 report that some Republ ican
members are taking more than an usual
interest in changing the plan OF distribu.
ting this fund. For my part I should
think the interest Of free schools far too
vital 10 even countenance anything, lei
alone giving aid to any measure, In which
there might be doubt as to its results.
l'rE THE LIQUOR Law
that was enacted last winter Is likely to
receive some attention. Petitions are be.
ing presented praying in some cases tor
its repeal, and In others modification OF
the present law. 1twould not be hard TO
presume that the present law will at least
be modified, II moi repealed in. toto. The
friends OF the present law throughout the
State ought not to be idle, but should
be on the alert and circulate petitions to
counteract the effect OF the liquor petit
tiops. It 10 not inconsistent that "Bour.
bons" should like Bourbon" -
MORE ABOUT THE GRAB RESOLUTIONS
OF Col. Suider, Of Monongalia. They are
now In the hands Of special committee
and l dare say were the msjority aide OF
the Legislature now consulted about the
Of them they would there find
their resting place And ii they could dis
pose OF Col Snider In the same manner
they would attend his entombmept In q
body and honor him with the epitaph
"requieseat in pace" forgot 10 mention
in my former letter that the gentleman
from Jefferson ascribes TO the President
Of the United States not only the passage
Of the grab law but It's conception, aud
censures him for not vetoipg the bill.
which, he claims, had he done, the bill
could not have become q lsw-whlch Is
all cant, as the bill never had q vote 10
any of It's stages that would not have
passed 1t over veto. 90
TIE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
swindle has been passed by the Senate
and Is now ready 10 go the same course
through the house. It's object have fully
advised you Of. We might 90 wellhsve
three Congressional districts Democratic
as 10 have any oneiot them in doubt as tc
lis political standing. I do not know how
the delegate from Braxton will view 1t, as
I understand he aspires 10 Congressional
honors from this district. 1t may be cut
ting his aspirations In the bud. However
we are willing that the First District shall
have his services in that capacity II they
choose. LA .s b
STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. +
II there Is any measure that will benefi
our State more than another, 1t Is TO have
q State geological survey aud report. Il
has been recommended to the LegiSlaturt
at different times by the Governor, and
there has been bill prepared TO carr
ont meagefly Accommodation, but !
was attacked almost as soon as It came Z
tho surface. I fear this Legislature L
composed Of too many demagogues tt
5aaj nronarIv and fairly With sftch an IA.