The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-11
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ACTS OFTHE LEGISLATURE.

ACTS OfTHE LEGISLATURE.
The list published this morning con-
talus the titles OF nearly all OF the acts
that lave been passed by the legislature
during ills recent session and mat have
become laws whether by executive ap
proval, passage over the veto, or cOnstla
tutlunal limitation. Three or rour
bills which had been passed by both
houses oil the legislature were sulI III the
haLds OF the Governor at the time OF
adjournment last Monday, and may or
may not have become laws, as that Off
Ger NAV have determined. When the
return of bill with his ohjec-
tious thereto may have been
prevented by the adjournment
Of the legislature, he NAV file the bill
in the office of the Secretary OF State,
stating his objections to its becoming
law. and in such case his veto power is
more effective than when tue legisla-
ture i in session.
According to precedent, we suppose
thai the las, bl,l passed hv the leglsla-
ture. that III relation TO vacanc es III
in offices, has not met with gubernato-
rial approval. iulrin sirg as 1t does upon
h : assumed prerogsiiye OF appointing
every MINOR officer in the State
Ii the legislature were in ses-
sion the bill would undOubted-
lv be passed over the Gov-
eruor's veto but in the ab-
sence OF this guardian OF the
popular will, the bill may have
b .en deiea,ei by TOE tihnE OF the Gov
eruors OBJ &C ions thereto.
Ii will b. observe tina. large num-
Der of the laws that have b-eh passed
are OF a general character aud relate
% the whole State. Special laws
(Which have been the hane of former
legislatures in Wes: Virginia nave
heea aim pst entirely avoided, and have
ouly been considered in Cases where
general law could not be framed 10
meet the case. TIE preparation OF
these laws winch are intended
to apply IN ali sessions OF the
SItie mas been attended VITO more
difficulty than has been generally sup
pjsed. The various sections of Tue
State of west Virginia are more diver
gent IN interests and opinions tnan those
ot any other State 10 the Unlou. 1t ls
a work Of the utmost tficulty TO har-
monlz. under one code Of laws people
whose pursuits and whose material ln-
t.rasts are 80 widely separated as are
those OF the people OF the State. We
are therefore com velted TO admit that
the legislature haS had before 1t an &C.
ceedluglv d tficult task and so ar as we
are abe 10 judge from pres
elt indications, has done Its
work with commendable prudence ami
ekill. We have yet TO see the practl-
cal working OF the laws tnat have been
passed, and must reserve criticism until
we know what the effect will be.
One thing may be noted now. "The
road law" about which the Radicals
have so lndustriously laborei to manu-
facture party caOitaI is not Law at ALL
no bill upon that subject having been
passed by both houses OF the legislature
Vne same may be said Of the tax bill
a,ajnst which public sentiment has
been manufactured. Tue legislature
never dreamed 0: enactng sucl a Ia" as
h - been commeDt,d upon by the
Radical press, aud in fact, the assess
lnent for the present year will he made
under the old law, in the framing o.
which the Rai,ca had as much res
possibility ss the party that is now
dominant N the Safe. 1t may be too
much to expect from the Radicals that
they will take back the ISLANDERS they
have heretofore given currency to IN
relation to these matters, bat surely all
Democrats will JON us in endeavorIng
TO purhsl the truth ID regard 10 what
the Legislature mas done and what the
Radical poters could not compel 1t to
DO.