The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-31
At'hccllna asral5ter.
ChARL STOH.
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Bius POstpoaed-The Insura"ce
Inw-Thr Governor mp - stump
y.,oes OVsrruied.
IN. cisl correspondence OF the Register.
CHARLESTON, March %,

,ctsI correspondence OF the Register.
CHARLESTON, March %,
Dear Register:
Both Houses of the Legislature are
st,xining every nerve tor 81 early
siiournmeut. The demand for farm
work, the near approach of the spring
term OF the several circuit courts, anC
thp love OF home which, Ike hope
".rrinss eternal in the human breast.
have all exerted their influence in favor
0 the speedy suspension OF Legislative
labor and the return Of the members tC
their several walks and ways iD private
lite. Upon the other hand is srrsyed the
lack Of some OF the laws rendered ueces
ssry bv the new Constitution, the pas
.sye OF which is essential to the con-
Il ned progress OF the several depart
minis o; the State government. The
laws n question have all been fully
GO sld.red in the proper committees,
carefully elaborated bills have been
pr.psre1, and Dearly all are well ad-
vsnced toward final passage.
AN ADJOURNED SESSION.
1t seems inevitable, however, that an
adjourned session must be held. With
me utmost industry, it will be impos
sihIe for the legislature to complete at
once all the laws necessary to meet
every contingency that nav arise dur
ing the ensuing two wears Fit succeeds
N prOviding tor the obvious and antcl-
psred wants OF the gov rrnment that
NAV arise during he ensuing sun mer,
it Sill have done all that Can rea- ouatly
he expected by any one cOguizant OF
the amount OF work that was 10 be per
formed wnen the legislature assembled.
LOCAL BILLS TABLED.
A few DAYS ago a committee OF con-
terence WAS appointed to Gull from the
many bills now pending those that it
was thought necessary to pass heore
adjournment The committee recon-
mended that legislation be confined to
certain enumera'ed acts OF prime neces.
sitv, and accordingly every local hili,
every bill which does not directly inter
t-i the whole State, every bill that can
y ,ssrhlv he postponed without serious
detriment 10 public affairs, is being laid
on the table with uni orm ana remOrse-
less severity. 1t hat figurative article
o. furniture, "the table o. leg g satlve
BODY, could be seen with the naked eve,
IT would be observed that about five
bushels OF manuscript, involving mat
ters wise and otherwise, are beaped up
on it in mountain OF mixed bills
resolutions, amendments and inquiries
The reporters who chronicle the ioamy
speeches a. a public dinner usually say
that the tables groaned with the deli-
cacies OF the season" The table Of the
House, being a particularly staunch
piece OF cabinet work, has not vet
groaped audiblv. though without doubt
the people OF the State would grosn i
all its burden should take the shape OF
laws.
BETHANY COLLEGE BILL.
The determination o: the Legis'a~
ture to postpone ito a more conveuient
season" everything that will brook
DELAY, must be accepted by numerous
persons who are interested In local
bills as the reason why their hopes are
deferred The Bethany College bill, oi
which mention has heretofore been
made in this correspondence, is now
h-'ore the House OF Delegates though
it, fate is by no means assured A
majority OF the members seem to be
favorably impressed by the merits o.
the bill, but in the uncertainty OF all
'unan affairs, especially in those In
en- "whi,e men" are concerned, the
result is mighty unsartiu..'
The Insurance Law has at length
npen passed There was little hitch
in the Senate tonight concerning the
itIt, tut the law hss been virtually
passed. 1t is simply the act prepared
by the Wheeling Board o. Underwri-
ters as substitute for the Senate bill
IN relation 10 this subject which was
passed by that body several weeks
ago 1t does away with the old S25,
90 deposit required by the old law
rom companies net chartered by the
',w. of this State, and requires all
torsign companies to have al actueI
casn capital stock OF 100000, and all
the Companies, both :oreigu and do
mes''c, are required to make an rxhlblt
OF their lablIities and assets and all
rther matters pertaining TO their solv-
.-pcy rhe act as passed is quite as
l,vnrsble to the interests Of the home
lnsurance Com panies as could have
been procured, and, II it does not con.
ls,n all That WAS asked, it certainly
emhoiies quite ss much ss the Leg's-
tature would be likely to grant, even
though ample time remained Tor the
borough discussion OF the whole
subject.
THE GOVERNOR CENsURED.
To-day has been what might with
some propriety be called "a field day
IN the Senate The Governors delin-
quences, IN one shape or another, have
been the subject oi discussion, and ma
ny brave word has been spoken and
nsny sturdy blow has been struck IN
defense of popular rights and against
lhe abuses of Executive power. The
Hr"t topic this morning WAS the bill di'
recins the President OF the SeOare to
ascertain aud certify the result OF the
election 'or members OF Congress held
on the 24tb OF Octocer 1872, the Cover
nor Of the StsJe having tailed TO per-
form his duty in his regard. A spicy
synopsis OF tie salient points Of the
Speeches made by the several Senators
will he furnished in due time and, as II