The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-07
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Special correspondents OF the Register.
ni 'CaARLEsoS. March 81. 1873.
The afternoon session Of the Seuat
closed to-day with as much excitemsu
a. has been manifested at any tim,
during the present session OF the Legis
lsture.y The ell absorbing Capita
question ca ne up as 6nsle to the day
proceedings aud tonight the removal
lists and the Charlestonese are as busy
and as venomous as two horaets' meet,
that have been rudely stirred. But e
con6ne this letter to the due order O.
events, it is necessary to speak OF whal
was done during the dsy. and which o.
itself, deserves to be chronicled sod
cannot be .overshsdowed by any less
important matter than that which has
90 stirred both the legislature and the
public pulse,
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
1t will be remem bered by the readers
OF the REarsrER, that soon after the
adoption of resolutions in the House,
the result ofa careful examination oi
the whole matter acquitting the Public
Printer OF all the charges of fraud,
which, constituted the staple OF the Js-
cob campaign, Senator Grantbsm, OF
Jefferson county; q stsuuch supporter
OF Governor Jacob. and a member OF
the celebrated Star-Chamber Commit
tee, that found Mr.. Walker guilty OF
oil the dreadful things that were re-
counted wherever Radical orators spoke
during the recent canvass smit with
bigh.toped horror by the action OF the
House, proposed in the Senate little
investigarlon ou bis own hook. relating
mainly to the prices charged tor PRINT
ing during the present session OF th e
Legislature. The Senator had heard go
much about "forms," and tokens"
and "ems," that he considered hlmsslt
quite an expert and in bis own opinion
stood fully prepared to measure aud
estimate the value OF the work done Tor
the Congress Of the United States. or
the largest publishing honse in the
country, while what be id not know
about the printing ordered by the West
Virginia Legislature WAS, in Senator
Grsntbsn's opinion. not worth know
ing at all. ''-'''. q"
As bis investigation proceeded it be-
came evident to the members OF the
Printing Committee that his charges OF
fraud and mslteasance on the part OF
the Public Printer we're entirely unsup
ported BY. facts. and at length, seeing
the inevitable breakdown Of the whole
persecution and the ineyitable vindics-
sioo oLMr. Walker from not only these
recent charges. but. also. from those
that 90 materially helped the boilers
candidate for Governor last fall, the
Senator turned tail aud fed for home.
leaving others to labor to control the
spirit be had endeavored to raise.
The Printing Com mittee oi the Sen
ate, composed Of several OF the ahlest
and most sensible memb bers ot that body
reported this morning that they found
no cause for censure or correction in
the Printers accounts, and that all
printing ordered by the Legislature had
heen executed sirly, according to the
prices fixed bv the Code. The report
was adopted without dissenting voice
Thus Gods q most cruel and unjustfia.
able persecution that has been carried
on during more than a year past, and
which wss sdroitly used by desperate
liars. to fsbricate for Governor Jacob q
reputation for superistive and ssint-liks
honesty. { At last the bubble has been
pricked and it is 'ound that IRE parable
injury has bssn done to an honest m sn,
while rogues have ridden into power.
rHR CAPITAL QUESTION.
The air has been thick with rumor,
during the past lew dsvs 10 reference
10 the revival o. the Capital question
Knots OF third district people stood up
on the street corners and d scussed the
matter with much apparent animation
while here and there members Of the
Legislature from the. northern portion o
the State were observed to eIchsng,
significant glsnces and we're heard tc
80, ~ ~, a. NJ srsoua unpda
Az Q result OF the apprehension that
the Ga pital;quesnou" would be revived
With all its borrid possib lties OF ruin
the lobby Of the Senate was attended by
many Of the most prominent citizens o
-Gharlestou whose snxietywas plainly
depicted 10 their countenancrs Tnt
proceedings OF the Senate duribg th'
greater part o. the day were Of. tb,
dryerst and drowsiest nature, the subject
being the bill concerning the sale o
delinquent lands and Involving tn
ssrlous topic Of West VirgiDia land
titles, . subject which no person ha'
been able 10 understand without
st least ten years Of heroic
snd self sacrificing study. Soor
after fve o'clock the land bill va,
made the special order Of the day iol
tomorrow at eleven o'clock, and al
most simultaneously with the sn.
nouucemept OF the vote, Judge Camden
chairman OF the JUDICIARY Committee
rose and stated that be desired TO re-
port TO tie Seoate "House bill NO. l6,
by which title is desitnsted the bIl
the. proposes 10 remove the ses. o
state government to Wheeling d.
| b I'd scSrcely uttered the ominous word
before Senator snersrd was on bis tee
protesting against the consideration ot
biii, 90 the ground that il hsd not beer
70 ported from the Judiciary Commiuet
in the proper time. as fixed bv the rule
OF the Senate. Srustors Sumner and
Walker, also insisted that the re-
port could not be property presented a