The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-13
CHARLESTON.
PROGRESS OFTHE.LEGIsLATURE
FEES OF COUNTY OFFICERS
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
THE CAPITAL QUEsTlON-THE
Deaf OF COL, JEEFRRYs-MAJ,
HOTCHKIss. .
CHARLESTON, W. Va,
February 4th., 1878.

CHARLESTON, W. Va,
February 4th., 1873.
To the lditor OF the Register:l -.
The Legislature is at least getting
fairly into working harness. The gen.
eral la,eS necessary to be remodeled to
conform with the new Constition have
nearly all been introduced by the COM
mittees and things are beginning to as
sumo business shape. The most i'm
portant OF these, such as the road law
and general school law have, sf course,
required great deal of thought, and
work in their preparation, and hence
the delay. If these general laws are
acted on properly, as they shonld be
there is possibility of much earlier
adjournment than was anticipated a
short time since, a consummation devout-
ly hoped for, BY the members, as well
as the taxpayers.
The various bills to revise the laws
cutting down the fees OF county officers
passed just before the recess are dragging
their slow length along, very much to
the discontinue of the numerous
county clerks, prosecuting attorneys,
&c, who are here, at considerable ex-
pense, trying to get the fees fixed 30
they can make decent, respectable,
living out of them. They find the
work of changing the members over
hard row to hoe" | cannot see why the
majority of the members allow them
selves to be ruled in this matter by
few lawyers who, doubtless, think that
the cutting down Of the fees will largely
increase litigation. Ibelieve in econo-
my, but do not see how reducing the
lees, thereby compelling them to resign,
or stsrve, is a saving to the State.
That bright luminary>, Mr.. Potter Of
Morgan, who, doubtless, thinks that the
wit and wisdom of ages have concen-
trated in his important SELF electrified
the House, few days since, by the in
PRODUCTION Of the following nonsensical
resolution:
Resolved, That in order to facilitate
legislation and unnecessary expense on
the part OF the taxpayers of the State,
that we adopt the code Of 1868, UeTbatim
ct Hterqtim, where it does not conflict
with the new constitution.
The resolution was promptly indeh'
nitely postponed. l think this potter
should cease molding resolutions unless
he can use better material and turn out
better work.
There are two bills now before thu
Senate providing for arranging the
counties into districts for the election OF
Representatives in the Congress OF the
United States.
The majority of the Committee ap'
pointed to re-arrange the districts, sub
United bill dividing them as follows
First, The counties Of Brooke; CAL
houn Doddridge, Gilmer, Hancock,
Harrison, Lewis, Marshall, Ohio, Pleas
ants, Richie, Tyler, Wetzel, Writ and
Wood, shall be the first district.
Second, The counties OF Barbour,
Berkeley, Grant Hampshire, Hardy,
Jefferson, Marion, Mineral, Mononga-
liza, Morgsn, Pendeton, Pocahontas,
Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker,
Upshur and Webster, shall be the sec"
ond district.
Third, The counties Of Boone, Brax'
ton, Cabell, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier,
Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan,
Mason, Mcdowell, Mercer, Monroe,
Nicholas, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane,
Summers, Wayne and Wyoming, shall
be the third district.
The minority, Messrs. Bennett, Cald-
we'll and Hall, of Wetzel, submitted a
bill the same as the above, except it
it transfers Braxton county rom the
Third to the First district.
The Capital bill still sleeps the sleep
Of the just. There should be tomb
stone erected over its grave, and an cpl
taph inscribed thereon, as follows
Died Of too much politics. 1t may
be resurrected, but ! doubt If il will
ever have the strength it once had.
Col. George Jeff3 DIS, well and favor.
ably known to many of your citizens,
died on Sunday evening last. Col. JET.
freys was a native of.England, and was
some sixty years of age, He came to
this country when quite young and set
tied first in New York city. Whilst
there, he accepted the position as agent
of the Nicaragua Transportation Com
PAW, which he filled acceptably for
wears. He came to this Valley as the
representative of wealthy New York
Coal Company, some time in the year
1854, or Whereabouts, and has since re-
sided here. He was one of the most
whole.souled, genial gentlemen it has
ever been my good fortune to be thrown
with, and WAS universally popular
His literary and scientific attainments
were OF the highest and most polished
order. Charleston has lost a valuable
aud useful citizen. The loss to his
family cannot be expressed in words.
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| have had the good fortune to meet