The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-23

upon Pannell and the balance OF the
committee. They smothered them. The
committee never met, although they had
two days time to work up the matter.
Rogers drew up o report he was OF
opinion that there was something rotten
In Denmark" He tried 10 get In his re.
port, but as the majority Of the committee
had not been heard from, he could not
get his report In as 70 minority report"
In the meantime the excitement was
high and getting higher. Rogers plead
before tho members Of the committee 10
do something, but they would moi. The
thing died. Here II ended. Nothing was
dont The committee was smothered.
Now l do not say the charges that were
made are true. But ! do say that the
matter demanded an investigation by the
committee. would further state that NO
day passes without some reference being
made TO the question upon our streets,
"Where there is 30 much smoke there
must be some fire. is an old and trite
saying. Permit me, TO further add that
there comes o dsy when d Legislative
Committee will sit these charges fully,
and that before long, and iEthere Is any
thing wrong will expose II, and make the
guilty parties disgorge their .ill.gotten
gains, should the charges be sustained.
Before the adjournment OF the Legisla,
ture II was rumored that the Governor In.
tended 10 remove all State officers
who had any hand In the al
legged interest frauds, should the
charges be proven, and the Bourbous pre-.
pared call TO convene the Legislature
and thus override the executive BY Bour.
bon legislation. The call Is novel am
told, 10 the hands Of a man, who Is 10 cir.
culate the notices should Governor Jacob
mot Patsy Daily undertake to remove
any Of-the Bourbon State officers.
| can't close this article without max
ing some reference TO our fourth Cover
nor, the well known Patsy Daily. Pat Is
not bad fellow. Your readers will re-
member that reported the proclamation
OF Major Gen. 4. A. B. declaring Patsy,
the Governor, to disperse the civil contin.
gent fund. Patsy has not as yet delivered
his inaugural address, although Il Is
looked for with considerable interest. Pat
Is no SLOUGH. By the way the law re-
quires each head Of a department 10 keep
q record Of all the business done under his
administration. Pat has no books and
no clerk. BE certainly Is entitled to all
OF these. 1.-The has right to draw his
order upon the Auditor for the insurance
Of the Capital buildings and State pro
perty, most certainly he has a right to
draw an order or orders Tor such amounts
as may be required 10 keep q correct re-
cord OF the business Of his department
(broomS, &c) You know that the late
Legislature was elected upon a retrench.
ment pledge and civil service reform and
all that sort OF thing. What are the Bour.
bons going TO do with Mr.. Hall, the Clerk
Of the Court Of Appealsl l think they
would remove him could they run the
Court without him. They forgot their
platform when they declared Patsy the
fourth Governor.
l am informed that one OF the Cover
nors is at work getting the papers ready
to sue Fl. 8. Walker. We are not advised
which one 1t Is. If 1t Is Mr.. Jacob, the
elected Governor, l would advise his law.
yer in due time that he will get no pay I'm.
less employed by our fourth and most ex.
cellent and illustrious Governor, Patsy
Henry Daily. Pat holds the bag that con.
tains the contingent fund, to say the least,
and il the lawyer in the prosecution Of
Walker expects his pay out Of the
contingent fund. he had better ar
range with Patsy In advance, as he
might kick out Of the harness, unless con-
suited in due time. Pat has been known
to kick during his reign at the State
House.
l don't wish TO be understood as speak.
ing disparagingly Of Pats standing and
abilities, for am frank to say that l re-
gard him as the second best of the four
Governors of the State, being surpassed
only by honest John, the peoples friend.
SWELL