The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-15

'pullinEPt ths wtopg endeQt Ne eQfd.
Upon tlis whole, ] am fro to sd that in
the same length Of time no Legislpttfc in
America ever did les work. ~
THE ROAD LAW s.- 80
was fully discussed in the House of Dele
gates to-day, An effort is being made to
amend the present law in several particu-
lars, First, to require the public roads
to be kept in repair by taxation on prop
eFty, ~ equality and Justice requires that
1t should be done; and, il they are to he
kept up by labor, then 70 require all per-
sons between the ages OF eighteen and
fifty to work a certain number OF days
each year, &c,
This Is one of the most important
measures that the present Legislature
will be required to pass upon. As it nov
stands the labOring mon, who arc gener-
ally poor and have little use for roads,
are required to keep the roads in order
for the wealthy men, who have use for
them, but they have arrived at an age
that exempts them from doing any work
upon them whatever. This Is not right.
Let property keep up all Of orr public
highways. Property derives the greatest
share Of the benefits Of all public I'M
provcments, it therefore should pay the
tax.
Then again there is a very large class OF
landowners who arc non.rcsidents, who
do not contribute anything towards keep
ing up the roads, and the opening up Of
new Highways through their large boun-
DIARIES Of lands. They should by all
means br taxed for this important puF-
pose. Ii the present Legislature does
anything at all it will certainly change
the present unfair aud oppressive road
law, 10
The Senate to-day passed tho bill APP
proprialing$O 900 for the purchase ofthe
SALT suLpIIUR SPRINGS
for an insane asylum. ] commend their
course in this regard. ltiSbadly needed.
II il positively unsafe TO allow so many
lunatics to run at large. The Weston
Asylum is already filled. II can accom-
mediate no more. Tho wants of these I'M
iOrtunates must be provided for, and ut
once. There arO no lcss than half dozen
of this class now IN the Legislature I'LL
ing the CHAIRS rs members who should be
sent t0lhe Salt sulphur Immediately, III
the Senate bill passes the House and be-
comes u law it will b. money we'll spent.
THE AUDITORS REpORT
is not yet printed. This Is very strange.
No one knows anything about the fnan-
ciaI condition Of tile State. The principal
finance officer has not spoken since 1873,
and ! risc to inquire why no Is silent. /
have waited thirty days since the IRgis.
laturc assembled for the report 10 bo
printed, without bringing tho matter to
the attention Of your readers, thinking,
perhaps, that the delay was attributable
10 the Public Printer. ldOn't want to be
unjust towards any Of our State functions
aries but silence sometimes makes men
mriiccm Crimih& to frauds. The absence
Of this report from tho desks Of the mem
bNrs Of the Legislature when they arc
making laws looks badly. Can it be pos
sibIc that there Is anything "rottcn in
Denmark 1t IL said that the Printer
is ut work on the report. The same
thing was stated ut the opening Of the scs-
sion. 1t ncOd not take thirty days to
print such report. Give lis the report,
Mr. Auditor, or we may come to u con.
GlusiOn that may not bc pleasant.
AFTER THE LATE Pr
Mr.. Hutchinson, Of Wood county, u
few days ago introduced resolution re-
quiring tho accounts Of the late Public
Printer to hc settled up ut once. lIO
claimed that the State hal been triIlcd
with long enough, and he wanted some.
thing done. There il no question IN tho
minds Of any one that II. s. W. owes tho
State over $50, 900 that lie OvCrtrew while |
he wa1 tho Public Printer, anil Justice dc.
Inands that he should refund it, antl sut-
fer the penalties for violation Of law. II |
tho Republicans were in power forty
eight hours hc would be held to n strict
accountability for his gross misconduct,
and the wlite-wasll would all be removed
that llas been smntted over his case by
the bourbon parti2anS.
swEErING CYCLONE
passed through the IIouFe Of Delegates |
this afternoon. At 10 o'clock A. NJ. the |
heretofore appointed 10 IN |
vCstigato the manner In which tho blsi-
ness Of tho Auditor and Treasurer OftllC
State have bcen conducted since the OF.
ganilatiOn Of tho State, held session. |
The report has been prevalent for some
time past that the present incuml,ents Of
said Offices have improperly used por-
ton Of the interest accruing on State de-
posts, which gave rise to the present In
vGRtigntion. Tho Committee therefore
Mr.. n. H. Cabell, tho cashier
Of the Merchants Bank Of Charleston, 10
testify in tho case. The plain question
was propounded to him, II any arrange
ncnts had ever been nude with his bank
by the Auditor, Treasurer or any other
State officer, by which certain Sums Of
known M the State deposits, were
10 DO left in his bank nj n rate Of interest
greater than the State was receiving
from other banks &C., or something 10 that
effect. The gentleman declined to answer
The question. Tho question was again
nFDp0unded in another form 10 the
,alnO effect, and again lie refused 10
answer. The Committee seeing that
here was something wrong, and failing TO
obtain any Information from tho witness,
adjourned aud reported tho conduct Of
ho witness to the House OF Delegates.
WhereupOn the Speaker issued warrant
ind had Mfr. CA6ell brought before the
,ar Of the House accompanied by lila
counsel, NIesSrs. Quarter and lIOgefman.
rhe same questions were propOGndetl in
,pcn House that had been asked in the
jNmmitLee and like answers given, with
he simple addition "Lhat I decline to nn.
wer any question that will Critninhto my.
ulf.H Lila attorneys claimed that 1t was
II old. principle In law TINT a witness
ould not be forced to give testimony that
rOnld inculpnto himself. III Il
Mr.. Hutchinson replied that the ptin.
iplo referred to by tho council fof the
illness applied in all cases except 10 leg .
,lalivo assemblies, and cited a ndmbcr
I instances in Congress where witnesses
nd repeatedly been imprisoned for r..
ising 10 testify in similar cases IL the 7