The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-01-22
JOHN J. JAcon.
Letter from wheeling.
WHEELING, Jan, II, 1871

Editor Democrat My internal i'm
provemeut scheme, providing fund to
be called 1.-THE State Internal Improve.
mont Fund" has been favorably repor.
ted by the Committee on Roa6s and H.
.ernal Navigation. Tho bill is as fol-
lows:
A Bill providing Fund TO DO called
the State Internal improvement
Fund.
Be u Enacted BY tho Legislature Of
Hest Virginia:
That q tax Of cents shall DO
assessed and collected on each hundred
dollars Of taxable property, for provid-
ing fund to be called "The State H.
tcrnal Improvement Fund.-" to DO kop.
in the State Treasury, and drawn out
in pursuance Of appropriations mado by
the Legislature.
You will perceive i. is = measure Of
great Importance to the people off the
railroads in the interior counties Of the
State. I hope to DO able to show that
by economy and skilful management,
fifteen cents assessed on each hundred
dollars Of taxable property will run the
State government, and that FIVE cents
will realize sixty thousand dollars per
annum to be SGT apart and to be appro-
priatcd by the Legislature to works Of
Internal improvement; and it may be,
now that the school houses are all built,
that tho whole expense of the schools
can be carried on BY thirty cent tax,
50 in that way, the internal improve
ment tax may DO made ten cents on the
800 Of taxable property without any
increase Of taxes, and increase tho On.
nual improvement fund to ono hundred
ands twenty thousand dollars. This
sum fairly and judiciously expended,
would start our young State on'a new
career Of prosperity, and DO the foua.
dation Of her future greatness, wealth
and power. It'll decidedly tho most
important measure that will come be.
fore the Legislature at the present SOS.
sion.
The capital removal is now in a
blaze The bill rs prepared by tho pat.
rons Of removal, will DO reported to this
body tomorrow or next day. | will
offer at tho proper time the following
amendment: Strike out Sd sec,iod and
insert the following in lieu thereof:
Each voter, ut an election held under
the provisions of this act, shall deposit
bis ballot, with the names of five Of the
places named in tho preceding section,
written or printed thereon, and if nj ore
than fee Of said places DO written or
pria,ed thereon, tho Eve frs. pamed 10
written or printed shall alone be
counted but in counting The ro!e and
ascertaining the result Of said election,
all the votes eaSt for each place named
in section 9 cfthis act except as herein
provided, shall be counted"
l have no doubt this amendment will
be resisted, but will carry it il posi-.
bic, and believe can, when l explain
It to members.
The U. S, Senatorial contest is wax.
ing shot" Who arc to DO elected
Sennters no one hero Knows at this
time. From present indications the
struggle will be fierce and long.
You will perceive By the legislative
proceedings, that I have offered bill
imposing tax for Hospital coustruc-
ton. What will DO its fate | cannot
now form an opinion. Tho large sums
asked for suppOrt-ths "agitation Of
erpcnses." and the large sums already
expended in building. will DO grci.
obstacles in the passage of the bill,
l will keep the people Of Lewis ad.
viscd from time to time, Of my beings
here, and ask you to sec that my let.
tiers are accurately printed in TuS
DEMocRAT.
Your obo1lcnt servant,
WV. II. ARNOLD.