The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-07-19
Capital Notes
[From on Exehanges.l


soon to yoteupon !hequestion wheth-
er they will build half million dol
lar State House at olarksburg or to.
accept one free which is already built
at Charleston.
It Is well for them to remember, in
this connection, that the State Treas
ury is in debtat this time One Humid
redand Twenty-Five Thousand dollars
for current expenses.
Attempt to evade it as we may the
people Of West Virginia will very
soon be forced to look fair in the face,
and provide for the payment of her
equitable proportion" of the old
Safe debt of Virginia, whether that
equitable proportion be Five Million
or Fifteen Million Dollars.
With our manufacturing interests
Frustrated, trade stagnant and I'M.
profitable, labor largely unemployed
aud POORLY rewarded when employed,
with the subjects of taxation shrink
ing and our public obligations swell
| ing in even greater proportion, it is
a good time for the voters tostop and
rcacct.--Regiaer.
Our people ought not and probably
do not look at this subject, with the
dlarompored vision of partizans, but
! IN the liberal and honest intention
to cast their votes, for what they may
conceive to be the best and lasting in
terest Of The State and all its people.
Charleston, it will be well for our
voters to bear in mind, has u State
house already built and fully paid
for which she donates unreservedly
to the State. This house can be
made, with the small appropriation
containedin the bill, toserve the State
for the next half century, without
additional cost to the people, Place
the Capital at Clarksburg and an ox-
penditure Of half million of dollars
will probably not see the new State
house finished. Besides, the placing
of the Capital in section of the
State which has such vast natural
treasures still undeveloped will add
greatly to the developing and plac-
ing upon our general tax duplicate
a large amount of additional capital
which Will, in that proportion light
en- taxation on the remaider. Then,
as a matter Of justice to the people of
that section, some one of the State
institutions shouldbe located there
all of the institutions now being in
the First and Second districts.-SG,'h
Brunch iatetLigsncer.
When the tax payers Of che Third
District remember that for ten years
they have submitted to the oontume-
Is, -d.u.gopa of the First and seennd
Districts, they win all go TO the polls
and vote solidly for Charleston on the
7th Of August next. Jpst think chat
out of nearly two and a half millions
of money spent out Of the Treasury,
only about sixty thousand was spent
in the Third District This is a fact.
We desire 10 call the attention of
the press of the State and through
the press the officers TO conduct the
August election to the Importance Of
making prompt return Of the result
of The election at each voting place.
Under the law governing the elect
ion the returns for each precinct must
be delivered to the clerks of the coun-
ty ard circuit courts of the respect.
i've counties within four days after
the election, and the result in each
county must be certified so as to
reach the Governor within twenty
days from the day Of the election
These proyi SONS OF law are Of the ut.