Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-25
WHAT THE WEST VIRGINIA
PAPERS ARE TALKING
ABOUT.
wba. the Legislature Should Do.

What the Legislature Should Do.
shepherdstown Register. 49,.
Our next Legislature should take into
consideration our school, interest, and
railroad laws; there are defects in each;
thew should he remedied and enforced.
Also our fence law; every person
should be required to take care OF his
own stock-there is no justice In It.
We before have said that sentimentality
increased crime; petit larceny is reward,
ed by comfortable quarters, &c, instead
of being punished, under our present
laws. The whipping-post would be the
silent sentinel, giving salutary warning
to the evil doer. 1t would abate crime,
and is not that the best and most
humane law WHICH prevents crimef
No Usury Law Wanted in West Virginia.
Clarksbug Telegram.
We are told that an effort will be
made by the legislature this winter to
pass usury and also stay law. The
LEGAL rate of interest in this State IS SIX
per cent, which is an honest rate. IL
il were made legal to only charge two
per cent. it would not help matters any,
and they who think it would show their
ignorance. Interest is based on the ne
cessitv of the borrower and money Is
lent to a great extent in this way. A.
has money and is called on by b. who
desires to borrow. Il. wants to
know what interest he is to pay, and A.
saws, ~ will fill out a note for 500
which will run without interest for one
wear. You sign it and l will give you
500 for it." A. has the money and he
then and there gets around all the laws
our Legislature could ever enact. AS to
Il stay law, while in some cases 1t might
inure to the good of few, at the last 1t
would be to the detriment of the many.
In our opinion the Legislature had best
look very carefully ahead before they
cumber our statute books with any more
meaningless claws"
The Moonshiners Must Beware.
Kanawha Gazette.
Those persons who have heretofore
either not known or not believed, may
now know, very distinctly, that the
United States Government, not only now
but at all times, has jurisdiction, and
intends to exercise it, over other matters
than 'moonshinc" whisky, crooked
stocies and "queer" coinage. Judge
Jackson, OF the United States District
Court now in session, intends to let all
the people, both law abiding and lawless
know that there is some meaning and
force in those provisio Is OF the constitu,
ton and laws OF the United States, which
guarantee to every man the privilege Of
earning his living, by honest labor,
wherever and on what terms he pleases;
which privilege has very frequently, OF
late, been not only denied but nullitied
in our district.
Berkeley County Railroad Bonds.
Martinsburg Independent
We have no doubt that the necessary
| legislation will be had at the coming
session of our legislature to enable
Berkeley county to fund its $4,000 Of
r"ilroad bonds ut lower rate OF interest
tn "a the s per cent. now paid. The
bonds should be funded ut 6 per cent.
taxable, or ) per cent, non taxable.
We notice that Washington county
| Md. ) per cent. bonds, recently issued
for the purpose OF taking up bonds OF
| a higher rate OF interest, are now sell
readily at par, and in some instances
command a premium. There Is no rea,
| son why Berkeley county 5pcr cent
bond would not be readily taken up at
| par.
| The States Share of the Peabody Fund
| Richie Democrat.
The reason why this State is receiv-
| less help from the Peabody fund than
! formerly, is stated to be because the
| schools in the Sonth, which have been
| deranged, but now organized, must re-
ceive sufficient to put them on a par
with those States that have received
regularly large sums. After a few years
our State NAV again receive Il somewhat
larger amount than now.
Re-Assessment of Lands.
| Morsantown Post.
1t is the opinion Of many OF our best
citizens, and most thoughtful ones, that
the lands in this State ought to be re-
asSc ,Sed. Since IN assessment Of the
lands was made, there has been an i'm
mense falling off in the price OF all kinds
oil property. As an instance OF this, the
| Clarksburg NsWS says that recently Il
valuable piece oi land that was bought
| only Il few wears since for forty dollars
per acre. sold in front of the court house
| Of Harrison county for about twelve
dollars per acre, and there are numerous
| i'm stances of the same kind in that and
! other counties.
For these and other reasons, num-
! Der of persons are in favor OF rc-asscs-
sing the lands. We don't know that
! taxes would be decreased thereby, but
there is no doubt OF the fact that re-
assessment would distribute taxation
| more equally.
What Shall be Done with the County
Courts.
| New M.trtinsvillc Democrat.
There is but one remedy. Let the
| justices remain. jurisdiction and all,
| lust as they are. They are doing as
well aS could be expected. Increase the
| number OF our Circuits and let us
| have tuur sessions. Il year Not hur-
ri,d, headlong, tircSomc ten-day sic ,es,
such as we have been subjected to
To- the wcll-always; wherein no
satisfactory amount OF business can be
safely done, but a calm, deliberate seS-
sion OF Il month with cases set upon the
docket for fixed drys, and certain to be
called and tried or continued; when wit
nesSes and everybody else could 60
home about their business.
Unless some such system as this is
adopted. we had better 'besr the ills
We have and try to elect our best men
for Justices. and select the very best for