The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-07

Wepublish classified list OF the mem
bers elect Of the two houses Of the West
Virginia Legislature this morning, by
which il will be seen that in the matter oI
politics our impending law makers arc
very much like the well known jug han
die, all on one side. In other words
out Of 50 members there are 6l Democrats,
II Greenbackers and II Republicans. In
the Senate there are 20 Democrats, 3 Re.
publicans and GrcenbaCker, and in the
House Il Democrats, III GrcenbaCkers and
s Republicans.
OF course the organization Of the two
houses will be Democratic. All that the
Opposition can do is TO choose between
Democratic candidates. This however
need be no serious drawback to tho hap.
pineSs of the opposition, as politics,
Federal or State, are not likely to come
before thcJ legislature this session. There
are no United States Senators to elect or
districts to be gerrymandercd. All our
legislation is likely to be Of n kind in which
every citizen will be interested purely Ms
a citizen and tax payer, without respect to
politics. All therefore are In the sane
boat, and nothing is to be made by draw.
ing any lines.
The most prominent matters likely to
receive attention are the County Court and
the School law, Both were discussed and,
to some extent, passed upon at the ses-
sion OF 1873, and both left in q state of
uncertainty as regards future action. An
amendment to the State Constitution,
known as House bill number five,
striking out article eight Of the
Constitution, and substituting therefor
on article providing for three Judges Of
the Supreme Court, and for sixteen Cir.
cult Judges, and reducing the County
Courts to fiscal and police boards in each
county, passed the House on the ID OF
March, 1876, ayes II, noes none, but after
wards failed by one vote OF passing the SEN
ate, and hcnc" was not submitted to the
people at the fall elections OF that year.
It is not TO be doubted that some similar
amendment to the constitution will again
come before both bodies at this session.
The people are, il possible, more wearied
out than ever with the expensive liti.
CATION bred and encouraged by the county
courts, and more unanimous in their de.
sire to get rid OF it. 1t is the great nuisance
Of the State, and is really little less than
stencil in the public nostrls. The coun.
ties have sickencd of paying hundreds Of
dollars of costs in cases involving only Il
few dollars, and OF finding that the crude
decisions Of County Courts are the laugh
ing stock Of the courts above.
In regard to the school law, tinkcrinc
withit is Of course always in order. The
average legislator always has two or
three amendments to that law that
are necessary 10 its usefulness To
insert them he is ready to tear
the law to pieces, viscera and vitals,
no odds what sort OF job it becomes un.
der the hands Of iorty crude spectators like
himself. We regard this as a most un.
fortunate propensity, and hope for the
good OF the cause of education in West
Virginia that there will lie MS little OF it
this session rs possible Let us
have peace, as near ny may be. on the
school question.
As for bills proposing appropriations to
bridges and roads here and there through
ont the State, there will OF course be a
perfect spawn oi them. There always is.
tiev. jacob, to his credit he il recorded,
dealt such folly blow during his term
that rather discouraged it, but Hercules
with his club could not kill OIL such pro.
icCts. They spring eternal in the breast
of the man who is on the look
ont Tor buncOmOe, and every other lcgis.
lator is as rule buncOmhc hunter. We
trust that the time Of the present lcgisla.
turc will not be consumed in discussing
such wild schemes, inasmurh as We have
no doubt that the present Executive, in
case they were to pass, will follow the
good example OF his predecessor und re.
fuse to sign them.
To our distinguished friends, the lcgis.
lators, one and all, We extend most cor.
dial welcome to our midst, as do all the
people Of this city. We hope that they will
soon become generally acQuain,edwith our
people, and when they do they will find
that each and all oi them, Irrespective Of
politics, have warm side for them.