West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-25
State Northumberland.

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State Legislatures - Messages.
/ The Yves Virginia Legislature met m the
! Capitol in Wheeling on the Sth January.
! Col. ID. J. Johnson, Of Tyler County, was
] elected President II the Senate, and Hon.
/ George III. Moifdt, Of Pocahontas County.
/ was elected Speaker Of the House of
| Delegates. Several important meas.
ures will come up In the present
session, among others, an entire
/ change will probably be made I'm
/ the judiciary Department OF the State.
/ Governor POrter's last regular message
! was delivered TO the Legislature of Tennes.
/ see on the sth. IL reports an active bal.
/ ancC in the State Treasury Of 1921. lO3 q5.
! The current expenses Of government the
/ past two years was $l,O4i,4l4. The tax
( levied for 1873 was $2232O unpaid tax
/ list OF former years $4,000. The total
/ value of property assessed for taxation for
! 1873 shows n decrease from 1877 OF 1906.
/ 800. The outstanding bonded indebted.
/ ness OF the State is S2O,22l, 800; unpaid
| interest, si052 III. The Govern r adds
/ The settlement OF this debt is para.
| mount 10 ell questions Of legislation that
I can engage the attention OF the General As.
sembly 10 involves the honor and good
| name OF The state, and the honor of every
citizen; is liability voluntarily con.
tracted, and wisely created or not, cannot
now be question. / hold, and have al.
ways believed, thatin the light Of moral and
| legal duty, as n question OF commercial
honor and State pride, the best setti ement OF
the debt for Tennessee would be 10 pay the
entire debt according to the terms OF the
contract"
Governor Hartranfps message. delivered
10 the Pennsylv8nIa Legisla ure on the Sth.
shows that the estimated deficiency i'm the
general fund at the close OF the present fiscal
year VII! be = $4,000. The revenues OF the
general fund TOR rs fell below the revenues
Of II some 5000 600. and the estimated
revenues of'79 are 5000 600 below the same
standard, which will make altogether for
two years IN which deficiencies will have
principally accumulated falling of in
revenSes of 81 100000. The Governor he
heves, however, that by rigid emf roement
oil the taN laws, spreading the payment OF
most appropriations over two wears P7g
and so, keeping expenditures strictly
within the estimates, and diyerting Ger.
TAIN surplus revenues from the sinking
fund to the general fund, this deficit can be
made up, andthe expense for The next two
years can be met without resort TO add.
lOnal taxation. Taking the two wears
together, the Governor believes the revenues
VIII not only be sufficient 10 meet all ex.
penses, but that ABOUT 100000 of the
public debt can he redeemed by the end of
1880, and the State will be able to com
mence 1881 without deficit. The State has
Pp'N loi tHe suppression OF
labor troubles an average OF over
100000 annually Tor the past eighteen
years, while the direct loss TO capiral
ana loss OF wages TO the working classes
from enforced inaction has been enormous.
amour ing 20 many mil ions OF dollars
me Governor deyOtes considerable space TO
discussion OF the labor question. and sc.
companies his message wi n a report Of the
commissioner who visited England re-
Gently, commissioned under seal of this
state, to investigate th Z practical workings
ana results 81 various systems OF arbitration
ia force there. He suggests the wide
Puohcstion OF this report which he
1IohSy ihuorses, especially among the la
boring classes. No reference is make 10
resumption or its effects, and the mes. ACE
concludes with a feeling tribute 10 .be
memory OF three recently deceased Pennsyl.
Tanians--Henry Armitt Brown, Bavard
taylor, and Morton NcMichael
a large part OF the message OF the Gov.
efnor OF New York is devoted 10 finance
The general fund debt bounty debt, and
lohting debt have all been extinguish,d
Inc state tax has been reduced from S16.
l254e2 in 1874, 10 $7,941 ,2g7 i'm 1873. The
totai funded debt on the Both OF Septembe,
1873, vas s9,I54,O54; actual reduction OF
1ne ueDt the past fiscal yeer, 81 sos coo
ne Governor recommends the co.operstion
Oh Ne" YORK with Canada in ESTABLISHING
an International park around Niagara Falls,
mus preventing well-kuown annovapces To-
visitors.
be- message OF Governor william +.
s"lth 81 Wisconsin, was delivered 20 the
legislature, 20 Madison, January 10, end is
conbned chiefly 90 state matters. The
finances are in a healthy and satisfact,rv
condition. The State indie btedness remoins
Iht same ~ last year. abOut two and n half
ml non cOlldr-. ibis, added 20 tEr I'M
ntpt'dness OF the counties. cities. towns
villages, and school dis ricis Of the State.
ut" ,,s' tue public Indebtedness OF the people
on wisconsin about WE'VE million dollars
me governor dcVOlCs considerable sU1ce
10 tne tramp nuisance. and -avr tina. the
aS7es'menN which these Grim nal parasites
'e'y on individuals and communities.
btoi'F tiuais the whole State taxation, and
f'g,2mmends vigorous measures of relief
ne message Of Governor Andrews. Of
connecticut. opens with CONCENTRATION.
upon specie rssumpt.on, and the hope OF
lufh 2" prosperity The Governor rs
Y'I' aho|inR women property holders 70
vote upon questions affecting property.
On the lth, before the Teller Committee
Irwin ra'Rhead. OF Che Few Orleans Tt.-e.
shi Wines , GordY. Sheriff of S. Naryfs
tiafl'h' testified regarding the attack ON
newman, and the destruction OF election
returns The testimony was circumstop.
tiaii ana goes 10 prove that the object Of the
ue4ifu'ton OF the returns was % render tIa
exercise OF the appointing power bv ths
governor necessity. The object OF at.
te'Nlng Newman was % quiet him REGARDING
We W-li paid short time bcror. bv
I" Ilie wilson, who clsimpd poaapssiou of
the returns boo Newman hands bv virtue of
rs telegram Doe pro ossed t0 have from tle
STATE Attorney General
u. 3. taeher ~ 81. foseUb ua. re-
called and testified to the killing of II,
lr'h laborer by a negro constable fh.
ynchlng and shooting of che constable i.,
. band OF armed whites. $50 names were
given.
6asgre De coir n Pointe Coupe. mem.
per ~ The Iegis allure. terrified tbst bo
Hedfa several negroes we're whipppd and
p'ai vs. whites, a. understood. becaul,
the nesrNe- organized revolutionary bind.
e4H1anSerng che lives god propcrtv o.
CHARLES DeN0ng, % CsdIo. Deputy Mar.
.heI, saw two dead negroes. af iBIedgri4
ne day after the election. He 1pdeysfgg5
ne negroes we're killed on election day.
witness noticed =. Greenwood Dbl SOME
nHms' no. coun cd. Reason given, vo.es bon
.he wrong
lt is said that the naSg year began
WIN no var ou the face ~ the Garth.
fHN That A Sal