The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-02
Editorial Correspondence.
WHEELING. W. VA. Feb. Is. 1S81

several very important bills have
been passed, and are now laws, the
most important Of which is the Bill
defining the duties and powers Of
justices" None of the acts have YET
been furnished by The Public printer,
under the resolution adopted By both
Houses, short time since. This is
the reason that none of the Billshave
been forwarded to our friends in Ma
son county. The Bills may be in
our hands in day or two, when they
will be sent to the Register for distri.
button 10 Justices, &c.
EXTENSION.
Yesterday both Houses extended
the session to the 18th of March, at
noon. They also provided for an ad.
journed session to meet in this city
on the first Wednesday in February
! 1882; and also for the appointment Of
a Joint Revisory Committee, Of three
on the part Of the House and two on
the part ofthe Senate, who will sit
during the recess of the Legislature,
to prepare and have printed chapters
of the Code, by the time the Legisla.
ture re.convenes. 1t is claimed that
this WILDE a great saving to the
people. The committee has not yet
been announced, but it is generally
believed that Judge Ferguson will be
its chairman.
ROAD LAW.
The Road Bill is still upon the ia.
BILE, and is likely to remain there.
CAPITOL.
The Kanawha delegates are asking
an appropriation Of 100000 for the
completion of the Capitol building at
the city of Charleston. l hardly
think they will get over $4,000, il
that much.
SCHOOL BILL.
The School Bill has been under
consideration for the last three days,
on its second reading. The law is a
great improvement, think, over the
one now on the statutes, and believe
will give pretty general satisfaction.
The proposition to increase the State
School tax TO 20 cts. on the 500 was
voted down. The salaries of County
Superintendent have been increased.
The salary in Mason county will be
$500 per year.
DOG LAW.
A substitute has been offered BY
Mr.. Riley, of Jackson, for the dog
law, but it does not seem to NEE,
with much more favor than the orig
inal bill. There is too many conflict,
ing interests in West Virginia, to
adopt general dog law, 1t must be
left as a local question with the
counties, to get it passed at all.
RAILROAD BILL
Speaker Wilson's Railroad Bill
will come up to-day on its third read.
ing. There is a strong lobby against
its passage, but 1 believe it will pass
oar House by a big majority.
PROHIBITION.
The Senate has voted to indefinite.
ly postponed the Jeint Resolution
proposing prohibitory amendment
to the constitution of this State. The
resolution will be called up in the
House, on test vote. | believe j,
will get the necessary twothirds
vote in this House, but of course it
will not avail much, unless the Sen.
ate will recede from its action,
!, think the people should have had
the privilege of voting upon this
question.
PERSONAL.
The Fayetteville Enterprise his been
on the war path ever since the nom.
ination of Mr., Camden. In recent
number it spit its venom at Mr..
Grantham, of Jefferson. 1t is gener.
ally believed that Brazie, the editor,
IS the tool of Hon. Frank Hereford
and that he publishes whatever his
master sends him from Washington;
The following defence of Mr.. Grant.
ham we clip from the Wheeling Reg.
tster of tae 2Sd, which is q truthful
statement of the facts, l am told:
HON. JOHN W. GRANTHAM.
This gentleman, who is a member
OF the House of Delegates from Jetier-
son county, is the recipient of very
abusive editorial criticism in thu