The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-05
Organization OGths PsnnHy IVanIA ROdIes
Indicative Of divers Success In
the Senatorial COnleSt-An
Odd Sort OTCOnscIenes-
Ohio, New York.

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November 10th, last, there was in thI
sinking fund, S02s, ,76l, which will be in
creased by the February settlements, anG
It Is safe to assume that by anticipating
the August settlements, the debt maturing
July next, can be reduced 10 5000 900
In order to pay this debt, and comp y
With the constitutional requirements, The
Governor recommends The issue Of 81, ,00O,,
600 In per cent bonds, interest
payable semiannuslly, $500, 900 OF which
10 to mature every ak months,
commencing on the first Of next January
These bonds are to be sold at not less than
their par value. The Governor states
that he thinks the present levy $40 Of !
mill for interest and sinking fund pur-
poses will furnish means to pay these
bonds. AS they mature q similar remedy
can be adopted for the remaining debt, Two
and one hall millions OF the State debt
natures in 1880. and thus on or before
July, 1901, all the debt can be constitu.
iionHllY paid, The message calls most
earnestly upon the Assembly 10 impose
restraint upon any advancing tendency
toward an increase In local indebtedness.
The public works are reported 10 pros.
porous condition, the receipts from tolls
and water rents last year having been
$3.50, 9SS, and the expenditures-some Of
M unusual character, owing to AOods,-at
$923,Gl2.
The message says marked improve.
ment hRs taken place In the general tone
and efficiency Of the National Guard, and
accommodation 10 made that the pay OF
the militia be increased and more liberal
appropriation made for them.
In referring. TO the State charitable nsti.
tutlons, the Governor says he has endeav.
oIed TO have them run as non. partisan In.
stitutlons, and that with one single exCep.
ton the several Boards OF Directors are
made up Of three Of the dominant and two
Of the minority party. The Governor
says the institutions cannot be properly
conducted financially until some uniform
system OF bookkeeping is decided upon.
The Governor recommends that an Ad.
vlsory Board Of Pardons be established.
He says the State University 10 increas.
Ing In usefulness, and preliminary steps
have been token to establish chair Of
horticulture and botany. Suggestions are
also made that an experimental station
be established In connection with the Uni.
versity.
The Governor says no additional legisla.
tion seems to be required In relation to
graded schools, but the ungraded schools
could be materially improved by proper
legislation. The Recommendation Ia made
that the question Of geological reIurvey,
lor economic purposes, be carefully con.
sider0d. The recommendation 10 made
that an Assistant State Mine Inspector
be provided for by law; that the
salary OF the Secretary OF State
be fixed by law, and oil fees be paid
into the treasury that the salary otthe Rail
road Commissi0ner be increased, and that
he be authorized to employ competent en-.
Rineers.
The Governor says the railroads In Ohio
have prosperity that was never before
equalled; that the freight rates are not
burdensome, yet In some localities
discrimination Ia rates Is com.
planned Of that the consolidation Of
several roads and control thus secured by
by the great trunk lines cause some
alarm, especially among the agricultural
classes, anda recommendation ls made that
legislative action be had to prevent ex.
horbilant rates and un just determinations.
The Governor recommends the appoint.
nent nf q commission OF 8 persons, two
life and two FIRE insurance and commiss.
loner ol insurance, who shall report TO the
Legislature what legislation they may
deem necessary upon this subject. A rec
ominendation is made that Mutual Aid
Associations be placed under such control
90 will at least restrict them 10 their legiti
mate business. II is also recommended
tnat steps be taken at once 10 provide for
buildinga Governors dwelling.
PRNNsYLvANIA.
HARRISBURG, Pa, January 4-The first
biennial session Of the Pennsylvania leg
islature was held to-day. The Republican
CAUCUS nominees were e'eCted officers. In
the Senate, a sensation was caused by
L. B. Coke, Dem from Luzerne county,
declining 10 take the "iron.clad" oath. He
made long statement showing that he
had used money In securing his own eleC.
tlOn, and, therefore, could not ConsCien.
tionsly allow himself 10 be sworn In.
The Governors message was cent TO the
the HS' IsSIslslprs take pnob S' actIoS a. 1Is u
neccsaatv @ In MAIZE Al, i,nnreasion ,,non the
proposed Centennial obsefvanCes at York.
town oi the stamp OF the saCtion OF this
State, and give 10 them the promise Of an
PennSyivsnia. He calls attention 10 lie
legislation necessary 10 the reappoftion.
ment OF the State into legislative, Judicial
Iii Xiii IN % IstSpd tbe public debt 10 I tDatnrs M q
10 1882. The estimsted revenues for The
tlScal year ending November sOth, 1881,
ere 70 wv sao Ias ess'ma'eG ma e6o expenses
Usnstsl yi ara fund there vii he : dsfcit ' oi
s77l, 900, which II added to the present de.