The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-24

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DO taxed according 10 an uniform rule. Il
can not receive any other Interpretation
and 90 It has been judiciAlly determined
ANY other Interpretation would make the
CsnSituton impractiCable. It does moi
mean that for county purposes and dis
tIict purposes the same rate Of taxation
shall be levied in every county aud In
every district OF every county.
Ny friend from Pocahontas should &C
cept the successive expressions which the
people have given upon this question
The system was inaugurated in 1868, upon
the basis upon which 1t has been persist
emily maintained, In successive legisla
lures and in the Constitutional Conven
ton Of 1879, attempts have been made q
adopt the change, but they have met with
Febnke in every instance, and the policy
Of The State in this regard ought TO bs re-
garded as settled.
was surprised to hear the gentleman
rom tocahontas denounce the present
oIssH OF the school system as q compromise
T1sh,as all compromises, was disgrRceful.
! 10 not affect political science. MY friend
politician, and have much hope oil
alslpRpiahed future for him. But 1 ad,
monlsh him to learn, not from me, but
from very high authority-the great his.
torlan and essayist OF England-that It Il
impossible to be logical with political
queSions-that true policy is not 10 be
determined by syllogisms-that Gloqic
admits Of NO compromise, while compTo.
mise 10 the essence Of politics"
Nj. Monroe did not come here, he
frankly said, as head.over.heels in love
with this school system as all the other
members proclaimed themselves. 1t was
MISERABLE MONSTER,
that's what 1t was. He had voted for It,
because 1t gathered in the poor, INDECENT
children OF the State and educated them
also because 1t brought the children OF the
poor and Of the rich together upon an
equality, and tended 10 break down those
ilYidious distinctions between the GLASSES
which crept In too early In life with their
evil influence, But he opposed this mo-
ton because 1t was an imposition on his
county. He dwelt upon the point made
by MI. Cox In relation TO the unfair differ.
enCe In the assessment OF real estate In
populous counties and those thinly set.
tied,
Mr.. Grantham called the attention OF
the House to the desiTability II not neCes.
sity Of increasing the general levy, 10 raise
@ fund to continue the construction OF the
Charleston State House, for internal i'm.
proyements, etc. He prophesied that If
this Increase should be made 1t would be
found impossible 10 make the other In.
creased levy. He favored adding cents
10 the general levy, which in two yeara
would produce $4,000. or this 100000
could be applied to the Capitol building
and 10000 to roads and other internal
improvements.
JUDGE FERGUSON
briefly claimed the attention OF the House
in an explanation Of the vote he proposed
10 give. He referred to the inequality of
assessments throughout the State in differ.
ent counties, and to other considerations
which he thought made the amendment
undesirable and extremely inopportuue,
and expressed his intention 10 vote against
Mr.. Mofett's amendment.
MI, Brady, OF Menongalla, opposed the
proposition. He thought it6 adoption
would create "a new rebellion" He went
on 10 give bis ideas OF the injustice and
even hardship that would be wrought by
the increase Of the levy.
Mt Lurty opposed the amendment. He
thought 1t II mortal blow at the free
school system, and would raise up such
an opposition as would in the course OF
time Overwhelm the institution.
Mr. MOlett rejoinedeloQuently to come
Of the arguments advanced by other gen.
tleman, and was followed by
Mr.. HUBBARD,
who made his first prepared effort OF the
session, and q lorcible one II was. lie
said he hesltated in rising 10 consume any
Of the time Of the House; but coming
from county which contributed 80
largely to the education Of other poorer
and less populous counties as Ohio county
has, he thought he had a right to claim
the attention Of the House on subject Of
such peculiar interest to his constituents.
lie thought II there was anything in the
charge OF seIfsh aims in advocating either
side Of this discussion, the selfishness was
to be found on the side OF the advocates OF
the amendment. lie referred 10 the fact
that Ohio county's representatives were
largely instrumental In enaCting the school
law, under which that county had an.
nualIy paid $4,000 to the support Of the
schools Of other counties.
The gentleman from PoCahontas Mr.,
MofeIt] had said that dollar In Ohio
county did not pay more than dollar 10
PoCahontas. On fair valuation this WAS
not 90. Ohio county now pays on her real
value Of real eGtate % to 81 by Pocahontas.
MI MoRett, interrupting; You ought
10 amend your assessment laws,
Mr.. Hubbard: Not 40, you ought 10
amend yeur ASSESSORS. The fault is not In
the assessment laws; they require that
the assessments throughout the State
must be on uniform basis.
10 show that these laws are virtually
dead letter In this respect, Mr.. Hubbard
read the following comparative statement
Of tho selling price and assessed value OF
lands In different counties Of the Statei
ASSESSED Average sell.
county. value. Ing price,
MpDoEell."" "...,...-."."",. ~ cents $500
UhiOm,,.".. ".'....,...".".,".S0 - 60 90
!yltt"" ....."..."...". .',.,.,." J % 100
latkl On.""."..a"."."..,."". 4 81 SEQ
Harrison "".....".."""",,". 10 O5 % O0
MaIl0n.t,'..'.'''"'. IL w 10 W
Jeneft0n ..,..".""..."a'"H" 30 % 45 Of
LoBa1n......."."',.... ...m..,.4 OF 800
Meitef,'. 'ss'..... n'.,,I.' ",N... IL hM
fOeAhontAs' p'".''n'""",ri".'U n 10 70
lie thought that herein he had shown
the gentleman from Pocahontss county