Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-06
COLUMBUS.
Tho School Bssk ular Asala Cen.
iss 10 - Fred.
Sianderms West Virginia -Subjeetiag Church
Property to lsias.- The oaeAelscs--
Col. wagner's Trouble.
R. R. Accidents.

Col. wagusr's Treuble.-
R. R. Accidents.
GENERAL NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Special Correspondence u fk< ReDthsr.
CoLrxBus, February t-Regularly, for
seven years, the school book question hes
come up In the Legislature, and - rsgu-
larly has Il been summarily disposed d.
Mr.. Miller, who represents Mercer county
in the House Of Representatives, was The
gentleman who came forward this year -
the champion Of cheap school books. First
he introduced resolution to investigate
Van Antwerp, Bragg 4 Co., Of Cincinnati,
whom he charged with crookednesa In Try.
iRRs - inaHannRfnn1 (4ee1 =
resolution WAS dsleSled. ~. Xil(<
next offered bill providing
that the State contract with the
lowest responsible bidder 70 sup
ply school books for Ohio. In the discussion
Of his bill Was where
West virginia
figured. Mr.. Miller, in advocating his
measure, claimed that this was, In effect,
the way the school book question Was re6-
ulated in West Virginia, and that II had
West Virginia who had great numbers Of
children to educate and send to school,
thanked the Legislature that adopted such
a measure, and always would; that In fact
Il was Just what was needed In Ohio 70
make the Sixty-6fth General Assembly
blessed ever afterwards, ~ patriots aud
wise and careful law maters. Mr.. Licky;
from the Committee on Schools, spoke
against the bill and said the Law on the
question in our sister State
was Net Success,
that Il opened up the avenues for robbery
and corruption more than ever before, and
that IL was o fiat failure. This was GER
tainly sumner, but more was to come. A
Ssknsh'ea bel, ,o Republican Sss ,,om with ,a%. dSSs
Where % up In the Western Reserve
remarked that the talk about West yir-
rinia WAS entirely useless; that two-thirds
of the people in West Virginia were entire
strangers 10 school books; that they didn't
even know whether there was such, .
thing. Their only aim and ambition In
life was to have plenty OF corn bread and
vote the Democratic ticket Imagine such
vile falsehood emanating from Repuoh-
can statesman. But the ambitious young
even come up for q third reading. He
tells me. however, that he has another
! measure OF the same import In his mind,
which he will offer soon. When he doss,
II West Virginia Is either abused or CON.
plimented, you will hear from me.
The Churehes.
....,... Lii NsssaA la cha HouaA NJ
Representatives yesterday, OF which Speak
er Hathaway (pro tem) Of Geauga county,
| Is the author. II provides that church
property shall bs subject to mechanios
liens. This measure was originally sus'
gested by poor plaaterer, after pla.tsrinf
. big church, being swindled oss
that the church was poor and bad 10
money to liquidats the debt. There was
| only four votes against the bill, and strange
| 10 say they were from pronounced follow
ers OF Bob Ingersoll, Who did 20 merely In
| order tha. the church people could not ~
The Bsehelsrs,
The bachelors Of the Honss, fifteen 10
number, have organized . club and elected
Is President, and Charlie Patterson, Of
| commission, there being 7 Democrats ard
8 Republicans in II, strange 20 ssy. A.
the next meeting Of the club Hon. James
Z. Cory will deliver Q lecture, entitled
"What / Know About Old Maids, u and Ms.
Snyder, on what Know About Old
Bachelors" The members OF the club are
| all good fellows and some very lively
and entertaining times may be expscts1
| from them before the session is over. The
only trouble 10, that the club 10 stae
chamber concern, reporters and outsideel
not being allowed 10 look In. A widows1'
Club is now in order.
The First ApSesi
from the deciaion OF the chair was made
| yesterday, on some trivial subject, by ID.
Scott, the Warren county statesman, who.
in appealing. cast some reflections uRea
Speaker Hodges abilities - 2 prssidlng
chair In disni6ed, yet pointed manner.
and shamed the venerable Doctor for bis
insinuations. stating that he wss willing
10 have the justness OF his decision left thA
members OF the House. His decision, upos
4 vote being taken, was approved almost
unanimously, there being only three votes,
including Mr.. Scots, cast against II ai.
together. Tally one for the Speaker.
The Msa. Davtl WageseS
Is threatened with prosecution for slsndsr
and damages sustained 20 good character By
John Watkins, the Wheeling and Toledo
fire bug" Last week the Columbus cor.
respondent Of the Toledo Erenixg Bee dish
ed up the past history Of Watkins In re-
gard to his ENHANCEMENT with Mrs. Nc
Grew, Of bridgeport, and the mysterious
death of her husband, Finley hcGrew.
Some OF the statements were not eTsctiy
correct but the matter created big senss-
ton In Toledo, where Watkins record in
this murder hsd not yet been made
known, He was visited at his
cell by Toledo reporter denied the stste-
ments. saying thsf old Dave Wagner vss
at the bottom OF it and hs intended ~
prosecute him. Though "ths gentleman
from West yiYginisr did not furnish the
information, he would, no doubt, be viii
ing 10 stand several lsw splN against such
duck a. Watkins.
RssIsssl AsssAso4s.
Ohio il bound 70 be protected against
railroad accidents. Mr.. 6tilvsll has intro
dueed bill providing thAt every passenger
and baggage car shall BE- provided viii .
water bucket, an axe and ssw. This msas.
ure. II passed, makes IL 10 thst In the case
OF wreck, these implements may ell b. q
use in refcuing people md in s1unsuiss-
ing fire. CLAcsI
Ala0ss Do06s,
LsrnyILLE, February l-Dufine ths
matinee performance u LoSea, ~ hscso-
ley's theatre, this afts!noou, % etssm q