The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-09
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crs'ic party 10 West virginia, keeps Tho
prctg OF taat party busy denying and ex.
uIainirv. Ifere Ia a ,e,uarkah,s exn,.rs.
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''sn ''o" 'ne oteeho''e. !h"tpehaa"'
wloee territory was recently Invaded by
!be Doard Of Public Works:
"The l,epubitean press Lnu cri.ictxed mos,
severely md upjns,ly iho Conduct Of the
Governor and Auditor In giving csrtnin
| instructions 10 ths A,sea.oTs ma 10 their
duties, and has charged lhat these official,
have acted arbitrarily apd without con.
| lerrlng With leading members oil their own
party. We happen 10 DO In condition 10
yIvp O Tow tscia In thla connection not
heretofore puAlisheJ, and which, in Jus.
tica to thsae officials, should bs known.
After the decision q the Chesapeake 4
Ohio Railway We. Tho Auditor, &C., IN
which the Court Of Appeals held distinctly
that nll property not exempt from taxation
by the Constitution, should be faxed, and
when u wAa apparent tbht unless The
revenue was increased !here would not DO
lands sufficient IN ths IfeMnty 70 meet ths
appropriations when the l*gulsture na1
had already msde, Tue Governor called
together 10 con!efenee ihe lsadins Demo-
cratic meaineia o. tHe Les!slA'are, inciaa;
,nI the E t.:. o. ooIh .ns esha'e thu
iionse fihance COMMITTEES. tie mAue
known 70 theM Tue importance o. lnefem'
ng va IHyehue; cailsn ,helt Etehtlon y
lhla utc'h9n y Tug supreme ooutt, anu
tneeeNea ,hN !ne lxw sheulu De maze &c
CONFORM !htle,o. Mosl o. thoss presenl
approves lh!a suggestion, nut thought tha'
tnnt uu'e IN Inc session proper bil
coule not DO passed, while SOMA though
ihat IN view o. the HecIaion o. The Court o
last resort tt,a. lutlhef legislation WIS un
necee''Iy. ihey a!'' however, approved Q
me Suggestion that Tue dovernor shoui,
= auuies eaeh iettef % he a!terwatd
, Troto 70 the auulof' anu that tue Audito
8 enouli 'sano clrculaIto mo A6sessorB, IN
suucahH them 70 assess oil property no
is1slly, exempt from taxation. Three q
Tho lnugea OF tho Cont Of Appeals wer
consulted az 10 the scope Of their decialon
J. and 70 ihsm wefeSpomittsd tho letter an
Z circular, winch they examined, revlse'
anu RpptoVeu.
. Lsaefa Pa!ens ought to have been 81
}. cnreh on device Of this kind bstore civ
!. ing u 10 the wcrlu. The irreducib.atchoe
II taad ~aa Exhausted; he State owed 40
wv 10 a Wheeling hahEi the previous Lse
!, sla!Hfe hau dooged AJAX levy anu ordere
70 y reas:essmeH'i there wera no more land
~ 10 be taken contrary to law thu aitsin
10 Legislature Tas 60 lacking ia courage rs II
eohffieaoasir coHsfaly pfedecersofj"h va
a apparent mat unisa mo revenue was Ii
). creahea thele would not % iunds auiiiclet
Il IN ths treasury 20 meet tas appropriation
u when the Legislature md already made.
u Ana what vas 10 30 done? When We
e virginia betdccfstfc politicians are SHOT
10 20 sny'nlhg Of moment-to "e!ate"
10 Gnited States senator or fix up a tax Job
re thsy, cati cadcus, not large enough 10 Il
J. troublesome, Of nice, handy, managerial
c, SIZE; ih!s TAX cancas seems TO have bee
d ateise.Sllan. ms dosefnof, the Audito
me cnaifihan 81 Two committees, the leat
70 Ing Democfatic members Of the Leglsl'
o ture-tiiese were not many ottheeu II the
lie were AL ca'let-aud three judges Ii
,e Supreme Court
Ut We are very glad that this painful stat,
mont doeB not cons from R.publica
"a newspaper, which might he suspected
~ exntting. in the S:a!e'a shame because
i. the PARTISAN advantage that might result
~ II three l1Gges ottho highest legal tribnul
4 IN the Butte did copetlt 10 so into esCrt
y, po!iticsl ca,cnn on y matter which miet
- be submitted Tor the Judgement OF the
il Court, 1t Is well that the revelation Is mad
" by ono in political sympathy with tho.
judges, with The CAUCUS in which they too
=, = prominent psrt, and with tho outcome
70 that novel meeting. lttcEeo nothing fro,
10 ths disgrace oil the proceeding that II
rs three Judges are not said to have sat wit
= tho lnembefa Of the Legislature. Tt
10 Governor and the Auditor were tho CO,
= negt.ng links between tho Legislature On
u the judicial endg Of the mixed caucus. Til
n managers had decided what to DO and no
10 do 1t, and tho judges examined, revise
n and spproyedn the how.
d Hers was n proceeding OF which the mi
/. liz waa ignorant. Not even tho Lesisla.u.
n knew what WAS goirg on. Not even til
y Democratic side o!that Legislature was &C
!: yised, only the two cLa!tmeu and 9Th
d leading Democratic members." Tn
7. double ended caucus agreed upon r way I
g help It's party cut OF The miro OF GraEcia
dit!iculty--.-lhtee jutges Of the snprem
8 Court said It was good enough way-An
, soon the edics went forth. It nj ght b
\ thought that the Attorney General woul
4 1Eyt hten the proper person TO "eanmiut
i tieytsn and spIroye' circular which We
: to declare to AsstsioIs that certain pc.
, sonhl property previously exempt was {,
/ be iaxsd By the Dsmocra!ic party in eau
. Gus assembled. Tbs Attorney Genera
xonld baTe doas We'll enough for an o,
dinary occasion, but here WEB somethin
more than the mere givin. sn Opinion
which the Supreme Cont might rsyeEss
something more than framing circula
! to put into execution weli.dttired Law.
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