The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-26

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Inthe House OF fpelegl last nigtlt tns.
Senate General Appropriation bill WIS
under consideration. The appropriation.
to remove the archiyesfrom this city To-
Charleston was cut down froin 8, 900 toI
$1,000.
When the question OF apptopf stating
si0O 900 orepaift the Wheeling State House
was as reached, Judge Raymond moved tos
strike II out. Mr.. Rock, of Kanawha,.
moved 10 insert Sl5, 600. 4
Nj. Myles related the cifcnn,ss stances
which caused the erection Of the State
House building in this city, and the man-
ner ihswliich tho building had been neg
lected by the State. He made q strong
presentatio ion Of the justice Of the city's de-
fnand that the State place the building in
the condition in which 1t should have
been kept by propriafons from year to
year. Y X 3. y b
e Col. W hite also made al argument in
fayorof Treating W heeling, not generously,
rs the State. had treated Charleston when
the Capital left that city, but Justly. He
said the State House In this city had cost
1 SIZE, 900; and this money was borro we'd at
m percent. This made the ultimate cost,
\ In principal and interest, over $500, 900.
After the city had gone to this enormous
expense, and twas propo to locale the
4 Capital permanently the name OF heel
i ingwas not even allowed 10 be inserted
among the places voted for by the people.
4 The Capital was located at Charleston.
4 About $500, 900 has been spent by the
State to erect q building there. OF this
sum Wheeling contributed taxes TO the
amount Of over $4,000. She now only
asked the paltry sum OF $40, 600 to the
building In something like habitable con.
dition. 3 d *
AIr. McWhnrter said he favored this ap-
preparation, but objected TO the conpafi,
son between the free gilt Of $50, 900 to
Charleston and the Just appropriation 70
lrepair the building in this city, which
4 needs repairs, only because the State has
neelectedit. This was not the way Mr.:
hIcWhorter put it, he thought the shoe
was on the other foot; that the donation
Ito Charleston was but justice, while this
would be generosity.
NOTION TO REDUCE. n
iDr Me Chung said lie, did not object TO
this reputation and he sent 10 the
Cierk,s desk and had read the act remov.
ling the Capital,to Wheeling, and pro;
eeeled to argue that this Legislature was
.lunder no Obligation to contribute any
thing toward repairing the State House
il'hefe. Hewound up BY moving to reduce
lthaapproprfation stoS5 900 ~
Nj, N yles said Nv ceiling was not will.
ling to appearsh here Us asbeggar; she asked
what she did merely as matter Of justice.
Mr.. Robertson responded briefly to! DR..
SicClung. He could see no benefit de.
rived by Wheeling from the location Of
the Capital here commensurate with the
expense to which the city had gone. q
Mr.. Rock advocated his amendment
strongly as matter Of Justice. He said
after q careful examination Of the build
ing he was honestly OF tho opinion that at
least 81, 900 ought,to be appropriated:
Mr.. Edwards cut of further discussion
by q demand for the previous question.
Before q vote was reached, however,
Judge Raymond withdrew his smotionto
strike out, Mr.. Rock withdrew histo In
crease the sum to $l5. 600 and DR.. Nc
Chung his TO reduce to S., 900. Then Mr..
Post renewe the motion to reduce TO
81, 900, and made a boisterous speech in
support Of his motion. He said this was
not d question merely OF Justice to Wheels
ling; jnstice to the taxpayers must as well
be considered. He thought 5000 was a
reasonable and Just sum. Hesaw finan.
cialyulture towering oyer.the treasutyo Of
the State. :.
THE FAMOUS CONTRACT. - + 4.
| DIR. Chung read an alleged copy Of
| the contract with citizens Of Wheeling by
which they agreed to furnish q State