South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-01-30


1t deals with Safe affairs in an emf
neniiy clear and prseiical manner.
4 no wonderful growth and prosperi-
" of the State during the pasI de-
cade Is set forth in q most convin-
cling way and the whole message
il full of interesting information for
the people.
After congratula'ing the Senators
and Delegates upon the favor able
auspices under which they meet the
Governor notice the fact that all ia
quiet along the B.g Sandy and states
that NO attractions of The law attribs
utable to local feuds have occurred
in that region since he withdrew all
rewards offered for Kentucky offend
ers. He was led TO believe that GER
| tain persons TO obtain the rewards
offered for the arrest OF alleged Grim.
mails by the States of Kentucky and
West Virginia were largely instru.
n ental in perpetuating The local feuds
in that classic region.
The State 10 shown to have in
creased In population during the past
decade from 6l8,45 TO 62,79t, an
increase OF l44,337 or 1854 per cent.
Only two of the Southern States exs
coed this percentage OF increase.
| The finances of the State are shown
TO be In excellent condition. The to.
tai receipts for the fiscal year. end.
ing Sept. 80. 1890. were 81 ,492, l23
So and the amount discussed 81, O40,.
SAP 70 leaving balance of S45l,-
$50 So in the Treasury on Oct. /,
1890. During the year $S3,l4f 48
was paid on loans negotiated in
previous years to meet cas- usl def
cts in the Treasury. The Governor
recommend s that the laws in regard
TO State banks be amended so az to
require them to make quarterly re-
ports under oath 10 the Auditor and
have the same published in one or
more newspapers published in the
county where the banks are located.
Resappor,ionment is referred to
and it Is suggested by the Governor
that the spportionment be based on
the present number Of Senators and
Delegates.
! Reference Is made to the Auditors
estimate for criminal charges and
the Legislature 10 urg ed to amend
the laws 80 as to cheaper the admin.
istratiOn of the criminal law. The
Governor believes there is something
radically wrong in the present law
on this subject, and points 10 the
case In Wood county where Sl4 900
was gotten from the State Treasury
through fraudu ent clerks certifi-
cites.
II is recommended that an addi-
tional college be provided to accom-
MEDIATE negro students in order that
the State may receive her share Of
! the fund appropriated by Congress
for the endowment of Agricultural
} Colleges The enactment of an cleo.
ton law after the Australian bal
, lot ~ stem Ia recommended.
II The tax laws are asked TO be
} amended SO as to reach the Pullman
Car Company's sleeping cars and
certain other property belonging to
foreign corporations, which now es.
capes taxation Changes IN the laws
in regard to delinquent lands are
urged TO prevent the entry of for
feiied lands upon the assessors
books.
II The magnificent growth rf our
public school system from 1870 TO
le9O is illustrated by tabula,ed
statement. which gives the number
: OF school houses in 1870 a. Z ,1l3. in
lo9O-4,8l4, number Of teachers con-
, ployed in 1902. 405, in 1890,5,49I ;
! value school property, 1870, $1,O12,-
942 90, 1890, S2,483, 529 90; amount
r OF teachers salaries, 1870, $780,
| 90, 1890. SS35,96 so; irreducible
, school fund, 1870, 1929 800, in 1890,
S620,O1l AZ total cost of public
schools, 1870, S470,l29 As, 1890,
s1,293,l64 9S.
All the State institutions are shown
, to be in satisfactory condition.
The Governor recommends the ap-
pointment of q commission, charged
with the preparation of q satisfacto.
: ry exhibit OF the States's resources
at the Worlds Fair at Chicago, in
1898, and the appropriation of q sum
! sufficient to pay the expense Of the
same.
Ihe Governor In closing his mes
sage says
Theirs is pending in Congress a
measure designed to extend Federal
,, control to Congressional elections. I
forbear discussing at length this
most dangerous and Objectionable
measure, believing its passags i'm
probable in the present state or pub
lie sentiment throughout the coun.
try. Should II become a Law howev.
err, would strongly recommend a
change Of the date for holding the
State and county elections, in order
to remove them from the danger OF
Federal interference. Huntington I'D.
Ueytiser.
In addition TO above outlines of
the Governors message, we make the
following extract, in regard TO the ID d.
& B. School, at this place. But in
providing for additional buildings 60.
ought there not also to be increase Of
annual appropriation for carrying on
the schools With additions to the
pupils, must not the corresponding
increase Of teachers, servants, So, be
at once directly provided forP We
call the attention OF our delee ate and
senators to this matter particularly.
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