The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-28


in the House. The query is how to
protect the people against monopo-
lies. We hope some law will be
passed to prevent the systematic
robbing of the peopleby school book
publishers.
Hon w W Thomas, of Putnam,
has introduced bill in the House
to regulate the salaries of county
officers. This will cause a grand
rush of county officers to the Capt.
toll to prevent its passage
The regular meddling with the
school law and road law has com
menced. Every time these laws
are amended school matters and
roads get worse, as we all know.
The school law as it now stands is
good enough; and as to the road
law, it is no use to meddle with that
unless we take great stride for
ward and provide for building and
keeping in repair county roads by
levy only, and this probably would
be too burdensome on many of the
counties of the State.
No doubt bills will be passed at
this session to re-value the lands of
the State, and to re-apportion and
re-district the State for Legislative,
Senatorial and Congressional pur-
poses, but in the latter bill there
will be no gcrrymandering of the
State. although the Republicans
seem to fear that the Democrats
will do so. When Republicans get
control of such matters, they don't
miss making a District solid for
them, if they can so arrange it.
But then Democrats are honest
politically, and Republicans are not.
On Friday, Senator Watts of Ka-
nawha introduced the following
joint resolution. It's reading was a
bomb to the Republican side of the
House, and it met their bitter oppo-
sition. However, on motion of
Senator st. Clair, it was passed un-
der a suspension of rules, every
Democrat voting for its adoption,
and every Republican against it,
The resolutions:
PoSolyad px, +Lo To.;I.
West Virginia that we are unalter-
ably opposed to the measure known
as the "Force Bill" passed through
the House of Representatives by the
Republican majority at the last sess-
ion of Congress, and now being ad
vocated and pressed by day and by
night in the United States SENATE
by the Republican majority in that
body.
Resolved, That we look upon the
action of the Republican majority
of the United States Senate in try
ing TO foist upon the country the
engine of oppression in the face of
the great popular verdict of the
people at the polls recorded at the
last November election, as unpatri-
otto and revolutionary, and as Joint
ing the way to anarchy and imper-
ialism.
Resolved, That we most earnestly
and emphatically approve and en-
dorse the action of the Hon. John
+. Kenna and Hon. Chas. J. Faux
ner, our Senators, in the splendid
fight against this high handed in
fanny. as also of all the Democratic
members of the United States SEN
ate in their struggle against this
outrageous measure, and here give
utterance to the hope that they will
continue the fight by every meth
cd known to law and liberty as long
as the ghost of that confronts them
Resolved, That we most heartily
approve and appreciate, as manly
and patriotic, the action of those
Republican Senators who may have
pronounced against this measure OF
oppression, by their voices and by
their votes, and who have thus far
stood by the Democratic members
in their great struggle for consti-
tutionaf liberty and homo rule
among the people OF these United
States.
Resolved, That we most heartily
commend the action of the Hon.
VIM. l.. Wilson and the Hon. John
D. Anderson, also that of the whole
Democratic minority in the House
of Representatives in their eight
upon this Ubiquitous measure ut the
last session of Congress; and also
their patriotic fight now being wag-
ed in the House of Representatives.
by them, and here assure them of
our approval of any and all means
that they may be able to maintain
under the constitution against these
revolutionary man and measures
now prevailing in tho House.
Resolved, That the Governor be
requested to transmit copy Of
these resolutions to our Senators al
Washington.