Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-05-25
PENCIL POINTERS.

There is no good reason why approprl-
ations can not be made for two years as
well as for one, and this is the only argu-
ment adduced in favor of annual sessions
of the Legislature. But aside from any
arguments which might be favorable to
the adjourned session, the practice is
agreed to be unconstitutional, and for
that reason the Republican party ought
to 60 on record as opposed to the evasion,
and pledged hereafter to obey the strict
Interpretation of the law The delega-
tion from this county should be instruct
ed to endeavor to secure representation
favorable to biennial sessions, ou the
committee on resolutions, and to vote
for such resolution if presented to the
Convention,
Accord ng to an opinion expressed by
Attorney General Olney the Government
will take hand i'll the Sunday closing
business, if the Chicago directors of the
Fair attempt to evade the provisions of
the act of Congress in the matter. No
doubt Chicago thinks she is bigger
than the whole United States, but it is
needless to predict that the gates will be
closed if the Government says so, and
that they be closed is said to be the de-
sire of the President and his Cabinet.
The mere refunding of the money given
by the Government does not take the
control of the Exposition entirely out of
the hands of the Government as has been
so persistently argued at Chicago.
In the choice of delegates to the State
Convention, the outlying townships
should receive some attention. 1t is too
m uch the custom to choose the delegates
from about four townships and let the
remainder 60 without any. 1t has also
become too much custom to send pref
ty much the same men each year. 1t
would be but proper to give the men
that went last year vacation. If it is
not known positively that persons elect
ed will go, it will make no difference, as
there are always enough alternates and
others to fill up the delegation. Spread
the thing around a little.
After having tried for several years to
do without capital puishment,t the Legisla
ture of Michigan, by vote of two to
one, has reenacted the capital punish
ment law. The conditions since the
death penalty was abolished have been
sufficiently unsatisfactory to compel a
return to old methods. While Oppo-
nents of capital punishment urge that
such extreme measures do not prevent
crime, yet it is said there is no authentic
case on record of a man who had been
hung committing another crime. Hence
in the case of the man hung, at least, it
prevents the commission of crime.
Ross J. Alexander now stands slim
show of becoming an assistant P, M.Gen-
eral. The first, third and fourth have
been appointed, and it was one of these
that Mr. Alexander wanted. The sec
ond alone remains to be filled, and we
have not understood that he was an ap
plicant for that place. If Mr.. Alexander
really wanted anything he never ought to
have allowed that delegation to go over
to see Grover His chances began to
wane then. The congratulations he has
been receiving have at least been prema- |
ture.
If, as is stated, railway company is |
willing to pay 100000 FOR the same fran
chise along the county road between |
Bridgeport and Bellaire, as was given to |
the street railway company for nothing, |
why not sell them the remainder of the |
road and devote the proceeds to paying |
off the county debt? The road will be of |
no account for wagon travel after the |
street railway is built The Commission
ers might take this suggestion under ad- |
visement. We charge nothing for it.
In the General Assembly of the Pres |
byterian church both the Briggs and |
anti Briggs factions are spelling for a
fight. Most any question is sufficient |
to divide the two strictly on those lines. |
1t is, in truth, getting tiresome, and it is
to be hoped that the whole matter may
be brought to some solution.
Although the hail storm of Saturday
did but little damage, yet the old famil
ar hen-egg was standard of comparison.
1t is strange what curious effect hail
storm has on the veracity of some men.