The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01

WNNIANN HhNkAAhN ~ NNNkNt ANhHN WV kfNhANN
committed by the lew,
The power, and the duty, to remedy
tho OWLS ifSuCh they aTe) OF our muni'
oipal system, Il, 9S stated by tho Gnurt
Of appeals, Withihe legislature. There
should ha q careful revision OF the
statutes on tho subject, The authority
10 receive and act upon the pEimaTy
application Tor the charter Of q town, |
respectfully suggest, might with pTn'
nript0Ty he Entrusted 10 the legislative
tribunal OF tllg county, that 10 70 say,
thecounty court or thaThOaTl OF clm'
missiouers in y county whore there IL
such n body, Thus, the question
Of boundaries would DO PLACID
before tho body best acquainted
with tho territory, and wbpap duty
II 10 to adjust with the towns any
questions about the superintendent OF
road tSxes, There should DO q notice to
all partieI interested, aud 0 full and fair
hearing OF all objections, before the
boundaries arc designated aud not aa.
Ill the boundaries have been approval
by such tribunal, should tho question
OF incorporation be submitted to the
voters for their approval.
ut may BIO that q right OF appeal to
tho circuit court should also DO EllnWedi
but there should bA no Legislative man
date IN any court requiring II 70 enter
any order which declares its approval or
continuation OF any matter which u hes
practically been forbidden 10 consider"
THE DISCUSSION,
Colonel ArRslt opened the discussion
on Mr., Ersklue'S paper, aud took the
ground tina. tine present West Virginia
laws ara not 20 unipgt as they would DO
made ont. lIe spoke OF the right OF tho
majority to rule which 10 provided for
IN tho present law, and expressed tho
opinion that Il is not equitable rs II
stands. Tho fault, II any, must be IN
the voters themselves. There Ia moth
ing arbitrary or ty%ranuiCal about tha
law; the peoples majority rule. lie
could make no suggestion In the line
Of q remedy. No human institution IL
perfect, but by tho present law there
ara ample means TO secure justice.
Mr.. ]. Ha8sil, Of U%laTEsbuERr took
ground with Mf. Erskite regarding the
noccssity oi Taiorn in the meter OF
municipal roiormi in fact, there should
bo restrictions in issuing charters,
Colonel Robert White, Of this city,
also spoke on lho subject AMI concluded
that the making OF tho circuit judge u
marc agnnt Of tile legislature 10 at vRTl'
NEE with our EyBten OF keeping apart
tue executive, legislative and Judicial
departments.
Judge jacobs, Of New MartinsviIlo,
was called upon, In hall a dozen in
stance, when le had boan Gallod upon
to act as q circuit Judge, he knew Of but
u that possessed any real merit,
Generally there is aomO sinister motive.
lie recalled an instance Of an moor
poratiOn specially elected Tor three
persons who wished to sell liquor,
being unable to sell in an adjoining
town. Tue fudge, no sad, has no dis.
erection, but TO seq that the provisions
OF the statute are complied with. II
seemed to him the whole thing is rad,
ically wrong. Tie legislature should
act in each case, In nearly every case
there Is q very considerable minority
that suffers.
MIR. John II. Holt, Of Huntington,
who was to haye read a paper, was alb.
sent, aa was hts paper, aud ia his stead
Mr. j. Randolph Carmichael, Of Charles.
ton, read a paper on factions IN Inject
meat" by Mr., George IL, Price, reler.
ring TO land ullOs N particular. lilo had
prepared a bull Tor presentation to the
legislature at It's raEl session 70 remedy
sona Of the evils Of tho present laws on
the subject,
Ar. Russell objected to tho bill On
tho ground that the plaintiff cannot
present. his original title, A more sarl-
Gus objection was that tue general rep
utation Of tue parties to the suit is not
considered,
Mr.. Weslenhaynr moved that the bill
be referred to the committee on judicial
administration and legal reform Tor
report next year, An amendment nro.
yidingfo o tho printing Of the paper and
bill ia the proceedings OF the meeting
was passed.
Mr.. W. p. Wiley introduced q resolu.
ton 10 be introduced In tho legislature,
providing for the state public printer TO
furnish tho "Aest Virginia Bar" with
800 copies Of tho acts Of the legislature,
After boing amended in N unimportpnt
way tho resolution was passed. The
"Bar" will distribute tho aets each
month.
Mr.. Wiley was 10 favor Of a commit.
teo ON legislation 10 Rppuar at the SOS.
sion Of the legislature and take care Of
legislation proposed by the bar aslccla-
ton. As tho legislature docs not meet
until tho winter Of '8J.07, action on the
line propoJel was dotorred until the
next meeting Of tho a]ssociation.
Mt. Wustenhaver spaka OF the i'm
porinnca Of tho recommendations ottho
COMMITTEES on judicial administration
and lagal reform, Ito presented u roIo.
luton providing for the preparation OF
a bill for maturing chRnCery cases.
Attorney General Riley amended By in'
sltucliug the committee To prepare a
bill on tito lines Of AT recommendations
palsod by tho association a. its present
session. Tho amunlod resolution pre-
vailed.
Prosinont Hubbard road q telegram
received from tho Terra Alta lmproya'
ment Company, offering tho bar asio'
citation q alta for IL club houao ana ton
lots, lrep Of ChRria. Tho telegram TO-
frrs TO tin unOxcGllnd trout fishing, 0tc,
On motion II committee Of thrOc was
named to consider tho proposition. The
committed isi j, d. Ewing, WhenlinRi
q. NJ. Fleming, "ll1ckhanuoni u. y,
Woslenhavor. Marlinsbure.
The matter OF tue appointment Of
three delegates TO tho American lar Aa'
ISOLATION, came un, and tho president
Of the association was empowered 10 APP
point two delegates, himself to DO tho
third delegate.
OFFICERs ELECTED.