The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-10

IL no byatDH huOulu w VI uHiNu'h" go
possible.
Tho governor hero submits q table
from tho school report showing tho mp.
parent injustice Of tho syatem.
NORMAL SCHOOLS. .H...
Tho report Of the normal schools IL
before you. The report goo, into care.
full detail, and shows tho work done,
and tho estimates for appropriations.
Tho work Of tho normal schools seems
to have been well done, and no depnr :.
mont OF the atnto government should
have greater oncouragomo ut. Tho mum.
hcr Of pupils attending hast yoar wrs
l,055. Tho amount expended In tho ad-
ministratlon OF these schools, was
$20,26O.
| OTHER MATTERS.
Tho governor reviews at length the
work Of tho historical society, and
West Virginia's part in tho Worlds
Fair, congrntulating tho state on tho
fact that tho showing made thore has
boan OF untold ADVANTAGE in attracting
tho attention Of tho outside world TO
hor resource,. IIe recommends MI ap.
preparation for n proper state exhibit ut
tho Baltimore centennial exposition In
1877.
He call attention 10 the great jncronse
In criminal charges aud aays: From
my sono time experience in tho prac.
tice OF criminal law. am OF opinion,
that the excessive criminal charges
largely result from tho following rea.
sons: Many Justices Of the peace, aud
constablei have custom OF inslituiluY
felony cases, which Aro not in fact
felony cAses,~ which are small nls-
demcanors. and upon trial tho verdict
OF the jury will br for miadalnea
This result Is well known at tho timo
tho cases arc Instituted aud the felony
charge VIA mado for the purpose OF
making large costs payable out OF the
state treasury. This is done in a vaet
number OF instances. In some cases
there 10 no ground for the charge eYen,
before the justice. and tho cases are dig.
missed before the justice and the costa
arc charged. In many instances
| 1t Is plain collision between the
justice OF the peace and the conBta.
| bic, and 1t ia well known that tho
| charge cannot be sustained even before
the jug.ice. The above described prac.
tees alone cost the state thousgnds OF
dollars. and they are the chief causes OF
the large criminal charges. The remedy
Is 10 enact legislation providing that
under a Justices commitment, an in
dictmcnt aud t.ial in tho circuit court
for felony and verdict for Inisde.
meanor, that these costs should not be-
payable out OF tho state treasury. This
will have two.iold effect. In tho first
case, the small misdemeauor costs will
not pay the parties engaged in this prac.
tice. In the second place, the costs be.
ing paid by the county, these people
will DO moro careful in insti,uting Grim.
iual proceedings rs thu charges are TO
be paid out OF the county and they will
be deferred from this practice BY the
fact that tho people interested In county
matters will resen. this action, andswill
look after those who add to tho burdens
Of the county which are the burdens
n,h,r na,n,;, a go" "Aa "I Is Au'
cbnrpcs il the convsvanco ~ cr;m;na1s
TO the penitcntiary by the sheritfs.
, rms VIII aggregate in year very
iau so sun a. o,a e snetiu mas eoou al
ue has costs feea and arnon.oS 49, .
in excess OF the ac,ual coat oi tbo trsns,
nort,tinn NJ mo ,r;sonar a,,J
large county, ono of tho crea.s,, e,nnlr.
ments of the sherifl .risea i,on ,ho
conyeyance of nrIsoners 70 the ,an;.
ten,iary.
Aoain, the s.onoc-a,bors of III, or;,n
inal courts have been usod ~ mn sx,ent
never contem Mated bv the law N at;nr
powers. In some cirrui,s evsry c,sn
no matter how min nnr,on, ana No.
there ia no no,s;biIi,y If H., ha;nn
carried to n hjcbrr corr, ia renortad
CHARGED for. and mid far he No ,,aia
[ am informal Tint in ona client, .%n
stenorraphcr recoives ores,sr n,NoIr.
ment than tho ;pIue whn nro,i1es A,
the rate this nrsc,;rc 10 COIN ,ho con.,
s.enocrnnhcrs win nov. voor co.t ~
state ten thousand dollars. o
NATIONAL GUARD.
Governor MacCorkle reviews at lenpth
the mart take, bv m, s,o,a ,,;,;,;, A..
;,r H. - ill.,, 49, "'',A VI
'As wv a'''Nea ''e past year, anu gives
complete history OF these occurrences.
He commends the action OF the troons
OF the national guard ne Saws, in
part:
Tho present militia law ia utterly in.
sufficient. 1t does not give sufficient
power to compel discipline, and il il Mt
tesly ineffective in all OF the REQUIRE
ments OF enlistment and OF punish monr
Tor the infraction Of military duty. This
is very hurttul to real discipline, and