The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-16

Importance OF completing tho work Of
copying tho grants OF land In this state
recorded In tho land grant Office Of Viz.
ginia, 1t was submitted by ". Mollo.
han, L, L Buttorick and Judge Okey
Johnson, u committee OF tho state bar
association. md asks tho Legislature to
mako a sufficient appropriation to COM
plo,e tho work.
Tho copying Of grants In tho countios
OF Barbour. Berkeley, Boone, Brooke,
BraSton, Faye.te, Grcenbrier, Harrl.,
sou, kanawha, Logan. Moncngaia,
Nicholas, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchio,
Ronne, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wood,
and Wyoming havo boon completed.
For the counties Of Cabsll, Harding,
Ohio and GIlmer, tho grants arc par.
tially copied, and TOR tho coun,ies OF
Calhoun, Clay. Doddridgo, Hampshire,
Hancock. jackson, Jefferson, LOWS,
Marion, Marshall, Mason, Mercer, Mon.
roo, Morgan, Mcdowell, Pcndloton,
Peasants, pocohontas, Preston. Put.
nam, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Up,hur
and Writ aro uncopied. The uncopied
grants amount to $4,000 pago,, making
230o0 pages. In all, and Il 10 estimated
that tho sum Of 5000 will pay for the
remaining books necessary 10 contain
thom, for copying aud indexing and
pay the register OF tho land office OF Vir.
Ginia for examining, comparing and
certifying them.
= DEMOCRATIC REFORM.
II the Democrats had any intention
oil resortlug to obstructionary tactic! It
seems that thoy have abandoned that
idea now and are disposed to let mat.crs
movo along with little interruption.
Yesterday Mt. Edmiston accused the
Republicans Of ob,,ructiug business,
and stated that tho Democrats had re-
formed In that respect.
There was scarcely ripple in tho
house to-day, excop: that the Demo.
cratic side,ts 1t incumbent to enter q
protest against tho passage OF the judi.
clal bill. Mr.. Hansford made brief
speech against 1t, protesting agaius. the
manner in which his circuit had been
arranged. Judge Reynolds replied, an.
swering bis objections and stating that
any changes that might be made in that
respect must be for the worse. There
was no further debate on the subioc.
and the bill passed by vote Of IL 10 20.
THE SCHOOL TAX.
The Ford school tax bill passed the
house this afternoon by 4 vote OF 3S to
to %. Mr.. Brady attempted to make
another protest against 1t but was put
off by call for tho previous question
by Mr.. Pyle. He spoke briefly in e1.
planning his vote, however, showing by
incontrovertible figures that tho pro.
posed reduction in the general levy
must result in deficit iu the state treas.
ury. Mr.. cambridge also expressed
this opinion. The debate was useless,
but the friends OF the measure dis.
played great anxiety to prevent a dis
cussion OF this question.
THE WHEELING DELEGATION.
The Wheeling delegations which were
here TO look after th Q preference bill aud
lien bill went home to-day, after putting
in good work. The preference bill, SEN
ate bill No. As, scems to be reasonably
certain TO pass. Tho lien INV does not
meet with so much favor, bu. is being
earnestly pushed.
DARSrM NOT IN II.
Last night all the book fiends in
Charleston gathered around Col. Bob
Carr's hospitable board. The hos. says
that nothing like it is recorded in his.
tory and he thinks Barnum'a happy
family wa, not in 1t with this achieve.
ueut. C. l. IL.