Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-20
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these were two bills creating ,ical
and economical survey of the S, &. One
Of these bills carried an appropriation of
$500. and the other an appropriation OF
5000. They were both rejected. Another
bin that provided for an appropriation of
500 10 each Of the normal schools for the
education Of persons in those schools was
also rejected. The bill passed by the
House on Wednesday establishing an in
dustrial home for girls and appropriating
5000. was recalled yesterday. and the APP
preparation reduced from $4,000 10 $1,000.
The amounts named In the general appro-
priation bill as It came from the finance
committee will have 70 be materially cut
down in order to bring the aggregate
amount down 10 the anticipated revenue
for the next two years. II is believed that
since so many bills appropriating money
for unusual purposes have been passed.
| that the appropriations for the various in
/ suJutions OF the State will have 10 be cut
I down materially from what they have
been given by the finance committee. The
friends OF these institutions are alarmed
Z taN AlAN lA NSHENk VI AdNlAk AAt0t cARPAC
| priations cut down and these Institutions
deprived Of the needed funds for repairs
Of buildings, etc.
Nothing has been done with the bill re-
eUacting and amending the election law Of
the State. which was introduced and
passed by the Senate last week. and it is
I believed that nothing will be done with
it. Unless the members on the Democratic
side favor the bill and vote with the Re-
publicaus 20 take II up out OF order, It can
not come up for consideration because 1t
takes q two-thirds vote to take the bill
from it's place on the calendar and bring
&c up for immediate consideration. There
1 are serious objections TO the bill. 1t does
not suit the Democrats. nor does 1t suit
! the Republicans. 1t is charged that the
/ bin as drawn would enable the Republican
party to perpetuate itself in power in this
State for an unlimited time. One Of the
/ features most objected 10 IS that which re-
/ quires the canvGssing board TO burn all
I ballots that are not contested. This, 1t is
| said. would enable a body Of canvassers
/ to conspire to defeat the will Of the people
! by fraudulent counting and then destroy
ing the evidences Of their guilt by burning
the ballots. 1t might be comparatively
I easy it is said. to corrupt some canvassing
I bodies and induce them 70 enter into such
/ cOnspiracies. Experience has shown that
some OF the election officers have hereto
/ fore not been able 10 withstand the temp
/ tation 20 receive money for defrauding
/ the people. While II is not charged that
/ any man in any county is not likely to
T sgccumb 10 such temptation. yet while
/ there is a possibility Of such a thing. It is
well TO guard against it. II is probable
that unless the bill is amended in several
important particulars it Will not be passed.
The movers in the scheme to establish
the new county Of Augusta have gone to
work systematically with the view TO get
ting matters in shape so that when the
legislature meets two years hence they
win be able 10 get a bill passed estab-
fishing the new county. Mr.. Thomas F..
/ Barrett. Of Warrington. Is here with an
/ other bill. which he had introduced in the
4 House this morning. providing for a COM
/ mission OF four persons-Gen. Geo. G. Stur-
| giss. ex-Gov. a. B. Fleming Judge T. p.
/ Jacobs and Thomas +. Barrett. 1t is pro-
. yided that this commission shall have a
b correct outline map made of the counties
Of Monongalia. Marion and Wetzel with
the proposed county of Augusta. to ascer-
. tain whether they each have an area Of
900 square miles. and TO make report 10
the next session of the Legislature. 1t IS
also provided that If any of the gentlemen
named should refuse to serve the others
may act and if all but one refuse to serve
/ ne may act and have such survey made.
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