The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-04


spccn! Dispatch to the 1ntelllgeneer.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, Feb. s,-'The
registers discovery that thero Is Re
publican scheme 10 revise the cnnstltu-
i'm in the interest OF railroads, mas not
even tho merit OF probability The fact
IS that not a soul knows what would
BE- in the new constitution, Il one were
made, except perhaps the present bill of
rights. which Is thought to be good
enough. Nobody has authority TO de-
eide In advance on any provision OF the
constitution. ana there has been no de-
elslon on anything with regunI 10 the
constitution, except that 1t Is wise to re-
wise 1t. The Registers alleged discovery
Is pure inveRtion.
The new county project was up in the
senate to-day, Senator Fast. OF Monon.
gala, in support OF . motion TO postpone
indefinitely, made strong speech
against the bill. He exhibited the sur.
vey and maps on which everything IS
based. In MEonongalia, and insisted that
the field notes OF the survey, which he
produced. Ehowed that the county has
now but three hundred and stxty-siS
square miles, and therefore could not be
left with four hundred after losing some.
He said that his county would be at the
cos, or survey by impartial persons
and II it developetIO that the proposed
niece could be taken on and leave four
hundred square miles, his county would
withdraw all opposition TO the formation
% Augusta county.
senator Hoge. Of Wetzel. who favors
the new county. insisted that the surveys
Of MORonGRliR and Marion counties were
not correct. and that each county would
have four hundred square miles after
the foryna ton OF the new county, on his
motion. the bill was mnde a special order
Tor next "wednesday. Meanwhile sim
liar bill Is before the house, without rec
Ornnendaflon from the committee. The
fight Is very hot, each side insisting that
the surveys offered by the other are not
uccurate. ...
An important case win be before the
supreme court Of appeals tomorrow, on
the result depends sl2OO.OOo OF district
boadi issued TO promote railroad build
Ing In the state. The present case In
wolves the cnnStitutioHHlity Of such bond
issue. ParkersburE district, OF Wood
cOunty. voted in favor of Issuing SlI5,OOO
~ bonds in aid OF the Little Kanawhu
railroad. AfeSErs JrSEDh Il. Neal, w. n,
Chancellor, C. c. MaFtin-nud II. s. VIII
son eploined the authorities to prevent
the issue. They are represented by
NessrS. VanWlnkle and Amber, and u.
s Moses. ir., OF Parkersburg, and w. p.
Hubbard. OF Wheeling. v. h. Archer. OF
p1rxersburg, Representa- the railroad
company.
There Is a growing sentiment In favor
Of taking the school book question out
o, the legislature, and the drift Of sentI-
ment is In the direction OF handing the
natter over to the counties, as was Sug-
ges,ed by the Inteillgencer two years
ago. A bill to accomplish fhis purpose
Is being Inatured and VIII be offered in
day or two
Governor MnccorAle was before the
Joint. finance committee tonight to ex-
plain the estimates made by the several
departments f0r the coming two years.
He Insisted espeCially thlt hts successor
be .rsated with riors liberallty than his
predecessors have been. This he Justl-
ied on the grounds NJ the growth Of The
Eate. the Increasing number Of pnblle
institutions, and tho demand on the gov
mnor for services 3pJt performed by the
.drller gDvernor5 He insisted rhat the
tate house needs general overhauling 10
i,sp II from going 10 wreck.
a rspofs Is IN circulation that the Re-
publican leaders are trying 70 bring
about an extension Of the session. This
Il precisely what they do not want 70 see'
md they fJresee no reason for II, Some
6oey Is dreaming drsanis'
Mrs. y. E. whitaker, wife Of thu presi-
den, Of the senate, arrived tonight from
Wheeling.
Among to-day's arrivals arr w, r.
Hubbard and 81, Il. Wolne, OF WhesiLnE'
Richard Lt,wndes. OF CiarksbufB; j. D
Hyrr, of sutton, and rx-State Senator
W q. Worley, Of Kingwoad. u b' H.
To Investigate western PGmttentlRry.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, Feb, S.--com-
missioner Of Charities Frank J. Tor
rance announces tonight that un-'
donotedly public and thorough in
ycstlsation OF the Western Penltentl-
ary viii be conducted ln this city. com
meuclng probably next week. Mr.. Tor
rance Says the cruside agalnst the In
sututIou by the Pittsburgh Dispateh
has developed 10 many explici, charges
against officials n the penitentlaEy