The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-02-24
Charleston Letter
Register

the partisan bill passed by the.
Legislature, changing the Boards
at the Insane Asylum, is AN able
State paper; but Notwithstanding
the honest and patriotic view OF
the matter, as presented by the
Governor, an attempt VIII be made
to pass the bill over his veto.
The Senate has passed the bill
authorizing Kanawha county court
to issue bonds to the amount OF
100000 for the purpose of erecting
a bridge over the Great Kanawha
River. The people viii have some
thing to say about that bond issue.
They Will be apt to think that they
are taxed quite enough now in
Kanawha county.
1t is more than likely we Will
have a sort of compulsory school
law for this State, but it is left
to fifty per cent. of the voters of a
school district topetition the Board
of Education, before the law can
be enforced. 1t is sort of local
option compulsory law, SO to speak.
The joint committee appointed
to visit the Second Hospital for the
Insane at Spencer, made their re-
port Monday, and state that they
made a thorough examination of
buildings, &C., and found every
thing in good shape, and compli-
mented the Superintendent and
others in charge of the Asylum.
The Senate has passed the bill
abolishing the. "days of grace"
The section of the Code as amend
ed reads as follows:
''Every promisory note, or check
for money. payable in this State at
| particular bank, or at particu-
lar Office thereof for discount or
deposit, or at the place of business
of savings institution, or savings
bank, and every inland bill of ex-
change payable in this State shall
be deemed negotiable, and may up
on being dishonored for MONACO
ceptance or non-payment, be pro-
tested, and the protest be in such
case evidence of dishonor in like
manner as in the case of foreign
bill of exchanges; and every instru
ment which is made payable at a
day subsequent to its date, and is
otherwise in the form of check,
shall be deemed bill of exchange.
There shall be no grace on negotl-
able paper of any kind.
Under the provisions of a law
now pending, the State Board of
Health, may hold examinations for
the licensing of practitioners of
medicine, whenever the Board may
so desire.
The Inauguration of Governor
elect Atkinson promises to be a
very brilliant affair; but we hope
he will try and save some of the
brilliance for his administration.
He will need all he can get.
A correspondent to an exchange
from Charleston writes: ''There
are at least dozen persons en-
ployed by the Legislature who are
drawing fat salaries for doing
practically nothing" This is the
same thing the Republican Legis-
lature of two years ago did. 1t is
estimated that about 500 a day
are paid out in useless salaries.
Necessary appropriations are made
short or omitted in order that fat
jobs be given to Republican pets
and it is becoming disgusting even
to some of the Republicans them
selves.
"A bill is before the Legislature
to empower the Circuit Court
Judges to appoint vacancies in all
county offices, by reason of death,
resignation or removal. The Re-
publicans claim that the party con-
trolls tenout of the thirteen Judi
cial Circuits, and only about one
half of the County Courts. They
are after everything in sight or
"out of sight"
The coal operators all over the
State are sending in strong petit
tions protesting against the pas
sage of the bill providing for the
weighing of coal, dug by miners,
before it is screened. The opera
tors claim that if this bill becomes
a law. they will have to close their
mines and cease operations.
The Republican caucus, which
was to have been held last night,
has been postponed until this eve
ming. g.