The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-03
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S,helal Dispatch 10 the IntOlllGeneeF.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Feb. 2.-Trc
,,phark bill was hammered 70 deash an
me senate to-day. Senators Fast Olld
young argued strongly Cor the bill. say
inc ina, ii was carefully guarded: al-
lowed no tannery company TO hold no
psrc laud than was ctnsIstent with GoOd
rpbuc policy, and was in the interest of
,be states development, They both
though, the defeat OF the bill would be q
serious error,
senator whitaker led the fight against
.bs bin with motion to strike out the
spag;ing clause. Senator Farr stood
yI,h senator Whitaker, who declared
fhat tte bitl was In the interest OF an au-
,1rrati,. monopoly, the United States
leather Company. and he was unwilling
I'M, The lands ut the state should be tied
IN IN such hands.
Tbe Ohio county senator CWhltaker)
,,a In dead earnest, and struck frum thu
ss1,,lder. without no return blows. The
nnad Of the bill waS cut on. anu It feil
lead
d, the leather company, Hon. j. NJ. Rey-
U1lds and 7. G. Pown1ll. thnt they made
clean straight forward tight for their
MEASURE, and hadthe respect or those op-
nbsed 10 them. They had no LOBBY with
ihem, but stood square on the merits OF
;hsir measure. They left tonight for
home,
The forces opposing the new county
Augusta bill were strengthened this
evening by the arrival of ex-state sena-
,or Garrison, James 8. Watson and ]. C.
Price. OF MonongalIa- Those who stand
against the project insist that the meas
nfc should not 50 further until they SHAH
have been given O hearing. The Monon-
gala people say chat they are ready 20
nav FOR a survey, and II the proposed cut
into their county can be made, and gtill
leave them four hundred square miles,
AZ required by the constitution, they VIII
withdraw all opposition and agree that
Augusta county shall take its place on
the map. An effort Will probably be
made In the house tomorrow 20 send the
bill To the judiciary committee
The weilsburg Herald takes exception
10 some statements made In the Intelll-
gencer, concerning Bethany college. and
the proposed appropriation for its relief.
The Statements were based on a conver-
sltion with Col. Alex. CanlpbeH. OF Beth
any. q trustee OF the college. This even.
Ing / asked Colonel Campbell u he did
raj say that without the appropriation
10 pay the debts OF the college. Il would
close It's doors at the end OF this year:
II ana say so" ne replied; land say SO
now" Nobody here who knows the his
tory of Bethany college questions It's
great services, There IS the most kindly
feeling for 1t. The questions raised by
the proposition are. whether u has the
money 10 appropriate. Chancellor Nc
Keeyer, Of Bethany, arrived tonight IN
the interest OF the college.
Goyernor-elect Atkinson left for home
thLs morning. Hon n. b, Scott arrived.
Mrs. Joseph Runner, OF this city, APP
peared before the finance committee to-
day and made a strong appeal for an ap-
nr6prlation 10 establish home for In
cUrables, This iS n project for which
Mrs. RufEncr has labored long and zeaI-
ously.
Hon John A. Howard addressed the
house finance committee thls evening in
favor Of the bill Of Senator Hughes tof
CabelD, to reform the system OF crlmi-
nal charges. The proposition Is 70 put
the charges on the county, to be paid OUT
Of fines and lIceRses, the remainder. 3tter
paying charges, to be divided equally pe,
tween the county and the state. Ihe plll
IA regarded as solution OF the growing
criminal charges progress =. D. h'