West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-03-02
THE EFFORT a D TO
MOVE THE A
CAPITAL
Personal and Political roiats Picked
Up ana PeBciied Down for The
Argus Readers.
Editorial correspondence.
CHARLESTON. W. VA, !
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O1 NhS NUS COUlcstS NuAh u tNF
bsen going on. and that took up
the GrSt ilf of the session. Fewer
bills have been passed than by any
other Legislature ever in tho State,
bu' tins is pcrh lps "A great blessing
for the people, foI us II general
thing the less Jaw and changes and
amendments ana monkeSiag gem
orally with bills Of all kind the
better IL is for the S ~ The NUN
Der OF bills introduced has run up
int the hundreds, but most of
them are sleeping in the hands Of
some committee, or have been laid
on the table or under the table, or
pissed one House and failed in the
other.
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A desperate effort was made 10
get a bill through the Legislature
to move the State Capital from
Charleston to Purkersburg. The
citizens of the latter place held II
public meeting and subscribed
5000. 900 to build a new Capitol,
and sent a committee to Charleston
to lay siege to the Legislature. 1t
was funny to see how quickly the
Charleston gang of politicians and
State House lobbyists all came TO-
gether and stood solldly against
any renewal. They got IN their
work so quickly that thoy had the
move pretty well headed off before
the Parkersburg committee arrived.
They got u bill started through
both Houses, appropriating $780,
600 for un additional wing to the
Capitol building in Charleston.
This was calculated Of course to
anchor it here more firmly tn IN
ever. However, the Pa ~kersburg
fellows proceeded to knock that
out anyhow, and although they did
not get the Capital This time. they
kept Charleston from getting ANY
thing more. Another thing that
knocked Parkersburg ont, was that
soon as the matter was agitated,
ClarksbHrg, Buckhanuon and other
places put in bids for it., and OF
course all had more or less backing.
Prof. Outright, the member from
Upshur, introduced a bill Ia favor
of Buckhannon and raised Park
erssurg's bid a hundred thsusaud.
80 that Buckhannon was offering
three hundred thousand for tho
State Capital. Then, again, a few
Democrats have it in for Parkers
burg on account of the dirty po-
lltical work of A. b. White, Score.
tary Of the Republican State Com
mittee, who was one Of the Scott
leaders in the Senatorial fight, and
wanted TO throw out every Demo-
cratic Senator, if necessary, IN
order to control the Legislature
and elect Scott this time and Ell
kins next time. Jake Fisher. Of
Braxton county. a Democrat of the
genuine all wool and a yard and a
half wide brand, is one OF the lead
ers OF the opposition to moving the
Capital from Charleston to Park
ersburg. His reasons were plainly
stated to Il. NJ. Gilkeson, when the
latter spoke to him upon the sub
jet: 81 would not vote" said he
'lo locate the Capitol or any other
institution, not even a hog pen, in
any town that has for one Of its
citizens that man A. b. White. II
you want me TO vote to put the
Capitol at Parkersburg you must
kill aud ciemate White. Not only
that, but he must DO cromated i'm
my presence and bis u hes placed
IN my hands that ] may scatter
them TO the four winds Of the
earth. Then, and not till then.
will ! vote 10 pat the Capital at
Petersburg. No town that har-
bors him can ever get my yste."
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The Senate confirmed all Of tho
Governors az pcIntmeuts except
that OF Alex McVeigh Miller, as a
member or the Beard Of Directors
fer the Weston Insane Asylum.
Mr.. Miller VIZ appointed as o
Democrat, bat The Democrats ob
jected 90 him because ~ bis gold
views and succeeded in dvfea ing
him. There were also two votes
agunst VIM. NJ. o. - won aud
five agaiue. !. ". GIkes,p 81 cold