Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-10
THE LEGISLATURE.
A letter raises a howl and is
proven to be authentic.

A letter raises howl and is
proven to be authentic.
Delegate 0ldfleld tells how 10 was pro-
posed to get ahead of the Democrats
Wants the matter investigated bat
finds that his own carelessness let
the secret out--The University The
prep has some very warm friends
Raymond and Sturgiss are fighting
for him as Is also Senator Fast.
The legislature Is pursuing the
even tenor Of its way with nothing to
ruffle its serenity except little incl
dent which took place this week. A
partly finished letter from one OF the
members to his wife was found and
published a few days ago. This stat
ed that it was the intention OF the re-
pubicans in case the democrats push
ed their unseating any further to with
draw and organize another house and
that they would be recognized by the
governor.
This letter was dated during the
early days of the session. Many peo-
pie thought that it was a forgery but
when the house came together after
the publication Mr.. Oldfield one OF
the leaders OF the minority party In
the house arose and asked for a COM
mittee to investigate the matter as
he stated that he had written the LETT
ter in question and believed that 1t
had been stolen out of his desk.
Messrs. Outright, Bowman aud Grant
were appointed to look into 1t. 1t has
been found that the letter was picked
up on the floor and not stolen.
A dispatch from Charleston in the
Iintelligencer has the following:
THAT UNIVERSITY MEASURE.
The committee on education In now
attracting more interest from the out
side than any other committee In the
house. Not that it has more on It's
hands than any of the committees, as
that burdensome honor belongs always
to the committee on the judiciary,
but the former has now under consid-
Grafton a matter which is attracting
attention from all parts OF the state
the question of abolishing the prepar
atory department OF the state univer-
sity. The measure was introduced by
Mr.. Davis, of Harrison, several days
ago, but has not yet been considered
by the committee, which desired to
give the opponents of the bill outside
Of the legislature chance to be heard.
The object Of the bill, as has been
stated before, is to raise the standard
OF the university. The opponents OF
the measure regard it as very doubt
full improvement. IL not a positive
evil. They claim that the preparatory
branch Is absolutely essential because
OF the limited standard OF the schools
Of the state, except Ia the largest
towns that have high schools; and
that to abolish it would be an ire
deemable error.
Senator Fast, who is bitterly against
the bill, aud is member Of the fac
ulty OF the university, states that the
expense to the state OF maintaining
the preparatory department is merely
nominal, only few additional in
structofs being employed. The re-
maInder Of the corps OF instructors Is
made up Of the regular members Of
the faculty.
Hon. George G. Sturgiss, president
OF the board Of regents Of the univer-
sityf is here fighting the bill; and 1t
! is expected that President Raymond
and other officials of the university
will appear before the committee 70
argue against it.
DIR. Raymond is there now before
| the members on behalf Of the Uniyer-
sity. The result of the lab0rs will be
to increase the amounts that many Of
the members have already decided up
on as sufficient to run the school, II
| is not known when he will return.
Horses Wanted.
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