Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-08
GEORGE BYRNE'S
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oners. This is directly In violation
of the law Bloyd IS also the treas
urer of the pelitentiary board. 1t Is
curious to note some OF the figures
ON the books. For instance. when
the board meets at Moundsville OF
course every member is entitled to
his expenses in going to Moundsville
and returning home. Now Bloyd
lives N Moundsville, yet he invari-
ably turns In an expense account.
and 1T Is frequently more than that
of come member who has quite "a
distance to travel. Clarke Hamilton
rare.y, IL ever, puts in an expense
account, as he only goes from
Vince ing to Moundsville, and the
cost is but few cents. But you bet
Mr.. Bloyd always gets his expense
account put in. However, the re-
ports show that Clarke's firm SELL
the institution pretty good bunch
OF wet goods each year. Which
seems fair enough, all things con-
s.dered.
One thing OF particular interest
in the expenses Of the board of d.
rectors OF the penitentiary is a GER
tain trip its members took to Buff
falo some time ago, to attend a
meeting of that kind. Each man
took his wife along, a number OF
cities beside Buffalo were. visited
and the state paid the bill. About
two hundred dollars each. Which
Is going some.
But what's the use? Why, they
run counterfeiting business right
inside the penitentiary walls some
time ago, making pretty good ar
tlcle OF money-half dollars AMI
quarter dollars. And when the
thing was dlscovered-or at least
when it was so publicly discovered
that 1t had to be broken up-no re-
port OF 1t was made to the treasury
department, although the law re-
quires that 1T shall be done. 1t Is
said that paper money was made in
the institution, as wei as imitation
silver, but none of 1T has been on
exhib. ton. The metal money is a
pretty fair Imitation, and anybody
eagerly snatching for halves or
quarters, without looking at them
too closely, would be easily deceived
into taking them for genuine. But
think OF it. Con:ackers running a
plant right ms de state prison.
Isn't that travesty Oh prison reg
ulations2
Hon. w. p. Hawley, OF Mercer
county, the Republican member of
the house whom his Republican
friends expected to introduce a "Jim
Crow" bill, seems to have lost heart
so far as to abandon the project.
Some people are SO easily discourag-
cd.
The administration has succeeded
In getting through the house the
bll providing for taking a bigger
chunk out OF inheritances. The es-
tate needs the money. The or
phans be id.
A commissioner OF forestry is Jne
of the new dignitarles about to be
created. We are all for forest con
servation or any other kind or char
acter of conseryation-with sal
airy attached to Il.
After the prohibition matter has
been butted from the track. as u
doubtless will whenever the state
senate gets down to 1t, the primary
proposition will be the big bone of
contention for time. The south
ern end OF the state will line up
about solid against any proposition
for a primary that will give the
negro an equal chance In choosing
candidates. There are three bills
now under cons deration, and ft IS
hard to say which one will have the
most support. Senatcp Hataeld's
bi ] is along much more conservative
lines than the Cooper bill OF two
years ago, now revived, and the bill
prepared and backed by Taylor Vim
son, Of Huntington. The Hatfield
measure will probably stand the
best show aof getting by.
This Robinson person, from the
wilds OF Ritchie-and looking the
part--seems to be right upp.ty. lie
was, By some mischance, made chair
man Of the judiciary committee, and
proved SO utterly unfit for the Job,
and so boorigh OF manner that Hon.
Pat. Murphy, OF Braxton, refused to
stay on the committee and so with
drew.