Year: 1873

ardous one. He dare not say that he
has no power over the matter, for by
the resolution adopted in the House OF
Delegates he is authorized to bring suit
or subside.


he will not say that he has no funds
at his command to prosecute this mat
ter, be dare not risk the voice OF the
people on such frivolous assertions. To
do go would be ruinous to his little pro-
ject. Yet it is whispered around by q
few of his Star Chamber advisors, that
the Legislature must appropriate for
this prosecution. Why not fall back
or the funds annually appropriated for
the protection of the State in
civil prosecutions And again, why
could he not with as much propriety,
take from the civil contingent fund the
amount necessary to prosecute the case
TO the end, as he did do in the case OF
Bridges Us. ShallcroSs The isct OF
the business lie just this, he does not
intend to either sue or subside; to sue,
would in the end bring disgrace on his
SIX years administration, and to sub
eide would be detrim enta! TO bis seDs-
tcEal aspirations. $50 let's be happy"


The bill amending the charter OF the
City OF Wheeling in relation to the
repairing and Macadsmizing the streets
and alleys, and the payment OF the ex-
perse Thereof, passed the House to-
day. with but two dissenting voices,
Miller, Of Ohio, and Bradford voting
no. The bill amending the insurance
law OF the State coming up to-day on
its third reading, met with conslders-
bic opposition. Davenport opened his
battery on it and q general fight essued.
The bill ia very Objectionable in many
respects and in its present form. Un-
der the provisions Of the bill, home
Fire Insurance Companies are compell1
ed to pay three per cent on their gross
premium receipts and be subject TO
taxation as corporation, and besides
this the individual stock holders OF any
company must pay tax on the amount
Of his individual stock. The injustice
is very appsrant. The Constitution OF
the State provides that taxation shall
be equal, and why this discrimina-
ION between Foreign and Home In
france Companies, we can not UNDER
-'ard. The bill was, after a protracted


at, reCommitted 10 the Committee
.n judiciary. From the vary large
majority shown in the House in favor
OF the blll we are lead 70 believe that
it will be reported back rom the COM
mittee without amendment aud pass
ed.


Since the act giving to the Board OF
Public Works the appointment OF the
Jauitor Of the State House, candidates
from ell quarters are pouring in, and
Daily, the present incumbent, manitests
some uneasineSs-aniiGipating some
trouble. Daily inquired OF a member
in the House if it would not be in Or
der to recognize the present incumbent.
Make the motion" says Daily, "and
be jabers it will arouse every FineGan
from the Rio GraGde to the Kanawha
valley.


D. E. Camden and Woffnden OF
Weston, arrived to-day and have
taken quarters at the Hale.


Hon. Henry G. Davis is also stop
ing at the Hale. His visit here vii be
short.


Ben Smiths Perennial Summer has
passed away and left US in the cold.
Overcoats and the ike are now ac'
ceptable. Our mails have been COM
ing very regularly but we hear some
complaint among members that they do
not receive the REGISTER.


SCALPiNG KNIFE.