The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-03

4 raising committee of five from the
I House and three from the Senate, tc
report a plan for proceeding with thu
enactment of the Code. Messrs. Fer
guson, of Cabell, Golf, Armstrong
Smith and Parker, were appointed fol
the House.
Mr.. Mann offered a resolution, which
was adopted, providing that the same
mileage be allowed to members of the
House as was allowed at the last ses
1 sion.
Mr.. Tomlinson said that he had
voted for the resolution without fully
understanding its import, but after
consideration he thought he ought tC
have opposed 1t, inasmuch as in some
cases members had travelled longer
distance to attend the present extra
session than they had done to attend
the last regular session. He therefore
moved to reconsider the vote by which
the resolution was adopted,
1 Mr.. Welch favored the motion to re-
consider, because some of the mem.
bers had not travelled as far to attend
the present session as they had the last
Messrs. Pinnell, Armstrong and
Ferguson, Of Cabell, favored the :mo-
tion to reconsider.
Mr.. Blair called for a second reading
of the resolution.
The Clerk read the resolution, and
the motion to reconsider was then
agreed TO.
Mr., Ferguson, of Cabell, offered q
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of an assistant clerk in addition
to the one already authorized, and ex-
planned that as the work for which the
Legislature was now convened in extra
session, would require no enrolment
/ of bills, the Code being in the nature OF
a single bill already enrolled, enroll
ment clerks would not be needed, but
a k.u
immense amount of labor to accom-
plish and 1t was necessary for him to
have assistance.
Mr.Jacob said that the gentleman
| from Cabell predicated his remarks
upon the assumption that the Legisla-
ture would confine itself to the work
| of revising the Code. In his opinion IL
| the Legislature would not take up any
| general business, before 1t was decided
| that there should be clerical appoint
ments made.
Mr.. Ferguson said that he did not
suppose that the Legislature would
not transact some general business, but
| that IL would engage generally in that
Kind of business he did not think, be-
cause to do SO would require session
from now until the LIST of January. He
urged the question of economy, and
said II the House really needed COM
mittee clerks he would not oppose their
appointment.
Mr.. Jacob said no member of the
House was more in favor OF economy
than himself, as his record during the
| last session showed, but that there
would be legislation required at the
present session over and above that OF
the revision of the Code, ana he thought
1t would be better to walt before ap. R
pointing committee clerks, until the
temper of the House could be ascer-
tanned in regard to going into general
Legislation.
Mr.. Newlin said he wasn't sure that
he understood the drift of the remar ks
of the gentleman from Ohio, as he did
| not see why the question of appointing
with that of the appointment OF assist
ant clerks. si
Mr.. Tomlinson favored the resolu-
tion of the gentleman from Cabell, and
did not gee why committee clerks
should not be appointed afterwards i!
they were needed.
MIR. Steere said that for the purpose
of settling the differences that had
arisen, he would move to amend the
resolution SO as to make IL provide for
the appointment OF two assistant
clerks instead ofone, in addition to the
one already authorized, to be paid at
the rate of$4 per day. instead of Sc. BY
/
could be secured ut the same cost.
Mr.. Blair said there was some force
| in the remarks of his TREND from Ohio
(Mr. jacob. Before providing tor the
clerical business of the session it would
be necessary for the House TO decide
whether general legislation should be
engaged in He expressed himself in
favor of the resolution, provided 1t was
not the intention of the House to go on
and transact general business. The
question with him was whether the
House should not conffne itself to the
particular business for which IL had
been convened in extra session.
Mr.. Steere made short explanation
| in regard to the difference between his
amendment and the resolutions.
Mr.. Hagar said he had no doubt that
when committee clerks were wanted
plenty of them could be obtained, but
they were not wanted now, and he
hoped the resolution would pass.
Mr.. Welch hoped the resolution
would pass just as 1t stood.
Mr.. Newlin moved the previous
question. The demand was sustained,
and the House refused to adopt the
amendment of Mr.. Steere.
The question recurring upon the
adoption of the resolution, it was
adopted. ErT
Mr.. Tomlinson offered joint tesolu-
tion providing that no general business
should be transacted by either House
until the revision of the Code had been
completed by both Houses.
Mr.. Hervey moved to lay on the
table, and the motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Boggess moved to adjourn.
The Speaker said that before putting
| the question he would announce the
names of the pages he bad appointed,
which were as follows: Masters George
Myers, John L. Morrison and a. D.
Mr.. Boggess, by request of Mr.. New.
| lin, withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Ferguson. of Cabell, moved that
when the House adjourn 1t be until 2
o'clock, p. NJ. of tomorrow [tO.dayl,
for the purpose of allowing the Conn
mittees on the ePenitentiary, and Insane
Asylum time to report. Agreed to.
Adjourned.
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