Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-01-03
The Closing Scene OF the West Virginia
Legislature.

Withrow, Thomson, Stout, Crow ana
O.. REYNOLDS made speeches against the
bill because the items for normal schools
were in it.
Mr.. Ferguson Of Wayne, who was
struggling to get the item for Marshall
College increased from $4,000 TO S32OO
or $4,000, finally moved to strike out
the item; and it was done
Mr. Reynolds said he would like to
go to the funeral of all the Normal
schools in the State; Mr.. Butcher told
him he would go to the funeral OF his
best friend.
The whole bill was subsequently de
featcd; and it was defeated because the
allowances for the Normal schools were
in it,
Mr.. Crow, of Jackson county, distn-
guished himself by declaring that he
would vote for no appropriation bill
while there was one dollar in it for Nor
nal schools.
The bill repeating the bill giving
money to Bethany College passed 1t
had already passed the Senate, so that
Bethany College gets nothing from the
State
There is in the House party whose
opposition to the Normal schools is pos
tive aud pronounced. They have lost
no opportunity to legislate them out OF
existence. When the Appropriation
bill came up there was in it an appro.
priation of 81, POO each, for the Normal
schools, Marshall College, and the Uni
versity at Morgantown. Those opposed
TO the Normal schools were just strong
enough to defeat the bill if the appro-
priatiens remained in it and those who
favored the schools were just strong
enough to prevent the passage OF the
bill if the appropriations mentioned
were omitted. The consequence is that
the appropriation bill went to the table
and there it lies, dead as ancient Uncle
Ned. This action will cause great
deal of trouble in the State outside OF
the schools.
In the Senate, Saturday, Il large mum
Der of bills were passed the final stage,
and everything got ready for adjourn
mrnt Monday. There was very little
wranglimg, aud q straight forward pro,
cceding with the business III dignihed
manner. If the Senate had been as
considerate from the beginning, much
shameful legislation would have been
saved.
On Monday, there was very little tor
the Senate to do. There was talk OF
getting up another appropriation Dill
aud trying to pass it, but the senate
had no faith in The members OF thc ter
ribIy denloralizcd House. They closed
IN their business, the President made
IN eloquent and practical farewell adj
dress and the members shook hands.
In the House. Monday it was quite
different. 1t was not bear meat this
time. There were no signs OF bear
meat. But some evil genius moved IN
that body. Members, who few min
ntes. after shook hands with their broth
rem at parting. and affectionately bld
them farewell. were wrathy i'll the clos
ing up business. They were bitter
Those who had all along voted together
now struggled in demoraliztd way al
together unaccountahle. An important
resolution. appointing n commission to
gun q line ar lind boundary line be-
tween va. aud Yves, Va. was voted
down. Mr.. Cotran took the char. a
resolution of thanks to DAILY, the janitor
was voted down. \ resolution OF thanks
10 the clesgymen of Charleston for open
;nu the sessions was adopted, tre mem
bcrs yelling no. M
\ resolution to Harvey NJ. Scott fifty
dollars for reporting proceedings Tor The
Courier WAS voted down with th"i-
deling No.
A resolution to pay sergeant at arms
ten DAYS extra, was adopted
Some one moved to .u;p,n the rules
10 adopt a resolution which was OBJECT
ed To \ point of order was raised.
Mr.. Bradford took the liberty to say
that the House had suspended every
rule and every law by which they pre-
tended to be governed. Mr.. MORRISON
raised a point of order.
Nessrs. Farnsworth, Bradford, Nor
rison. Davis. Baker and Davenport, all
I'D and claiming the hearing OF the
chair. Some OF them gave 1t up IN de-
spair, and sat dO@n.
Mr.. Davenport arose TO point OF or
dor and did not get decision, but
pretty soon after got the floor and OF
fered a resolution that all the resolu-
tons which gave extra pay to the OH
GERS or members of the House be re-
nca|ed He declared that the House
had no right to pass such resolutions,
that they were all illegal and ought to
The resolution was objected to. Then
Mr.. Davenport made motion that the
resolutions be repealed. He said 1t was
robbing the treasury to give speaker
Miller ninety dollars extra pay ana we,
if We vote to do so, are roDohS INC
treasury Of the State.
Mr.. Floyd would not SIT ana qnie't
listen to one who called him a thief.
should we hear ourselves called thieves
and robbers without reply: he repeiled
the Charge withlscorn, .no
A point of order was raised on the
right of the chair A member in front
of the chair raised point of order. On
the left of the chair a point OF order
was raised. Out of the multiplicity OF
points, one was appealed to the House
ovnl.;ped their