The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-10


You will do me the justice to correct
your statement by inserting this in your
columns in next issue.
Very respectfully yours,
+. {. SCOTT.
| In consequence OF what we have pub
, lishcd upon the subject, we have carefully
| examined the Journal of the Senate, (thc
journal of the House not being acccssi-
ble), and lay before the public the fol-
! lowing proceedings of the Senate on the
! question:
Upon inspection of the Journal Of the
! Senate of the 10th of January, 1873, PIP.
1877, we find that Immediately upon the
Scnate's re-asscmbling and appointing Il
President pro tenn. and dispensing with
reading the journal of the Dist of Deem
Der, 1872, Mr.. Shelton, Senator from
Nicholas county, offered the following
| Joint resolution, No. l6:
Resolved by the Legislature of West
Virginia, that the per diem of the pres
rnt Legislature shall cease upon the
DIST day of December, 1872, and COM
mcncc upon the 10th day of January,
1873. so that neither branch of the Leg
stature, together with its officers or pages,
shall receive any pay or compensation
during their recess or Christmas holI-
| days.
! That said resolution laid over under
the rules for one day.
That on the next day it was laid upon
the table on motion of Mr.. Walker.
On the 18th of January it was taken
| from the table and Mr. Shelton offered
the following amendment to the resolu-
ton: Add at the end thereof the words,
! "and that no certificate issue to them
| therefor, and in case any member, ot1ccr
or employee has received such per diem
or mileage that the same shall be deduct
ed from his future pay. -,
On the question of the adoption of said
amendment the ayes were, McsSrs
johnson, President, Bennett, Bishop
Blsckmore, Camden, Dickinson, Eastman,
Grantham, Custom, Hall, of Barbour
Mcdonald, McCloskcy, Price, Shelton
and Nawter, ID.
Tie noes were, Mcssrs. Cunningham,
Jacob. SCOTT, Walker and Wilkinson.
THIS WAS VOTE NO. |.
After some other amendments were
offered and rejected, the question was
taken on the adoption Of the resolution
As amended, which is in the following
words:
"Resolrcd Jy the Legislature Of West
Virginia, That the per diem of the pre-
sent Legislature shall cease upon the 2lSt
duy of December, 1872, and commence
ON the 10th dav of January, 1873, so that
neither branch of the Legislature, to-
cethcr with its officers or pages, shall
receive any pay or compensation during
their recess for Christmas holidays, ana
that no certificate issue to them therefor,
and in case any member, officer, or en-
ployco has received any such per diem
or mileage, that the same shall be deduct
cd from his future pay.
The AYES were Messrs. johnson, PrrSl-
dent), Bennett, Bishop, Bhkemorc, Cam
den. Dickinson, Eastman, Grantham,
Hall. of Barbour, Mcdonald, Price,
Shelton and Nawtcr-l3.
The noes were, McssrS. Cunningham,
Custom, Jacob, McCloskcy, SCOTT, Sh"r-
rard Summers, Walker and Wilkinson
y. sec pays w. "''' -
THIS Is VOTE No. 2.
On the 10th of January. 1898, tn" SAID
Joint resolution was returned from the
House of Delegates with the following
substitute proposed by the House:
Rcsolre,i, That il is tn" induhitaole
inalienablc and indefeaSible right "i
every member of the Legislature to re-
! COVE his per diem allowance for any part
| ar the whole of the session, and that for
| the exercise of the right lie o'ght not 10
/ be dsspoiie,itf his property or disturbed
/ in his person.
/ Upon the question Of agreeing to the
substitute the ayes We're: MeSSrs. Cald-
we'll Cunningham, Custom, Jacob Nc,
( Closkey, SCOTT, Sherrad, Walker ana
Wlkinson-9. D.
The noes were MesSrs. Johnson, Pres
ident. Bennett, Bishop, Blackmore, Cam
den. Dickinson. Eastman, Hall Of Wet
eel. Mcdonald, Shelton and Summers
-l2. =.
The substitute being disagreed to, II
| sent the resolution and substitute BACK 10
the House. See pages 22O-l.
/ THIS WAS VOTE No. d, JUSTIFY IN"
THE RECEPTION OF THE PAY.
On the Goth of January the House re-
turned the resolution and substitute with
the message that the House of Delegates
insisted on their substitute to said Senate
/ Joint resolution No. Ii.
The question was then taken IN the
Senate upon adhering to its disagree
ment To the substitute 10 said resolution.
The ayes were Messrs. johnson. Prcsi-
dent Bennett, Bishop, Camden, Dicsin-
son, Eastman, Grsntham, Hall OF Bar,
hour Hall Of Wetzel, Price, Shelton and
Summers, l2.
The noes were, Caldwell, Cunningham,
Jacob, Mcdonald, McCloskey, SCOTT,
Tins the resolution was defeated by
The disagreement Of the two houses.
When it is understood that the law IN
/ the Code was construed TO give the mem,