Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-29

fine prescribed in the fifty ninth section
u II this chapter,
4 sEc. .. That the State Superintend.
ent Of Free schools be- required to furn.
ish, among other blanks, blank con-
tracts, containing provisions that would
require publishers to furnish books
equal In grade Of paper, style OF binding
and print, 10 the samples furnished with
proposals
The said board shall take from the
| publishers OF the text books they shall
! select, bond in the name oi the State Of
West Virginia with surety in the pen
| atty Of not less than -, 900 In each cOun-
| ty, conditioned lOT the faithful perform
ance OF any and all stipulations and CON
diiiOns they may agree upon in relation
I to the sale and distribution Of said
books, and at such prices as may be do.
trrmincd upon, or otherwise. II shall
be- the duty uf the prosecuting attorneys
oi the counties respectively to prepare
and attend To the execution of said
bond.
I'm making these amendments, Mr.,
Hagans said that he was making final
effort Ia place the hill in position to
proceed in accordance with the wish oi
the majority of the House.
Mr.. Butcher moved 10 insert after the
list oi books, "a newspaper published in
that county be kept On file ut the teach
er's desk" lie said in support 0f this,
that this was "a good plan, new, tits
true, but let Us make stride IN advance
Oi our sister States."
Mr.. Johnston amended the amend
mcnt by adding "and other waste
paper" 1aughtor.)
Capt. Tony remarked that this bill
was building up like the Tower ol
BdbViOH."
The amendment ~ amended was then
pat To the House and lost, and Mr.. Me
Crum'S substitute met with like fate.
MIR. Parsons Offered u substitute which
provided ior State Commission, To be-
composed Of the State superintendent,
President of the State University, and
the Principals of Normal and Branch
Normal schools. lie supported his sub
stitutc by an effective address, ia which
lac inyclghrd against leaving the sclcC-
ton ui houks tO county boards, many Oi
the msmbcrs Oi which ara unlraned
and disqualified for such business. His
olOquencc, however, proved unavailing,
and the substitute was lost by vote
upon demand at the ayes and noes.
M other amendments being offered,
or motion to rccommt, the bill n print
Ell above was ordered Ia its third read
ing.
\ message was received from the Sen
ate announcing that that body had re
considered its action upon the Texas
Pacific resolution, and asking that said
resolution he sent Ia the senate. This
gave rise Ia some discussion. Mr. Brad
lord objected To- the request as being die
tutorialaud supplementary. lie said
ho didn't wish tn appear as acting with
dlsrrspcct Ia the Senate, but ho must
submit this WAS u little too much. They
might ~ we'll rcccde from their vote
on hill after il had become q
law. 10 this opinion, Mr. llugauS
agreel, and the resolution VAS accord
ingly not transmitted.
The House proceeded ia the schedule
routine ol reading bills until the hour
of one o'rlock, when Il recess was taken
until 2;;D NJ.
The afternoon session, which Cputln-
ucd until nearly five o'clock, was taken
up entirely with reading bills, IN which
the House has gotten Tar behind, and
Mas devoid Ol general interest,