Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-03-10
BOUNCING BILLS
THROUGH At A LIVELY RATE.
The House Passed a Large Number Of I'm
pOrtsnt Bills-The Convict Labor Bill
killed-PrOlonging the Session
Fun in the Senate Over the
Appropriation Bill.
TaE PRINTERS RECEIVE ATTENTION
IN The SENATE.
SENATE

The senate Was called to order at 9 4.
n, nearly all ol the Senators being in
their seats.
Several bills were read for first and
second time.
The Special Committee OH Printing
reported as follows: The special COM
mittee appointed under a resolution OF
the Senate passed on the - day of Feb
ruary, 1881, to investigate the printing,
do respectfully report that they have
had several meetings Of the committee
when the Commissioners OF Printing
appeared before them, all anxious that
the investigation required by the reso-
luton should be entered upon at once,
but there being so short a time before
the adjournment on the 18th inst, il is
unanimously agreed by the committee
that nothing could be accomplished by
commencing an investigation at this
time, that they would report this fact TO
the Senate and recommend that further
action UPON the whole matter be post
poned until the adjourned session in Feb
ruary next.
The report of the committee was APP
proved by a vote of the Senate.
House bill To confer additional rights,
powers and privileges on the Coal River
Railroad Company, was passed.
III. h. 223, a bill TO amend and re-
enact chapter 30 OF the Code OF West
Virginia, concerning the collection OF
taxes, was read first and second time.
Mr.. Woods moved to strike out the pro-
visions in the bill which allows goods ef
tenants to be distrained, il taxes on the
property has net been paid. This mo-
ton was strongly opposed by Messrs.
Faulkner, Dennis and FarnswOrth. The
vote stood - to-l2. 50 the clause remains
in the bill.
III. b. liz, bill making an appropria-
ton to paw j. W. Hobb x Co. the bal
ance due them for stone furnished the
the penitentiary, was read three times
and passed.
The general appropriation bill was
taken up out OF its regular order, on Sec
ond reading. Mr.. Dennis moved to
amend the amount appropriated for the
support OF the Normal Schools and
branches by fixing it at 5000 in place
OF $4,000. The amendment was car
ried by a vote Of 10 to :.
Mr.. Faulkner offered an amendment
providing for an appropriation oil sou
tor chemicals for the labratory at the
University. The object OF the amend
meut was TO supply the necessary chem
icais, so that Professors OF Chemistry
could make the analysis of fertilizers as
provided by Chapter %, Acts OF 1879.
The motion was defeated after quite
lengthy discussion.
The Senate AZ l2:40 took a recess un-
Ill 2P.N.
Upon reassembling at . P. NJ, the con-
sideratiOu OF the appropriation bill was
resumed. Several amendments were
offered and debated at great length, but
no changes were made in the bill. AT
Sis the Senate took recess until 1850
p. VI.
The Senate reassembled at 7:30, and
resumed the consideration OF the APP
preparation bill. Several amendments
were offered concerning the sum TO be
appropriated for the payment OF the
bills for the printing OF the Constltu-
tional Amendments, but none OF the
amendments prevailed. On motion OF
Mr.. Woods, the Senate granted the re-
ouest of the House for a conference
committee on the bill concerning the
assessment OF taxes The President
appointed Messrs. Woods, Stollings,
Stout and Faulkner OH the part OF the
Senate. On motion OF Mr.. Dennis, the
Senate at 1905 adjourned until . An.
to-day.