The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-16
HOUhR or DRLEGATEs.l
They Rest From Their Labor and Their
Works do Follow Them.

They Rest From Their Labor and Their
Works do Follow Them.
At twelve o'clock Yesterday the Speak
sr's gRvel fell, and he declared the House
of Delegates adjourned until the second
Wednesday in January, 1882, at the hour
OF noon.
Mr., GrAnthAm, the Senior delegate
from Jefferson county, both opened and
close the session, in q sense. He 1t was
who made the motion to adjourn, and he
1t was who offered the ieryent prayer at
the commencement Of the session.
Considerable business was attended to
in the very brief duration OF the session,
Senate Bill No. ll6, providing for cases
appealed or transmitted from justices, was
taken up, having been passed the night
before. A motion was made that 1t take
effect from It's passage, and this prevailed
Senate Joint Resolution No, Il, In Tela.
ton to the letting OF convict labor in the
penitentiary, was adopted, being taken up
on motion Of Mr.. Kepner. That gentle,
man was instructed to communicate to the
Senate the action OF the House in relation
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to the resolution,
It was then agreed that no vote should
be had on any bill during the rest Of the
session and on motion recess was taken
till II o'clock.
Upon Resembling at that hour, Mr..
Leonard introduced Q joint resolution
providing for the appointment OF a joint
committee, consisting OF three Delegates
and two Senators, to wait upon the Gov.
ernor and notify him that the two houses
were ready to adjourn, and ascertain Il
the Executive had any further Communi.
cations TO make,
The Speaker appointed as members oil
such committee on the part OF the House
Messrs. Leonard, Bell and Sinclair, but
Mr.. Bell for some reason refused to serve,
and at his suggestion Mr.. Beokwith was
substituted.
On motion OF Mr., Grantham a commit.
tee Of three, consisting Of MeSsrs, Gran
than, Lurty and Riley, was appointed to
wait upon the Senate and inform that
body that the House was ready to adjourn,
In the absence oil the committee Mr.
Hall (ot Barbour) presented resolution
OF thanks 10 Hon. E. W, Wilson, the
Speaker, for the fair and impartial manner
In which he had discharged his duties az
Speaker, Mr.. Wilson gracefully aCknowl
edged the compliment, and expressed his
qualification that bis efforts 10 preside
fairly and impartially had been appreCi'
ated.
Mr.. Mcneil offered the following, which
was adopted:
Received, That the thanka OF this House
are hereby rendered to the reporters Of the
press for their uniform courtesy, and thell
impartial reports Of the proceedings.
Mr.. Grsntham offered resolution o.
thanks for the able manner in which Olerl
Peyton and bis assistants had discharged
the arduous duties Of their positions.
Mr.. Lurty spoke In favor Of this resolu
ton, He said he hoped 1t would pass, DO
cause It was not an empty bubble, but, hI
thought, the expression OF tho real senti
ments Of every Delegate on the floor.
1t was unanimously adopted, after al
amendment offered by Mr.. Seabright hat
been incorporated, including the Sergeant
alarms and Door.keeper.
Mr.. Holt gave expression 10 the appre
citation Of the House for the services Of thl
pages, which was adopted by the House
It might be supposed that "tafy" coulC
no further 20, but Mr., Maxwell offereC
another resolution, rendering the thank
Of the House to the citizens Of Wheeling
for their uniform kindness and courtesy
during the session.
Mr.. Leonard shortly after reported thai
his ExCellency, Governor Jackson, haG
no further communication to make
Messrs Dennis and Van Meter appeared
upon the floor and announced that thu
Senate had completed its labors and wal
ready 10 adjourn, and after a report from
the Commilteeon Enrolled Bills, the hour
Of twelve O'Clock having arrived, The
House, on motion, adjourned,
Thus ends 0 session Of the Legislature
which for hard work and business accom-
plished has had few supsrior.