Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-26

| lowing was inserted: "But no article so
manufactured and sold shall be sold Tor
less than the average price for which ar
ticles of similar character and grade are
Sold In the City Of Wheeling"
One or two minor amendments were
made and then the bill ordered TO its
second reading, to the evident satlsiac,
ton of the cigar lobby. The status Oh
| the bill now is, briefly stated, this:
Contractors can hire lsborers at o0 cents
per day in any pursuit approved oy the
Board except cigars. Under the uirec-
ton oi the Superintendent they may
manufacture anything, 10 be sold by the
State at a price not less han tthe same
article sells for in Wheeling, including
cigars. The bill is undoubtedly great
Improvement over the old one, and the
general impression is that it will pass
on its third reading.
Immediately after the disposal OF the
paper the House took a recess until
r. N.
Afternoon Session.
On reassembling, bills on their third
reading were taken up and the following
passed:
H.B. No. %, q bill moving the con-
troll of the free schools. within the cor
porate limits OF the city OF Charleston,
| from the Common Council thereof, and
placing the same in the hands OF an in
dependent board OF education.
ii, b. No. SO, a bill to amend and re-
enact chapter SO OF the Acts passed at
the extraordinary session held in the
year 1853.
H.B. No. l24, "a bill amending and
re-enacting chapter As OF the Code OF
West Virginia, concerning the poor.
A Bomb Shell.
When Clerk Peyton read out "En.
crossed House Bill No. "A" there was a
general bracing up. Word was sent
outside
The" "wiison Bill" Was Up.
and the Senate came pouring in, the
gallery hlled, the lobby room was crowd
ed and Speaker Wilson, the indefatiga-
bic patron of the bill, calling Judge
Ferguson To the chair, took the floor.
The bill was read through and then
Mr.. Wilson taking the floor, announced
that he wished TO speak and at the close
of his remarks would call the previous
question. He was, however, willing at
this time to give away to any member
that might wish to say something. Then
came the
Storm Of Eloauence.
For two hours it was thrilling, Messrs.
Lurty, Lowry, Morrow, Holt, Leonard,
Selmon Wells, Cresap and Speaker
Wilson had it hot and heavy. Every |
one spoke twice, bit at the expiration
of their time were decidedly raped |
down by Judge Ferguson. The speeches
were mostly referring t. the petitions |
that had been sent in, and appeals to |
the members to vote for or against the |
bill. Some OF the language used was
very flowery and elaborate.
When Mr.. Wilson rose for the last |
time on the subject, he sent to the |
Clerks desk to be read the testimony of |
Mr. Despard OF Parkersburg, taken be-
fore the Johnson Committee in 1879. |
This occasioned big fight with Mr..
Leonard, but at last it was read and
then compared with Despard's petition |
asking for the non-passage OF Wilson's |
bill this year.
Mr.. Wilson's speech was fine and for.
chile and carried the day, for the vote
being taken on the passage OF the bill |
was ~ follows:
The Winning Vote,
The ayes were: Messrs. Wilson
(Speaker), Rabb, Beckwith, Cresap,
DAVIS, Edmiston, Ferguson, Fisher (of
Braxton), Grantham, Hall (of BARBOUR
Hall (of WetzeD, Hobbs, Hubbard,
Irons, Kepner, Lurty, Maxwell, McCord,
Mcneil, Monroe, Riley, Rowley, Sea.
bright, Sheppard, Siler, Steere, Svden-
stricker, Thompson, Tippett, Wyatt,
and Wells (ot TylCr)-Sl.
The noes were: Messrs. Bee, Brady,
Crumrine, Davisson, Day, Depue, Dod.
rill, Evans, Fisher (of Hardy Fack-
worth, Holt, Johnson, Leonard, Lowry.
Lusk, Lynch, McCrum, Mofiett, Nor.
row, Orr, Poe, Prince, Quarter, Settle,
Sharp, Sinclair, Watson, Wells (of Ma
rion), and Wilson (of Barbour)-29.
Absent on leave and not voting:
Messrs. Bell, Cox, Floyd and Fulkerson
A.
Mr.. Floyd did not vote, as he was
paired with Mr.. Fulkerson, who would
have voted mo-"
Mr.. Wilson after the vote moved to
reconsider and then moved that,
on TO the table, thus controlling the bill.
On motion OF Mr.. Ferguson, at 5:20
the House adjourned, the above being
all the business transacted except the
presentation OF two bills by the Commit
tee on Taxation and Finance, looking to
the relief Of parties.