Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-27
ELECTED.
CAMDEN, AS U. S. SENATOR BY THe
". VA. LEGISLATURE,
At l2 n. iesterday-The Proceedings Of
Bob Bodies Numerous Bills and
Resolutions in the HOuse-A
Srange in the Senate.
THE CIRCUIT COURT BILL AND The
TINES FOR HOLDING TERMS.
SENATE
Two ImUortau, Bills offered Yesterday


4.he Wrangle over SPECIAL Judges.
Rev. K. Rush Swope opened the SEN
ate with PRAYER yesterday, and the read
ing Of the Journal was dispensed with.
All the Senators were in their seats, but
very little business was done. except
that large amount of oratorial gas was
expended, and that on a question that
looked a little silly for a dignfied body
ike the Senate to Squabble over.
The Finance, Education and Judiciary
Committees presented reports through
their chairmen, that OF the last named
being yerv long. All recommended the
passage or nou-passage of bills. Very
lew bills and resolutions were offered,
there being only one or two OF special
importance. The first was the bill
offered by Mr.. Yanmeter, entitled a bill
to encourage more etfectualy immigra-
ton into the State OF West Virginia"
This bill is somewhat important in it's
sections and provides that the Governor
shall appoint fit person whose title is
% be Commissioner OF Immigration
whose duty shall be, to devise and carry
into operation practical plan for the
introduction of sober aud industrious
immigrants, with their families from
other States and from Europe. An
other duty OF his shall he the publica-
ton Of all information in relation to the
state. its soil, climate, products, min
erals, etc, etc. Also, the advantages
offered as home IN the state, and cause,
accurate and impartial intelligence to be
furnished 10 any persons desiring to set
lie aud 10 aid enIgrants here from New
York. Philadelphia aud other ports OF
entry. The bond Of the Commissioner
shall be twice the amount OF the appro-
pr.atiou. All other immigration acts are
| repealed with the passage Of tins one.
The bill was referred 10 Immigration.
The next important bill was No. %,
| offered by Senator S,OlllngS, which
/ amends section 80 ot chapter rs ut the
| Acts ui lS72 73 by making the tax for
the support Of Tree schools 20 cents per
| 500 Of valuation instead OF 10 cents, as
/ at present.
Just before commencing the reading
/ of bills, Delegate Ferguson appeared
and announced that the House had re-
fused to concur with the Senate in the
amendments proposed by the Senate the
day previous. That amendment was
the one proposed by Mr.. Brown to
House Bill No. ], amending and re-en-
acting chapter ll2uf the Code OF West
Virginia. The bill read that the special
Judges, who occasionally would have to
be appointed IN cases where the lately
elected Judges Cf the circuits were ;he
attorneys i'm causes and could not sit as
Judges and il would be impossible to
procure another Circuit judge, they
should receive $40 per day; the amend-
ment made 1t 81
This bill was Immediately taken up
and the question was-shall the Senate
recede from i,s amendment? That start
eel things. aud for the next hour and
half there was such q flow of oratOriCal
cas- as has not been seen or
heard i'm the Senate this session;
points of order We're raised again and
again, and Senators Brown and Smith
Tor and Senators Dennis, Faulkner and
Woods against the amendment, made
things lively. When the vote came the
ayes aud nays were called with the .Ol-
lowing result.
Those who voted in the affirmative
were: Messrs. Summers iPrcsideutl,
Dennis DonehOO, Ewin, Fdrnsworth,
Faulkner, McNeel, Newman, StOlinyS,
Vanmeter, Williams and WOods-l2.
Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs Barbcr, Brown, DAWSON, DLw-
son, Maxwell. McGrcw MCGregOr,
Roberts. Samples, Shelton, Smith, S;out
-l2. The question being lost 10y a tie
vote. The next quesIlOn-Shall the
Senate insist on its amendment started
the mill to going again; more speeches,
and more points o. order Th. ayes and
noes were aglin called aud the follow
ing was the result:
Those who voted i'm the affirmative
were: Messrs Bar5Ce, Brown, Davis
on. Dawson, Maxwell, MJGcew, Rob
rrts, Samples, shelton aHd StOu;. I'D.
Those who voted in the NEGATIVE were:
NeSsrs. Sunmrrs lPreSideut), Dennis,
Dn-hoo, Ewin, FaruswOrth, Faulkner,
Nrtiregor, McN,el. Newman, StO,iugS,
Vsnmeier and Williams II.
Mrssrs. Smith and Woods were
paired, Mr.. Woods being absent.
Tia, SO men seeing the effect Of their
ora,orv. as shown by the vote, indulge
i'm a little more Of that article Then
the dill was rrcoasidrred, and sgIin the
vote came up on the question, Snail the
senate rvcele? This vote was the same
Is the preceding one and the body hav-
i'm. rtce,ied, the bill was passed 10y avote
uf l+to9.
The whole att ir was ot ''tempeSt
in teapot syvle ani i'll beitting the
dignity oi the S,naos At the cOnclu-
sion, il being lar beyond the dinner
hour, the members suddenly found
themselves exhausted and accordingly
adjourned unit. today at 3 p N.
During the progress OF the wrangle
Oyar the above mentioned bill, the
Senate proceeded b the Delegates cham
Der and cas-, the vote for /. ). Senator,
leaving .heir chamber a, promptly - N.