Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-03-14
NEARING THE END
BILLS BEING RAPIDLY PUSHED
THROUGH.
Saturdays Session an ftxt~Msly Bssiasss
Like 0ns-Rsports from Conference
Committees, the Appropriation
Matters and Other Points
Of Interest.
TIE CALENDARS BEING REDUCED.
SENATE.

The Senate VAS called to order at 9
A. " Saturday. There were several seats
ylcant as some OF the Senators had left
for their homes.
The general appropriation bill, as re
ported back from the House, was taken
up for consideration. As will be remem.
bered, the Senate amended the bill 40
as to appropriate but 5000 for the nor
NAL schools; the House would not agree
to this and so reported to the Senate.
Mr.. McGregor moved that the Senate
recede from their amendment. but the
motion was voted down-ll too.
A bill in relation to the method of
keeping in repair the roads OF Preston
county was passed.
bill appropristing money for the
relief Of James Glenn for taxes erro.
neously paid, was passed.
The following resolution was intro
dueed by Mr.. Summers:
Rs0ir,d, That the committee on the
Judiciary enquire into the expediency
and probable cost OF procuring the por-
traits OF the Governors Of this State to be
placed in the Executive office and report
by bill or otherwise.
II. B. No. 266, making an appropris-
ton to cover deficiency in the amount
heretofore appropriated tor contingent
experses OF the House OF Delegates,
was read twice and laid on the table.
Mr.. Faulkner moved that the Senate
grant the request Of the House for
conference committee on the general
appropriation bill. The motion prevail
ed and-the President appointed Messrs.
Smith, Dennis, StOllings and Vanlneter
as members OF said committee on the
part OF the Senate. Mr.. Faulkner NOV
ell also that like request of the House
in re- alton 10 ths Ielsisi<tive approprla-
tion biii be granted. The President
appointed Messrs. Donehoo, Roberts
and Williams to act on the part OF the
Senate.
Mr.. Stollings offered a resolution, that
each page in the Senate be paid Sl.OO
per day extra for his work during this
session. A motion to lay the resolution
on the table did not prevail. Pending
further action the Senate took recess
until 2:30 P. u.
Upon re-asssmhling, Mr.. McGrew Of
Isred a long report from the Committee
on Enrolled Bills.
II Il. No. 226 was taken from the
table, read third time and passed.
A bill to alter abe boundary OF Sutton
independents School District In Braxton
county, was read three times and pas ed.
A bin to amend and re-enact section
80 Of an act passed by the General AS
sembly OF Virginia, passed March llth,
lS56, entitled "An act 10 incorporate t1e
city OF Wheeling, as amended and re-
enacted by chapter 62 OF the Acts OF the
Legislature of West Virginia OF 1879,
was passed.
The Conference Committee on the
general appropriation bill reported and
recommended hat S. 900 be set aside Tor
the Normal Schools. The report WIS
adopted and the bill again passed.
The Conference Committee on the
Legislative appropriation Iill reported
and recommended that the House re-
cede from their amendment and the
Senate amendment be agreed to. The re-
port was adopted and the bill again
passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Dennis the Senate
took a recess of 80 minutes.
Upon reassembling Mr.. Woods, from
the Conference Committee on the Bill
concerning the assessment OF taxes, OIL
fered lengthy report which was accept
eI and the Dill was again passed. AT
$40 the senate adjourned until pa. NJ.
IN lay