The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-17
SENATE.
A PrOtrac,ed session without any Re

A PFOtFAcIed Session without any ne
suits.
The early hour fixed for the meeting oil
the Senate fails to find many Senators in
their seats. Yesterday morning 1t was II
O'Clock before President Summers let the
Vavsl fall. No minister being present de-
votional exercises were dispensed with.
The Journal was partially read, and, on
motion Of Mr.. Brown, the further reading
was dispensed with.
A communication was received from the
House announcing the passage OF House
Joint Resolution No. IL: appointing q
Joint committee to report upon the neces'
sity and propriety OF extending the pres
emit session OF the Legislature beyond
forty.dve days; or, OF holding an adjourn
ed session thereof
On motion OF Mr.. Brown, the resolution
was taken up and adopted.
Mr., Dennis, from the Committee on Ju:
dietary, reported back with the recon-
mendation that 1t do pass.
Senate Bill No .s5: A bill providing
for the care and representation OF the
States interest in works Of internal i'm
provements.
Mr.. Newman, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back without recon-
mendRtion,
Senate Bill No. 70; A bill TO remove
the Dusenberry mill dam on the Guyan
river and Rppropriating $500 from the
treasury for the purpose.
Also Senate Bill No, so: A bill regula'
ting commissions on State school and dis
triCt school and building taxes with sub.
stitute entitled "a bill to amend the act
entitled An act providing Tor the collec'
ton Of taxes, with the recommendation
that the substitute do pass.
On motion OF Mr. Dennis 1t was
Resolusd That when the Senate adj
journs to-day II adjOurns TO meet at 10 A,
NJ, ThurHday, and ut that hour on each
day hereafter until otherwise ordered.
Senate Bill No. So: A bill 10 establish o
State Board Of Health and Vital Statistics,
and regulating the practice Of medicine
and surgery, with the amendment pro-
posed by the Committee on the Judiciary,
coming up as unfinished business, and the
question being on the motion OF MIR. Den.
mis- to amend by striking out section Is
and inserting the following: "Ot the mon
eys paid into the Treasury Of the State
under the provisions Of this chapter, the
sum OF one thousand dollars Ia hereby ap.
propriated to pay the salary Of the Secre'
tary, and 10 meet all the contingent ex'
penses OF the officers Of the Board Of every
kind and nature whatsoever, and should
the amount thus paid into the Treasury
be less than one thousand dollars, the sum
30 paid In, is hereby appropriated for the
purpose Aforesaid" the amendment was
agreed to. ...
The bill was further amended, the most
important change being the striking out Of
q provision exempting the members oil the
State Medical Society from examinations
prescribed by the bill. Pending further
consideration Of the bill the Senate took o
recess untllf 2:30r. M.
AFTER RECESS.
The Senate re.assembled at 2:30 o'clock
and resumed the consideration Of Senate
Bill IS. Pending the vote on amend.
ments to the bill the hour Of o'clock
having arrived the special order was taken
up, being the consideration Of Senate
Joint Revolution No. 0, embodying the
prohibitory amendment.
Mr.. Brown moved that the Considera.
ton OF the resolution be postponed for a
week.
Mr.. Woods moved 10 indefinitely post.
pone the measure.
A protraCted discussion followed which
WAS INDUCED in by MesGrs Brown and
Smith against indefinite postponement,
and Messrs. Faulkner, Dennis and Woods
for It.
Pending further debate, tho Senate ad.
iourned until to-day at 10 A, NJ. A further
account Of the proceedings will be found
In our local columns.
Before adjournment the President an.
nounCed that he had appointed Messrs.
Faulkner, Woods aud Dawson members
Of the special committee to investigate the
charges for public printing; and Messrs.
Dennis, Smith and Stout members on the
part OF the Senate on the Joint Committee
for the extension Of the session.