The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-01
A NEw SYSTEM OF RAISING REvENuEs.

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ANKw SYSTEM OF RAISING REVENUES.
Mr.. Moffett offered the following, which
was adopted:
ReSOlred, That the Committeeon the jedi.
Ciary inquire into the expedienCy Of re.
porting an amendment TO the State Con.
stitution to abolish the system Of direct
taxation and provide a plan for raising
public revenue by g system similar to that
adopted by the general Government.
SYMPATHY FsR lRRLANDN
The Senate Joint Resolution expressing
sympathy for the oppressed people Of Ire
land, was taken up. Mr.. Quarter moved
to strike out at the end the words, "home
government and the fruits OF their toll as
against aristocratic tyranny" but the
House rejected the amendment and adopt
ed the original resolution, which was
printed in the ISTELLlGENCER when intro
duced in the Senate.
A number OF bills were read the first
and second times, and the House, at noon,
took recess till 2 o'clock p. NJ.
THR AFTERNOON SESSION
was devoted to the reading Of bills and the
bearing Of numerous messages from the
Senate.
The General Education Bill was read
the third time,
Mr. Lowry attacked the provisions Of
this bill, especially those in reference to
the Normal Schools, He offered resolu'
ton to recommlt the bill TO the committee
on Education, to make some amendments
which he conceived to be necessary, He
wanted to strike out Section S7. He
thought the appropriation for the support
OF normal schools was excessive. he also
intimated that there were other amend
ments desirable. Mr.. Morrow and Mr.,
Holt explained that the sum named, sl2,-
900, wa not appropriated, but named ss u
maximum to be paid, such portion OF II
to each school, as would give them IS 30
per month per pupil, Mr.. DodfiH suR.
gesLed what he thought was way out Of
the difficulty, but he was ruled out o.!
order, Mr.. Quarter criticised Mr.. Low.
RVS course in allowing the bill 10 pass the
proper stage for amendments without sug:
gesting any. He said tho only object OF
the motion must be 10 kill tho bill by
lndireCtion,
Mr., Creaap asked why the 9th section
was In the bill. Mr., Quarter replied that
no did not know, not having drawn the
bill; but he did know II the gentleman
wanted 1t out he should have stricken 1t
out on Its second reading,
Mr.. Lowry said the reason he had not
moved to strike Il out then was that II
only appropriated $4,000, while by the
Appropriation bill just reported, $4,000
additional was appropriated, which heheld
made 5000.
Mr.. Hubbard asked II he would be will.
ing:to appropriate $4,000.
No, Mi. Lowry would not.
Then, said Mr., Hubbard, your reason is
not very we'll stated.
Mr.. Mofstt defended the general provis.
ions Of the bill, and deprecated this blow
at the bill.
Mr.. Hubbard did not see any difficulty
in the bill. The single sentence, ian ap.
preparation Of 80 much shall be made"
did not make the appropriation, He crit.
lcized the course OF the mover Of tho reso.
luton In allowing the entire afternoon to
beOOCupied on this bill, and then introduce
a resolution which, II adopted, would
make It's entire reading another time nee.
essary, thus wasting at least halliday.
Finally a vote was reached, the ayes and
noes being called on demand OF Mr.. Hub.
bare. The Normal school system devel.
oped larger number Of friends than was
expected, only twelve gentlemen voting
for the resolution. These were Messrs.
DAVIDSON, Depue, Dodrlll, Fisher, Of Brax-
ton, Hall, Of Barbour, Irons, Lowry,
Lynch, Monroe, Prince, Sheppard and
Sydenstrlcker.
The bill was then put upon its passage,
and passed, tho only votes against 1t being
by MesBrs. Depue, Ben amln Fisher, j. L.
Hall, Lowry, Lynch and Sheppard.
The House then adjourned.