The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-20
House Of Delegates.


The morning session Of the House Sat.
urday was Of most interesting character,
the general appropriation bill being
considered, and considerable discus.
sion taking place on some OF the pro-
visions.
The session opened very quietly wit
prayer by Mr.. Holt, and the reading OF the
journal Of the previous days session was
dispensed with on the same gentleman
motion.
Mr.. Lurty was granted leave Of absence
for the rest oil the session.
The resolution offered the day before by
Mr.. Dodrill, that the House would sit from
7:3O to $50 in addition to the daylight SEES.
sions, from and after Monday, was called
up by Mr. Riley. Judge Ferguson moved
to amend by making the night sessions
commence at $50. but fixing no time for
adjourning them, which amendment pre-
vailed, and the resolution was adopted.
House Joint Resolution No. 80, provid-
ing for the payment Of the insane asylum
Investigation expenses, was adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Leonard the rules were
suspended and House bill No. 4lO taken
up on its second reading. This Is
TIE APPROPRIATION NIL
for the pay ment oil general charges upon
the Treasury. .
On motion OF Mr. Leonard the following
appropriations were added:
For expenses OF Joint Committee % fnvcSti
Gnte The Hospital Tor The lHsAne."....,.S 4l5 81
Contingent expenses OF .he SenHte OS 90
salary 81 Pentenlnry Chaplain. $50 0l
KepIin to normal school atContord,.".''.,. 100 10
Mr.. Leonard also wanted TO further
amend by striking out the following in Sec
ton one:
40 pay to the proprietors OF the news
papers which published the constitutional
amendments on the order Of the Governor,
the balance due them, 100000, to be
drawn from the Treasury OF, the orders Of
the Governor. But the amount to be paid
any newspaper for such service shall not,
including payments already made, exceed
s225.OO."
And insert in lien thereof the following
80 pay the Proprietols OF the newspa-
pers which published the constitutional
amendments the balance due them, on the
order OF the Governor, as provided in
Joint Resolution No. IL, S8,CO2.27."
MIR. Hubbard demanded the ayes and
noes upon this motion, and they were Ia.
ken, the result being Il vote OF % ayes TO "a
noes. The amendment was Therefore
agreed 10.
On motion Of Judge Ferguson the fol-
lowing was inserted:
"For the establishment and equipment
Of a laboratory for the more efficient in.
struction in chemistry at the University,
and for the analization Of ali fertilizers,
samples Of which shall be furnished the
Professor Of Chemistry for that purpose,
$780,
Mr.. Dodrill wanted $1,000 to build a
normal school house in Webster county,
but the House refused by tie vote to give
il.
The following were added:
On motion OF Mr.. Mcneil,
To pay expenses OF Boundary Commission. 900
On motion of Mr.. Fuikerson,
For contingent expenses Of Secretary OF States
onlce,..,.... $50
The most interesting episode Of the con-
sidetation then occurred. Mr.. Hubbard
proposed the following, to be added to one
Of the sections:
mo part OF the school fund or the gen.
eral school fund shall be taken, borrowed
or used for the purpose Of paying any APP
preparation made by this act except the
appropriation TO pay the salary OF the clerk
in the office Of the State Superintendent Of
Free Schools"
This aroused the party feelings Of the
delegates, and considerable discussion took
place, Mr.. Hubbard and Mr.. Riley favor
ing the amendment, and recalling the way
in which the school fund had been per-
verted 10 other uses in the past by Demo-
cratic administrations, and the plain viola
ton Of the constitutional provision by this
action. Mr.. Hubbard said his sole purpose
in offering the amendment was 10 enforce
the constitutional prohibition.
Me:srs. Ferguson, Leonard and Speaker
Wilson objected to the amendment. They
took the ground that an obligation Of the
State to the irreducible school fund was u
State security within tho meaning of the
Constitution.
Judge Ferguson moved to amend the
proposed amendment by modifying the
provision that no portion Of the school
fund might be borrowed, taken or used, by
adding the words, "at a less rate Of interest
than . per cent" This amendment, Of
course, would exactly reverse the intended
effect Of Mr.. Hubbard's amendment, us il
would by Implication authorize the borrow,
Inc Of any portion Of the school fund, pro
yided 6 per cent interest were paid. The
proposition provoked some further discus
sion. Mr.. Hubbard pointed ont that whit
interest had been provided for always il
the past when portions Of the fund wer
| temporarily used for other purposes, il has
rarely or never been paid, although appro
priations had regularly been madetopay It
Speaker Wilson took the floor and WELD
ed the party lash with good effect. His re
marks were in the nature OF stunt
speech, and at their conclusion 1tr. bod
rIll demanded thr previous question, whicl
was put, and Judge Ferguson's amend
lment adopted. He then moved TO strik
| out school fund or" which also prevailed
and Alr. Hubbard's amendment, as thu
altered, was adoped.
The House then took the usual recess.
In the afternoon the appropriation bi