Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-02
OUR STATE SOL LoNs.
The Attachment Law Defeated by
a Close vots.
The Dog Law Disposed 0f-Making Out
Land Books-The Pharmacist Bill
Passed-The Normal School
Bill Defeated.
A FAIRLY GOOD DAYS WORK.
SENATE.
Morning Session.

The Senate was opened with prayer by
Rev. J. T. Mcclure Of the Presbyterian
church.
Mr.. Dennis. from the Judiciary Commit
tee, and Mr.. McGregor, from the Commit
tee on Roads and Navigation. reported bills
A numberof bills with amendments made
in the House came up for consideration.
They were agreed to with the exception Of
the amendment to House bill lS9, amend
ing the code concerning offences relating
to elections. Messrs. Faulkner and Dawson
were appointed as committee OF confer
ence on this bill. Senate bill No. 1872,
amending, and -re-enacting sections, one.
two. four, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven.
thirteen and fourteen, of chapter 80 Of the
acts of 1881, known as the pharmacist bill,
was passed; also the following bills were
passed A bill amending chapter 81 of the
code concerning fduciaries generally, and
House bill No. 800, amending and re-enact-
ing chapter l0i of the code concerning
limitation OF suits after being considerably
amended.
Afternoon session.
The Senate reassembling Senate bill No.
III, known as the Dawson railroad bill,
came up as the special order for the hour.
On motion of Mr.. Newman the bill was
laid upon the table.
Senate bill No. l27, bill transferring the
several normal schools of the State to the
counties in which they are respectively
situated, coming up twas read as follows:
Be Il enacted bg The LegiSidturc Of West IT-
ginia: |. That the State normal school
situated in the county of Cabell, and the
several branches thereof be and the same
are hereby transferred, together with the
property thereof, both real and personal,
Al. IL Nntn nal
and the branches thereof are respectively
situated.
,. The State Superintendent of Free
Schools is hereby directed to make such
conveyance of the States interest in said
State normal school and the several
branches thereof as is necessary to vest the
title of the State of West Virginia in the
real and personal property thereof, in
the several counties in which the same is
situated
8. All acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
Mr.. pennis moved that the bill be indeh-
nitely postponed. Mr.. Barbee took the
floor and made lengthy speech on the
bill and against the melton.
Senator Barbee's speech.
lie said "The bill before us proposes to
turn oyer.to the respective counties where
in State normal school is located and estab-
lished by law, all the interests of the State
therein. This. indeed, is a serious Consid-
Grafton and it must have required the APP
plication OF a extraordinarily bat
terry to the spinal column even Of
that sturdy independent thinker and we'll
balanced Senator from Wood to have ena-
abled him to have dared presume to offer
such bill. But he has dared to do it, and
it shows that he is braye, spunkey old
gentleman, and therefore commands my
respect and challenges my admiration"
The Speaker then proceeded to give
history Ofthe various normal schools OF the
State, and the work they had done. He
continued, IL have no complaint to make
Sors, teachers or their gradu-
ates. What hurts aud at what
complain is the fact that
my constituents are the taxpayers of the
State, and in counties far remote from these
fine colleges, who receive no direct benefit
therefrom, but are taxed and forced to con-
tribute yearly to their support, while they
far distant have to submit to direct county
and district tax to keep up their own
county and district schools in addition. Is
there now 4 necessity OF helping up these
normal schools by general taxation Of
all the people of the State by reason OF
State. ! emnhatical!y answer, no. In
physician and educator waxed very elo.
quent. He said: LET me say to you, Mr..
President and members of the Senate, by
the wisdom of cur statesmen, by the in
auguration of a wise system of public edu-
cation, the minds of our poor young men
and young women have been made 10 'ex-
pand and blossom like the rose and full
many q GEM otherwise born to blush
unseen,' and in literary sense doomed to
the dark unfathOmCd caves now to-day,
take their position in society and the lit
erary world, as living moving throbbing
immortal monuments Of the benitcenCe
of our glorious system nj public education,
ready, willing and anXlOusly awaiting for
place and opportunity Of showing their
high appreciation of benefits conferred. BY
devoting all their time, highest talents and
best energies rs professional .edu-
Cators' Il sincerely hope the bill
under consideration may pass. and thus be
effected what was called anti.bellum,
"peaceable secession | find myself now
for the first time in my life advocating
"peaceable secession" find myself too a
readjuster, willing and anxious to settle
all difficulties of the State in fair, square
and honorable pIanncr to all parties. Let
US tell the Superintendent OF Public
Schools that we will not make the appro-
priation he demands, but tell
him "to take his State normal
schools and with Gods blessing upon
them turn them back TO the counties
where they are respectfully situated, and
then il they have TO perish (but oh. forbid
it, let them not perish as State institu-
tions; but il die they must, let il be among
their particular and respective guardians,
who have been the recipients OF their
highest and greatest favor. But in all fair
ness and business To the Hon. Senator from
Marion, let me say at least OF Fair
mont college. it will never die while
the proud spirit OF the Senator lives, nor
even in his death, for he'll submit il TO his
posterity, and so diffuse il among those
with whom he lives. moves and has his be-
ing that it-that glorious institution OF
learning-will not go down till nature dies,
and God and angels come to lay her in the
grave and with the Senator from Marion,
80 will it be with the Senator from Wood
and Hancock. Berkley and Morgan, Green
brier, Boone or under whomsoever's care
these institutions are donated.
Mr.. Barbec demanded the yeas and nays
on the motion to indefinitely postpone. |
They were taken as follows: In the affirm
ative were: Messrs. Summers. Dawson,
Dennis, DonehOo, Faulkner, Mcii.ew. Nc.
Gregor, Samples, Smith, Stollings, Van
meter-ll.
Inthe negative: Barbee, Brown, DaW-
son, Ewin, Farnsworth, Maxwell, Newman,
Roberts, shelton, Stout, Williams and
Wood-l2.
Mr.. Newman offered an amendment TO
the bill in the nature OF substitute. which
was afterwards withdrawn.
The question then required on ordering
the bill to its engrossment and third read
ing.
Mr, Dennis demanded the ayes and noes.
which were as follows: In the affirmative
Messrs. Barbee, Brown, Ewin, Farnsworth,
Maxwell, Newman. Roberts, Shelton, Stout,
Williams and Woods-ll.
In theinegative-Messrs. Summers, Davi-
SON. Dawson, Dennis. Donehoo, Faulkner,
McGrew, McGregor. Samples, Smith, Stol-
lings, Vanmeter-I2
So the Senate refused TO order the bill TO
its engrossment and third reading.
Mr.. Brown introduced bill providing
for the payment of G. W. Gall, editor OF
the Phillips Plaiadoaier, for publishing
the Constitutional amendments, which was
rafarro1 IN the Committee m Claims and