The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-21


Inc House met at nine o'clock yester.
day, as usual, and was opened with prayer
by Rev. DR.. Cunningham, Of the First
Presbyterian Church OF this city.
Leave OF absence was granted TO Mr..
Monroe until Wednesday next, and TO Mr..
iiackworth for the remainder Of the SEES.
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The Senate resolution that House bill
NO. 4Oi, amending the chapter OF the Code
concerning the assessment Of taxe5, take
eusGt from Its passage, was concurred in.
Inc Senate amendments to House bill
800 were agreed to and the bill again
passed. 1t amends and re.enacts chapter
W Of the Code, which prescribes tIlenan.
ner OF changinga PERSONS namo.
MF. Ferguson, from the Committee on
me Judiciary, reported substitute for the
6lIl to provide for the better government Of
Berkeley Springs.
Two committees OF conference were
agreed to and appinted, one on the amend.
ments to House bill $50, amending chapter
A oil the Code, concerning acts valid as to
Tue parties but void Us to Others. Messrs.
Ferguson, EdmistOn and Selmon Wells
were named us members Of this committee
on behalf OF the House, and Messrs. Leon
ard, Beckwith and Sinclair as members on
the part OF the House OF the Committee of
Conference on the disagreeing votes upon
certain proposed amendments to House
bill 20i, amending chapter 70 OF the Code,
relating 10 forms OF deeds OF covenants
and to sales under deeds Of trust. A SINH
lar committee, consistingo Messrs. Hub.
bard, Tippettand Hall (of BARBOUR, WIS
appointed on House bill l32, amending
chapter II, fixing the salary and contin.
gent expenses oil State officials.
House bill No. 2SS, amending chapter G5,
concerning dover, jointure and courtesy
was passed.
Mr.. Tippett offered resolution, which
was adopted, directing the Committee on
Election and Privileges to ascertain what
mileage was due the attaches OF the House.
Rouse bill No. 3s4 was passed. Itamends
chapter % OF the Code, concerning Joint
accompanies.
Mr.. Watson offered House Joint Resolu.
ton No. Al, providing Tor the adjournment
Of the session giHc die on the twenty-eighth
% March. Mr. Ferguson objecting it went
over day under the rules.
House bill No. 40, the general appro.
priatton bill, was passed. Mr.. Leonard
moved that it take effect from its passage,
but after the roll was called moved to sus.
pend the announcement Of the result till 4
r. ~, which prevailed.
Atersome further unimportaRt business,
the House, on motion OF Mr.. Crumrine,
took recess until $50 r. NJ.
Senate bill No. 1863, concerning the At.
torney General and other attorneys, was
passed.
Also Senate bill No. l57, concerning
writs OF mandumus and quo warranto;
And House bill No. 233, concerning cleo.
tons by the people;
And Senate bill No. IA, for the pre3er.
walton OF certain useful birds and animals;
And Senate bill No. l43, concerning law.
tul fences and tresspNss;
And Senate bill No. 100, amending the
act to authorize the Judges OF the First Ju
dicia' Circuit 10 employ short hand writers
in certain cases.
The vote on the resolution that the Gen
erat Appropriation bill take effect from Il
passage, was then taken mp, and the alb,
sentees called, though Mr.. Hubbard OBJ
jccted to this proceeding as irregular. The
result was II vote OF ~ ayes TO noes. Sc
the ret oIution was adopted.
Mr.. Leonard was asked TO communicate
the passage oil the bill to the Senate.
Alr. Hubbard moved 10 take up Senate
Joint Resolution No. q, providing Cor ar
adjournment Of the Legislature on the
twenty.eighth inst.
This met with some opposition from
Judge Ferguson, who regarded this per
sistenCe from o certain quarter Of this
House, as "ominousot mischief" aud he
hoped the House would not take up Tia
matter. The members from the country
| did not want 10 STAY here m hour Longer
than necessary, They would be "glad to
get out Of this smoky concern"
Mr.. Hubbard wanted to know II he re.
ieFred 10 the Senate rs the main part Of
this spectre he nonjured up under the name
Of "ODstrnCtionists,"
The Judge replied with some heat, and
one oil his remarks provoked u laugh from
Mr.. Hubbard. "Ihats right" said he
"laugl! A magnificent argument is q
laugh, and II always comes from q gentle
man who has NO other to offer" Mr.
Hubbard said that he could only think o.
ono comment 10 tnlS uttetanCe, ana tnhl
was to address on tho gentleman from
KanawhG remark used by him on for
mcr oteasion, "You think you're mighty
smart, don't your" Laughter
| Mr.. Morrow defended Judge Ferguson
saving that II indetatig0hle effort to iacii-
tale business was any earnest Of desire t
adjourn ut IN early day the Judge was Ger
tuinly tar in advance Of any fellow mem
Der.
Mr.. Riley favored Mr. Hubbard's motion
! in iorcible speech, and gave notice tina
he would renew the resolution every day
until 1t was adopted.
The House refused to- take up the resolu
ton by a vote OF 20 ayes to 81 noes, q few
Democrats voting in the affirmative, ant
tMr Sinclair, a Republican, In the negative
The following additional bills Ser
Senate Bill No. lo4, concerning verdict
lin criminal cases.
Senatd Bill No. l59, concerning the su
prcme Court OF Appeals.
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