The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-14

A communication from the House o
Delegates announced the passage Of Houst
Joint Resolution No. %, the character o
which is fully described in the report Of TIT
proceedings Of that body.
The joint resolution Of the House, ain
structing our Senators and Representative.
in Congress to favora modification Of the
Internal revenue laws in relation To tho
sale Of tobacco" coming up in It's regular
order was read, and the action OF the
House concurred in.
Another joint resolution conceived in tho
same body, asking our Representative
in Congress to urge the early passage ofthe
appoHionment bill," was also conCurred in,
Senate bill No. 20, providing for the
creation OF an Independent School District
Of BellevillC, Wood county," was presented
Tor consideration. The only question was
on the amendments OF the House, providing
for the creation OF the district in 1882 in.
stead oil 1881. The change was concurred
in.
The bill was then put upon its passage
and adopted MS amended. Those who
voted against the measure were Messrs
McGrew, Newman and Williams. The
bill was given immediate effect on the
motion Of Mr.. Stout.
The second reading OF Senate bill No.
1872, opened the door for several amend
ments, but they did not prevail. The bill
makes provision for the compensation Of
the officers OF the State, including tho pay
oil the Legislature and expenses.
The first amendment was offered by Mr..
Summers Mr.. Stout in the chair), which
sought TO increase the salary Of the Attor-
ney Generals Clerk from $500 to 5000, and
which failed.
Mr.. MGregor hissoul being possessed with
adesire to obtain for the State honest service
on the part Of her law makers, asked that
before any member be allowed TO draw
pay for the time he was absent on haye on
account OF sickness, he shall produce GER
tliicate OF some regularly practiCing physi.
clan OF such inability 10 attend 10 his
duties. The Senators, however, were dis.
posed to look coldly upon the proposition
and it was quietly and neatly voted down.
As the recent change in the judicial sys-
tenn Of the State, effected by the constitu-
hSAAa 0hlShhiAClNs auOptGhy IGuuCcu Tue
pay Of the Supreme Court Judges from
$3.50 TO 5000, MIR. Newman moved that
The judges elected before the first day OF
October, 1880, receive the former salary. Ii
WIS claimed in supported this amendment
that two OF the Judges johnson and Hay
mond) were elected in 1876, and that ac-
cOrding 10 the well-known constitutional
provision, that no officers salary shall be
increased or diminished during the term
for which he was elected. conflict arose
between the amended and fundamental
law. The yea and nay vote on Mr. New.
mans proposition, called for by Mr.. Nc
Grew, resulted us follows
Heas-Messrs Summers president, Da.
vison, Newman, Roberts, Stout, Nanme-
ter, Williams and Woods-S.
Nays-Nlessrs. Burbee, Brown, Dawson,
Dennis, Donehoo, Ewin, Farnsworth, Max.
well, MCGrew, McGregor, McNeel, Sam.
pies, Shelton, Smith, and Stollings-i5.
Absent aud not voting, Mr.. Faulkner.
After the vote was announced the Sem
ate took q recess until $50 o'clock, on the
motion Of Mr.. Farnsworth.