Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-14
STATE SOLONS.
Their Legislative Labors OF Yes
terday.
The Revision Of the Revisory Committees
Work Goes Bravely 0n-A Quiet Day in
the Senate-The House is Enter
tanned By a Lively wrangle.
A READABLE AND RACY REPORT
THE SENATE.


After dispensing with the reading OF the
journal communication was received from
the clerk OF the House of Delegates stating
that that body had passed the joint resolu-
ton "Instructing our Senator's and request
ing our Representatives in Congress to
urge the early passage of the apportion'
ment bill"
A bill to amend and re-enact chapter II
OF the code Of W. Va. was read second
time.
Mr.. Summers CMr Stout in the chair)
moved TO amend the bill by striking out in
section 3, line, 1.-THE words "six hundred
and insert the words zone thousand"
This related TO the salary received by the
clerk to the attorney general, and upon the
motion a long discussion took place.
Mr.. Summers explained that there was
much clerical labor connected with the
office of attorney general, and inasmuch as
The constitution allowed the attorney gene
raj to reside any place in the State other
than at the capital, the honorable member
thought il almost impossible that the at
torney general alone could perform all the
duties connected with the otfica. Then, II
the attorney general should have an assis-
tant be was in favor of paying him re-
spectacle salary, such q one rs would secure
a competent man for the position. He
thought six hundred dollars entirely too
small u sum.
Another resolution ''instructing our
Senators and requesting our Representa-.
tiy0s i'll Congress TO favor modification OF
the internal revenue laws in relation TO the
sale of tobacco, coming up in regular order
was read and adopted.
The following House Joint Resolution
was then read and passed unanimously:
Resoired By thc Legislature u Vest IrgiHi1,
That i'm view OF the fact that large num-
Der of the legislatures of
States of the Union
are now in session awaiting the action OF
Congress, that our Senators be instructed
and our Representatives requested to urge
upon Congress the immediate passage OF
the act to apportion representation among
the several States of the union.
Mr. Dennis objected to the motion on the
ground Of economy, and stated that accord
ing to the constitution the Attorney Gen
eral should have no clerk whatever.
Mr.. Woods said that the constitution did
not provide for a clerical force in the other
departments of
The State Government,
and pointed out the inconsistency of the
remarks of the Senator from Greenbriei
when he stated that according to the con-
stitution the Attorney General should have
no clerk, yet he was in favor of allowing
such an officer q small compensation, but
opposed to giving him such salary as was
paid to the clerks in the other departments
Mr.. Newman stated that according to last
years appropriation the clerk TO the Attor
ney General had received 5000, and there
fore moved an amendment to insert this
sum instead of 81 900, which was accepted
by Mr.. Summers.
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clear style.
Mr.. Smith doubted whether the Senate
had any right, under the constitution, tC
make any appropriation for clerk to the
Attorney General, and said it was never
contemplated to give him this emolument
but that il was the personal duty of the
Attorney General to perform the work aS
clerk of the Supreme Court er-otfci0, and al
other matters connected with the office.
The nine hundred dollar proposition was
| defeated, and the reading of the bill pro
| ceeded.
Mr.. McGregor moved an amendment tC
| another section, which was in substance
| that any member of the Legislature de
| tanned from attending the session by sick
ness shall produce the certificate of some
| regularly praCticing physician of such ina
bility TO attend his duties, before he car
| draw such pay rs member.
After some SisCtSSion the motion was
| lost.
In relation to the salaries of the Supreme
Court Judges, Mr.. Newman moved al
| amendment which Provided that the
Judges Of the Supreme Court
of Appeals elected before the 1St day o
| October 1SSO, shall receive an annual salary
OF two thousand two hundred and fifty dol
| lars each"
A prOtracted discussion took place upor
| this motion in WHICH MCssrs Woods. Daw
son, Brown, Dennis and Newman partici
| pated.
ON the motion of Mr. McGrew demanded
! the ayes and nays and the demand bein:
sustained, the same were ordered which re
| suited: In the affirmative, MessrS. Sum
merS, DayiSSon, Newman, Roberts, Stout
Vanmeter, Williams and WOodS-S. II
| the negative, Barbee, Brown, Dawson, Den
mis-. DOnehoo, Ewin, FarnSwOrth, Maxwell
/ McCirew, MCGregor McNeel. Sampler, Shel
ton, Smith aud Stollings-l5. So the mo
| ton was lost.
The Senate then took recess.
a, Afternoon Session.
On rcaSScmbling the Senate took the bill
| to amend and reenact chapter eleven o
! the Code of West Virginia, which wa
| pending when the Senate took a recess.
| On motion of Mr.. Newman the vote 10y
| which the Senate refused TO strike out il
line of section 3, the words six hundred,
! and insert the words mine hundred" wa!
| reconsidered and ths amendment wa
| adopted. This refers to the salary of tn,
| clerk to the Attorney General, which will
remain as heretofore. The bill was furthc
| amended by making the salary of tht
| Clerk of the Senate $40 and reducing thu
| Clerk of the House from Sl2 to $40.
On motion OF Mr.. FarnSworth the salary
| of the Clerk of the Superintendent of Ere,
Schools was made $500, thus reducing i
! 500, the present salary being 81, 900.
On motion of Mr.. Dawson the bill wa
| laid on the table.
On the further motion of Mr.. Dawson i
| was resolved that
ASpecial Committee of Three
| be appointed TO ascertain the amount o
fees received for the year last past by tn
! Secretary Of State.
Mr.. Dawson said he desired to know tn
exact amount of fees received by the Secre
| tary of State each year. The law provide
! for q salary to that officer of 81, 900 per yea
| and the same amouat for a clerk. If tn
| perquisites Of the Office were sufficient,
| large he would be in favor of striking on
| the salary of g, 900 for the clerk and allow
| ing the Secretary the privilege of paying
| for his own assistance.
Mr.. Brown also agreed with the Senate
| from Preston and said that he wanted som
| light on the subject.
Mr.. Dennis thought the investigation
| should extend over two or three years pas
| instead of one, as some years the emolu
ments were much larger than others. Th,
resolution as originally made was passed
Senate Bill No. lS3 was read and SOM
minor changes in its phraseology made.
Senate bill No. 134 was taken up rea,
and slightly amended. 1t was ordered L
its engrossment, and third reading. Or
| motion OF Mr. Dawson it was so amendet
as to allow each Senator ten copies of tn
code instead OF eight
Mr.. Donelson moved that the Senate g
into
Executive Session,
which motion prevailed. The object of tn
session was to consider the nominations o
L. A. Bennett and c. L. Thompson, ap
pointed as Regents of the West Virgins
University for the Seventh Senatorial Dis
trict. They were both confirmed.
The Senate, upon opening its doors, pass
ed q motion providing for the purchase o
new chairs for the clerks of the Senate, ant
at $50 p. m. adjourned.
Senatorial Squibs.
The Senate put in q very solid day re
yising the work of the Reyisory Committee