The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-17
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Yesterdays Proeeedingn In the ssnal
aud House of DeleRntea.

'ANANhA Lb6ihLATUkE,
Yesterdays Proceedings in the Senat,
aud House Of Delegates.
The Senate met at the usual hour yester
day morning, and prayer was offered b,
Rev. R. Rush swope, Of the St. Matthew;
Episcopal Church.
On the motion Of Mr.. Dennis Il was
ResolTed, That the Clerk Of the Senate b,
and he Is hereby instructed 10 issne M
certificate In the usual form in iayor q
Thomas +. Parke for his per diem as com
mittee clerk from the commencement q
NC I, session to the day Of the appointment
OF his successor.
On the motion Of Mr.. Maxwell tht
majority and minority reports Of the Com
nitiee on Printing In relation to the In
vestigatton into the charges OF the Public
Printer were taken up.
Alr' Faulkner moved that the resolution
reported by tue minority report be adopt
The resolution referred to reads as fol
lows
ResOlred, That the Clerk Of the Senate BIZ
and is hereby instructed 10 pass for nav.
ment The several items OF the Public
Printers account heretofore objected 10 by
him. -
This was amended on the motion Of Mr.,
D,onehoo as follows "But whilst such Is
INC conclusion Of the Senate, upon the ex.
lsting state OF facts, II is further the judg.
ment Of the State, in view Of the confused
STATE oil the law upon the subject, that the
whole system OF letting the public printing
should be changed, and II not done the
law should be amended"
Mr.. Dawson attempted to get in a pre-
amOle to the resolution asserting thatit was
not the province Of the Senate 10 pass upon
the correctness Of a charge OF the Public
Printer Tor printing for the Senate, but the
Senate refused to concu-.
Mr.. Dennis offered substitute for the
resolution, but afterwards withdrew Il. and
adopted. wa
MIR. Dennis then offered as an independ.
ent resolution, the substitute previously
withdrawn by him. twas as follows:
Res0lred; That hereafter in certifying
the accounts for the printing for the cur.
rent use Of the Senate, the clerk Is instruct.
ed to allow charge for folding and stilch.
ing, and to consider a signature to be com.
posed oil eight pages, but not to certify the
press work for any fraction Of a token when
me amount of the press work ordered
amounts to more than one token; but in
such case he shall certify the number of
impressions in excess Of the even number
OF tokens
Mr.. Donehoo moved to lay the resolution
on the table and make ii the special order
Tor II O'Clock to-day. The motion did not
prevail, however, and the question re-
curing on the adoption Of the resolution ii
was agreed to.
A message from the House Of Delegates
by Mr.. Bel, announced the passage by that
body Of House joint resolution No. 80,
authorizing provision to be made for the
education OF the colored deaf dumb and
blind Of this State"
A recess was then taken until $50 o'clock
and upon Resembling the House Joint
Resolution authorizing provision to be
made for the education the colored deaf,
dumb and blind, was taken up and adopted.
House bill 402, prohibiting officers OF the
state, members OF the Legislature, Con-
sre3smen and members Of political con.
yentions and others IRON receiving free
tickets or passes from railroad companies,
was taken up and read first time and re-
ierred TO the Committee On Railroads on
the motion Of Mr.. MCGrew.
After The transaction Of some miscellane-
Gus business the Senate adjourned.