Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-27

publishers had no moral or legal gr0und
to stand on. The Governor had the poFer.
to make contracts, and II he did not do IL
the State was not 10 be left at the mercy OF
the neglect Of the Governor.
The publishers were bound. 10 look 1t the
termslof the law uneer which the publica-
tions were to be made and the sources from
which they were to be paid. He read the
law showing that the expenses were to be
paid out Of the contingent fund, and they
were told by the Law that the contingent
fund was s., 600 and there were other ex.
penses TO be paid out Of the fund. He would
not contend that they should be confined
TO the letter of the Law. They ought to be
paid what it is worth. but when they set
up claim that they must be paid accord
ing to their regular rates he denied they
could make any such claim under the law.
Mr.. Monroe said he had no experience as
TO what the proper charges were for these
publications. The State had appointed an
agent to procure these publications. IL
he had acted unwisely we were neverthe-
less bound by it. Those who regard the
constitutional amendments as the magma
charter Of our liberties ought not to object
to paying these bills.
Mr. T;ppett asked TO be excused from
voting on the ground that he was interest
ed, and he was excused.
tIesdp sdiu thai TIC uONcEuOt
stated to him that he did not think he had
any right under the law to make q con-
tract. He considered the State bound to
pay according to their charges, and he had
paid as far as the contingent fund would
reach, and would have paid all Of them II
he had had money. He showed that the Re
.pshlican paPsrs bad got from so 70 $40 tor
Publishing The Flick an1endmentryn1ea
was only eleven lines, and II we follow
that precedent, the charges made for the
judicial amendments are too small.
Mr.. Seabright said he wsuld have to vote
for the bill He didn't want to Join in q
Malone expedition. He thought the whole
thing had been badly managed, but he
would vote for the minority report
Mr.. Floyd thought that as there were no
contracts made we were bound to pay &C.
cording to the rates, and he would vote for
the minority report.
The vote was then taken on the minority
report, which was adopted by the follow
ing vote: - r.,- ,su,
Cresap, Fisher (of Hardy, Floyd, Gran
than. Hackworth Hall (of BARBOUR
Hobbs, Holt. Johnson, Kepner, Leonard
Lowry, Mcneil. Moffett, Monroe, Morrow
Orr, Prince. Riley, Seabright, Settle, sharp
Sinclair. Thompson, Watson, Wells (oi
Marion) and Wilson tof Barbourl-2s.
The noes were; Messrs. Babb, Beckwith
Bell, Brady, Cox, Day, Depue, Dodrill, I'd
miston, Fisher (of Braxtonh Fulkerson
Hubbard, Irons, Lurty, Lusk, Maxwell,
McCord McCrr.li, Meadows, Poe, Quarter
ShepparI., Siler, sydenstricker' "ayt ahc
Wee,,Is tof Tyler-25. ..oo l.,
Mr Hall moved that the sum OF sioo be
allowed Mr., Gall, editor OF the PiH'nh."''- PiH'''.
| whose account had not been audited,
Mr.. Grantham said il il was proposed Il
| pay more than one paper in a county, he
would move TO insert the Virginia Ere
| Press.
Mr.. Fulkerson said he was opposed Il
making fish OF one and fowl OF another
and he moved to amend by including ever!
paper in the State that published th'
amendments three months.
The amendment Of Mr.. Fulkerson IVA
| rejected.
The question recurring on the motion o
Mr. Hall, il was lost. Ayes, 81; nays, 81
Afternoon Scssisn.
House Bill No. 80, concerning genera
provisions as TO rules,
House Bill No. 27l, concerning the mill
tia and who are exempt from duty,
House Bill Ne. 272, concerning the sam'
! and the lewiston Of the State into Brigades
House Bill No. 273, concerning jails ant
| the protection thereof, and
House Bill No. 264, to change the bound
ary line between Summers and Monro,
| counties, were each read third time ant
passed, and the House adjourned.