Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-23
NEXT TUESDAY.
The Time for Final Adjournment
Agreed Upon.
Tariff Resolutions ReapporsiOument
Bill Passes-General Legislation Rapid
y Progressing-fu Proceedings
Of Both Houses.
IMMENSE AMOUNT OF WORK DONE
SENATE.
Morning SessiOu.

The Senate was opened with prayer by
the Rev L. w. Ryan OF the NJ. f. Church
A large number of bills coming up with
House amendments, they were again
passed.
A bill authorizing the Board OF Public
Works to sell the privilege of mining coal
under the Ohio river. was passed.
House Bill No. 4l9, making appropria.
tons of public money TO pay general
charges upon the treasury was taken up
for consideration.
A number Of amendments were Offered
to the bill by different Senator'S; but they
were all voted down.
I At the usual hour the Senate took re-
cess.
Afternoon Sesson.
A bill making an appropriation of public
money te pay general charges upon the
treasury, pending at the time the Senate
took recess, was taken up for further
consideration:
A number 81 amendments were made to
the bill. Among them were the following:
Mr.. Van Meter moved to strike out all
under the sub-head For publishing
Constitutional amendments" and insert
the following: ITO pay all the proprietors
of the newspapers which published the
Constitutional Amendments on the order
of the Governor, or the balance due them,
s., 800 to be drawn from the Treasury OH
the orders OF the Governor. But the
amount to be- paid any newspaper for such
service shall not, including payments al
ready made, exceed Ss25 The ayes and
nays were taken as follows:
In the eaifirmative-MeSSrs Brown, Ewin.
Farnsworth, McGIegor, Newman, Roberts,
Smith. Stout, Nanmeter and Williams-lO.
In the negative MeSsrS Summers, Den
mis-, Faulkner Maxwell Mctirew, Mcneil.
Samples, Shelton and Woods.
So the amendments were agreed to.
On motion 0f Mr.. Newman the following
amendment was added to the contingent
legislative expenses: But no part OF this
appropriation shall be applied 10 the pay
ment ui any greater compensation to the
clerks Sergeant-at-Arns, door. keeper and
pages of the two Houses Of the Legislature
than is allowed by chapter % n( the acts OF
1861.
The bill was then read last time and
passed.
The COmmitlc of conference on senate
bill No. l52 TO amend chapter II OF the
code. agreed 10 make the salary Of the Ad-
jutant General II go instead OF 81 30, aS at
present. and the salary OF the Secretary OF
State to he 81 100 instead OF &l,Hn.
The bill was again passed
Mr.. Woods submitted the following !e.
ports from conference committees:
ON House bill No. POI, to amend chapters
q. :, : and . OF chapter - of the code rclat-
ing to forms Of deeds and covenants, and
sales under deeds of trust il was recon.
mended that the House reCede from its dis
agreement to the first and second amend.
ments and agree Ia said amendments.
Also that the House rcccde from its third
amendment.
On House Bill No. 3l9, to amend chapter
lj7 of the Code, concerning grand jurics, it
was recommended that the House recrde
from it's disagreement to the first amend
ment, and also that the second amendment
proposed by the Senate be- agreed to.
Mr., Woods introduced the following:
Rcs0Ircd That the Governor he and h. is
hereby authorized to have a new face
placed on the clock on the Capitol build.
ing at Wheeling. The resolution was
adopted, all the Senators voting for it ex-
Cept MIR. McGrew.
Several bills were read second time and
the Senate adjourned.
During the afternoon session the Senate
went into executive session to consider 4
message from the governor, which contain
ed the appointment OF a new Board Of Di-
rectors for the Weston Insane Asylum.
The Board was promptly confirmed. The
names of the members constituting il will
bc found in another column.