Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-07
OUR STATE sOLONS.
The Railroad and Corporal Punish
ment Bills.
A Close Vote on the Former and Defeat OF
the latten--The Gist Of the Dis
cussion--The Wheeling Bill
in the Senate.
A WARM DAY IN BOTH HOUSES.
SENATE.
Morning Session.

Morning Session.
Proceedings were opened yesterday
morning by an eloquent prayer by Rev.
DIR. Cunningham. The reading OF the jour
nal was dispensed with.
Announcement of the passage of Senate
bill No. 1877 by the House was made con-
cerning in the recovery of claims due the
State, with a number OF amendments.
Committees reports were called and
responses made by the chairmen of only
two committees, with nothing of special
importance in the reports. eft
Senate bill l37, with amendments, was
read and passed: sed:...s.,..s,gsss,e2dss.s
the House had adappointed Messrs Bee, Cur
rine and Evans as the committee ON the
part OF the House to consider the joint
resolution adopted July ,, 1882,
provi ding joint committee OF the
two Houses to visit and examine into the
sanitary condition and general manage
ment OF the Hospital for the Insane.
Senate Bill No l26, to reimburse the
heirs of James r. Houston, was recommit-
ted to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senate Bill No. It's came up on its third
reading The bill relates to arrest com-
mitment and bail, and is OF interest TO JUS
tices and the legal fraternity.
senator dlleulIOU W Ollt
paragraph in the bill which was in the
same Language as the Code but notwith-
standing, the bill was passed as read.
Senate Bill No. 202 came up in order, in
relation TO the government of the city of
Wheeling Senator Woods, sustained by
Senator Newman, asked that the bill he
postponed until the afternoon session and
made the special order for 2;30 o'clock.
House Bill No. l09 was passed without
dissenting vote. Ii had passed the House
at the last session.
A bill authorizing the Auditor to have
an official seal was passed.
House bill 229, authorizing counties to
issue bonds 10 build court houses and
jaiS, said bonds not to run longer than
thirty years, came up on its third reading.
Senator Dawson read the 7th section OF
the 10th article of the Constitution to the
effect that any expenditure OF money by
any county shall be submitted to the vote
OF the people.
Some discussion ensuing on motion OF
Senator Dawson, the bill was recommitted
TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
2 House bill No. ~, for the relief oi Jas.
Monroe, late sheriff oi Harrison county,
was. passed.
House bill No. 269, relating 10 various
duties OF the Secretary of Stale, and con-
Ceiu'iS ''V o"p'V"V N"''' 'NP''''' ""'
passed.
Senator Hrajy called up from the table
Senate bill No. i92, known as the Drug
gist Bill"
Senator McGregor hoped that
il would lie allowed to come
UP in its regular order, and his desires
were aCCedcd TO by vote OF the Senate.
House bill No. 30 defining the rank, ap-
pointment and duties of All Adiutant Gen
cral, was passed.
House bill No. lSA, on its third reading,
defining how ballots at election shall be de.
posted, and prescribing offenses for illegal
voting and for preventing the same,
passed.
Afternoon SessiOn.
A warm time was expected Oh account OF
the antipodal feeling i'll the city over the
matters recommended in the city bill No.
2g2, and which has largely occupied the
columns OF the daily press for some time
past.
Hon i. Hanson Good.
Bv permission of the Senate began to heat
up things by an address on behalf OF
the committee opposed to the change pro-
posed bv the b;lG Beginning by stating
investigation Of the matter,
his sympathy was entirely ON the side OF
the present system of municipal govern
ment. lie was ot the opinion that the
change OF authority from Council TO Com
missioners would involve an extra expense
to the people of from six to seven thou
sand dollars annually. The city, he said,
is now taxed TO its utmost limit, and there
was no reason why the change should be
made. The past management had never
met with complaint, and nrged that the
change be submitted to the vote of the peo-
pie. All that the committee asked
waSsthe people should say whether they
would repoSe their trusts i'll Council or
commission After a tribute to the ppt
pouuli, which was elaborate and foLcible,
he declared that at the polls three votes
could he had for one, which was represent
ed BY the opposition, and closing with an
appeal to the Senators TO let the local rep
resentatiyes direct the matter in hand.
He was followed by Dr. Reeves, who had
but lust started on what promised
to be lengthy address, when
President Summers apruptly called
the session to convene, the hour having
arrived in which adjournment was had.
Unon motion OF Senator, out OF respect
TO the doctor, a recess was taken until J
o'clock, wheii he resumed and asked to i'll
iroduce
Hon. r.. q, Cxaerar.
This gentleman said he came, not as q
| counsellor or advocate OF any committee
| but simply as representative OF the City
| Council, by vote of 2S te IL, He claimed
! that the present system was as defective a,
could be, and opposed divers arguments tC
| those offered by Mr.. Good and used NJ
all the time given him, closing
with by referring to the present machinery
| OF the municipality OF Wheeling and
! showing from his side what the present
bill would do to make the city government
work more smoother and economically.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cracrafts ad
dress, and the preroration was very forci
bic and convincing, the Senate was called
10 order. and the now famous Senate bill
No. 2O2 was read in part.
senator Newman.
after the reading, made motion
that the vote for the thirt
reading OF the bill be considered
and gave his reasons, or apologies rather
for taking such q warm interest in thi
DILL. Said the Senator; II was PRACTICAL!
born in the city OF Wheeling, played mar
bles while hoy on her payements; at
teHded school in house not two hundreC
ards from this building, and so feel
deep and warm feeling for this city, ant
protest against this body debating to tn
city of Wheeling how il shall regulat'
its own domestic affairs. Shall -
then step in and take away from
her citizens the right which they possess
as scvereigns, to determine how they shal
be governed" E
senator farnsworth III
didn't see the reason for referring the mat
= ter or reconsidering the vote, and couldn'
sec the reason why the Council OF Wheel
ing wasn't the representative OF her people
Senator Donehoo had nothing to .sa
about the merits of the bill, but simply de
sired to make the point that the Senate ha
nothing to consider but the motion 10 II
consider the vote. That, in his opinion
was sll that the Senate had to do with 1t.
Senator Woods
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