Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-18
STATE soLoNs.
What Both Branches Accomplished
Yesterday.
''Buaksm" Resolution on the Mileage
Quesion-A Spicy Debate Among the
Venerable Senators - Beddes
Safings in the House.
A BUSY AND INTERESTING SESSION.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs*
Korning Session.


The following resolutions were Offered:
By Mr.. Bee: Asresolation directing the
Committee on Education to inquire isto
the expediency Of fixing minimum pay
for school teachers IA this State.
ByMr. Depus: A resolution directing
the Committee on Education to inquire In
to he expediency of turning over the
Stats Normal Schooss-to.the several coun-
ties where located, and establish certain
schools in counties for the education OF
teachers.
BY Mr. Sheppard: A resolution direct
ing the Committee ols Penitentsary 10 in
quire BY what apthogity the Penitentiary
Board turned over thu lAbor OF the Sfeni-
Tertiary to the Webster Wagon Company
at 30 cents per day.
By MT. Kepner: A resolution directing
the Committee on Counties, Towns and
Corporations, to inquire what legislation
is necessary to compel County Courts 10
publish financial statements as provided
by law.
By Mr.. Davis: A resolution directing
the Auditor 10 furnish the House COM
paratiye statement showing the assessed
value OF She real and personal property oil
the State, 70: the years lSSe-Sl, by cOunues,
and the comparative increase or decrease
in same, together with the oi making
the last assessment.
By Mr.. Mcneil: A resolution directing
tho Committee on Judiciary to inquire
Whist amendment is necessary to the laws,
for the better protection os timber ana TIM
beT lands.
Petitions
Tho following petitions were presented:
Hy Mr.. Hobbs: A petition signed by A.
2. Howard and eighty-siI others, in Han
cock county, asking that animals he pre-
vented from running at large.
By Mr. Sydcnstricker: y petition ask
ing for the prohibition Of the manufacture
and sale Of Intoxicating Liquors is the
State.
New BiIh.
The following new bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Evans: A bill ~ prevent the in
Fiction OF corporal punishment III the
schools.
By MIR. Hobbs: A bill to prohibit certain
animals from running at large.
by Mr.. HaCkworth: A hIll to repeal the
law establishing County Court at Hunt
ingtOn.
peDnshoro and HarriSyille railroad com
many further time to correct the asSeSs-
ment OF its property for the year 1881.
Appropriating Money for Construct
ing Roads.
The bill offered by Mr. Dodrill, appro,,
priatng $500 for the construction OF road
| in Webster county, coming up on its sec
ond reading. Mr.. Ferguson said that this
was favorable time for the House to de-
tcrmine whether it would 50 into this
business. FIVE begin it. we must continue
| II and if we did not wish to continue 1t,
we must not begin it: and to test the sense
! OF the House upon the subject he would
| call for the ayes and nays on passing TINS
| bill to its third reading.
Mr. Moffett said that he was in favor OF
| wise and iadiCioUs system OF ap-
| propriations for internal improve.
! ments; not such q systam as that
| which involved the old State in burden
some debt, for that was brought about by
| loose and careless manner OF making and
expending appropriations, and by lobDery
| and stealing. But the system was not wrong
| i'm principle. Virginia would have PAID
| her debt and been none the worse for 1t,
| but for the war.
| West Virginia had incorporated proyi-
| sion IN her Constitution prohibiting the
| State from contracting any debt, in order
| mother State. But We are not asking To-
contract any debt. He was in favor OF max
ing small appropriations as we are able, 10.
such purposes.
Wesster County
| is the poorest most isolated county IN the
| state; vet if her resources were developed
| she would be the peer of any county IN the
| State. She his hidden wealth equal, per.
| hans. to the value of one-half the State OF
| California, but inaccessible.
IT, ten years ago, the State had entered
upon this policy, she would have been pay
ing u revenue sufficient to meet all such
appropriations, and would now have no
deficit in the treasury.
| a.. I Il (.nyarnnr gfaInI
his message that there was no money in
the treasury We'were forbidden to con-
tract a debt; if we make this appropria-
tion, would we not be bound to con tract a
debt?
Mr., Morrow wanted to know in what the
great wealth of Webster county consists.
If il is equal TO the value of one-halt the
State of California he would vote for the
bill He understood that it abounds in
trout and mineral waters, which are good
Us faraS they go, but has it any gold?
Mr. Moiiett said if we build road there.
We would find out about its resources. 1t
has the finest bed OF coal OF any OF the
counties.
MIR, Dodrill SAID the bill only appropri.
stes enough to make a road eleven feet
wide. lie thought the State would get its
money back by building the road. We
have a geod deal OF hidden treasure IN
Webster county and are not able to build
| the road.
Mr.. Hubbard said even ii the money was
appropriated the county would never get
it, He found stated in one part of the
Governors message that the State "owes
no debt, has no bonds, and asks no credit
and yet in another part OF the same mes
SAGE he found a statement that the State
had recently borrowed $4,000, and in q
note from the Auditor which he held in his
hand. written not fifteen minutes ago,
The Auditor Says
that no part OF that $50, 900 had been paid
He did not know how these two statements
were to be rCConciled 1t beho0vcs the
State to pay its debts before making more
appropriations.
Mr.. Moflett said he knew il was the first
duty of the State TO pay its debts, then pro
vide for necessary expenses. His suggestion
was that we set apart fund a certain per
centage OF the revenue, say per cent.
which should be used in this way, and II
the revenue was not sufficient to do this
increase the rate Of taxation till it should
be sufficient.
Mr.. Leonard said that since reading the
Governors message, and finding We have
no money in the treasury, and that the
revenue is not sufficient to meet the ex
penses of the State, he did not favor such
appropriations. We ought to have the
Money In the Treasury
before making such appropriations
The callior the ayes and nayes resulted
as follows
The ayes were: Messrs. Wilson (Speaker)
Bee, Depue, Dodrill, Edmiston, Hackvorth
Hobbs, Holt, Johnson, kepner, Lusk
Lynch, Moffett, Morrow, Poe, Prince Quar-
rier, Seabright and Tippett.
The noes were: Messrs. Babb, Beckwith
Bell, Brady, Cox, Cressp, Crumrine, Davis
Davisson, Day, Evans, Ferguson, Fisher 70
Braxton( Fisher (of Hardy, Floyd, Ful
kerson, Grantham, Hall (of BarbourG Hal
(of wetzel), Hubbard, Irons, Leonsrd
Lowry, Lurty, Maxwell, AcCOrd, McCrum
Mcneil, Meadows, Monroe, Orr, Riley
Rowley, Settle, Sharp, Sheppard. Siler, Sin
clair, Steere, Sydenstricker, Thompson
Watson, Wayt, Wells (of Msrion), Well
(of Tyler and WILSON, OF Barbour.
Ayes 49,. noes 40.
Adjourned until $50 P. N.
Afternoon Session.
The House met promptly at the usus
hour. Mr.. Mcneil, on leave, introduced
bill to afford better protection to person
dealing in timber.