Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-28
our STATE soLoNs.
Lively Time BE- the Senate Over the
Publishers Bill.
The House Resolution Rejected, and the
Amount Cut Dowa-The Wheeling
Bill Finally Passed and Now
Goes to the Governor.
BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE
SENATE.
Morning Session.

mOrnInk Sc88tOu.
The Senate was opened with prayer by
Rev. Father John McElligott OF the
Cathedral.
Mr.. Van Meter, from the Committee on
Immigration and Agriculture, reported
back with the recommendation House bill
to prevent trespasses by non-residents in
the border counties Of this State.
Mr. Ewing presented the petition of ]. r.
Loughry and ~ others, OF Tucker county,
asking the repeal or amendment OF the
dog law.
enacting sections and of chapter l59 OF
the code, was passed.
!. The majority and minority reports OF
the Joint special committee on printing
the constitutional amendment coming up
Mr.. Brown offered the following joint
resolution
Resolved by the Legislature Of West Virginia:
That for publishing the constitutional
amendments, proposed by the Legislature
on the sixth and seventh days OF March,
1879, the newspapers publishing the same
by authority of the Governor, be allowed
the sum of two hundred and twenty-five
dollars each for publishing said contitu-
tional amendments, and all compensation
which said newspapers, or any OF them,
may have received from the treasury, Tor
such publication, shall be deducted from
the amount allowed. Upon this resolution
the ayes and nays were taken as follows:
In the affirmative were Messrs Brown,
Ewin, Farnsworth, Maxwell, McGregor,
Smith, Stout, Vanmeter and Williams.-9.
In the negetive were Messrs. Summers,
Dawson, Dennis. Faulkner, Roberts, Sam
Piles, Shelton, Stollings and Wood-9.
So the resolution was rejected.
Mr.. Woods moved to adopt the minority
report. Upon this motion a lengthy dis
cussion ensued. Messrs. Brown, Farnsworth,
Smith and Van Meter spoke against the
minority report. Mr.. Woods spoke in favor
cause he thought it the fairest report that
had been submitted
Upon the adoption of the minority re-
port those who voted in the affirmative
were Messrs. Barbee, Dawson, Dennis,
Faulkner, Roberts, Shelton, Stollings,
Woods, and Summers-9. In the negative
were Messrs Brown, Ewin, Farnsworth,
Maxwell, McGregor, Samples, Smith, Stout,
Vanmeter and Wiliams-lO.
SO the report was defeated, and the
Senate Immediately took recess,
Afternoon sessi"..
The Senate reassem. ..,iing, the considera.
tlon OF the ID" yority and minority reports
OF the JOINT Special Committee on printing
the constitutional amendments was resum-
eri. On motion of Mr.. Dennis, the vote
! by which the Senate rejected the Senate
| Joint resolution concerning the pay OF
newspapers for publishing the constitu-
| tional amendments, was reconsidered.
Mr.. Dennis offered the following substi-
| tute for the resolution:
Resolved that all newspapers that pub.
lisbesi., the. wfHGT' t. th.rso ""' =. Dee,t ~
made over $500 shall be paid the SUI. -
$500, crediting any amount paid, and In
cases where the account presented Is less
than $500, the account shall be paid after
giving credit for any sum heretofore paid
Mr. Vanmeter demanded the previous
question. and the demand was sustained
and the main question was ordered. On
agreeing to the substitute the vote was as
/ foilows' In the affirmative: Messrs. Baroee,
DAWSON Dawson, Dennis Ewin, Faulkner,
Samples, Shelton, Stollings, Stout ana
Woods.
In the negative-Me<srs. Brown, Max.
WE'LL McGregor, Smith, Sanmeter-6.
The resolution as amended was then
agreed to by the same vote.
On the motion to reconsider the rejected
) resolution concerning the pay to publish
a,, there were several lengthy speeches
noda MIR. Brown thought uniform price
Of S2a5 vas sufficient for all publishers,
and denounced some Of the charges made
as extraordinary high,
Mr.. Dennis delivered speech OF some
length, in which he made general defense
of newspapers and spoke fayorably Of their
action in regard to the prices charged the
State for publishing.
Mr.. Faulkner followed in the same line
and thought the publishers were entitled 20
the charges they had made. He was in
favor of the adoption Of a resolution that
would satisfy the just demands Of the pub
fishers of the State.
A large number of bills were read first
time and referred 10 their appropriate COM
mittees.
Senate bills 2i3, pa, 2i5 and 2lI, amend.
inf various chapters of the code were pass
ed.
On motion Of Mr., Faulkner. leave OF
absence for one day was granted TO Mr..
Newman and Mr.. Donehoo.
The Senate thcIcupon adjourned.