The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-28
WEST VIRGINIA. LEGIsLATURg.
Yesterdays ProssedipgS In the Senate
nj and House OF Delegates.

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The Senate met ut the usual hour yeSter-
day morning, the session being opened
with prayer by Rev. Father John McElli-
rott, Of thest James Cathedral.
A communication was received from the
Clerk Of the House announcing the passage
ola number Of bills by that body.
MI. vanmctcr, from the Committee on
immigration, reported back with favorable
Recommendation House bill 1871, 10 prevent
trespass by non.residents in the border
counties Of this State:
Mr. Rwin presented the petition Of ]. r
Loughry and forty.two others Of Tucker
county, asking tho repeal or amendment oil
Senate bill 2l2, in relation to trials in
cases OF felony, was read third time and
passed.
A message from the House Of Delegates
by Mr., Grantham announced the passage
BY that body Of House bill No. 400, a bill
concerning the school districts Of Jefferson
county.
The majority and minority reports OF the
Joint Special Committee on Printing the
constitutional amendment coming up, Mr..
Brown offered joint resolution as sub
stitute for the minority report iayoring the
payment Of $225, and all amounts paid out
Of the treasury heretofore shall be deducted
from the amount allowed. The yeas and
nays on the substitute resulted in tie
yote-9 to $50 the resolution was de-
feated.
RIr. Woods moved to adopt the minority
report, which iayors the payment Of $500
TO the papers charging that amount and
over, and the amounts charged by other
papers less than the maximum amount.
The motion was lost by vote Of 0 to 10.
The discussion on the various PROPOSE
tons was quite warm, the arguments be-
ing made on the wide discrepancies in the
charges OF the various newspapers.
Mr.. Dawson, from the Committee on En-
rolled Bills, submitted q report OF a number
Of bills examined and found to be correct.
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon reassembling Mr. Dennis said that
he had RETAINED from taking an active
part in the discussion Of the bills for print.
ing the constitutional amendments, and
had contented himself with voting. He
was in favor Of paying fair amount for
theWork done, but he was at loss to know
what to do when the discrepancies in the
bills presented were so great-papers long
established and Of large circulation charg-
ing less than papers having a meagre num-
Der Of subscribers. Mr.. Dennis then
moved to reconsider the vote by which the
substitute Of Mr.. Brown was defeated.
Mr.. Brown opposed the motion.
The motion for reconsideration prevail.
ing, Mr.. Dennis offered the following SUBJ
stitute for the joint resolution:
Res0lptd BY he Legislature Of West Viryinid !:
That all the newspapers that published
the constitutional amendments by author.
lily OF the Governor, for which charge has
been made over $500 shall be paid the sum
Of $500, crediting any amount paid; and in
all cases where the accounts presented Is
less than $500 the account shall be paid
after giving credit for any sum heretofore
paid.
Adopted.
On the motion Of Mr.. Faulkner, leave Of
absence for one day was granted 10 Sena-
tors Newman and Donehoo.
Senate bill 2l7, in relation to compe.
tency OF witnesses in certain cases, was
read a third time.
Senate bill 2l3, in relation to taxation
and allowance Of costs, was read third
time and passed.
Senate bill 2l4, summons for witnesses
and mileage, was read third time and re-
jected.
Senate bill 2l5, in relation to intimida-
ton of witnesses, justices and courts, was
read third time and passed.
Senate bill 2l6, in relation to contempts
and writs Of error, was read third time
and passed.
Adjourned.