Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-23


suffsce and made to bear their just psrt O
the buroen of the State woaid b ample K
meet all the demands upe3ux Our peo
pie are taxed now ss much = they ca
bear. The State taxes, In addition 10 the
local taxes, which we're imposed upon the
counties ef the State and Districts in the
couRties Tor the purpose Of keeping up tbs
free schools were at present rs lsege as the
people could bear.
Mr.. Evans said he sgreed with he gen.
tleman from Lincoln in part He did not
agree with him in the assertion that the
taxes ought not 10 be raised, because he'bs-
lieved the constitution directed them at
that session to levy sufficient tax to meet
the deficiency which EXITS now. and wouid
exist at the end Of the year 1884. Mr.
Evans insinua,ed that the increase for
1884 had been stricken out for campaign
purposes, because the elections were held
that year, to enable me Democrats to say
that they bad reduced the taxes.
Mr.. Daley said he believed he under
stood Mr.. Evans, as he took his seat, TO say
that he could not support the bill II
seemed to him
a RemsrkaAle Pssitisa
for the gentleman to take after the arRu.
ments he had made. Because this bill did
~
because il did not make provision for every.
thing he thought IL ought to provide for.
he (Mr. Eyans) could not support il. He
could not support an increase OF FIVE cefits
on the 800, because he thought 10 ought 10
be 10 centa Mr. Daley thous Il this acticn
was illogical. The Republicans would pot
vote for this measure, bee use they feared
il would inure to the benefit Of the Demo-
cratic party.
Mr.. Half thought il absolutely necessary
10 put the ave cents on for the year 1883.
Some memh hers thonght il applied 10 lsss
because it was printed so in the bill, but
the word lSSfhad bern stricken out by the
Senate.
Mr. ]. F. Blown said in answer to Mr..
Davis, there could be no such difficulty ~
suggested by the gentleman. The bill d'd
not cay there would he an additional y
cents, and OF course the. amount included
the 20 cents impoled by law.
An amusing relioquy took place beswee1
Mr. Brown and Mr. McCord, the forme-
trying to give the latter
Lesson In l.aw
and disabuse him of the impression .
speois si law repealed q general law. Mr..
McCerd laborsd under the impression IL
this bill passed the general law was re-
pealcd, il could not be interpreted for the
the year 1883, and shere would consequels-
IL be a tax of As cents.
jude Brown did not think the commit.
tee were correct in believing cents would
meet the deficiency, but as, the whole in
clu6ed the part he felt IL was incumbent
on him 10 support the bill. He believed
it his daty to vote for n sum requisite 10
meet the deficit, and therefore he believed
it was his duty to vote for any incres'e at
al hwp Hvh tna
Mr.. Pennybacker said the geutlema'
from Morgan Mr.. Hetzell) bad The temeri'
ty 10 ask them to give the Republicans u
free docke. 2 years hesce. He proposed to
be more honorable than the Rrpublicans.
who had begues.bed to, the Denocra .ic
party large debt, aud therefore he would
grant Mr.. Hetzells r>quest and vote for the
bill.
ohe bill passed, and on mo.inn ~ Mr..
Brown. Of Kanawh., was voted TO take
effect from its PASSAGE.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Evans,
adopted, granted 10 Mr.. Peyton twelve
extra days at SO per day.
A recitation introduced by Jud-.e Holt,
agreed to. expressed the thanks o. the
House TO Mr.. Woodc for the honorable aud
efficient manner in which he had dis
charged his duties.
TaHy.
Mr.. Collins presented resolution. adopt.
ed, rendering To Col. PeytoD, M. George
EyrnP, his assistant; Mr.. George Il. Ser.
geant, Sergeant at. Arms; MFR. Jim Nealis,
and oil the atiaches and clerks
Of the HOu.e, the appre eia.ion OF the
House for their courtesy and efficiency.
Senate bills 4j. altering the county court
of Preston county: Gi, concerning giants
and tho repeal Of patents; 90. authorizing
corporations to guarantee the debts o. rail-.
road companies and lease their railroads;
rs, relating to the formation Of corpora.
tions for the purpose OF bridging the Ohio
and Great Kanswhs, rivers passed.
Senate bill No. 10 VS. decTeed TO take
effect from its passage.
On a motion introduced by Mr.. Wells,
requesting the Governor to place In the
capitol the portraits OF the Governors from
the the organization of the State. objec Ion
being raised to immediate consideration.
Senate joint recolut'on. providing o CON.
mission 10 report to the next legislature
suitable locations for second hospit-l Tor
the insane was taken from the table and
rejected.
Adjourned,