Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-22
GENERAL LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.

joint resolution, adjouhhing the Legisla-
ture sine die, Friday, February %, at IL
O'Clock NJ, was taken from the table, re.
considered and adopted.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Floyd was
acceded to, granting Mr.. Hamilton, as
sistant clerk Of the Senate, % par diem for
three days after the adjournment Of the
Legislature, TO be paid out of the contingent
fund of the Sensss
House bill, providing for an
IBsPectoy ofCosi Mfuss,
came up as unfinished business.
Mr.. Price offered an amendment, de-
cressing the scope of the authority Of the
inspector, by permitting the owner to ven.
tilate or drain the mine effectively, other.
wise than according 70 the directions OF
the Inspector, snd in ease Of tAe failure of
the owner to correct abuses in the ventila.
ton and drainage, making is a misde-
meanof aud subjecting him to q fine not
less than $50 or more than 500, which was
adopted.
MIR. Price oiTsyed the further amend
ments, that the term of Office Of the in
spector should continue foF two years that
he should be a citizen of the State and
mining engineer, that he should receive a
= salary OF 81, 2U0, which were adopted.
The bill was ordered TO its third reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Scott, House bill con-
cerning the incorporation of
Joint StOch CompaRies
without special charter, was taken up and
read first time by its utle, the rules con.
sritutional being suspended, the reference
OF the bill dispensed with read a second
time and Crde ned to its' third reading
The President appointed Messrs Dawson,
Price and Bartee 10 form a conference com.
mittee with Messrs. Armstrong, Bee aud
Henshaw. OF the House. 10 consider House
ill No. II amensiimg the charter oil Mar
tinSbuIg.
House bill No. 32, desning the school
district within which Weston is situated,
was voted to take effect from its passage.
House bill No. iG9, coming up, the Sen
ate ierCdcd from its amendments. appro.
Iriating sl,0O9 Instead Of 81 100 for the
clerk Of the pPniteDtiary. appropriating
$500 to finish the Hospital 5or the Insane
with telephone, and insisted on its amend
meniS HprrOpriatiHg S23, 450 for the cur
rent ex; enses of the deaf, du NIB and blind
insiituiOn; appropriating 81 ,0e0 for the
commissary Of the penitentiarN and direct
ing the salary of the clerk of'the Superin.
iendent Of Free Schools to be paid outof
tile school fund.
Committee orCon ference.
ON motion the Senate voted to request
Committee of Conference, and the president
appointed ,Messrs. Donehoo, Smith OF Tyler,
and Floyd.
The House having returned Senate bill
So, providing for commission OF taxation
with sundry amendments. The Senate
agreed to them respectively and passed the
bill
Mcssrs Smith, of Marion, aud Floyd
madt speeches in opposition TO the bill, the
latter gentleman stating that corrupt intlu-
enCps bad been attempted TO insure the
passage oi the bill.
MI Dawson said that the charge OF cor.
ruIuiuH wRS u very grave one, and the Sen
ate ought. in justice to itself as well as the
Finaire Committee. of which he was
member, To vindicate Its dignity and integ-
riiy from the aspeTsiOus cast upon ii, Affect.
ing every member lie said II, during the
recess, Mr. Floyd did not prepare a resolu.
tinn e Investigation, he would Introduce
one ! tm.eif.
On motion Of Mr.. Vanmeter, the Senate
took recess ill ha!i past two
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Scuatc reaSsembled at 30!
Mr. Vanmeler introduced Il resolution
arGoiuting as "A committee to investigate
the circumstance attending the passage OF
Sirllh' q blll No. 90 dtlu ulSCONtT IL
ruriing influences had been attempted,
A. Strs DOnehOo. Price and Dawson.
Mr. WoOdysrd in reply to Mr.. Smith. OF
Marion. stated thus, oifDrt at corruption was
a rGHtempt Of tho Senate.
MI Smith wanted TO know what they
could DO. ifit were found ont such attempts
bad Lcen made. Suppose some one did at.
tempt, by Language or otherwise, could
they reach that individual by any action
ol TIE Senate? No member OF the Senate
bad lcen charged with corruption.
Mr Lohban thought the resolution. was
to how if any at1cInpt had been made they
had rot succeeded He thought this the
purpsrt Of the resolution and its object
M Senator wished to be subject TO the sus-
picion that he nad voted through
esyrupt influences.
Mr. Donehoo said the allegation as re.
cited in the resolution was that contempt
bad been IerprtraIed upon this Senate, and
il h. .came obigatorr upon the Senate to
find out who the offender was in order that
be might he punis led IL was a most seri.
Gus charge; a charge Of an attempt to bride
members Of this body, which in itself con
sttuted q contempt OF the Senate. IL was
the duty OF the Senate to see that IL was
not brought into contempt and disrepute.
Mr.. Byrne WAS satisfied inasmuch as this
thing bad gone so far that resolution had
been offered and the affair was 70 be pub.
lished in the papers, it was their duty TO
make the Investigation. The only escape
from il would have been for the Senator
ho made the charge to. have investigated
the charge himself, and il that inyestiga
tion had satisfied him. that such charge was
not well sustained, not 10 have referred to
it publicly.
Sir. FLOYD said he. used the language IS.
nearly as he could remember, which was
in the resolution, that he was ascredibly in
formed, and he didnot
Retraet One SingIeIOta.
He did not meaa to say cay member on
the floor had been corrupted he did not
mean to say aay member d the Finance
Committee had been corrapted 70. bring
That bill before the Senate. But be did say
be was crediblY informed such attempts
bad been made. That vas all ne had 70
say about il. In reply 10 .gquestion from
MI. woodward he said ne was satisfied II
was not a direct attemst, but that the al
tempt hsd been made be had bean inforn-
ed by SenaOr on the hoor.
Mr.. Dawson said tse,S-nator nust believe
the charge or not He understood from
his Language he beliesed corrupt measures
had been attempted. He MIST believe u
or be wou,i not say be Was ereditabay IN
formed. Nr. Daxssn urged the InYestiga'
ton.
On motion Of Nj, Dawson, Mr.. Roberts
wss substituted for Mr.. ponehoo and MI.
woodward for himself Dir. Donehoo de-
string 20 he relieved.
On notion OF Mr. Wosdyard Mr.. R1ein.
strora was appsinted clark Of tAe commiS
L tee.
@. motion ss Mr.. Dawson, the coms.it
| tee was given authority to seDd for persons
/ and papers.
| House jSint resolution Is. coucerninl
/ elections. House biil so. concerning fences
| Senate bill %, coseeraing cruelty 10 ami
mails, and Honss bill Is, amending tn,
| charter Of Mariissburg. with the amend
ments proposed by the conference comni,
tee, passed
House bill 50 was voted to take eaec
from its passage.
Mr. DonshoO's resolution authorizing th
| Governor 40 place in the State capitol tn
/ gnberB ssorial portraits from the ,gmizi
iisB Of the State, on motion OF Nr. Sto
6ngs was made a special order for to-day
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