The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-17
HOUSE OF DELE0ATEs.
The Pablo PTinIing.-The city Bill
PAs,ed-I.imiiingD Debate.


The Pubiic Priniing.-The city Bill
Phs,ed-i.imiiinE Debate.
Numerous committee bills were present.
ed. Chairman Stump,oi the Committee on
Printing and Contingent expenses, report.
cd House Bill 200, to meet the object con.
templatcd by a resolution referred to the
Committee some time ago. The bill au.
thorizes the heads Of the departments 10
contract for the printing for their various
offices, the contracts to DO lot to the lowest
bidder asthe work Is required or as whole
as deemed most desirable, 4.
HOUSE Bill II, concerning the salary Of
County officials, was repAssed with the Sen.
ate amendments.
On motion Of DR.. Bee the Committee on
Judiciary were directed to report bill pro-
hibiting the sale Of essence oil Jamaica gin.
ger and like intoxicating preparations
without license.
A joint resolution was offered by Mr.,
Davis and adopted, instyuciing the Com:
missioner on Public llfinting TO let the
next contract only until May /, 1851.
vi 4lOllbh ltpNGlltI IIlt FuHt
were Suspended and the bill TO authorize
the Council Of the city Of Wheeling to con.
tract the corporate limits Of the city, was
taken up out Of It's order and passed. Mr..
Dovener was requested 10 communicate
the passage Of the bill 10 the Senate and YAK
tho concurrence Of that body,
Mr.. Harmon called up Mr. Hollis reso.
luton 10 limit all speeches 10 five minutes.
Mr.. Davis wanted TO amend by making it
ten minute1, but the HoWse refused. Mr..
Daley wanted 70 eKelGpt from the opera.
ton Of the rule debates on all propositions
to increase tho State levy, but this was
also rejected. Mr.. Ishell moved to strike
out 1--WE and insert thirty, but be was sat
down on promptly, though Mr.. Stiiel
moved 10 still further extend It 10 sixty
minutes, On the Original resolution Nj,
Harmon demanded the previous question,
and the respiutiop was adopted.
The bill 10 amend the charter Of Grafton
was taken up as the special order at II A..
", but pending Its confederation was re-.
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary,
on motion oil MIR. simonton.
A number Of bills on their preliminary
readings were disposed OF. Mr.. Powell,
Of Taylor, was granted leave Of absence for
the day.
The dog tax law was taken up on q sec.
ond reading, aud elected the usual amount
Of discussion and the usual number OF
propositions TO amend. 1t was finally In.
definitely postponed on motion oil Mr.
Powell, Of Taylor.
In the forenoon the House had adopted
4 resolution to print 900 extra copies Of the
journal Of Thursday, which was offered by
Mr.. Evans. Mr. Woods now took the
floor, and moved 10 reconsider the vote by
which this was done. He said Il was true
the journal contained some statistics from
the Auditor, but he thought It probable
that the movers motive was 10 scatter
broadcast oyer the Safe copies ola rtsolu.
ton he had offered the day before. The
gentleman should assume the financial 70.
sponsibility as well as the other RESPONSE.
bilitles Of such q campaign document, As
the leader Of the minority party In the
House he had ample opportunities TO in.
crease his fame; the columns OF the Repub.
lican organ Of the city were open to him.
II lie or the INTELLIGRSCER wished TO cir.
culate the resolution and the accompany.
Ing figures they could do so.
Mr.. Evans asked hin II he was ashamed
Of the record, and he said, no but ne was
rather skeptIcal as to the reliability OF the
figures.
Mr.. Evans dIselalmed any aspiration to
the leadership Of the minority; the mem.
bers Of the minority were all leaders. II
the gentleman doubted the figures In the
TO the resolution referred TO, he
questioned the statements Of the Democrat.
iC Governor and the Democratic Auditor
OF the State, for It was from documents
emanating from them and the appropria.
tIon bills passed by the House that the fig.
ures were derived. He had offered the
resolution, however, 10 secure the Clrcula.
ton OF the communication from the Audi.
tor contained In the journal.
Alessrs. Daley and Hall spoke 10 favor
Of the motion to reconsider, and the Demo
Gratis rallied like one man and reconsidered
The vote and rejected the resolution.
Mr.. Hall moved to reconsider the vote
by which Mr.. Evanss resolution had been
adopted. Mr.. HetEel thought the majority
party In the House was working itself up
10 an unnecessary heat over this matter.
II the fact stated In the preamble was true,
and there would arise q deficiency 90 con.
siderable rs there reported, the public
ought TO know II, and there was no better
gay OF aEcertAining the truth than by an
investigation by the Finance committee.
Nj. HeiEel has 0 clear, concise style Of OK.
himself which made a good effect
ID bis tlrSt remarks yesterday In the House.
Mr.. Evans defended his resolution,
while Mr. Woods, (hr. McCord In the
shair) and Mr.. Daley came TO the support
81 Mr.. Halls motion. Mr.. Brown, il
held that the resolution was never adopted,
Dnt merely referred to the committee. The
notion was finally Withdrawn, and the |
ournal 60 amended ~ 10 show that the
'eSolutiOn vas merely referred.
At this point Mr.. stapleton moved 10
AXE recess until $50 I'm.
Senate Bill No, q, appropriating sc, Is
o pay. Joseph Smith, Of Jackson county,
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