The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-06
THE SENATE.
More New BiiIs-No Portrait Gallery
H This YoAr.

More New Bills-No Portrait Gallery
This Year.
The Senate was opened with prayer yes
terday by Rev. J. W. Grifitts, pastor Of tn,
Wesley NJ. E. Chapel.
Mr.. Harvey presented Senate bill No
70, amending the road law; Mr.. Smith, o.
Marion, No. n, amending the law concern
ing convictions for felony SO that terms o.
imprisonment shall be fixed by juries in
stead OF the courts; and MIR. Floyd No. rs
amending the act concerning ferries, toll
bridges, water courses and mills.
Mr.. Donehoo was granted leave OF alb
sence for the day. .5. gas
On motion OF Mr. Dawson it was
Resolved, That the Committee on Public
Buildings and Humane Institutions be In
strpcted to ascertain and report what re,
pairs are necessary to the Capitol building
at Wheeling, and the probable cost Of such
repairs. Lad I'D ~
The joint resolution to the effect that the
Governor be instructed to have prepared
aud placed in the State Capitol the portrait
OF each Of the Governors Of this State from
the organization Of the State and TO pay for
the same out OF the civil contingent fund
at price not to exceed one hundred dol
lars each, came up, and Mr.. Smith, OF Ma
rion, moved to amend by adding the por-
trait OF +. H. Pierpont, Governor OF the
Restored Government OF Virginia, on
which motion the other Mr.. Smith de.
handed the ayes and noes, but before they
were taken Mr.. Price moved to indefinite
ly postpone the whole matter, which mo-
ton prevailed, by vote OF IL to TO-.
The Senate refused to adopt the joint
resolution fixing the date for adjournment,
the vote standing II ayes to u noes.
The remainder Of the forenoon session
was consumed in preliminary business.
In the afternoon Mr.. woodward moved
to suspend the rules and take up douse
joint resolution No. II, the Prohibition
amendment resolution. The necessary two.
thirds vote was obtained, and the resolu-
ton was read the first time. Mr.. Dawson
moved to make the second reading OF the
resolution the special order for today at 8
o'clock r. NJ. Mr.. Floyd raised the point OF
order that the resolution had not been or
dered to itssecond reading, but the President
ruled that this was not necessary. To this
ruling Mr.. Price took exception, and to
avoid difficulty Mr.. Dawson withdrew his
motion, and Mr.. Price then moved to
refer the resolution to the Judiciary Com
mittee, butthis motion wasalso withdrawn.
On the question OF ordering the resolu-
ton to its second reading Mr.. woodward
demanded the ayes and noes. All the
Senators voted aye but Mr.. Dawson. MIR.
Doneboo was absent.
Mr.. Dawson then renewed his motion to
make 1t the special order for 8 P. NJ. to-day.
Mr.. Scott moved to amend by making it II
A. M, which proposition Mr.. Dawson ac-
copied. On the amended motion the only
negative votes we're those Of Messrs. Byrne
and Dawson.
Mr.. Scott wanted to suspend the constitu.
tional rule and read the resolution the sec.
ond time the same day, but this could not
be done.
The resolution was scarcely mentioned
until the intelligence had in some mystic.
rious way gone abroad, and the Hobbies
and galleries rapidly filled up with specta.
tors, most Of whom had been in the hall Of
the House. Many ladies were among the
number. H-
House Bill No. II, Mr.. Dovener's bill to
allow railroads to extend their line OF track
from this State into another and again into
this State, without Especial act, by vote
OF the stockholders, was passed, and at 4:20
P, ii. the Senate adjourned till 10 A. N. to-
day.