The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-10
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The state school I.eyy-A BusInsss Like
Day.
In the House Of Delegates yesterday Mr..
Wells, from tue Committee on the Peni-
Tertiary, reported back Mr.. Dovener's bill
to regulate the letting Of convict labor,
with n favorable recommendation, with the
resolution 10 purchase the Mound at
MOundsyille and convert It into reservoir.
Leave OF absence was granted Mr.. Will
son till Monday evening next.
MeSsrs. Davis, SlapletOn and Jones pre-
sented new bills. The frst amends the
law concerning the descent and distribu-
ton OF the estates OF descendants; the sec.
ond is In relation TO the school district Of
parkesburg, and the third repeats the act
making Warrington, Marion county, an in.
dependent school district.
House bill No. IS then came up on lis
first reading, with the Recommendation TINT
the bill do not plss, the QUESTION being,
"Shall the bill be rtjected2'
This question naturally elected much
discussion, az II affects every county In the
State one way or the other. II proposes tO
double the State school tax, which would
benefit the poorer aud sparsely settled
communities at the expense Of the richer
and more pOpulous counties, those coun.
ties which now pay in the way OF State
school tax more than they receive from the
State, paying just twiceas much In excess,
while those who receive back more than
they pay would receive 100 per cent more.
After IL long aud earnest debate, Mr.. liar.
mon demanded the previous question,
pending which demand MIR. Pcnnybacker
moved 10 take recess until Pr. ~, which
prevailed.
In the afternoon the demand for the
previous question was sustained, and the
bill rejected by vote Of "a TO - Messrs.
Woods (Speakerl, Adair, Bond, Cox,
DALEY, Davis, Dovener, Erkard, Evans,
FOnke, Caring, Gilkerson, Harmon, llarri.
500, llel Jaw, Jones, Morgan, MCCorI,
Mccullough, McMechen, Nixon, Orr,
Payne, Pennybacker, Powell lpi Taylor),
Powell (oi Tyler, Rider, Rgg, Ruhl,
Simonlon, SmpletOn, Suiel, Sturm and
Timms voted 10 reject.
Mr.. Woods lMr. Evans in the Chair
moved TO reconsider the vote by which the
House refused to pass the bill 10 authorize
Nlt phghltlt VI IlituRe " NOuHly SOln'
missiOners, and after some debate, in which
Mr.. Harmon paid high compliment to
Speaker WOo,is, and Mr.. Dovener admins
tered some tally to Mr.. PennybAcker, the
House reconsidered the question and the
bill was passed.
Mr.. SimnntOn offered House Joint resolu.
ton No. 20, instruCtiug the Directors Of
the Penitentiary TO purchase the property at
Moundsville usually known as "the
Mound" at cost not TO exceed 5000, and
to construct on It's summit n reservoir to
hold not less than twenty days, supply Of
waller for the prison.
The House, by a vote o! IS to lG, refused
10 reject bill TO establish the whipping
post for the punishment Of petit crimes.
The bill 10 authorize the Council OF
Wheeling 10 contract the bounds OF the
city by two.thirds vote on petition Of five
ireeholders, was read the drsl time and
sent to It's second reading. The bill 10
prevent determinations In railroad charges
wa, also read the first time.
Leave oiabSenee was granted Mr. James
+. Brown.
A number Of bills were read the fint
time and the House adjourned.