Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-17
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


The Speaker laid before the House COM
munication irem the Governor, giving an
abstract of the pardons granted by him
since the date of his last report.
The Committee on Public Printing and
Contingent Expenses, to which was refer
red the subject of amending or repeating
the law in relation to the letting of public
printing and binding and for supplying
stationery for State use, reported by bill
for that purpose.
Mr.. Davis offered resolution which was
adopted, instructing the Commissioners OF
Public Printing 10 let the next contract for
printing, binding and stationery, only
until the first day OF May, 1885.
House bill III, authorizing the City OF
Wheeling to reduce and contract the cor
porate limits of the City OF Wheeling, was
taken up on its third reading and passed.
The bill providing for printing the
Supreme Court reports, after considerable
discussion, was passed to its third reading.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House reCOnvened at o'clock.
The session was inaugurated by the cal.
endar on the second reading, which con-
tirued through its greater part.
MIR Evans offered q resolution, agreed to,
which provided for the printing of 500 ex-
ira copies of the journal of February 18th,
1873, containing Mr.. Evans resolution in
structng the Committee on Finance to re-
port bill providing for the State deficit.
Later in the evening on Mr.. Woods mo-
ton the vote was reconsidered and the reso-
luton defeated.
Mr.. Hall moved TO reconsider the action
Of the House in permitting the reference
to the Committee on Finance and Taxa
ton of Mr.. Evans resolution Of Thursday
regarding the State deficit.
MIR. Evans made an impetuous speech,
affirming the correction OF his figures. de-
flying an investigation, and advising the
majority party tauntiDgly not to indicate
they were afraid to meet the facts and al
low them TO be ascertained.
Messrs. WOODS, Hall and Daley made
warm speeches to the same purport, stat
ing that the reference by the House was an
endorsement OF the facts in the resolution,
which had not been intended. That the
resolution had been referred under mis-
apprehension OF Its sense.
II was suggested to Mr.. Evans that as the
trouble lay in the lection of the journal,
which recited the resolution was read, con:
sidered and agreed to, and thus committed
the House il would be the clever thing to
do. TO make motion to correct the journal.
Mr. Evans moved TO Glide the words
agreed to" and insert referred, and added
he hoped, that now as the tomahawk was
buried, they would unite on his motion
and smoke the pipe Of peace:
The House responded and adopted the
motion, and the imbroslio was ended.
On motion Of Mr.. Woods the House took
a recess till half. past seven o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The House re-convened at o'clock.
A remonstrance was presented by Mr.. j.
F. Brown, from citizens OF the kanawha
river, against the passage OF bill 4, relating
TO the building Of bridge over the Kama
wha river.
Judge Brown introduced House bill 2O7,
amending and reenacting sections ant 5
OF chapter "a of the code.
House bills IS, appropriating sI2.45 to
pay Joseph Smith, of Jackson county, for
supporting State witness in a case oil
felony; l22, providing for the payment of
State school funds to Mason county; Ill
regarding the release of liens; 133, amend
ing end re-enacting section 50 of chapter
So of the acts of 1872 5; 1l9, fixing the ses
sions Of the Circuit Court OF Mason county
Tor the first Monday in February, May and
September, of kanawha for the second
Monday in March and June, and the hrs'
Monday in December; q, concerning the
probate of wills, passed.
On motion, the latter bill was voted 70
take elect from It's passage.
Mr.. Gorrell tried TO have sne rules sus
pended and house joint resolution taker
up. instructing our Congressman to intro
duce and support bill prohibiting Gov
eminent license to sell intoxicating liquor
in any State or part thereof, where th'
same is prohibited by law, but the Hous'
refused and proceeded with the calender.
nvuse bills lo3; concerning uespas5 an, an
Enclosure: 100. relating to ,ne seaooi al,
trict OF PaIkersburg, passed. Adlou'he'
Squibs.
II was remarked by some of the legisla
tive wags around the capital, yesterday
that if the water supply were interrupted
they would pass bill authorizing a con
Meeting pipe between the cspital and Rey
mans brewery, with a spigot at each Sens
tors and delegates de SIX.
The two houses did some good routin
work yesterday in spite OF the handicap
ping tendency OF the wea ther.
The little son of Mr.. Wells, deiegat
from Roane, strayei away yesterday after
poon. creating some comm otSOa shout th
capitol.