The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-20
House, OF nELEGATEs.

IBlO1 Will Db IOuuu el5eWutIe.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Bills Passed aud Pre,onted-NoTa Tax Bill,
wauted-1he Commission.
Mr.. Pennybacker was asked to commun
icate 10 the Senate disappointment Of him
self and Messrs. Armstrong and Lynch as
u Committee OF Conference on the dis
agreeing vote upon the senate's amend
ments to the House bill concerning. fiduci
aries.
House Bill No. So, concerning fees Of AS
SCISSORS, passed with the Senate amend
ments.
Mr.. Gilkeson moved that the House pro
coed at once to considering bills on the
third reading to the exclusion OF others
Rejected.
Mr.. McClung offered joint resolution
providing for adjournment sine die on Fri
day next. Mr.. Pennybacker Directing il
was laid over.
Mr.. Cox moved that the regular order oil
the calender be observed during the day,
to which also Mr.. Penny backer objected,
and it went over one day.
Mr.. Holt presented bill providing fol
the purchase OF DeHaas' History Of West
Virginia for use in the schools; Mr.. Boggs
one appropriating $1,000, to be expended
on the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turn
pike, between Weston and Sutton; Mr.. J.
H. Brown one for the relief OF clerks OF the
County Courts.
Senate Bill No. 0, for the relief OF E. S.
Burlington, Deputy Sheriff OF Cabell
county, was passed, with Senate Bill 80,
extending the time in which the Iron Val.
ley and Morgantown Railroad Company
may commence its work Of construction.
MIR. Dovener presented resolution d.
recting the Committee on Finance to re-
port bill referred to them February IA,
levying a tax to pay the State debt. Mr..
Pennybacker objected, whereupon DR..
Simonton moved to suspend the rule re-
Quiring resolution to lay over one day
when objection Is made to It's immediate
consideration. The House rejected this
motion by vote Of 81 TO "a.
Senate bills No. so, changing the time
for holding the courts in certain judicial
circnits; No. SO, requiring the owners Of
dams, locks and dams, booms, piers and
other distractions to the navigation Of the
Elk river, at any point on said river from
It's mouth to the mouth Of Big Sandy, to
remove the same, and to provide for the
institution OF proper legal proceedings in
the name OF the State, by the Attorney
General TO abate any such distractions;
and No. 46, continuing in Office justices in
counties where the districts have been
changed since their election, were passed.
The building association bill came up on
its second reading, and after several
amendments and almost interminable dis
cussion, was ordered to be engrossed for q
third reading.
Leave OF absence was granted Mr.. Stifel
until Thursday, and the House took re-
cess.
In the afternoon Senate bills No. 4, con-
corning process and order Of publication;
No. 6S. concerning the Secretary OF State
and the Supreme Court reports; House
bills No. 1856 prohibiting obstructing pub.
cstreams by falling timber in them, No.
ZIG, PERMITTING county boards oil exam
liners to issue teachers certificates good for
four years under certain restrictions; No.
liz, making certain streams in Mineral
and Grant county navigable streams within
the meaning OF the law, were passed.
House bill 95, amending the road law,
was on the motion OF MIR. j. +. Brown, in
definitely postponed.
The bill to appoint commission 10 re-
port what legislation was necessary to REM
edy existing evils in the assessment law,
was then taken up, and warm and anus.
ing siege commenced upon it. Demands
Tor the previous question were renewed on
every successive motion TO amend, but
were evaded by members putting their
arguments in the form OF requests OF the
Speaker (Mr. Evans in the c6air) for in.
formation. Among these, Mr.. Daley asked
II MIR. Pennybacker Was ever in legisla.
tive body before. The latter retorted! II
never met you in one before" MIR. Dow
ener rose for information, and asked: "!Are
luxuries necessities?" This was on mo.
lion to strike out the provision for paying
the actual necessary expenses" Of the
commission, which phrase the mover, Mr.
Hetzsl feared might cover champagne
and cigars and other things Of that kind.n
!, A subsequent proposition to limit the
members OF the Commission to mileage
instead OF all their expenses provoked a
lively racket. Mr.. Daley showed dispo-
si,ion to repudiate Mr.. Penny hacker as
leader Of the majority, and expressed him.
self with some warmth. Mr.. Pennybacker
8. eetly kissed bis hand to the other gen
ileman, and remarked in q melancholy
manner that he could not help 1t II be had
more sense and more influence than the
gentleman from Mineral. God Almighty
made him, and he was thankful that he had
been made in different mold from the
, gentleman from Mineral. LaughteE1
MIR, Daley: So is the gentleman IRON
Mineral. Renewed laughter,
I A little later Mr.. Hezel began some
remarks by saying that Unexpected when
he came here TO learn good deal, Mr..
Pennybacker interpolated, 1--WE all hoped
80 !" and the mirth was again manifested
Mr.. He,zel has introduced new custom,
in which he already has imitators. Here
tofore it has been the custom when any
gentleman asked the privilege OF interrupt
: ing speaker to grant 1t as a matter o.
course. All requests OF this kind TO the
member from Morgan, however, meet with
| an emphatic mo, sir !"
! After an earnest and elaborate speech
against the bill by Mr.. Isbell, Mr.. Penny.
! hacker thanked him for his able effort II
behalf Of the measure, and again demanded
! the previous question. On this Mr.. Brown
} liz, OF Kanawns, demanded the previous
question, and got in forCible protes
. against the gagging operation Of the contin
uous demands for the previous question
which he said came from the very mer
who had done the most talking. MI. DALEY
said this bill had originated with mar
!. not a member OF this House, who only de
sired its passage because Of a wild idea tina
lii would enable the State to pay $50 0O0,0 0t
i Of Indebtedness. Mr.. Dovener also ex.
j planned his vote and defended the demandl