The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-02
HOUSE OF DELEGAEES.
A Day Devoted TO Routine Business
The Wool Tariff.

The Wool Tariff.
The House met again at 2 p. N. yester-
day, and proceeded promptly to business.
The attendance Of members was not full,
and the Hobbies were almost deserted, but
the galleries contained the usual contin.
gent.
After the wedding at St. Mathews many
ladies and other visitors occupied seats in
the lobby.
Mr.. Daley offered resolution adding
81 per day to the salary Of John L. Thorn
hill, mail and banking page. Mr.. Staple
ton, with some complimentary remarks,
moved to amend by making the addition
s. per day, and the per diem 81 per day in
all. Mr.. lsbell, Mr.. Holt and others made
very tlattering remarks about Mr.. Thorn
hill, and the amendment was finally adopt
cd. Mr.. Parsons moved to add so cents
to the per diem OF the other pages, but this
was rejected. The resolution was then
adopted.
Leave OF absence was, on motion Of Mr..
Hall, granted the Sergeant'at-arms, George
2. Sargent, for two days, as he had been
summoned home on account OF the illness
OF his child.
Mr.. Evans submitted the following reso.
ltion:
WHEREAS, The appropriations for the
timated receipts for theyear; and,
WHEREAS, There is deficit in the reye.
nue. now TO the amount OF at least $780,
900; therefore, DO it
Resolred, That the Committee on Taxa.
ton and Finance be required 10 report q
bill levying sufficient tax to meet said de-
felt in accordance with the following sec.
ton OF Article 10 OF the Constitution OF
West Virginia:
"Section 5. The power OF taxation Of the
Legislature shall extend to provisions for
the payment OF the State debt and interest
thereon, the support Of free schools, and
The payment OF the annual estimated ex-
penses OF the State; but whenever any de-
ticiency in the revenues shall exist in any
wear, It shall, at the regular session thereof
held next after the said deficiency occurs,
levy tax for the ensuing year sufficient
with the other sources OF income to meet
such deficiency, as well as the estimated
expenses for the year."
MIR. Holt objected to the immediate con.
sideration OF the resolution, and 1t went
over one day under the rules.
Mr., Harmon presented resolution
asking the Judiciary Committee to inquire
into the expectancy Of taxing the product
OF minerals in this State, and Mr. Staple
ton one directing the same committee to
report a bill requiring railroad companies
10 fence their tracks for the protection OF
stock
Numerous other petitions, resolutions OF
a preliminary character, voluminous COM
lmittee reports aud unimportant local bills
were presented.
Late in the afternoon Mr. Harmon's
Joint Resolution No. 8 was taken up. 1t
is rs follows:
House Joint Resolution No. 5, "Instruct.
ing our Senators and requesting our Rep
resentatives in Congress to oppose the re-
duction in raw woods as recommended in
the report OF the Tariff Commission"
Resolved by the Legislature Of West Ffr
0inia, That our Senators be, and are here
BY instructed, and that our Representa-.
tiyes also be requested, to use their best
efforts in opposing the proposed reduction
in the thrift on raw woods as recommended
in the report OF the Tariff Commission.
Dir. Daley, Democrat, presented thu
following substitutei =.
Resolrsd, That 80 long as protection II
the policy OF the Federal Government, VI
demand protection for the products Of on
own people, but that We are willing t
leave this, as all other subjects Of nationa
polity, to our Senators and Representative
In Congress.
Mr. Harmon opposed this, thinking tn
Legislature, direct from the people, Ene'