Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-06
SLUGGING AWAY.
The Senate and House Of Delegate 3
Respond to Time Once More.
Light Sparing in the Senate Over the Res.
oiutiOn 10 Adjourn, but no Blood
Heavy Hitting on House
Bill No. 98.
Mr.. PENNYBACKER CLAIMS A FOUL,

The Senate convened yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock. The Rev. Mr.. Griffith, of tbs
Wesley NJ. f. Church, opened the exercise:
with prayer.
Mr.. Harvey offered bill providing q
method for constructing and keeping in
repair country roads.
A resolution by Mr.. Dawson was adopted
instructing the Committee on Public
Buildings and Humane Institutions to as.
certain and report what repairs are neces'
sary for the Capitol building in Wheeling
and their probable cost.
Mr.. Dawson obtained leave of absence for
Mr.. Donehoo for the day.
Senate joint resolution, instructing the
Governor Of the State to prepare and place
in the State Capitol the
Portraits OF the Governors
of the State came up for consideration.
Mr.. Smith, Of Marion, moved to amend
by including within the resolution the
name Of w. H. Perrepoint, Governor oi
the restored State of Virginia. The amend
ment produced considerable debate. In.
definitely postponed.
Senate Joint resolution No. 10, providing
for the adjournment OF the Legislature on
the goth inst sine die, came up for consid'
Grafton.
Mr.. Byrne was opposed to any such reso
luton. He had never seen them have
any effect. They took up time instead Of
shortening the session. He was opposed
TO passing any resolution of adjournment
until il was seen whether it was the duty
to adjourn or not.
Mr.. Burgess said he offered the resolu.
ton
In Good Faith,
not having any buncombe in view. That
looking over the calendar of either house,
ii would be seen there was nothing OF any
especial Importance. There WAS nothing
that would do very much harm or good
When the forty-iye days will have ex'
pired there will be as much work Of this
character as there will be ON the 18th oi
the month. He thought an early adjourn
ment OF the Legislature would result tc
the advantage of the State.
Mr.. Scott hoped the resolution would be
adopted, and agreed with Mr.. Burgess. lie
believed an adjournment could be made
to-day without doing harm to the State
interests. He thought the laws were good
He thought they could do nothing more to
the advantage of the State than to adjourn
and at as early a date as possible, and
hoped it would be TO the pleasure OF the
Senate TO pass the resolution.
The resolution was finally lost, by vote
of l2 to IL.
The remaining session was exhausted by
the consideration and amendatiOn OF Sen
ate bill No. 65, providing for the establish
ment of private roads in the several coun
ties of the State. After receiving several
amendments, the bill was ordered to it:
third reading.
DR.. Barbee offered Senate bill No. 60, con
cerning insane persons.
On motion of Mr.. Smith. of Marion, the
Senate took recess till 2:3O o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate convened in afternoon session
at 2:30 o'clock.
The calendar of bills on the second read
ing was prosecuted till three o'clock, when
on motion OF Mr.. Woodyard, House join
resolution No. IL (the prohibition amend
ment) was taken up, the rules being sus
pended. Through some mysterious agency
1t became known that the question was VI
in the Senate and Immediately the gallery
and lobby were thronged by visitors.
The resolution passed TO its second read
ing with but one dissenting vote, that o
Mr.. Dawson.
On motion Of Mr.. Dayinson the resOu
ton was made special order for to-day a
II o'clock. Messrs. Byrne and DayinsoI
voting in the negative. 1t is evidently th
intention Of the Senate TO discuss anC
finally dispose Of the resolution withou
any delay.
House bill regarding railroad corpora
tions, on motion Of Mr. Price, the rules be
ing suspended, was read second time, AM
on motion Of the sams gentleman, the con
stitutioual rule being suspended, was rea
third time and passed.
The calendar for bills on the second read
ing occupied the remainder of the tim
till half.past 1 clock, when on motion o
Mr.. Burgess, the Senate adjourned.