Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-30

CAPITAL cuLLrSes.
Points Picked Up About the Legislative
Halls and Corridors.

Points Picked Up About the Legislative
Halls and Corridors.
Il was field day in the House for pro-
hibition petitions.
The House Judiciary Committee fairly
riddled S. B. No. 5.
The House gallery contained the largest
audience OF the week.
Senators Byrne, Dawson, Burgess, B. W.
Brice and Cochran are the early birds.
Col. Whites stand on the question of ad-
mitting visitors to the floor Of the House
was Well taken.
Oil paintings ofex-Governor Stevenson and
Governor jackson were hung up in the hall
oftbe House yesterday morning.
The minority report, submitted by Sens-
tor Morris, from the Judiciary Committee,
appeared to astcnish some Senators.
When the Speaker announced b. ]. R.
No. as unfinished business, there was q
painful psuse of several minutes duration.
President White, Of the Press Association
of West Virginia, was in the Senate Cham
ber during the discussion of the motion to
reconsider the vote that passed S. B. No. g..
On the question Of adopting the report Of
the House special committee on the cause
of difficulty of hearing, no quorum voted,
and the Speakers vote was necessary to
make the requisite 33.
The Committee on Mines and Mining
met at 2 o'clock Yesterday, Printing and
Contingent Expenses at $3.50, Humane In
stitutions at 2:30, immigration and Agri.
culture at 5, and Penitentiary at 7:SO
last night.
Several exhaustive speeches were made
for and against Senator McCreerys bill
(No. ll) increasing the tax for the support
of free schools ten cents on each hundred
dollars. For the bill Messrs. McCreery,
Switzer and Floyd. Against, Messrs.
Flournoy, Byrne, Melvin, Price of Mineral,
and Sommerville.
On the discussion of Senator Dawson S
motion to reconsider the vote by which 5.
B. No. 9 was passed reducing the price OF
the publication OF county statements in
county newspapers until the Press Associa-
ton could be heard, Senator Byrne ex-
pressed some doubts whether or not the
smart newspaper men wouldn't get away
With the Senate.
The total tax collected from licenses last
gear was $49, ,95S Is, of which Ohio county
uaid Sl9,l5S.9 9s, as follows: Malt and
a irirous liquors, $l6,2O7.7s; druggists,
Sgfs 3a; billiards and bowling, SSS952;
circu!es and shows, $67j.52; hucksters and
r,dGtrs. S7G.G2; suc,ioneers, 50 so; brok
rs. $Gl9.cS, and hotels and restaurants
$l2j -.
D,lcgate Oxley thought the opponentt
fE. j. R. No. were endeayoring to XII
the measure by delays. He favored th'
immediate consideration OF the measure
Mr.. Dean was willing to make any fair com
promise with those who thought other prop
erty beside farm products should be ex
empted. He was opposed to deferring the
resolution. The matter had been before
the people for years, and no amount Of dis
cussion would be likely to throw additona
light upon it. The sole object OF those ask
ing for delay was to defeat the measure
Mr.. Gilkeson was surprised at the state
ment of memhGrs that the motion for (
special order Sas fnaaae with the view o
/ .trangling the measure. He favored a rea
.onable delay. He believed that if the mat
.er had been brought up on the first day o
he session it would have been opposed b.
members who were now in favor Of it. Th'
tostponement was highly proper, and wa
rot made for the cause assigned by SOM
members. Mr.. Marshall was ready to vote
at once. Mr.. Post was sorr!
the member from Upshur had at
tributcd improper motives 10 him
| He was not sn enemy, but a friend Of tn
measure but he thought some delay ad7is
able The gentleman from U pshw an
pounced himself as ready to vote at once
BE might be so constituted as to readily SCI
into it, but the speaker was plain, blunt
unsophisticated farmer and it took som'
time for him to sec into such complicatet
matter. He hoped the members woult
credit him with the trrth when he again an
nounced himself in favor Of the measure
Mr. Over moved to amend Mr.. Posts dat
for special order BY making il the 9Th in
stead of the 9TH, but afterwards withdrew it
| The original motion of Mr.. Post was theI
put and lost. Mr.. Stapeton offered sub
stitute, printed m the regular proceedings
on which Mr.. White moved to lay the who'll
| matter on the table. On this the vote was
Ayes, II; nays, n. So the House refused t.
Law on the table. Mr.. Dyer moved tha
| II. J. r. No. and the substitute proposed
Nv Mr. Stapleton be made the special order
for 7 thursday next, aad on this NJ Staple
ION demanded the eyes and noes, as fol
lows: ayes, "a; noes, 40. Mr.. Al.Iande
moved TO postpone until February 4th; bu
the hsur Of adjournment having 7edth'
House adjourned.
| n-.rrnc,mrNr 9 niclack in the morn