The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-05
TIE SENATE SESSION.

After the Publlc Printcr-The Justices Bil
Consumes the Day.
There was no opening prayer in the
Senate yesterday. A message from the
Houseot Delegates announced the appoint.
ment on the part Of the House OF Slcssrs
AlcConaughcy and Dean as members Of
the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
Mr.. someryille, from the Committee on
Education, reported back the bill TO au-
thorize the State Superintendent Of Free
Schools 10 renew the contracts for fur
nishing text books for the use Of the
schools, with the recommendation that II
be passed.
The mail and banking page was on mo.
ton OF Mr.. Burgess directed TO secure q
postotlice box for the use OF the Senate.
MIR. Scott moved to suspend the rules
and take up for consideration his bill to
provide for representation OF the minority
party in the board Of Regents of tho In
sane Asylum, but the Senate refused.
On motion Of Mr.. Switzer, tho Commit
tee on Pcnitentiary was granted leave oil
absence for the day.
Mr.. Scott moved TO adjourn, on which
question MIR. Melvin demanded the ayes
and noes. NIessrs. Arnold, Bond, Coburn,
McGrew and Scott voted TO adjourn and
the others against the motion.
The Senate then went into Committee
OF the Whole on the justices bill, and re-
NAMED until noon, when q recess was
taken till Or. Nj.
TIE DELAYED PRINTING.
Upon reassombling Mr.. Byrne oncredthe
following, and the rules being suspended,
Il was considered and adopted:
Senate Joint Resolution No. -, provld-
ing joint committee to ascertain the
cause Of the delay In the printing OF the
bills and journals Of the two houses OF
the Legislature.
ReSOiItd BY The legislature Of IItI Fir-
ginid, That joint committee OF one from
the Senate and two from the House CT
Delegates BIO appointed to ascertain the
cause OF the delay on the part OF the pub
lie printer in printing the. bills and jour
mails OF the two houses, and report whether
1t is necessary to provide for said printing
in some other way.
Mr.. Coburn moved TO take up his reso-
luton to expunge Mr.. Floyd's protest
from tho journal OF Saturday, but Mr..
Floyd asked that action upon the matter
DO deferred until tho Senators were all
present, and AR. pobRrn withdrew his
motion.
The Senate then again went into Com
mittec OF the Whole on the Justices bill.
The long bill was finished about half-pasL
four, and the Committee srosc aud report.
ed. The further consideration Of the bill
was made the special order for this after
noon at 8 o'clock,
Several bills were read the first time
and ordered to be printed. Mr.. somer-
vile desired 10 call up the motion made
tbs Jay before by Mr.. Switzer, TO recon-
slider .i,e vote by which the Senate passed
the co.educatioi bill, but II was ruled out
OF order.
Tho Senate adjourned at5:05 p. NJ.
AN IMPORTANT DILL.
Senate Bill 10Y, offered by Mr.. Morris,
is not bill to require vote for power TO
levy forschool taxes every two years, as
stated yesterday morning. Instead, it
proposes to dispense with this useless and
troublesome forlnality, by requiring vote
in 1885, on power TO levy until othewise
provided by law. Ii the bill passes, boards
Of education viii! lay the levy annually
without any further action by thedlilerent
districts while the law is in existence.
The bill is plainly in conformity with
section five OF article twelve OF the Con-
stitution, which requires that the Leeis-
lature shall provide for raising i'll each
cnurtv mr. district nv tffN.nnt hOritV ofthe