Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-22
SENATE.
TIirty-second Days Se~soion-Prayer by
Rev. w. II. Cook.

Rev. w. II. Cook.
SATURDAY, February II.
Senate met at 10 o'clock.
Tie session was opened with prayer by
the Rev. VIM. II. Cook, oil the Second Pres.
b"yterian Church.
Mr.. Brown offered a resolution that the
Senate take a recess from $50 p. m. to :
p. n. III order 10 advance the work Of the
session as much as possible by the eApira
lion oi'the regular time prescribed as a limit
for a session. The resolution was adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Scots. B. No. l3j. A bill in relation
to the government Of the city of Wheeling.
Reference dispensed with.
Mr.. Morrison offered the following resolu-
ton:
That whereas the capitol will be moved
TO Charleston, on the LIST Of May next and
whereas it will become necessary to dispose
Of chairs and other furniture in this cham
Der; in order that the proceeds thereof may
90 as far as possible toward furnishing the
new capitol with new chairs and furniture.
Resolved, That the chairs Of this chamber
HC dpll dAoCN w lNO NOAL lCNNAll DOlcOuo "
be appointed by the President of the Senate
and when so appraised that any person be
allowed to take one or more chairs
by paying into the contingent fund
Of the Senate the amount that
the chair or chairs is appraised at, and
thereby save the expense OF transporting
said chairs TO Charleston, or perhaps selling
them for less than their real value.
Mr. Dawson offered q resolution that the
President Of the Senate be requested to in
form the Sisters Of the Visitation that the
Senate can not attend in a body the "soiree
musicale 10 be given at Mt. De Chantel
Academy to-day, because Of the press Of pub
lie business. The resolution was rejected.
Capitol Repairs,
S. B. No. :, making an appropriation to
the city Of Wheeling to pay for repairs to
the Capitol building, was taken up as unfn-
ished business. The pending question be-
ing upon the motion of Mr.. Melvin, to
amend the amendment proposed BY Mr..
Floyd ($20,000) BY substituting $4,000.
Mr.. Flournoy moved to table the bill. The
motion was lost by tie vote-l2 to II.
The previous question was ordered, aud
Mr.. Melviu's amendment was lost by the
same vote.
Mr.. Smith moved 10 amend Mr.. Floyd's
amendment by substituting $4,000. The
motion was lost by vote Of l6 to 8.
Mr.. Floyd's amendment Of 100000 was
then lost By the same vote.
Mr.. Floyd moved to amend by inserting
$4,000.
Mr.. Lobban moved to amend the amend
meut BY making it 5000, which was lost
by a vote Of IA to IL.
Mr.. Floyds amendment was then adopted
by a vote OF Is to II.
Mr. Dawson moved to refer the bill to the
Finance Committee, which motion was lost
BY a vote of 10 to 10.
The question then icing on the ordering
Of the bill to its engrossment and third
reading, the Senate refused to so order the
bill BY the following vote:
The ayes were: MeSsrs. Floyd, Hays,
McGrew, Scott Smith, and Somerville-6.
The noes we're: Messrs. Price (President),
Arnold, Bond, Brown, Burgess, Byrne,
Coburn, Dawson, FlournOy, GWinn, Lobban,
Melvin, Morris, Morrison, McCreeFy. Price
(of MarShalll. Switzer, UngeI and Wood
ysrd-l9. Mr.. Cochran absent
Mr.. Dawson offered the following:
S. J. r. No. Is, providing for The repair
OF the Capitol building in the city Of Wheel
ing.
Resolved. That the Board Of Public
Works be and is hereby instructed to put
the Capitol building in good repair, the cost
tharanf mt m avcaad Slh n The said
Board shall Get the work by contract as far
as il may be practicable. The resolution
hes over one day under the rules.
BILLS PASSED.
S B. No. 20, introduced by Mr.. MOrri-
sonl authorizing the Judge Of any Circuit
Court to employ a short hand writer. Pass
cd By q vote of Il to ..
Leave Of absence with pay wa granted
Br. SEit&eE Coz foUS days sroR aaG iaIsi.