Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-26
LOOKING AFTER THE tUcRE.
The Eouss Of Delegates Spends q
Day Over Appropriations.
The Tea ThObsand nslAf Appropria-
tiOn for State House Repairs
Goes through.
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the state.

hZed almost su the time OF the House o.
Delegates Yesterday. The bill came NJ
about II O'Clock in the morning, Just after
the announcement Of the vote on the ques
ton Of extending the session. The first
amendment offered was by Mr.. White, who
as chairman Of the Committee on Taxation
and Finance, moved 70 insert IN sppropria
ton Of s., 435 for the construction OF sixty
four additional cells at the penitentiary.
The amendment was opposed BY several
delegates and was lost. Mr.. White next
offered an amendment striking out the item
of $500 for furniture and repairs for the
penitentiary, and it was agreed to- as wa
also An amendment striking out the item ol
$4,000 for q ventilating apparatus for the
same institution. Mr. White then moved
to reduce the appropriation Of $4,000 for
the support of Normal Schools to $4,000
Lost. BE then moved to reduce
the appropriation Of $4,000 for sup
port Of lunatics in jails to $4,000, in which
the House concurred- The next amend
mont was in the item Of $500 for travelling
expenses of regents Of the Normal Schools,
the sum being reduced to $500. The item
of $4T5 for insurance Of Normal School
buildings was stricken out. Mr.. Jacob
moved to increase the appropriation OF $500
for repairs to West Liberty Normal School
building to 800. Lost. The appropria
ton Of 1000 for the erection Of Normal
School building at Chenille, Gilmer county,
met with considerable opposition. Mr..
0xlsy offered an amendment,
further amended by Mr.. Dean
and accepted by the former
gentlemen, that onehalf of the appropria
ton be expended out of the revenues Of
1885 and one-haH out of the revenue of
1886, provided, that no money so appro-
priated shall be paid unless the full title to
the ground upon which the proposed build
ing is to be enclosed be conveyed to the
State. The matter was debated at great
length BY Messrs. Marshall, SnodgrasS
Lucas, Post, and Powell, and the item fin
ally incorporated in thu bill. Mr.. Davidson
moved to insert an item sppropriating
s. 600 for the erection of Normal School
building at Concord, Mercer county, which
amendment was agreed to, the sum 80 sp'
propristed to be paid cut of the revenues Of
1856. When the appropriations Tor the
University were read, at the suggestion Of
Mr.. White, the item of 5000 for insurance
was stricken out, the same having
been provided for il the general insurance
bin. Mr.. Dean moved to strike
out the sum of $1,000 for contingent ex
pebses of the University and substitute
$4,000, with the proyiso that no part of the
sum 50 appropriated should be paid as q
salary for q chaplain. The gentleman
thong ht that among the eleven professors at
the University there should be enough OF
the religious element to make the employ
ment Of q chaplain unnecessary. Mr.
Lucas eombated the idea that chaplain
was unnecessary. Here we were sppro,
priating $Sl, 900 for education, and only
500 for religion. The idea Of a chaplain
was TO prevent seetarianism, and he tho~ght
It iniudicious to withhold the small sum
asked as compensation for his services. Mr..
Dean replied to the argument OF the gen
tleman from Jefferson, in the course OF his
remarks making the assertion that the
religious element among the professors had
run so low that some Of them had not
prayed or been at prayer for two years.
Mr.. Lucas, replying, said he knew the
gentleman had not a very good opinion
Of the institution or its professors. Per,
hsps If The gentleman had been elected
President Of the University he, would have
held different opinion. He submitted
that those in charge Of the University did
not need the dietation Of outsiders. He de.
Tended the character of the Professors, and
said they were gentlemen entirely worthy Of
their profession and position. He knew
what motive actuated the gentleman from
Upshur, but he did not care to state it,
Mr. Dean endeayored to again get the floor
but Mr.. Lucas called for the previous ques
ton and shut off debate The motion Of
Mr.. Dean to take 81 900 from thesppropria
ton for current expenses was then agreed
to, but the proyiso in regard to compensa
ton of chaplain was rejected, ayes 20, nays
80. Mr. Dean then moved to strike Out
81 500 proposed in the bill for salaries oil
teachers, and insert $1,000, with the
proviso that no part Of the sum sc
appropriated should be paid to pro
fesSor in the medical department. In
support Of his amendment Mr. Dean
SAID he did not think the number Of stu
dents at the University justified the large
appropriation made for its support. Las
year 5 5000 was appropriated to furnish in
struction for the ninety six students IN the
University, of whose number but eighty
eight we're from West Virginia. The speak
er desired to reply to personal aUusiou
made BY a gentleman on the aoor He want
ed il understood that he had no feelings or
the subject. 1t had been asserted that ht
was an applicant for the Presidency Of the
University, and the inference was that be
cause he had not been elected, he was hos
tile There was nothing in the charge
While he was at the University, just after
bis return from Europe, he had converse
ton with the Presidents of the Board o
Regents, respecting the Presidency of the
University The speaker said he hardly
cared 10 assume the responsibilities of thi
Office, but he stated that should it be tht
pleasure Of the Board of Regents to cleo
him, he would accept provided the
would agree to give him theil
hearty support II the Regent;
would give him their support by taking tht
University out OF seciariaHism and politics
he would bind himself to put 200 student.
into the University before the next Com
menceuent or relinquish his salary, and il
he did not have 300 students at the Com
meneement next ensuing he would relin
quish his salary for that year. That wa
al there vas in the tWit from the gentleman
from Jefferson. At the suggestion Of Mr.
Lucas, further consideration Of the Uaiver
sity appropriation was postponed until tn
evening session. The House then passed
to the consideration Of sppropris
Tors fox the Hospital for the Insane
Mr.. Davidson moved to insert an sppro
priaion Of $4,000 for the erection Of 81
additional brick building at the presen
/ Asylum. He made this motion as there
seemed to now be no hope of the passage o
H. B. No. rs. The proposition arouseC
considerable opposition, but was final,
agreed to. Mr.. Marshall moved to strikI
out the item Of $4,000 for current expense
Of the Asylum and insert $4,000 Mr.
Edwards moved to substitute 5000, bu
after q long debate the amendments wer'
withdrawn. Mr.. McConaughey moved I,
I inaart 40 100 for new water nine six inche