The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-24
THE MONT SESSION.
Appropriations in the Senate and Taxation
in the House, -


At the night session Of the Senate last
night the consideration Of the General
Appropriation bill was continued. The
Senate refused to appropriate $4,000 for
an addition to the Hospital for the Insane
at Weston, and $4,000 to- substitute tile
flooring for wood flooring in the Charles
ton State House. Both propositions
created considerable discussion, and Mr..
Price Of Marshall, again begged his fellow
Senators to cali a halt in this wasteful ex;
trayagance. He said II the taxes were
further increased some taxpayers would
not have even wood floorings in their
houses, and Ii there was not reform he
would forsake the Democratic party,
though he loved 1t as much as anything,
most. 81
On motion oil Mr.. Burgess the bill to
authorize Ohio county to sell her court
house was taken up out Of its order, read
the first time and ordered to be printed
for a second reading. .gl
The General Appropriation bill having
been engrossed was read the third time
and put upon its passage. The vote upon
It's passage resulted: Ayes, 10; noes, none.
Mr.. Price, OF Marshall, however, voted
"for the bill, or at least part OF 1t, under
protest" So It was passed.
Mr.. Dawson's joint resolution proposing
to amend the Constitution so as TO abolish
the Irreducible School Fund was read the
first time and ordered to its second read
ing. 4t,s.5
/! The Senate adjourned at 9:55 r. N.
THE HOUSE NIGHT SESSION.
In the. House last night the Tax Levy
bill was tho subject Of much animated
discussion. Mr.. Edwards had moved to
table the bill Just before recess, but the
House refused. He now moved TO recon-
slider this vote, but this motion was also
rejected. The motion OF Mr.. Chew to
levy tax OF FIVE cents on the 500 yalua-
ton for "building purposes was then
adopted by vote oil 81 to 25--a strict
party vote.
Mr. Hawvermale moved to make the
State school levy 10 cents on the $l00 val
pafion. Mr.. Parke moved to make It is
cents. This brought Up the old school-tax
fight between the thiekly settled and
wealthy counties and those in the oppo-
site circumstances. The motion Of Mr..
Parke was finally rejected, and Mr.. Haw-
yermale's adopted. l.gtlS ~
The bill was then ordered to It's engross-
ment and third reading.
Judge Raymond asked the House To
take up his joint resolution providing for
an extension of the present session oil the
Legislature beyond the Constitutional
limit Of 45 days. Mr.. Alexander moved
to make the resolution the special order
for II A. N. to-day. Atr. McWhorter said
lift was desired 70 take 1t up to make It q
special order he should not object, but
otherwise he should. Mr.. Edwards also
objected to the present consideration Of
the resolution, as did also Mr.. Dean. \
Mr.. Laidley moved to extend the SEES.
sion to 10 o'clock. Mr.. stapleton raised
the point that this motion was not IN order
while the other was pending, but the
Speaker ruled that 1t was. tfits2 I A
Judge Raymond said he had no party
end In view, and wished 10 provoke no
opposition, II the gentlemen Of the oppo-
afion would assure him that their designs
were not lnimical to the resolution, he
would not press the matter tonight
I Mr.. Alexander said he was actuated by
as pure motives Us the gentleman from
Marion, and Judge Raymond withdrew
bis motion, Mr.. Laidley then also with
lrewhis. .,y.,.
Nj. LUCAS moved that hereafter the
night sessions Of the House be cxten9e1,l
o i'd o'clock, and that The extra half hour
Be devoted TO expediting Holse BIN rs
ND sepate Rlll68 This provoked some