Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-23

Mr., Melyin's amendment was lost ey the
same vote. =,
Mr.. smith moved to amend Mr.. FloId's
amendment BY substituting $4,000. The
motion was lost By vote OF 10 to 8.
Mr.. FIoyd's amendment Of $4,000 was
then lost by the same vote.
Mr.. Floyd moved to amend BY inserting
$4,000.
Mr.. Lobban moved to amend the amend
ment BY making it $5,000 which was lost
BY a vote of Ia to IL.
Mr.. Floyds amendment was then adopted
BY q vote of Is to IL. :,
Mr.. Dawson moved to refer the bill to the
Finance COMMITTEES, which motion was lost
BY vote of Is to 10.
The question then being on the ordering
of the bill to its engrossment and third
reading, the Senate refused to 50 order the
bill by the following vote:
The ayes were: Messrs. Floyd, Hays,
McGrew, Scott, Smith, and Somerville-6.
The noes were: Messrs Price (Presidentl.
Arnold, Bond, Brown, Burgess, Byrne.
Coburn, Dawson, Flournoy, GWinn, Lobban,
Melvin, Morris, Morrison, McCreery, Price
(of Marshall), SWitzer, UngeT and Wood
yard-l9. Mr.. Cochran absent.
Mr.. Dawson offered the following:
81 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
thereof not to exceed $4,000. The said
Board shall let the work BY contract as Tar
as it may be practicable. The resolution
lies over one day under the rules.
BILLS PASSED.
SD. No. 70, introduced by Mr.. Morri-
son. authorizing the Judge OF any Circuit
Court to employ short hand writer. Pass
ed By q vote of Il to 2. g,
Leave Of absence with pay was granted
Mr.. Switzer for four days from and lnelui-
ing Monday next, also to Marshall White
page, for one day.
On motion of Mr.. Coburn the Senate at
l2:40 took a recess till 2 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Senate reassembled at 2 p. m.
Mr.. woodward offered q resolution!
Whereas, The Senate on the 18th inst.
accepted an invitation to attend q "Solree
Musicale" at Mt De Chantel on Saturday
| DIST inst,
Resolved, That the Senate take recess
till $50 p. m. in order that the Senators
may have an opportunity to extend to the
Sisters and pupils of Mt. De Chantel the
courtesy due them. The resolution was
rejected.
Mr.. Melvin offered resolution that the
President appoint a committee OF three,
whose duty It shall be to select fiom bills
on their first reading those of greatest i'm
portance, and which will solicit little or no
discussion. and report at the earliest practi-
cable moment, so that said bills may be
considered and passed. On motion OF Mr..
| Smith the resolution was laid on the table.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Scots. B. No. 1876. A bill to amend
re-enact Section IA of Chapter 80, of the
| Code, as amended and re-enacted by Chap
ter 5, Acts of 1881, Empowering the Board
of County Commissioners of Ohio county
to sell the court house. Reference dispen-
sed with.
At 4:45 .. m. Mr.. Floyd demanded call
| of the Senate, no quorum being present.
Mr.. McCreery moved that Mr.. Price, OF
Marshall, be granted leave OF aDfence for
the day.
The President decided tina roqnoNm
being present no business could De zone.
The demand for call of the Senate was
not sustained and Mr.. Floyd moved to ad-
iourn. The motion was defeated and a
call again demanded by Mr.. Byrne which
was sustained.
The call ofthe roll showed eight Senators
absent.
Mr.. Lobban offered a resolution that the
Senate expresses its regrets that in the pres
ent state of business and in view OF the
short time of the session that remains it is
proper that the Senate forego the pleasure
of visiting Mt De Chantal in body.
On motion of Mr.. Arnold the Senate at
$50 p. m. took recess till 7 P. m.
Night Session.
Senate reassembled at p. m.
SD. No. ll9, concerning the assessment
of taxes, on its second reading was amend
ed in section 43, on motion Of Mr.. Morris,
by inserting in lieu Of the section the law OF
1881 that exempts manufacturing and farm.
ing products from taxation. On motion OF
Mr.. Brown the bill was tabled.
On motion of Senator Scott, the Senate
at OILS p. m. adjourned.
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