The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-07
rnE SENATE sEssToN.
Fioyd's Protest and his seat co.edueaii,
Enfo. ri,n Inannn A arinin Isiil Isin

/ THE SENATE sESSlONs
Floyd's Protest and his Seat ce.edpeatiot
Satellite Insane Asylum Bill, Etc.
The Senate metat l0A. N. yesterday. Mr.
Floyd, from the Committee on Mines and
Mining, reported back the bill to provide
for the proper drainage and ventilation Of
mines, and to provide for chief and two
district inspectors Of mines, with the
Recommendation that 1t do not pass. The
bill to provide for an inspector OF mineral
oils, etc, was returned without recon.
mendation.
On motion Of Mr.. Coburn, his reso.
luton to expunge from the journal the
protest Of Mr.. Floyd against the action Of
the Senate on tho bill to repeal the charter
Of the Elk River Improvement Company,
was taken up for consideration. Mr.,
Flournoy moved that the resolution be re-
ferrcd to the Judiciary Committee, which
was done.
Mr.. Morrison presented the following:
lIesolrgd, That the Committee OIL Privi-
leges and Elections be instructed to in.
quire as to whether the Hon. j. B. Floyd
be eligible to seat in this Chamber, un.
der Article vi, Section u, OF the Consti.
tuition Of this State.
On motion Of Mr.. Flournoy, the Com.
mittee IN the judiciary was substituted
for that on Privileges and Elections, and
the resolution was then adopted.
The section referred to reads: "No per-
son shall be Senator or Delegate who
has not for one year next preceding his
election been resident within the dis.
trict or couaty from which he is elected T;
and i Senator or Delegate remove from
the district or county for which he was
elected, his seat shall be thereby vacated"
Petitions were presented by Mr.. Scott,
signed by Joseph speidel & Co., and forty
nine other business firms, and by Mr..
Brown, signed by W. 4. Hughes and
others, OF Wheeling, demonstrating against
the proposed action on the attachment Of
wages Of non-residents.
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
Mfr. Switzer called up his motion TO re-
consider tho vote by which the Senate
passed the Scott Co.education bill. The
motion was lest by 4 vote OF II to Is. Pres
ident Price and Messrs. Brown, Flournoy,
Floyd, Melvin, Morris, NfcCreery, Price
Smith, Switzer and Unger voted to recon-
slider.
Mr.. Morris called up his motion to re-
consider the vote by which the Senate re-
fused to pass the bill to appropriate money
to build Normal School building at
GlenYille, Gilmer county. The motion
prevailed. The bill was then amended
making the sum appropriated s, 900 in
stead OF $1,000. Mr.. Floyd moved to refer
the bill to the Judiciary Committee, but
tile Senate refused. The bill was passed,
after a short debate.
Mr.. Morris moved TO take up Senate
Joint Resolution No. 9, proposing an
amendment to the Constitution on the
subject OF exemptions from taxation, but
the motion did not prevail.
Mr.. Floyd introduced new bill, Senate
Bill No. 100, to provides fine OF g for
every "a hours an unlawful obstruction is
allowed 10 remain in river, one-half to
90 10 the inforiacr
THE INSANE ASYLUM EtlIn
Mr.. SCOTS bill in references to the Hos
pital for the Insane was then taken up.
The pending question was Mr.. Flour
noy's motion to strike out the provision
that in each of the three classes oil Regents
provided for, not more than two out OF
three members shall be OF the same po-
litical party. The motion was lost by .
tic vote Of 19 to IL, Atessrs, Hays and
Switzer voting with the Republicans
against the amendment. Mr.. Byrne was
excused from voting, the numerous rela-
tiyes OF Or. Bland employed Mt tho asylum,
whose employ meat thefe had been used
60 iorcibly ia the discussion Of the bill,
being also related to Mr.. Byrne. The
substitute proposed by the Judiciary Com
mittce, which does mt affect The main
object OF the bill, was adopted, and the
bill ordered to its third reading. Con
trary to expectation there was no further
debate.
Senators Smith, OF Tyler, Byrne, Of Ka-
nawha, Dawson, Of Preston, and Flournoy,
Of Hampshire, were granted leave OF alb
sence for several days each.
The Justices bill was taken up, and
consumed The remainder Of the morning
session and u considerable time after re-
cess. II was made the special order for
II A. ". today.
Mr.. Arnold presented Senate Bill No.
40, making it a crime to beioul any well,
spring or cisteln. used for domestic pur-
poses. The same gentleman presented a
petition asking an amndment TO the game
law for tho better protection OF deer
The Senate adjourned about 5 o'clock.
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