Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-07
CAPITOL CULLINGS.
Points Picked Up About the Legislative
Halls and Corridors.

Points Picked Up About the Legislative
Halls and Corridors.
Very little has been done in the Senate
for some time.
The Hoase gallery was we'll filled at the
afternoon session.
The Committee on Penitentisry met at s
O'Clock. last night.
A peculiar thing was the title OF ii. Il.
No. rs. as it stood originally.
There is no sign Of cessation OF the
shower OF new bills in the House.
Clerk Peytou has his hands full of busi-
ness now, with two sessions per day.
There were number Of ladies on the
floor oil the House yesterday morning.
There were quite number of dstin-
guished visitors on the floor of the House
yesterday.
The Blair bill has come up in the Sen
ate. Senator woodward. through Joint
resolution, wants our Congressman 10 help
put it through
The Senate yesterday passed one bill.
This however was not in the regular line of
business it had been rejected and the vote
was recorsidered.
Yesterday morning the Senate gallery
was deserted in the afternoon the front
row was barely filled. The ladies are Civ
ing the Senate the go-by.
1t is an interesting study to observe the
VARYING degrees Of order and disorder in
which members keep the books and docu-
ments beneath their desks.
Two motions we're made in the Senate
Yesterday to adjourn over till Monday, the
first motion till p NJ. the second till 10 a
m. Neither was adopted and the Senator's
who wished to visit home were granted
cave OF absence.
The bill for the enlargement Of the Hos.
pital for the Insane at Weston, contemPlates
the addition Of two stories 10 the southern
one.story wing, and one story to the north,
ern twostory wing, and the sum deemed
necessary for such enlargement is SjO,OOO,
Senator Switzer champions Senator Nc
Creery with resolution depreciating the
way poor Mr.. McCreery has been abused by
the country press. Senator Rufus had bet
ter watch out sharp'that he don t.get coun-
try editor or two in his wool.
Senator FLOYD entered the boundaries of
connubial felicity and Charleston short
time ago and then came to Wheeling. Now
the Constitution is being drawn on him as
nonresident of his Senatorial district.
Look out Senator, chickens come home to
roost.
The Senate Committee on Capitol re
pairs are anxious that the public should
not get the impression that III recommend.
ing an appropriation OF $40 0On they had
not given due weight to the estimates made
jy the architects. The members Of the
committee appreciate the fact that the ST.
GOO asked for was not at all eXorbltant, but
for good and sufficient reasons they placed
the sum to be appropriated at the amount
mentioned.
II. T. No. - provoked good deal of
discussion in Tie House Mr.. Alexander
thought It's provisions would exclude from
doing business in this State every Mutual
insurance company, whether such company
was honest or wildcat Mr.. White cham
pioned he measure. 1t simply gave the
Auditor power TO examine into the stand
ing Of such companies, and if they were
bogus they could be restrained from impOs-
ing on our citizens. 1t simply put Mutual
companies upon the same footing as other
insurance associations The bill was per.
tecily honest and square. On Mr.. Whites
motion the bill was laid on the table to
allow members time 10 become acquainted
with its provisions.
Delegate White spoke at great length in
behalf of II. b. No. 23, the object of White
is to permit the piping of natural gas from
Wellsburg to Wheeling. He pointed out
in an eloquent way the advantages which
would accrue to our citizens by the passage
Of the bill, and detailed the manifold uses
to which this product of the earth could be
and is daily being put. Mr.. Robinson want
ed to know whether the bill contemplated
tue giving of the gas carrying franchise to
any particular company. If so, he was op-
posed to it. Natural gas was not
altogether a good thing. In Pitts
burgh a number OF serious explosions
had occurred, and the town of Wellsburg
was so thoroughly saturated with gas that
be would not be surprised to hear of ii
burning down at any moment. With this
danger in existence, there should be some
provision looking to the employment Of
pipes of sufficient thickness TO coniine the
gas. Mr.. White said no particular company
OF set Of men we're in view The hour Of
adjournment prevented further cOnsidera
ton OF the bill.