Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-28
Both Branches Of the Legislature
Adjourn
At Ten Minutes to Two O'clock
This kOrning---Tbs Details
Of the Day.
An Enormous Amount OF Work Done
in the Last Hours Of the Session
Joseph X. Emmett In TrOubIe-Im-
portant sult-other Local Matters.

session with tne Qeterullnatl0n 10 Improve
each shining hour, and do all things neees
ssry for the rapid disposal of the business
before it. and the result of the days labor
was creditable indeed.
In the House, at the morning session
poured 3 number Of important bills, among
them s. B. Nos. 81, 100 and "A, and II. b
Nos. l9l, 20S, n and ia, while q number
of other measures were advanced, so as &c
be in readiness for the afternoon and even
ing sessions. AS is usual on the last day
Of q session, there was, at times, q consider
able amount Of confusion on the floor, but
it was rather the hustle and hum of CONVEX
sation of members as they gathered in
groups to confer over the provisions of some
bill they were desirous of getting through,
than the idle talk which had characterized
previous days. There were but few spects'
tors in attendance. The usual noon re
cess was not taken until | o'clock.
In the afternoon there was a large at
tendance o fspectators, the gallery being as
crowded as during the animated prohibi'
ton and co-education debates. The first
event of any Importance was the considers.
ton OF s. B. No. 80, the general sppropri,
alton bill, which had been returned from the
Senate at the morning session with q mum
Der OF House amendments disagreed to.
The most important of these was the strik,
ing out Of the item of $500 for purchase
and binding of books for the library, the
item Of 5000 for salary of q commissary at
the ~penitentisry, and the amending
Of the appropriation Of $4,000
e H. N E,-I
Of the Governor for the year 1885, $4,000
of which was to be devoted to removing the
State archives to Charleston and grading
and draining the capitol grounds in that
city. The Senate placed the civil conting-
emit fund at s., 900, appropriated $l,645 for
chandeliers and fixtures for the capitol
building, $4,000 for drainage, etc, Of the
capitol grounds, and $1,000 for removing
the State archives. The House receded
from its position on all these amendments,
and the bill was passed.
The next event of interest making a rip
pie on the surface of the House, was thu
touching and pathetic appeal OF Mr.. Pos
on behalf of II. B. No. 1913. de told the
delegates, in the course OF his remarks, tha'
if they would grant him the boon of taking
up and passing the measure, he would re
member them in his prayers during the re
mainder of his days. The gentleman's re
MARKS we're irresistible, and the bill relating
to the school district OF Clarksburg, was
taken up and put through.
A message from the Governor, by Major
VIII Jackson, his private secretary, an
nouneed the approval Of House Bills, as fol
lows: The act concerning the taking Of
lands without the owners consent for pur-
poses OF public utility, the act to amend the
charter Of the city of Benwood, the act con-
corning recesses ~ofeourts, the act providing
for the qualification Of clerks of Circuit
Courts and county officers elected October
t., 1854, the act establishing q county Cont
and Board of Commissioners for the county
Of Jefferson, the amending chapter 81 Of
the Code, concerning church property aud
benevolent organizations, and the act ex
tending the time in which railroad com
panies organized since March 5, 1881, com
mence the construction of their roads, max
ing thirteen acts approved by the Execu
tive.
At $40 o'clock the clerk announced that
the House had passed as many bills as
could be enrolled before the hour of ad
journment.
Mr.. Oxley thought the clerk had better
employ additional help. He was in favor Of
going ahead.
Mr.. McClupg thought the proceeding
with bills, under the circumstances, was
useless, and suggested the taking up Of H
J. r. No 2.
The suggestion was not listened to and
and the work went on.
S. B. No. y, concerning the construction
Of Court Houses, was then taken up, read q
first and second time, amended by Mr..
White so as to enable Ohio county to
acquire, by purchase, a portion of the pre-
sent capitol building, should she at anytime
desire to do so; read a third time and
passed,
The Senate bill giving the government Of
the United States authority to acquire land
in the city of Clarksburg was passed by the
House with a Ebirl, in an hour and a half
from the time Of its introduction in the
Senate. Resolutions allowing the clerk and
his assistant ten and FIVE days extra pay,
respectively, while overseeing the packing
of House archives, and the Speaker four
days extra pay while correcting and sign
ing journals, were passed; and then, it hsv.
ing become evident that no more House
bills could be enrolled, Me-. Dennis offered q
resolution that from that time on nothing
but Senate bills be considered, provided,
that II. B. Nos l54 and IT'S be exempted)
the Senate, be said, having adopted a sini-
lar resolution combining itself to House
bills.
Mr.. Edwards approved the resolution.
BE said that a few days ago the Speaker
had appointed a committee to select bills
for consideration, and now the presiding
officer came down from his chair and con-
stituted himself q committee on business.
After q wrsngle lasting fifteen minutes.
Mr.. Lsidley charged that a Republican bill
had been tackled onto the resolution as q
proyiso, and he failed to see why that favor
itism had been shown to the other side.
Mr.. Staplston rose to a point of order.
The Speakers remarks were not germane
to the question. The Republican party
was not q bill for passage by the House.
Mr.. Laidley said that party ought to be
before the House, but unfortunately it was
not.
The resolution was finally adopted, but
Mr.. Edwards rose to q question Of privilege
and started ont on a heated speech in which
he charged Mr.. Laidley with having assert.
ed that legislation had all day been in favor
Of the Republicans, and declared that the
facts were Just the reverse
Mr., Laidley repudiated the charge. H
had never said anything of the sort.
Mr.. Edwards returned to the attack,
again asserting that the Democrats had had
the advantage and charging that the Speak.
er (Mr. Gilkeson in the chair only had ears
on the Democratic side of his head.
The Chair called the gentleman from
Marshall to order and compelled him to
desist.
Mr.. LAidley characterized the remarks OF
Mr., Edwards as contemplate and unworthy
of answer, and then, on motion of Mr..
Powell, the House took q recess.