The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-14

Points Picked Mp About she
Legislative Halls.

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From the Wheeling Register.l
The Senate remained In session
but two hours and q half Thursday
when it adjourned to allow the Fl
nance Committee more time to work
Senator Flournoy waltzed The Re
publicans around by the hair yester
day in the debate on Senator Scott
bill, providing, among other things
that not more than three directors O
the Insane Asylum in each elias.
shall be appointed from the sam,
political party. The debate tool
quite the shape of political expert
ence meeting. Senator Smith ques
toned the honesty of Grover Cleve
lands election and his vote in New
York, and dragging out the blood,
shirt by the tail shook it in the
faces of Democratic members to hi:
hearts content.
On the question Of co-educatior
Delegate Lucas made an appeal that
the University be not opened to the
young ladies of the State until the
most ample preparations had been
made to receive them, and careful
safeguards thrown around for the
protection of their moral and re-
ligious welfare. Delegate Dean ask
ed that the matter might he recon
mitted to the Committee on Educa.
ton, and read letter from Prof. W.
P. Wiley, stating that not one cent
of money would be required to make
the proposed change. Delegate
White was opposed to the reference
to the Committee on Education. He
thought the Finance Committee was
the proper place for the bill and res
olution. Mr.. Lucas again took the
floor, and among other things, said
that if the friends of CO education
prevailed, he would feel compelled to
vote against all appropriations for
Normal Schools, for he could see no
possible use for such schools when
the University stood with open doors
for the free admission of every young
lady in the State above the age OF
fifteen years. After some further
talk the previous question was call
ed and the matter went to the FL
nance Committee.
There is no sign of cessation of
the shower of new bills in the House.
The "Blair bilr' has come up in
the Senate. Senator woodward,
through a joint resolution, wants
our Congressman to help put it
through.
The bill for the enlargement of
the Hospital for the Insane, at Yves
ton, contemplates the addition of
two stories to the southern one story
wing, and one story to the northern
two story wing, and the sum deemed
necessary for such' enlargement is
$4,000.
Senator Switzer champions Sena-
tor McCreery with q resolution de-
preciating the way poor Mr.. McCree-
ry has been abused by the country
press. Senator Rufus had better
watch out sharp that he don't get a
country editor or two in his wool.
Senator Floyd entered the bounda-
ries of connubial felicity and Charles
ton short time ago and then came
to Wheeling. Now the Constitution
is being drawn on him as non-resi.
dent Of his Senatorial district. Look
out Senator, chickens come home to
roOst.
The Senate Committee on Capitol
repairs are anxious that the public
should not get the impression that in
recommending an appropriation of
$4,000, they had not given due
weight to the estimates made by the
architects. The members of the
committee appreciate the fact that
the $4,000 asked for was not at all
exorbitant, but for good and suf-
ficient reasons they placed Che sum
to be appropriated at the amount
mentioned.
H. B. No. % provoked a good deal
of discussion in the 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
championed the measure 1t simply
gave the Auditor power to examine
into the standing of such companies,
and if they were begun they could
be restrained from imposing on our
citizens. 1t simply put mutual com
panies upon the same footing as
other insurance associations. The
bill was perfectly honest and square.
On Mr.. Whites motion the bill was
laid on the table to allow members
time to become acquainted with its
provisions.