Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-19
HOUSE AND SENATE.
Routine Work Of Both Branches Of the
LegIslature-ThO School Levy.

Routine Work OF EOth branches OF lh'
Legislature-Th0 School Levy.
Special Telegram to the Register.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, February 1S.-
The appropriation bill was reported bscl
to the House with a few amendments. On
of them was an item Of $4,000 to enable
the militia Of the State to take part in th'
New York Centennial. Judge Samuels
from the Committee on Humane Iastitu
tions, reported House bill No. 125, pro
viding for more thorough education of TIE
deaf and blind. The petition Of F. H
Pierrepoint, of Fairmont, W. Va, wss pre-
sented by Mr.. Duval. The petitioner re
moustrate5 agsinst the proposed grant o
50, coo, or any other sun, for the uss o
tie State Immigration Society, and ssk
that the constitution be amended so as z
prohibit the holding of lands in more thsr
/ 600 acre tracts, unless such lands are as
sessed at least s. so per acre.
The friends Of the school levy bill haC
been mastering their forces. They were
determined that this was the proper op
oortunity and moved to take the bill ~
ont of its order. The result was some
what Of a surprise. The majority " y,
which they had started out with had dwin
died down to two. Twenty five members
voted 10 take the bill up out of It's order
and consider it, and twenty-three voted
against it. The motion required two
thirds. and was thus defeated.
The regular calendar was taken up
Senate bills No. 65 and No. 1l6, the lattei
making the school month twenty-five IN
stead of twenty days, were read anc
ordered to q second reading. Senate
bills on their second reading
we-e next coasidesed, and half dozen Oh
more disposed OF IN a few miautes. Th'
most Important among them were the oii
authoriz ng the Governor to appoint spe
cial police for the protection OF railroad
property, the Raw wood bond bill, thC
Normal School bill, apprOpTiatiOg - 5O'
annually for the use Of zach OF the Norma
schools: the bill establishing On Agrioult
ural College at MOrgantown, and the bll
fixing Tuesday as the date of opening the
Circuit Courts.
Mr. Gluck's bill establishing Stat'
militia WAS the next on the calendar. II
was on its third reading and very lengthy
The clerk began on it and the msjorlty o.
the mem bers performed their constitutions
duty by wandering in and out OF the clo'i
rooms discussing politics. Two JONI
assemblies and a recess interrupted, Dal
the reading and loafng went on braye'J
after each interruption. At half-past three
o,clock the reading was finished. Tnere
were no amendments aud the bill passed
without objection.
The BenWood charter bill was next. i
met with no opposition, and was read ant
Dassed in q very few minutes. Motions t'
bring up pet local bills we're then filed o.
ton nj each other for a few minutes. Mem
beTs were struck all at once with deslr'
N oct their bills through. COIooran, o
Ohio. succeeded in having House Bill No
O taken ND out of lis order. It pEoVldel
that no child under II years OF age shal
he en,nloyed in any manufacturing estao
i;sbmsPt in the State. 1t was considered
and ordered to third reading. Inc zen
srsl Appropriation bill was made q specla
order for tomorrow at 10 a. m
message from the Senate was received
% tbs sffsct that leave was granted the
coD,noitiee appointed to try the guberna
to-;aI contest to sit during the adjourn
nsnf of the Legislature. The rules were
s,s1scdsd and the resolution agreed to
TbSre ,yss another rush to get IN Local
hills bjll Ne. II was getting dangeronsly
neer the top of the calendar, and the Oppo
nsnts of the increased school levy con
cInded they had better adjourn. a
motion to that effect prevailed. ..,
The Committee on judiciary submitted
a lengthy report to the Senate, when wa
The FIRST business considered IN that BODY
O,lv two Of the bills were important. O0'
,vss IN prohibit the sale of intOxicants t'
students ct any educational institution II
tbe Stste. and the other extends the time
| in sbich certain railroads may oegii
,vorlr Both were recommended to pass
Senator Furbee on leave presented th'
Detition of F. II. PierTepOint, to the ssm'
eAsct as the petition presented IN the
Honse Toe Senate Joint resolution III
structing the Representatives to secure
National appropriation for the removal o
dams in Elk river was lost by Tie vote
hDt m motion of Senator Scott the az
,ouncement was postponed.
The regular calendar was taken up anG
BHI No. so. relating to the proper super
yisian of weights and measures, ana oeh
ate Bill No. 80. relsting to the collector
nj tsxes. were read and passed to a secon'
rsa5ipg Senator McCreery's bill No. %
raising the State school levy to ~ een's
was on it's second reading, but IN view O.
the fsc. that q similar bill was penang Il
the House. n was tabled. ,
Atl1:SO Senate joint RESOLUTION no. =
which was specisl order, was taken up
Ii amends the Constitution so IS not 10 pre-
vent tine passage of a registration law Z
sudden reluctance to ADOPT IN