Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-31
DULL AND LIVELY.
The Two Sessions of the House-DeIeGate
Altlzer Ready to Fight on the Samoa
Qusstlon-A Warm Discussion.

The Two Sessions of the House-Delegate
Altlzer Ready to Fight on the Samoa
Ousstlon-A Warm Discussion.
Special Tslsgronl 10 he RegiSts-.
CHARLESTON, January 3O.-The session
Of the House to-dsy was unusually dull in
the forenoon, aud unusually lively in the
afternoon. The morning session was given
up almost exclusively to business, and the
afternoon session to speech-making, and it
con be said that although the House can
not transact much business owing 10 the
dilatOry tactics OF Republican members, 1t
can do "a much talking as any other body
in the land. The first business after the
opening exercises was the reports Of COM
mittees.
Chairman Shaw, from the Committee
on Education, reported back II. B. No. "a,
a bill to amend and re-enact section 13,
cbapter As, Of the Code, relating to the
appointment Of teachers, and also II. b.
No. Z, to establish system Of co-educS-
iion at the State University. Both were
fsvorably recommended.
Mr.. Gibson, from the Committee on
Municipal Corporations, reported House
Bill No. Is, bill to amend, Ie-enact and
Incorporate into one act several acts incor'
porating the city Of ParkeTsburg, and de-
lining the powers of its councils, officers,
&c. The same committee also reported
Senate Bill No. 1, TO appropriate money to
nav claims in the hands OF county sherliis
for the maintenance Of lunaties, and also
Senate Bill No. 80, to amend and re-enact
section 1G. chapter 45, Of the Code. The
concurrence Of the House was asked IN all
of these.
ton that so much of the Adlutant Cen
erals report as related to the Philadelphia
Centennial should be referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Mr.. Altizer, of Calhoun, offered reso-
lution authorizing the Governor to offer the
services of all State troops to the U. ,.
Government. in the enforcement Of due
resnect to the American flag in Samoa.
4 petition was presented by Mr. Vroo-
man. of Wood, praying for law to secure
to citizens more fully the independence OF
elections and the secrecy Of the ballot
Mr. Stifel. of Ohio, presented the petition
of Mrs. Jessie Hall, of ParkersourR, asking
remuneration for services as assistant
of the West Virginia ex-
bibit at the Cincinnati Centennial.
Bills on their first resding were then
taLsn mn. House bill No. p was read and
oTdsred TO its second reading. House bill
No or was then taken up. During the
rsa5ing Mr.. Chew made S motion to sus-
- ,be rules and read the bill by its
t;,Ie In pursuance of their filibustering
noIicv the Republicans objected, aud q
1Svrangls ensued which lasted sill day. Mr..
Chew asked leave to explain MS purpose
in making the motion.
II was. he said, only to expedite 6usi-i
Ness Gentlemen on the other eide claimed
tbst no business could be transacted before
tbs ioint assembly mad met to consider the
rat1rps of the election. This point hsd
han decided untenable time and time
aSsin The Democrats believed that busl-
nsss conld be transacted. Members on
Moth sides had been introducing bills, and
81 xvhanever a move was made to facili-
tste the work of the House they raised the
mint that no DusiuShs OOuiu po NSAAN'
himself WAS confident that laws passed
now would be good laws, and Tor himssH
and his party he was willing to accept the
responsibility Of them. ,,,;.,u,
Col Moore replied for the Repuohcans,
In the height of the debate the President
and members of the Senate appeared.
Business was dropped and the two nousss no ,ss
went into joint assembly,, alVel ""''-
House took recess until 3 p. M
On reassembling, the debate on the .9, NO mo
tiOn to suspend the rules snd read bill No. S.
90. by its title, was continued. me- Ins aus .
cussion en-, was purely Informal and finally Iilt II
drifted into a political debate. CoL mO'aS Sc
confessed that it was not the lnleu'iVn y. y,
the Republicans to allow business u Ie %
done until the Joint assembly met. In
thai tSa. assembly they expected Democrats to
Give a pledge to declare COTS election.
s'IS Lively stirred up the animals by a warm
address, in which he strongly oenOon'eu