Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-20

interest in the FairmOnt and Palatiue
bridge to the county OF MeriOn, provided
the county becomes the sole owner and
makes the bridge free. The bill was
read a second tina and ordered 70 a third
reading. II. B. No. 154 and S. B No. 10,
the former providing teachers sHd physi.
clans for the county poor, and the latter,
the RavensWCOd school bond bill was
taken up and considered. The Ravens
wood bill won lis thiId reading and was
passed.
THE SCHOOL LEVY BILL.
The friends OF the Increased School
Levy bill had been mastering their forces
all morning with the expectation or NOV
ing q reconsideration. Delegate Hammett,
Of Writ, consented to give them another
chance. lie moved that the vote by
which the bill was lost should be recon
sidersd. There was racing aud chasing
Ground in s. lively manner for few min
utes Absent members were hustled in.
Hsmmatt made his m0li0n during q roll
call ard vas declared out of order He
waited for the roll call to finish in order
30 repeat his motion, when Mr.. Chew came
20 ihe rescue by demand for the special
order The special order was the Appr0-
pristion bill which was fixed for 10 q. m
MIR DORR DIDN'T HOLD THE n HIP
HANDLE.
That hour had srrived, snd on Mr..
9hss'g demand the Speaker declared that
the House would consider the bill. Dorr
oil ljsctet on the ground that the hour was
passed a few minutes, but for once Mr..
Dorr didn't held the whip handle The
objection was oyerIulsd and the House
resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole TO cOssider the appropriation bill
section by section. Mr Pugh Tas IN tie
C hair
This committee sat the greater part oi
the day, and although the amendments
were ieg, they provoked considerable dis
cussion. The psnite0tiary schedule wss
she first taken up. A few changes 70 cor
rect typographical errors were made.
Criminal charges and luEatics in iiil were
passed. A strong effort was made to raise
the Normal School appropriation from
S13. 200 TO $4,000 This would hsve given
each Of the Normal schools $500 more,
bat this proposition was tremendously sat
upon.
UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATIONS.
The University appropriation called
forth o warm discussion. One item was
SIG. 3l2 for salaries. This included So, goo
Tor the Pregidezt II was thought this
ought 10 be cut down. Stuck, of DOdd-
ridge. moved that the appropriation be re.
cuced to $l5.5l2 He said that he under
,ood that the President Of the University
did little work. Ia fact the professors ~
DER him, who received salaries not much
more than half Of his, did all the work OF
the Institution. There was 10 good rea-
son for keepiEg a fgurehead st Morgan
town Gt this expense, but If the ornaments
were necessary he was IN favor Of cutting
down the price at which they cane.
Col Chew thought IL was unWise to
make the amendment in this form. Mayer,
OF Kanawha. spoke On.the same side. Tne
amendment was defeated on m aye ard 20
vote. The work was well done and the
concluded to psy for it, but al
Ter consideration denied interest for the
money due.
HOT DISCUSSION.
There was hot discussion over his part
Sprigg urged the payment Of the interest.
Mr. Jack settled all objections, how
ever, by stating ;hst the men who made
these improvements kuew that the money
was not ready and they would have to
wait. They did not expect interest. They
had discounted their bill aud the men who
hold them row were asking for interest.
The House concluded that LO Interest
should be paid. The proposition OF the
Committee was agreed to.
BINDING AND PRINTING.
The appropriation for binding ard print
ing in the Judiciary department was in
creased from g., GOO to $1,000 Five hun
dred dollars was given to State library.
The COMMITTEES proceeded with the cop-
sideration Of the bill but no important
were proposed.
AN ENTERTAINING VARIATION.
The House continued its sitting as a
Committee of the whole in the afternoon.
The claims Of David Brown, late Sheriff OF
Brooke county, for $500, and S. P. Lazssr,
Clerk OF Brooke county. for Sl75 for extra
servicss during the Baker trial, we're al
lowed ard incorrOratsd III the bill.
There Vas a. entertaining variation IL
the duI routine when the claim Of Mrs
Jessie c Hall, of PaIkersburg, was consid-
cred under the form of an amendment.
Mrs Hall was assistant superintendent oi
the West Virginia exhibit at the Clncn-
natl Centennial, and ia as fair as a full
blown rose. Jack, Of Gilmer, was the
only man who could summon up enough
courage to oppose her touching appeal and
he blrshed violently while doing It.
Finally he stated that he was willing TO
agree TO apytbiEg that the House In It's
wi,dom would decide Mr.. Peck had
short interview with the fair plaintiff ard
announced his conversion. The House
was captured and the claim Of $3.50 was m
coruoratsd in the bill.
THEY WILL STAY At HOME.
warm debate followed over q proposi-
ton to appropriate $4,000 for the trans
portatioz Oi the State militia 70 the Ne"
York Centennial. Sprigs favored 1t; Live
" and Jack led the opposition. There
Sas = good deal Of discussion, which con
cluded by voting down the proposition,
A RECESS ASKED FOR.
A few minu.ea before six the cousidera.
tion of the bill was completed and tie COM
-oittes made its report 20 the House. Col.
Cbsw asked that an informal recess be taksn
in order 10 give the clerk an opportunity tc
nreoare and report the amendments, when
ths bill could be put on its third readisg
and passage.
Cbew had 10 sooner taken his seat than
Uammet made his motion 70 reconsider
the vote bv which the School Levy bill was
lost Hammet had been choked of IN the
morniar. He was prepared TO resist all
sncb efforts this time. Sprigg and Hanen
rose to points Of order againet HIM.
AN EXCITING SCENE.
Sorigc insisted that there was no major
- h.csnsa the vote vsas tie, and there
f,Ts Hsmmet couldn't move to reconsider.
lie had not voted in the majority. I0e
oorstrv members hOwled At Sprgy, and
colled on Hammet TO explain how he had
voted The uuroar continued. Finally
tine Chsir ruled Sprigg out OF order and
Hammet's motion WAS considered.
Siifel moved to lay it on the tsble. The
motion was put and the ayes and noes
called. .
Sprjgr moved to postpone the announce
nept of the vOte until tomorrow at IL
O'Clock.
Filbustsring was going on at merry
rste when the members regained their
sobsr seuse. Both Sprigg and Stitei with
dreq, their motions. Chew msde short
ststsrent He understood that the pur-
nose of the friends of the school levy bull