Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-16

wealth aud were developing rsp!dly. In
a few years, it this bill psssed, they would
be back here demanding repeal. What
they ought TO ssk now, and he bad so held
in every Legislature in which be had sat,
was 70 apply the irreducible school fund TO
this purpose. Ii would be ample and sup
ply all needs.
At this time Mr.. Chew said it would be
a hardship to ssk an increase in the State
levy. The counties Cf Ohio, Marshall,
Harrison, Marion and others came here and
said they had been swept by floods, their
roads had been cut to pieces, their bridges
swept away, their crops ruined. They
cOnld bear no further taxation. The same
was true of counties in the eastsTn Pan
Handle The bankruptcy of farmers in the
magnificent MCorefeld valley showed that
they were in no prosperous condition, and
we're able to pay no greater amount for
school purp)ses than they did. The bill
should not, in justice to these interests,
pass at this time
Col. Chew concluded his address with a
timely warning TO the friends of the bill
that they would ipjure the school system
by insisting on passing it now. Davies,
of Mason, attempted to reply, and a spir-
tied controversy ensued between him aud
Garden. II was going on at a lively
rate when the Senate appeared and the
House went into Joint assembly. After il;
adjourned, leave was eiven Col Chew to
report the General Appropriation bill, and
a recess was taken.
The debate was resumed with redOubled
YigOr in the afternoon. Davies continued
his address in 4 scattering sort Of way.
Jack, of Gilmer, followed forcibly, pre-.
ssnting the favorable feature of the bill.
He thought that a five-cent increase in the
levy was too small, but under the circum-
stances it was perhaps the wiseet demand
TO make. SUtel, of Ohio, opposed the in
creased levy. He warned the friends
of the bill that they were running st
a dangerous gait. They had not probably
onsidered the matter az careially as others
who had a more direct and convincing in
terest. If this mode Of increasing taxa
ton were continued, it would net be many
wears before every manufacturing estab-
lshment in the State would be driven ont
They we're already burdened in many in
stances with unfair and uuiust xatiou.
There was 8 sentiment among certain
class that these establishments were able
20 sustain auy degree OF extOT.iOn. This
sentiment was being carried too far
Enough wss asked OF them now that
they were paying thousands OF dollars
yearly fer the education of children in in
terror counties, snd it was unwise 10 ask
more OF them.
An address. the Tittiest and the most
effective made during the debate, followed
Il came from Kee, at Randolph. Kee has
spoken few times, but each time he has at
tfacted and held the careful attention OF
the House. He argued that the State had
taken the education OF the children in
hand. Il was carrying the system further
aid luther every day. At this session Of
the Legislature propositions had been made
TO introduce compulsory education and
a reform school and q bill
had been actually parsed snd become
a law. The State had thus taken the ed
ucation of the youth in charge. It had
stepped in place of the parent, and doing
SO il was its duty to make that education
which it gave as complete and perfect as
possible. Experience had shown that un-
der the present State levy of ten cents this
could not be done. Schools were not eff
cient and in some districts there were
none at all. The just and
proper remedy was to raise the levy snd
set aside greater sum for this purpose.
A perfect stream of questions was fired
at Kee for time, bat ne answered them
all.
Hanen concluded the debate by reading
extracts from the State Sopsrintendent's
report, showing the amount which each
county received from the State school
fund.
Tee v1ts was then taken on Gardens
motion, 20 reconsider the vote by which
amendment, reducing the levy
to 10 cents, was lost. 1t resulted in an
overwhelming defeat for the opponents OF
the increased levy. The vote stOOd-ayes,
q noes, 81. Garden, of Ohio, immedi-
ately moved that the figures filtsen be
stricken out aud eleven inserted. DOFr
moved TO amend the amendment by making
it 20, aud then withdrew it.
Garden spoke on his amendment, hop
ing. he said, that it would prevail. Itap-
psarei TO him that the gentlemen wanted
10 kill tbs goose that laid the golden egg.
The State of Ohio was offering inducements
10 manufacturers at the same time this
S ate was passing legislation to drive away
9ucb manufacturers. Mr.. Garden then
read a list ST establishments which he said
mad been driven out of West Virginia and
which were now located on the
Chic bank OF the river opposite
Ohio and Brooke counties. The
cspital in these industries amounted TO
over 81. 900, 900. If these establishments
were in the State now there would be no
need of talking abOut increasing the levy,
but if this policy was continued, it would
not be many years before there will be no
industries left in the State for these gentle
men TO pluck in the way they now ptcpos-
id. The principle Involved in it WAS the
principle OF highway robbery, and he did
not believe the people Of the State would
support it.
The debate was continued at length.
Several members who had already spoken
former statements. Gardens
amendment was lest by vote of "A ayes
IN 81 noes. Sprigg then moved that the
l5-cent law be stricken out and the words
'.Oae dollar a piece for each vote in the
state he substituted. Mr.. Sprigg spoke
M the amendment. He said 1t would gam
, larger sum of money By far than the in
creased lew would. If they wanted to in
,resse the school tax this would be the
wav 10 do it, and 70 msn could object to
il fairly. The debate was continued, and
the longer it continued the more disorderly
and exciting it became. Finally Sprlgg's
was defeated by practically the
same vote as the others.
The question then required to ordering
ibe hin to its third reading. 1t opponents
had failed in al efforts to amend, and they
determined. ifpossible, to flibuster. Mr..
0omhes moved to adjourn till tomorrow.
The ayes and noes we're taken and the
motion defeated by the same old vote.
Dor then discussed the previous question.
BEFORE il was put, Garden moved to ed-
;onrn mil tomorrow at $50. DOTr OBJ
iected that the motion was out of order.
He vTas overruled and took an appeal. For
the first time during the day the solid
counties split. They were defeated IN the
arnssl by the close vote of 24 to -. Gar
je5's motion was defeated-ayes, 20; noes,
26.
The previous question was again de-
but in the meanwhile motion
n take a recess until $50 p. m. was got
before the House. 1t was defeated, and
the vote was taken on the previous ques-
t;on Hsnen, of Marshall, ssid he was
.'.-,,;,a5 20 see some men on his side of