Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-21
IN THE SENATE.
Republicans Refuse to Extend the Sessir n.
Appropriations for Senate Attaches.


Appropriations for Senate Attaches.
| Special Telegram to the Register
CHARLESTON, February 20.-The frs
business in the Senate was the discussion
OF Mr.. Morrison's resolution to invoice the
property and belongings Of the Senate
Chamber and committee rooms, and tC
place such property in the care of the Ser.
geant-at-Arms The dignifed Senator;
had distinct objections 10 having guardc
placed over their honesty in this manner.
Morris, Is usual, was to the fore, aud as
sailed the resolution vigorously. Col
Snyder thought a corporal and four men
should be appointed to keep the members
from carrying away the Senate Chamber.
The resolution was finally defeated and
the fittings of the Senate Chamber and
cloak rooms will go in the same mysteri-
Ous way they have so often gone before.
The job by which the attaches Of the
Senate are 10 be paid from the beginning
Of the session again came up on Morris
resolution to that effect Gettinger offer
ed an amendment that their pay date from
January % the dav of their appointment
Mr.. Gettiuger said that these men did no
work before that date. Special service
had been performed by certain men, and
they had been paid already. The original
resolution in some cases contemplated
double payment IL was simple robbery
Of the State in orde- to put few dollars
in the pockets of partisan sppOintees. The
question was dis seussed at length.
The Republicans insisted almost solidly
on carrying through the lob. The Demo
Gratis opposed it. Arbuckle sharply ridi-
culed Scolt's argument that the men were
kept here expecting appointments ana
should be paid for the time. McCreary
said it amounted to taking S793 out of the
treasury for services that were not render
ed 1t paid the Clerk Sl30 for work never
performed, which be never performed
simply because he came here on the first
day Of the session and received the Repub-
licau nomination for the position he now
holds. The Sergeaut-st-Arms would be
paid B65. by it, The man who Is Gow
Sergeant lives here in ths city, and did not
even expect to be Sergeant two days before
he was elected. The Senate was asked TO
make these payments, when it WAS well
known that other men had performed the
services, and had been slready paid. II
WAS robbery to carry this resolution now.
The debate continued at length. The vote
was taken, and the resolution adopted.
Col. Snyder's resolution extending the
session until Saturday and then making an
adjournment, was a special order. 1t was
we'll understood that the Republicans
would defeat it and there was no attempt
at debate. The Monongslia Senator,
however, read his colleagues a stinging
lecture for the destructive course they had
sdopted. In few strong words he showed
the necessity Of extending the session and
then said If the Senators were willing TO
admit that all the work which they had
begun was merely for show, they would
defeat this measure. If they desired 20
admit that they we're mere politicians, with
no end or aim beyond a temporary political
advantage, they should defeat tins meas
ure. He had proposed it without tesr,
favor or affection, and now voted aye.
The Democrats voted solidly IN the
affirmative. All the Republicans but Sny-
der arrayed themselves in the negative.
The vote stood; Ayes, 13; nays, u. Ihs
resolution failed for lack Of the necessary
two-thirds.
Preceding the discussion Of Col. Sny-
per's resolution, Senator Scott hsO moved
to take up the general appropriation 1lii.
The motion prevailed and Scott then
moved that the rules be suspended and the
bill resd by it's title. There WAS a strong
disposition to oppose this summary pIo-
ceeding in so important measure. Inc
vote showed that Sc0tt's motion was de-
feated.
He then moved that the announcement
Of the result be postponed, which carried.
The matter was called up after the Snyder
resolution was disposed Of The Senate
refused TO suspend the rules. Oxley
moved that the bill be laid on the table
and printed. He said that the copies on
the Senator's desk were Incorrect Tor the
bill had been amended in nearly every sec
tion.
Oxley's motion was lost by vote OF
ayes 10, noes i. -.
A sharp contest followed, in which
Scott and Oxley took part. The former re-
minded Oxley that he alone was responsible
for the defeat Of the Appropriation bill TWO
wears ago, and charged him with At
temDting similar tactics now. O1le5 re-
toried with warmth, denying the charge.
He claimed that several important amend
ments to the bill must be made, aud he
desired that the Senate have a chance to
consider it properly. There was more
sharp sparring Morris wanted the Dill
msde the special order for the evening at
an m. The Senate denied all these prop
ositions. and ordered the first reading. 1t
was begun, but before finished the hour oi
noon arrived, and the Senate proceeded TO
the Hall of the House.
The appropriation bill was again taken
nm in ihe afternoon. The members who
had opposed suspension Of the constltu-
tional rule and reading by the title had, IN
the meanwhile, reconsidersd their determl,
nation and were willing that course should
ha taken. Gettinger, of Berkeley, moved
n reconsideration Of the vote. Itprevailed.
The rules were suspended, the reference to
the committee dispensed with and the bill
ordered to 2 second reading. Ga motion OF
Mr. Flournoy it was laid on the table aud
the bill ordered printed.
Beyond this disposition Of the Appro-
pristion bill the most noticeable features
of the session were the rapid work done IN
nnshiug through the BenwOOd charter bill
and the Wheeling bills. The Benwood
hin was taken from its first reading and
nassed. Several motions to expedite pet
measures had been made and defeated.
Morris moved TO take up bill No. r.
stating that il was n military bill. This
motion was defeated, when attention was
called 10 the fact that bill No. y was
The Benwood bill, and the members tum-
bled over each other in haste to change
their votes. The rules were suspended
and il was read first time. The rules
we're suspended and it was read second
time Again the rules weee suspended,
and again the bill came up. It was read a
tbird time and passed. The whole work
was done in a few minutes and with prac-
tically no division of the vote.
The calendar was again taken up, and
routine work disposed Of at a great rate.
Several bills were read and ordered to the
succeeding reading. The most important
vas House bill No. 65-Gluck's State MI
Itia bill A number Of motions to exPe-
dite bills were made but defeated. Flour
novis motion TO take up the bill establish
inc a Police CouIt in the city Of Wheeling
was msde an exception. It was taken up
ont of order and read a second time. Mr.
Flonrnoy moved that it be amended to
Owe Council power to pass ordinances
:, containing the privileges vested IN the
Police Court. Section 20, prescrlo olng the
time when il should take effect, was
stricken out entirely. The bill goes to lts