The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-14
VILL SEAY IN -4HB RACB.
KenOa says if He is not Elected
no one shall be this Session,
CARR is SAYING NOTHING
About his Alleged Plans us Exposed
In thp IntellIgcncer- Tho Gu
bernntmial Contest - Impor.
- taut GusinGss Transacted.
Special Dpa'e4 to The htc,ligmcr.


SpteLal Dbpatch 10 The In,cllgmcer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. l3.-Tht
session to-day in both houses was inter
esting from u legislative point OF view.
but owing to the character OF the billt
progress was somewhat slow.
THE NATIONAL ROAD.
Chairman Chew, of the Committee on
Taxation and Finance, reported back
fRvorably House Joint Resolution No,
a, 10, in relation to the Cumberland road,
] The resolution sets forth that
WHEREAS, The road is the property ol
the United States, held In trust by West
Virginia, and that 1t is u convenient and
valuable thoroughiare, that,
WHEREAS, The bridge, sidewalk and
much OF the road-bed was almost en-
tirely destroyed, rendering the road al.
most entirely impossible, aud that the
tolls collected are insufficient to repair
the same,
/ ResOlrd, That our Representatives in
Congress be requested to urge upon Con.
gness tie necessity Of appropriating
$4,000 to repair the bridge, sidewalks
aud road.bed within the county OF Ohio.
The resolution was adopted in the House
and communicated to the Senate.
SCHOOL BOOK CONTRACTS.
Delegate Sprigg introduced House bill
No. l5O, 10 prohibit the State superin.
tendent OF Schools from renewing any
contract with any publishers OF class
books now existing, or making any con.
tract with any publishers for class books
for the free schools Of West Virginia.
The bill was read first time and Or
dered to its second reading.
House bill No. Z, establishing tho Of
fee OF Commissioner OF Labor and u
State Bureau OF Labor, to collect and
compile statistics relating 10, and to pro-
vide for the inspection OF the industrial
establishments OF West Virginia, was
read third time and passed by vote
OF 50 to i, NIessrs. MCClung, Napier,
Shanklin and Sydenstricker voting in
the negative.
THE CLRTIFlCATEs.
In the Senate, upon motion OF Senator
Snider, the report OF the Joint Finance
Committee made ON the nth, setting
forth that it was inexpedient to consider
the proposition IN relation to the West
Virginia Certificates, was adopted by a
vote OF 20 to none.
TIE PENSION RESOLUTION.
House jointresolutio No. Is, instruct
ing our representatives in Congress to
favor the passage OF the militia pension
I'LL or some similar measure, was adopt.
d in the Senate by n strict Republican
tote Of 10 TO 0, President Carr not
ioting,
THE GuDERNAT0RlAL CONTEST.
At a few minutes before II o'clock
4senator Flournoy moved that rs Ii
O'Clock was the time for the considera-
ton OF the election OF the committee OF
two o., the part of the Senate 10 net in
| the Gubernatorial contest, that recess
be taken that conference could be held
to that end. The recess was taken, but
the conierFlng was done upon the part
of tile Democrats in the clerks room.
Returning,N Senator FlournOy moved
that the consideration Of the resolution
he made the special order for o'clock,
but Senator Campbell amended by
making the timo for its consideration
Tuesday at II a. III. The amendment was
adopted,
THE EXTENSION RESOLUTION.
The resolution introduced by Presi.
dent Carr, looking to the extension Of
the present session, was taken up, very
SrinCerly handed and made the special
order for Friday at II o'clock.
THE MOuSDsvlLLE CHATTER.
House bill No. 81, amending the char
ter OF the town of Moundsville and
chinging its name to the City Of Mounds
vile, was passed in the Senate and now
needs but the Governors signature,
which will DO appended to make 1t u
law.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Delegate Chew's pet measure, the In
ter-State Commerce bill, was taken up
upon third reading, and after strong
speech by that gentleman in advocacy ol
its passage, was passed by II vote OF 80 ia
aS, II tho bill ever reaches third
reading in the Senate It's passage is de-
Cldedly doubtful.
THR BALLOTS FOR SENATOR.
Two ballots were taken for Senator TO-
day, but with no result. The Union
2 Laborites stood firmly by their caucus
/, nominee, the three votes going to Writ
II. Neale, each ballot. Dorr, Merrill and
Prichard, voted each time for Governor
Wilson, while Shanklin cast both his
votes for Frank Hereford. Senators Ar
buckle and VAnpet were paired and
did not vote. Ford and Sydenstrlckei
voted each ballot for kGnna. Eighty
three votes we're cast. OF which Coll re
ceived 80, KCnna ~, Governor Wilson
3, NcalC 8, aud Hereford |.
RESNA WILL STAY IN TiIE RACE.
Kcuna is in the race to stay. That is
ho is as long as he will bO allowed tc
stay. While there arO many who dc
not want to SEQ him dropped, and Somt
aver they will vote Tor him to the end o
the session, tho sentiment Is gainini
strenVth TO try another man. Whet
Delegate Lively, who Is chairman OF th'
conference, returns a decided move
ment will be lnRugnrated to pull kennI
down,
cams PLANS.
Not much stock Is takCn about th'
Capitol In the developments regarding