The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-22
7HA7 BALLOT BZLL
Passes the Senate with the Re
publican Amendments
BY A NoN-PARTlsAN VOTE
Democrats and Republicans Voting
Both Wnys-stlll No Signs OF AL.
Journmcnt-Otherwisc 1t was
aDull Day In Charleston.
Special DispGteh 10 The Inttllipeneer.,

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CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 2l.-Th,
morning session OF the Senate was taket
up with routine business Of IN unimpor
tant nature, a motion being lost to take
up the ballot bill.
House joint resolution No. IS, au.
thorizing tho Governor 10 cell certain
guns 10 Grand Army posts, coming up in
regular order, Senator Flournoy moved
to amend by inserting "and societies ol
ex.Confederate soldiers" after tho word
"Posts, which amendments were agreed
to and the resolution as amended was
adopted by unanimous vote.
House bill No. 2S coming up in repu.
lar order, pending the reading OF the
bill, Senator Oxley, by.unanimous con.
sent, Offered the following resolution,
proposing an amendment to the Con.
stitution Of the State: \ 09
Rssolred, BY .the Legislature Of West
Virginia, two-thirls OF all the members
elected to each House agreeing thereto,
that the following be and the same Is
proposed as amendment to the Consti.
tuition OF this State, to-wit: "That Sec.
tioD 12 OF article 4,of said Constitution
as 1t now is, be stricken out; an amend.
ment to the Constitution OF the State.
Resolred, BY the Legislature of West
Virginia, two.thirds OF all the members
elected to each House agreeing thereto,
that the following be, and the came is,
proposed rs an amendment to the Con.
stitution ofthis State, to.wit: .'That sec.
ton 43 Of article 9 Of said Constitution,
as it now is, be stricken out"
Under the rules, the resolutions lie
over one day. !
The Clerk then proceeded with the
reading Of House bill No. oS, after which
the Senate took recess until o:3O this
afternoon. fG,rl.t. n .7E
TIE BILL Passes.
The whole OF the afternoon session
was occupied in considering the amend.
,nents to, House bill No. 2S f,he ballot
billy as proposed by the Senate.
TIE BILL PASSES.
All the Republican amendments to the
bill, which were reported in the INTEL.
LlaEScEn Friday morning, were adopted
by vote Of II to 0. The bill was finally
adopted by the following vote;
Carr, Gettinger, McAllister, Prichard
and Sweeney (Democrats), and Camp
bell, Maxwell, Morris, Morrison, Snyder
and Woodyard (Republicans)-11.
The noes were Messrs. Arbuckle, Flour.
noy, Oxley, Price aud Vanpelt Demo
crats), and Furbee, Louther, Minear and
Worley Republicans)-9.
Senator Davis is paired with Senator
Knott, and Senator McCreery with Sem
ator Smith. Absent and not voting,
Knott, Scott, Smith and Yeater.
Mr.. Maxwell was delegated to com.
municate the passage of the bill to the
House.
Secretary OF State Walker appeared at
the oar OF the Senate with message
from Governor Fleming, announcing bis
approval OF the act to repeal the act
to repeal the act establishing a court Of
limited jurisdiction in tho county OF
Wayne, and an act to amend and re-
enact sections II and l2, OF Chapter los,
Of the code, and to add an additional
section thereto. .g1g
Senator Campbell offered resolution
providing for the adjournment Of the
Legislature tomorrow at II o'clock,
which lies on the table for one day. On
motion Of Senator Oxley, Senate joint
resolution No. S, proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State,
was taken up out OF its order, read a
first time and ordered to a second read
ing, On his further motion Senate
joint resolution No. 0 was also read
first time and ordered to a second read
ing. Senate bill No. Is, regarding titles
to waste and nuappropriated lands, was
on motion OF. Senator Campbell read a
second time and ordered to engrossment
and third reading, alter which the SEN
ate adjourned until Monday morning at
10 o'clock. ..aT}l R- '.El'l, '