The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-20

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substitute was ruled out OF order by th
the presiding officer, Senator Oxley. be
ing in the chair. Senator Morris thel
moved TO amend the resolution by sub
stituting, Thursday, February 20, 70
Wednesday, February Impending which
on motion OF Senator Price, the Senat,
took recess until $3.50 this afternoon
In tho IIouso.
Tho proceedings OF the House this
morning were opened with prayer by
Prof. ALI Wade. House bill No.,lO
providing for screening, weighing ant
measuring coal, coming. up in regular
order was amended by Messrs. Kirk and
Harr, was read the third time and pass.
ed with It's title by unanimous vote Mr.
larr was appointed to communicate the
fact to the Senate.
Mr.. Stone moved to take from the table
House Joint resolution No. 5,providing
Tor the permanent adjournment OF the
Legislature, and demanded the yeas and
noes. Tho result was "a to ~, a strict
party vote. The Democrats voting no,
So the resolution was not taken.
Mr.. Samuels, from the second com
mittee OF conference on the disagreeing
votes OF the two houses on the amend.
ments proposed by the Senate To the
appropriation bill reported, recommend.
ing that the Senate recede from its
amendment to allow 5000 for the salary
OF the second clerk in the Treasurer's
office and insert $500 instead Of 5000,
aud that the Senate recede from It's
amendment to allow the Gubernatorial
Contest Committee S7,ll2 per diem and
mileage aud substitute So, liz, inclusive
Of the amounts already drawn. /.
Messrs. Vrooman and Arbuckle, a mi
nority Of the committee, did not concur
In the report, and protested against the
allowance OF any appropriation Of public
money to pay the sums Of money recon-.
mended by the majority Of the commit
tee and recommended that the Senate re-
cede from the said two amendments.
On motion Of Mr.. Chew, the report
was taken uplfor consideration, and he
moved that the House agree to the first
item OF the majority report.
Mr.. Young demanded the ayes and
noes, which were taken, and the motion
was lost by vote Of iSto 81. Mr.. Chew
then moved that the second item of the
report be adopted. i3s
The ayes and noes were again called
Tor and the motion was Loaf by vote OF
20 to %. Mr. Samuels was appointed to
communicate the Houses action TO the
Senate and recess was then taken until
$3.50 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House reassembled at the expira-
ton Of the recess. Mr.. Young offered
the following:
Resolved, That the per diem of the
Speaker Of this House be extended five
days and that Of J. T. Engel, Journal
clerk. five days, said per diem to be- paid
out OF the contingent fund.-" ''s..s;, ~
Mr.. Shaw moved to amend the resolu.
ton by allowing the Sergeant.at-Arms
three days.
MIR. Moore objected to the considera-
ton OF the same, which lies over one
day.
On motion OF Mr.. Davis, the House
adjourned until 1880 tomorrow.
THE SENATE.
The Senate reassembled at the e1pira.
ton Of the recess.
At s o'clock Mr.. Oxley offered the
following substitute for Senate Joint
Resolution No. 7, providing for the ad.
journment Of the present session Of The
Legislature: ~
Resolred by tie Legislature of Wes. Vir.
ginia, That the present session OF the
Legislature will adjourn sine die on
Thursday, February 20, 1890, at II
o'clock q. m.
Mr.. McCreery moved that the Senate
do now adjourn, which did not prevail
Mr.. Maxwell moved to amend the
Joint Resolution as substituted as iol
lows: "Strike out the words Thursday
February 20, at II o'clock a. m., and in
sert Friday, February 81, at 6 O'Clock
p. m.,'" which was agreed to, and the
resolution was adopted by vote OF ayes
IA, noes 6.
Mr.. Sweeney moved that the Senate
take up House Bill No. 80, the appro
pristion bill, which was agreed to, but
his further motion that the Senate re-
cede from its amendments did not pre-
vail. ':
Mr.. Sweeney then moved TO appoint .
conference. committee.
The chair appointed Oxley, Worley
and Davis, and the Senate then ad
journed.