The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-12
THB LEGISLATURE.
House and Senate Rushing
Business at a Lively Rate.
THE ADJOURNMENT BILL
Was Not Taken Up Ycstcrdny--Tho
Australian Ballot Hill Illus n Fair
Chance df Going Through.
\ Tho Appropriation Bill.
Special Dispdish to he In,eliioencer.

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| CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. ll.-In th,
Senate this morning, the appropriation
bill coming up on second reading. The
clerk proceeded with It's reading, pend
Ing which several amendments were Of
fered by Senators oxley, Price, Carr
Sweeney, Wofley, Woodward and Flour.
noy, the latter gentleman's amendment
being to strike the words ito pay the pei
diem and mileage of the Gubernatorial
Contest Committee, $l,ll2," aud insert.
Ing in lieu thereof ito pay the compen.
sation and expenses Of the Gubernatorial
Contest Committee (including the
amounts already drawn from the treasu.
ry by the members OF fcommittee), ST. .ll2."
Pending this Senator CMrr demanded
the special order for 1880, House bill
No. 10, "establishing criminal conrt
for the county Of kunawha." The bill
was amended by Senators Carr and
Price, and ordered to its third reading.
On motion OF Senator Carr, tho rules
we're suspended, the bill was taken up
out Of its order and was psssed with
its title BY u vote of IS to 4, Senators
Arbnckle, Flonrnoy, Price and Yanpels
voting in the negative.
The bill takes effect in ninety DAYS.
The Secretary Of Stute presented mes.
sage from the Executive, announcing
that he had approved Senate bills en-
titled, IAN net to amend and re.enact
SECTION % OF chapter.H OF the Code" and
IAN uct to amend and re.enact sections
3. 4 and 5 OF chap.er 10, Of the Code"
The whole OF the afternoon session Of
the Senate was occupied with reading
aud amending the appropriation bill.
There was much discussion regarding
the allowance to the stenographer of the
contest committee the amount originally
asked for, but finally, on motion OF Sena.
tor Maxwell. it was amended so as to
grant him $3.50. The bill was ordered
to it's third reading and n recess was
taken to 1880 tonight.
,,E IN THE HOUSE.
In the House this morning Mr.. Aultz
asked to have change made in the Jour
nal Of Friday, where he is recorded as
voting no on the eight hour resolution
when he Intended to vote aye. The cor
rection was made. The "Australiniu
ballot bill" on second reading. coming
up as a special order, on motion of Mr,
Sprigg, the House again resolved itself
Into a committee OF the whole for further
consideration Of the bill, Mr.. Pugh in
the chair. At 1880 the committee arose,
reported further progress and asked
leave to sit again. Us
A message from the Governor m.
nounced that be had approved IAN act
to amend and re-enact section 8 of chap
ter l, OF the the acts OF 1881, as amended
and re.enacted by section i, OF chapter
20. Of the acts OF 1883, relating TO the
times OF holding the terms of-the Cir
cult Courts" aud "an act to amend and
re-enact section 3of chapter OF the acts
OF 1881, fixing the times for holding the
Circuit Courts Of the several judicial
circuits in this state"
Mr.. Young moved to take up the reso-
luton proving for adjournment OF the
Legislature Wednesday. Ayes and noes
were demanded with the following re-
suit: -U.' . 3
Ayes--Archer, Aults,. Brytc, Caste,
Davies, Duval. Gluck, Hanen, Hill, Kirk,
Kitchen, McCombs, Meador, Aver, Min
ter, Moore, Orr, Parrish, Smith, St. Clair,
S,tiie!, Stone, Stuck, Thayer, Weber,
Williams aud Young-27. /,
Noes--Woods, Blakemore, Chew, Cor
eoran, Edelman, Garden, Gibson, Goad
Hamnett, Harr, jack, johnson, Lively,
Morgan, Napier, Prichard, Pugh, Roach,
Samuels, ShankIin, Shaw, Shelton,
Sprigg, Sydenstricker, Taylor, Vrooman,
and Altizer-27. @J 81 Is ~ -'
Bandy, Buxton, Dorr, Ford, Justice,
kee, Mayer, McClung, Merrill; Peck and
Stearne absent or not voting. Il
At the afternoon session the House
again formed itself into. Committee OF
the Whole for the further consideration
Of the [Anstralion bill. :. Numerous
amendments were made. At 4:30 the
committee arose, the report was submit
ted to the House and all amendments
were agreed 10. Mr.. Young moved to
refer the bill to the. Judiciary Commit
tee, which was defeated by vote OF q
to 81, Vroomau voting with the Demo-
Gratis. '?he bill was ordered to its engross-
ment and third reading. - Il
Mr.. Sprigg, from the Judiciary Com.
mittee, reported back House bill 81,
fixing the time for holding circuit courts,
with recommendation that it pass
House bill %, authorizing the county
court Of Berkeley county to fund at q
lower rate OF interest certain bonds OF
said county, with a Recommendation that
it pass; engrossed Senate bill II, relat-
ing to juries, without recommendation
cngrossed House bill 2, to prevent the
creation OF trusts. The House ad.
journed until; 10 o'clock tomorrow.
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