The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-15
State LEGISLATURE.
There is Still No Adjournment
Of the Extra Session.
MR.. WILSON'S PET MEASURE.
Tho Ballot Bill Referred Hack to tho
Judiciary Committee by tho Sen.
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| CHARLESTON, Fob. l4.-Mr. Davis. O
R'tchie County, arrived in the city
last night, which gives the Republicans q
majority OF one in the Senate, providing
President Carr votes with tho Demo.
Gratis. II Carr votes with the Republi.
cans 1t gives that party a majority oI
three.
After the reading OF the journal this
morning, a communication was received
from the House to the effect that that
body had passed House bill 0 with
amendments thereto proposed by the
Senate.
Mr.. Gettinger succeeded in suspend.
ing the rules aud having House bill 90,
II bill toauthorize the County Court OF
Berkeley county to fund at lower rate
Of interest certain bonds OF said county.
read a first, second and third times and
passed. T"1r -
A message from the House announced
The fact that that body had passed
House joint resolution No. II, providing
for the adjournment Of the Legislature
on Tuesday next. The resolution of Mr.,
Morris, introduced yesterday, providing
for the adjournment Of the Legislature.
coming up i'll regular order, was tabled
on motion OF Mr.. Morris. The same
gentleman then tried to take up House
joint resolution No. II out OF its order.
but the motion was defeated,
House bill No. II. requiring railroad
companies to give notice at stations
whether or not passenger trains are on
time, was taken up and read second
time. Several important amendments
were adopted and the bill was then or.
dcred to third reading.
THE BALLOT BILL.
House bill No. %, E. W. Wilson's net
ballot scheme, coming up in regular
order on second reading, Senator Nor.
ris moved that it he referred to the Com.
mittee on Judiciary. Senator Sweeney
moved to amend tho motion by adding,
with instructions to report said bill
back to the Senate not later than 3 n. m.
Saturday, February 18TH" The amend.
ment was lost by u strict party yote-l0
to 10, Carr voting with the Democrats.
Senator Campbell then moved To
amend by adding, "With instructions to
report ut the earliest practicable mo.
ment." This amendment was adonted
and the motion rs amended prevailed.
On motion of Senator woodward the
Senate then adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
The proceedings Of the House were
opened with prayer this morning by
Prof. A. L. Wade.
A message from the Senate by Clerk
Walker announced that the Senate had
agreed to the several amendments pro.
posed by the House to Senate bill No.
II, to amend and re.enact section II of
chapter PIG Of the code relating to iuries
and by Il unanimous vote had agreed to
the bill as amended.
On motion OF MIR. Shaw, House ioint
resolution No. II, providing for the at-
journment OF the present session OF the
Legislature, )" was taken up for consider.
alton and, on motion of Mr.. Gibson. was
amended by substituting TUESDAY. Feb.
ruary is, Mt o'clock p. H." for .iAIon-
day, February the 18th, ut IL o'clock a.
m." The resolution as amended was
agreed to and Mr.. Shaw was appointed
to communicate the factt to the Senate.
EXTRA ALLOWANCES.
On motion OF Mr.. Bryte the following
resolution was taken from the table:
Resolred, That the mailing, banking
and journal pages be allowed 81 per day
extra, the same they received at tle last
session OF the Legislature.
MIR. Kirk moved to amend by insert
ing, "and the floor pages so cents extra"
which amendment was agreed to and
the resolution was adopted. 80
The Sergeant-at-Arms was allowed
mileage for 30 miles at the same rate ms
allowed the members and RESOLUTION
allowing mileage to Committee Clerk
Daugherty was defeated. ~
A message from the Senate by Senator
Gettinger announced the passage of
House Bill No. %, with an amendment
in which the Senate asked the House to
concur. Leonard Morgan, cloak.room
keeper, was, by resolution, allowed the
same per diem as at the last session.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The joint conference committee on the
disagreement Of the two houses on the
amendments to the appropriation bill
reported, making the following RECON-
mendations: That the House recede
from its disagreement to the Senate
amendment to pay the Hotel Rutfner $40
instead OF s. for damages done by the
Sergeant.at-Arms OF the Senate in carry
ing out his instructions at called scs.
sion OF the last regular session; that the
House recede from its disagreement to
the Senate amendment allowing $500 to
pay the salary Of second cler in the
Treasurer's Office. To this Alessrs
Thayer and Jack did not concur. A ma.
jorlty OF the committee also recommend.
ed that the House recede from it's dis.
agreement to the Senate amendment
subscribing S7,ll2 inclusive OF the
amounts already drawn, for 81 liz as per
diem and mileage Of the Gubernatorial
Contest Committee. Tho first recon-.
mendation was agreed to, but the House
refused to agree to the second recon-.
mendation of the committee on the third
item. 80"
Mr.. Thayer moved that the House dis
agree to the report Of the committee, and
the matter was pretty thoroughly dis
cussed BY Messrs. Chew, Samuels, Young,
Stliel, Gibson and others. The motion
prevailed and the House refused to agree
70 the commitsee's recommendation,
Tho House then adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
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