Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-10
raEAFrERNooN SESSION.
Colonel Chew and Others Maintain Pol
tiopa III, uusntly

Colonel Chew and Others Maintain Poei-
lions n, qusntly.
10 the afternoon the House took up
General Dnysl's bill, Ttquiri1g railroads 10
give notice az depo,s when trains were
late, sni passed i. without a division.
General SpTigg then called up the Aus
,Talisn ballot. By the use of li;tle skill
ia effort the General succeeded in having
the bill msde the special ord for 1880 P.
IN . sud the House went on Id way re-
jOiciDg.
Alters bill, repeating the present
school las, which vas the special order a.
three O'Clock Wss called up, ard oga'n
made ne special order fer Monday.
At 1915, tais cleared The c5lsEdar Of
important measutes; aud Col. Chez
brought in the appropriation bills. which
we're iast completed tins morning. The
inst reading YVES rcshed torough with
under susp, n.ion of the Tules, and the
House Immediately began lhs cOasiiera-
ton OF the gsnsTsl appropriation
Dill. on its second rssdiog Toe
ifst section, sppTcptia;iug S. 600
Ia addition 10 former appropriations
for an armory at the Safe Univeisity,
raised lot discussion. HaneD, AIcIeT
aud d ,yies led the assauit ou the eppJo-
printiou, and Col Caev aud D)5r de-
Tended il b.ayely. Col. Chew explained
that the money wss needed for the com
ple,io1 Of a building, which the Board OF
Regents had authorized; the plans had bean
drawn, part OF tie nOney bad already been
appropriated, aud serious loss would re-
sult il the propnsliOn were cnt of now.
Ia the course Of the debate, Davies re-
aected very severely on President Turner
for bringing inaccurate estimates bai0re
the Finance Committee. Dor insisted
that 50 600 shoa'd h granted Instead o.
fge. A vote vas flsliy taken and the
motion 20 -trike out the section was lost,
sses is Coss 20. Several sections Of the
bin we've passed withou; debate. The ap-
nr7pIistion IF ~, 600 to be expended for
le formation and destruction CT Fsrmsrs'
Institutes, w8s reached, snd Immediately
storm Of criticism burst from the R5pob
can side OF ;he House. Hauen and
Moore sgain led The assault. Th2g deBisd
tast the farmers wanted any tDch srpio.
oristoB, and said they hsd nsyar heard
tf ths farmers Insiitlte on the Farmers
Aiiauce.
Col. Chew spoke elcqGenily and vi2or.
ous.y for ;ba hul. he said tina; the farm
ers had asksd little OF this Legislature.
When he had attempted 20 cal up bill
which was designed to proiec. the farmers
from discrimination by railroads, he hal
bseu denied the poor honor Of a hearing.
Now, as farmer himself aud Ia the rame
of tue farmers, he demanded ibis appIo'
priatior. IL the nsme OF the men WHO
Owned three fourths of the property and
paid iour-ffths o, the taxes in the State,
he demanded it. This appropriation WAS
10 be made ia order 20 better the farmers
condition, and the Legislature could not
refuse it.
Tns Democrats stood almost solid for
the appropriation. st. Clair. OF MohoDgalis,
was the only Republican who dared
TO raise his voice for i. A vote was taken.
A few Republicans voted with the2DsmO-
Gratis. The motion TO strike out was de-
fested By y0ts of 30 10 10. A i5w unim-
portaut ameudments were made. The
section sppEopriasing $3.50 to the
Cop'est Committee, IN addition 10 their
Dor diem, was read, ard Pugh, Of Hamp-
shire, Immediately moved 20 strike
II out. Colonel Chew said that
he Cont 1T Commit ca had ssked for this
som, as a proper remuneration for their
services. L. was Justified 90 the
ground that they hsd given mp their On
Stress and suffered heavy lose during tbs
time given 10 the contest. General S9r'gs
a-ked that Msssrs Morris aid Maxwell,
vhe had come over from the Senate IN or
der to log roll for theie little plum b.
heard by the House. Permission was
given, and both the distinguished Re-
publicans solemnly Informed the House
that they had given ny large and
lucrative lsw practices, oyerTorkeo
themselves and nearly Iui7ed their
health in the service Of the people, they
thought 81, 25O spiece in addition to their
per diem So members was little enough Tor
them. BIT. Morris was especially empnat-
ic. going into the details cf his law prac'
lice and telling of the important cases N
which be had beeu interested General
Sprigg spoke briefly on the same line. Inc
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