The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-16


CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb, l5.-The
house seems to have experienced q
change Of heart. 1t is said that one OF
moro members OF tho senate served
notice on some OF the friends Of Princes
school tax bill that game of bull
DOING might work both ways, and it
would DO better for them to come to
their senCes. Be this as it may, there
was quite change in the action this
afternoon. In tho morning tho senate
bill to establish tho independent school
district OF Elkins was laid on tho table
on motion OF Mr.. Clark, OF Grcenbrior
and everybody said: "Tho house is
down on independent school districts,
isn't itY' But there was u change this
afternoon. The bills establishing the
independent school districts OF Beling.
ton and EllSins and the bill relating to
the school district OF Martinsburg were
taken from tho table, read second
time and ordered TO their third reading
with scarcely murmur OF opposition,
AT the morning session Mr.. Edwards
introduced joint resolution providing
for joint committee OF nine, five from
tho senate and four from tho house, 4
majority OF whom shall DO Democrats,
TO investigate and report as 10 the
amounts received by the secretary Of
state, auditor and public printer, and
their expenditures, and report tho ro-
suit OF their Investigation TO tho senate
and house. 1t was referred to tho iu-
dietary committee. Shortly afterwards
Secretary OF State Ohley submitted 4
report in accordance with resolution
adopted by the house on February .,
showing the amount OF fees collected
by him during 1892 to be 1888 80,
from which, should be deducted for
extra clerical work $3.50, leaving net
total Of S4.JJj so. Tho committee on
printing and contingent expenses re-
ported that the establishment OF q state
printing department is impracticable,
for the reason that the constitution OK
prcssly provides that the state print
ing shall be let by contract to the low
est responsible bidder. Tho actual cost
OF printing for 1891 was S95, 70, and
for 1892 $l0,74O ", for print
ing Tor the Office OF state superintendent
Of schools there was expended
out OF the school fund for 1891, So
G23 II, aud Tor 1892, Si,3ll 50. Tho
opinion is expressed that tho cost OF
printing for the current year will be
considerably more than for preceding
years, and tho committee thinks the
present manner OF bidding IS unlntclli-
gible to all except practical printers,
1t is OF the opinion that the present law
relating to public printing Is detective
and recommends that the governor APP
point an expert practical printer as one
OF the commissioners Tor public print
ing. Attention is called to tho fact that
for years there has been but one bidder
for the printing and recommendation is
made Tor an extension OF the contract;
term to five years in order to invite
competition, and that tho statute per-
hitting separate bids on each item
enumerated be repealed and the law
amended so as to require that bids be
in tho form OF per cent OF discount
from the maximum prices on the whole.
The examination seemed to indicate
TINT the public printer has not kept
within tho strict letter Of the law in
filling his contracts.
Mr., Edwards also introduced n Joint
resolution rendering the COngratula.
lions of the legislature to Hon. ". T..
Gladstone OIL his bill introduced in the
house OF commons Monday Tor the rcstI.
tuition OF tho liberties Oi the Irish peo.
pie II was adopted and sent over to
the senate, where on motion OF Senator
W0rlcy the rules were suspended and il
was agreed TO by unanimous vote.
This morning tho pGnItcntiary COM
mittee reported iavorably on senator
Dorscys pcniteniary bill and adverse.
ly on the amendment to tho bill pro-
viding for the appointment of a state
GXccutioncr The amendment was tho
subject oil considerable discussion, be.
ing opposed by Lively and Clark, Of
Grccnbrlcr, and advocated by koont1,
Wickcnhoicr and Edwards. Alter about
an hour had been spent in debate it was
defeated by vote OF - to ~. The bill
was amended by providing that TO two
OF the guards shall come from the same
county AMI was passed ~ ils thIrd
reading
Mr.. Grccr's bill introduced yesterday
provides that employees OF manufacture.
Ing and mining companies, etc, shall
be paid every two weeks instead OF
monthly as reported. Mr.. Ilolic intro
ducci a bill authorizing the board Of
trustees or board OF regents controlling
any property belonging to tho state 10
acquire any real estate for the purpose