Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-02
MORE AMENDMENTS.
The Senate Ma . further Changes in the
General Aks-oprIation Bill

CHARLESTON, w. VA, March 1.-Ine
Senate met this morning and spent
more than an hour in reading and cor
recting the Journal OF yesterdays ses-
sion. The appropriation bill, which
was thought last night when the Sen
ate adjourned, to be ready TO order TO
its third reading, was taken up for the
purpose Of making some minor correc-
tions. This opened the way Tor a num-
Der of amend dments which were offered
by several members, and the bill then
underwent running attack all along
the line.
The principal change made to-day
was the striking out that part appro-
priating $4,000 each for Wyoming and
Mercer counties to reimburse those
counties for money expended in sup
pressing the smallpox scourge few
years ago, which the Senate inserted In
the bill last night and the $4,000 insert
ed by the House to reimburse Mason
county for the same purpose.
The motion to strike out was
made by Cunningham and provoked a
heated discussion led by st. Clair
in favor of the motion and Wiley against
1t. 1t was maintained that there was
no authority in law for any such ap-
preparation, and that IL would be BAD
precedent to set. The legislature would
be flooded by similar claims at the next
session. The State Treasury would be
at the mercy of the country doctors
who would be encouraged to prey npon
the public treasury. Wiley main
tanned that the quarantine in Mason
was declared and maintained on the
authority Of the secretary OF the State
Board of health, and in great measure
for the benefit of the whole people OF
the State. The motion to strike out
was adopted. Wiley moved 10 strike
out the contingent appropriation to
suppress possible cholera epidemic
which was adopted. Wiley then moved
to strike out several minor items, which
were unsuccessful. Three thousand
dollars was added to furnish the Gov
ernor's mansion. The bill was then or
dered to its third reading, and the Sem
ate at one o'clock toc.k a recess till 2:30.
At the expiration Of tho roeess the
Senate reconvened, took the bill snd
passed it on its third reading and or
dered 1t reported to the House, after
which a recess was taken to p. m.
The House met at 10 o'clock and hav-
ing nothing to do took recess till 2:3O.
At the expiration Of the recess the
House reconvened. Mr.. Thomas called
up resolution offered at former sess-
ion allowing the pages fifty cents per
day extra pay during the regular sess-
ion. The resolution was adopted.
Lovelle then offered resolution allow
ing j.. A. Hopkins, Thomas M. Wilson
and c. L. Campbell, committee clerks,
one dollar per day extra during the reg
ular session. The resolution was objec-
ted to and it went over under the rule.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Wayne, offered a res
olution providing for the payment OF
mileage and per diem to members and
attaches for the extra session. john
ston objected to its immediate consider
alton, and it went over.
The House then took recess till four
o'clock to await the return OF the APP
preparation bill from the Senate. The
House re-assembled at the expiration OF
the recess, and the Senate not having
reported the appropriation bill, recess
was taken until 7:30 p. m.
The House reassembled at the expi-
ration of the recess. Mr.. Cunningham
from the Senate reported the appropria-
tion bill with amendments. Mr.. Johns
ton offered resolution providing for
the payment of the per diem OF the
m EN- bers for the extra ses-
sion. The Immediate consid-
Grafton of the resolution was
objected to il and IL went over. Mr..
Prince offered a resolution providing
for mileage of the committee appointed
TO go to Washington and escort to
Charleston the remains OF the late Sen
ator Kenna. which was adopted. On
motion of Mr.. Floyd the Appropriation
bill with amendments was taken up. The
House was thrown into an almost inextri-
cable dilemma by the discovery that the
amendments made to the bill by the
Senate were not attached 10 the en-
crossed bill, but to printed bill which
was not an exact copy OF the engrossed
bill as 1t was passed by the
House. The situation was an
UNIQUE one. 1t seemed that the House
had no right to return the bill to the
Senate for correction. The Senate had
adjourned and could not ask for its re-
turn. There was nothing In the rules
to govern the action Of the House
in such circumstances. Nearly every
mem Der was construed to ven-
tilate his own individual opinion
as to what the House could or
ought to do. Mr.. Floyed moved to re-
turn the bill to the Senate and ask that
body TO attach Its amendments TO the
engrossed bill. The motion was adopt
ed. A motion was made to adjourn,
which was defeated. Mr.. Lively
then moved to reconsider the
vote by which the House ordered
the bill returned which was adopted.
The vote on Mr.. Floyd's motion to re-
turn the bill was then taken and II was
defeated. The House then proceeded
to the consideration OF the Senate
amend dments to the bill.
The Senate amend ments to which the
House refused to agree were: Increas-
ing the salary Of the physician OF the
penitertiary from five to six hundred
dollars; appropriatlng $1,000 to con-
struct additional cells at the peniten-
tiary for 1893 instead OF 1894, and as
made by the House. At this point q
difficulty arose in an endeavor to con-
slider the printed and the engrossed
bills together and on motion OF
Brockunier the House adjourned In
order to give the clerks an opportunity
to compare the two copies Of the bills.
1t is evident that there will be great
difficulty in effecting an agreement be-
tween the two houses. The House will
refuse to agree to large number Of
the Senate amendments. Members Of
the House feel that the Senate
changes to the bill have been two
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