Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-07
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The Conference Committees Report Re-
ceived and the Bill Passed by the House.
Special 7sieor0m to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, March 6.-The
two houses of the Legislature met at
10 o'clock, and the report OF the Con-
ference Com mittee not being ready, a
recess was taken until two o'clock,
and when the House convened at that
hour, Mr.. Brockuhier, on behalf Of the
Conference Committee, submitted its re-
port on the disagreeing votes OF the two
houses on the Appropriation bill. The
report was signed by all the members OF
the Committee, except Mr.. st. Clair,
who was absent. and Mr.. Hansford
Hansiord explained why he did not sign
the report. He thought the bill appro-
prIated too much money. The commit
tee had, when 1t rdjourned Saturday
night, reduced the total amount OF the
bill $4,000 but at its meeting this
morning the committee had rescinded
it's action in large number Of in
stances, and by the report finally
adopted by the committee, the reduc-
tions made il the bill as 1t originally
passed the house amounted to only
S21, 900. He believed that a reduction
of at least 100000 could and
ought to be made, he could not there
fore approve the report. Mr.. Dan
bridge, another member OF the commit
tee, thought Hansiord's calculation was
wrong. He was confident that the COM
mittee's reductions amounted to at least
seventy.five thousand dollars. He said
the committee had labored in
similar effort to harmonic the
differences between the two Houses as
we'll as those between the supporters
and opponents Of the Prince tax bill and
TO make such report as would be sat
isfactory to the two Houses. Walker
moved that the report of the Conference
Committee be adopted and made an
earnest speech in support OF his motion.
He said the bill as it stood, deductlng
the debts made by the last Legislature
for which 1t did dot provide
money TO pay, appropriated $4,000
less than the amount carried by the
appropriation bill two years ago. He
maintained that the bill under consid-
Grafton was In the line OF strict econo-
my. 1t was reasonable bill and
ought to be passed. The leg
islature was spending the peo-
ple's money by remaining
in session and quibbllng over tri1es.
He supported the action OF the COM
mittee in rescinoing its action OF Satur-
day in making changes in those clauses
of the bill which had not been the SUBJ
ject of amendments and disagreed to.
The committee could not do what the
two Houses members could not do.
The clauses of the bill which had been
agreed to by the two Houses
could not be touched by the committee,
and IL any such changes were made
the whole bill would be vitiated. and
not one dollar could be taken from the
treasury by IL. Thomas wanted the
house to adjourn In order to give the
members time TO examine the
report OF the conference commit
tee. Lively moved TO have
the report printed. Floyd was In favor
of taking q recess. Walker withdrew
his former motion and moved that the
report be taken up and read by the
clerk in comparison with the engrossed
bill, which motion prevailed, and the
Clerk proceeded TO read and compare
the amendments with the recommends
tions OF the Committee. At o'clock,
the reading OF the report having been
almost completed, the House took re-
cess till 1880.
The House was called TO order at the
expiration of the recess and the reading
of the report OF the conference COM
mittee continued and completed.
Mr.. Brockunier moved its
adoption. Mr.. Edwards objected TO
the report because OF the appropriation
for erecting stone tablets on the bat
tlefeld of Gettysburg to mark the
graves Of the West Virginia troops
who fell there in battle. Koontz was
not altogether satisfied with the bill,
but deemed 1t his duty to vote for the
bill, as IL was q compromise
measure. In explaining his vote Holle
iutimated that the Finance Committee
had been purposelY appointed from
among the special friends Of the insti-
tntions which were seeking money fr m
the State treasury. and iDtimated that
members of the Finance Committee had
been unfair IN drafting the bill.
Brockunier defended the committee,
and said be had never been associated
with gentlemen more dIligent and care
ful of the interests OF their constitu-
ents.
The vote was then taken on the adop-
ton OF the report. which was adopted.
27 to IA. The vote was then taken upon
the passage of the bill. The result was
80 to 10, which was six less than
enough to pass the bill, which required
majority Of all the members elected
TO the House.
At twelve o'clock. after the an
nouncement Of the vote had been
delayed two hors and changes were
made from time 70 time- Shelton. Of
Clay, ann6nnced OF change OF his vote
which gave the necessary majority, and
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