Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-01
WILL PASS THE BILL TODAY.
The Senate Finishes It's Consideration OF
the General appropriation BILL
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| The Senate Finishes Its Confederation OF
the General Appropriation Bill.
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CHARLESTON, w. VA, February 2S.--
The Senate Committee on Finance had
but little trouble in getting the amend
| ments they proposed agreed to by the
Senate. and the committee, led oy Sem
ator st. Clair, fought every amendment
proposed by members on the floor OF
| the Senate, and the consequence was
| that very little change was made in
the bill, except that proposed by the
committee.
Everything went smoothly along till
| the appropriation for the West Liberty
normal school was reached, when Mr..
| Finley moved to strike out the entire
/ clause of the bill under that head. He
argued that the State did not need as
many as six normal schools; that the
State had more normal schools in pro-
| portion TO its population that any State
! in the Union. The State really had no
school at West Liberty. 1t did not own
foot of the ground, and the building
was dilapidated and would have to be
! replaced If the school was continued.
| 1t was a good time to dispense with the
school. Sheppard also argued against
the appropriation, and st. Clair, Whit
taker, and Farr defended it. The mo-
ton TO strike out was defeated. The
appropriation for new building was,
however, reduced to eight thousand In
stead of sixteen.
The subject which provoked the most
heated discussion was the appropriation
of fifteen thousand dollars for the mill
tia. Mr.. Finley moved TO strike out the
| lines providing for the payment OF
\ money TO railroads for transportation OF
the militia. This was defeated and Mr..
Stewart moved to strike out the appro-
priation under the head Of the militia,
which was also defeated. Mr.. Finley
then moved TO make the appropriation
$1,000 instead OF $4,000. This
brought Mr.. st. Clair to his feet. He
said il was useless for the State to have
militia unless it had an efficient one.
He referred to the Importance of the
militia In maintaining the dignity OF
the State and inforcing its laws, and
! cited the good effect of militia in fore
ing obedience to the law in labor
troubles in Kanawha valley. Mr.. Whit
taker pleaded for the militia. There
was coming into the State a
stream Of foreign population which
must be made to obey the laws OF the
State. 1t was not to Cypress our labor
ers that the militia should be main
| tanned, for our own laboring men were
law-abiding men. The laboring men In
fact composed the large majority of the
States militia as now organized. Mr..
Scott made strong argument In favor
Of striking out the appropriation.
The vote was taken and the motion
to strike out defeated.
| Amendments proposed by the Finance
| Committee and by members on the floor
were agreed to as follows: The salary
of the physician at the penltentiary
was made 5000 instead Of $500, aud
| $4,000 was added for constructing
ninety-six additional cells. For support
of Inmates in jail So, 900 was inserted in
stead of 1000. For the historical
society $500 was inserted instead OF
| $3.50. For new building at West Liberty
| $4,000 was inserted instead Of &c., 900.
| For furniture $3.50 was inserted instead
$3.50, and $500 added for contingent ex-
penses. For Farmont normal school
$3.50 was inserted instead OF $1,000 for
improving grounds. ETC., and 5000
added for contingent expenses.
For the Concord normal school
5000 was inserted instead Of
$500 for purchasing piano, and
| $3.50 was added for furnishing three
reception rooms, and S100 for repairing
and contigent expenses. For the Glen
Vile Normal School, $500 was added
for contingent expenses. For Sheppard
College, $500 was inserted instead OF
81, 500 for heating ventilation, etc. For
current expenses of the Hospital
for the Insane, at Weston, Sl2,
was inserted instead of $4,000,
and for transportation of patients, $500
was inserted instead Of $500; for water
works. $4,000 was inserted instead OF
81, 1000; for iron bedsteads, $500 was in
serted instead of 5000; for cold storage,
$1,000 was inserted instead OF $4,000;
| for machinery, ETC., $500 was inserted
instead of 81, 900, and $4,000 was added
for coping and repairing roof For the
second hospital for the insane, $500 was
inserted instead of 81, 900 for drugs and
furniture; So, coo was inserted instead
| of $4,000 for electric light plant;
$4,000 was inserted instead OF 81, 500
! for furnishing the hospital. For the
| West Virginia Reform school, $4,000
was inserted instead of SO, 500 for addi-
tional buildings, machinery, etc. For
| West Virginia colored institute, $3.50
was inserted instead Of 5000 for the
travelling expenses of the Board of Re-
gents; $3.50 was inserted instead OF 5000
for chairs for chapel hall; for salary of
Janitor, 5000 was inserted instead ofS300.
Under the head OF contingent expenses,
executive department, for contingent
expenses Of Auditors office, $500, was
added to the $1,000 for contingent ex-
penses, Auditors office; $500 inserted
instead OF $500 for furniture for Aud
itor's office; $500 instead of $3.50 for
! contingent expenses in the Treasurer's
office. The $1,000 for contingent ex-
penses in the Secretary of States Office
/ was increased to $1,000. For conttn-
/ gent legislative expenses, 81, 700 was
/ inserted instead of $4,000. For salary
/ of chief clerk in treasurer's office, 81, 200.
To purchase coal for capitol building,
| 81, 500 was inserted instead Of $1,000.
The $500 for the Fish Commissioner,
stricken out by the House, was rein
serted by the Senate. The appropria-
ton for State Board OF Agriculture,
stricken out by the House, was rein
serted by the Senate. The items are:
For salaries of clerk not to
exceed $500: for commissioners
not to exceed $500; travelling expenses
of clerk and commissioners not to ex-
coed Sl,100. For inspector Of mines
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