Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-06
THE BILL Is READY.
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CHARLESTON, w. VA, March 4.-The
Legislative Conference Committee prac-
ticaIly concluded its labors at midnight
last night.
The entire bill was carefully consid-
cred, item by item, and about all that
remains 10 be done is the clerical work
of getting the report ready to submit
TO the two Houses. The Committee
will meet tomorrow morning at nine
O'clock to consider ana pass upon the
report as whole and will doubtless be
ready to report when the two Houses
meet at ten O'Clock.
The committee makes cut into the
f, bill of $50, 900, in the aggregate, in the
appropriations over the two year, 1898
and 1894. The Senate'S amendments
are, in the main, agreed TO by the COM
/ mittee, and where ever an mount could
| be Topped off the carving knife was
used. The three thousand dollars In
serted into the bill by the Senate for
furnishing the Governors mansion was
reduced to fifteen hundred: the appro-
priatlon of $4,000 for the military for
each year was cut down 10 $4,000; the
money appropriated to build an extern
sion of the railroad to the Spencer asy-
lum was stricken out; the amount APP
propriated to pave the States share of
Third avenue in front of Marshall COL
lego in Huntington was cut out
Whenever there was Senate amend
ment reducing an amount 10 the bill it
was agreed TO buy the committee.
There was question OF difference
which arose early in the committee
which threatened to seriously retard
the work. This was the question
whether the committee had the right TO
20 beyond the amendments made by the
Senate and disagreed TO by the House.
1t was agreed by Mr.. ST. Clair and 9TH
ers that the committee had right TO
change anything under sub-heading
in the bill which had been the subject
of amendment in the Senate. 1t was
held that that view was supported both
by law and precedent.
Members of the committee have been
anxious to reduce the appropriations
members of the House of Delegates.
VINO felt aggrieved over the veto of the
Prince tax bill, and Mr.. st. Clair gave
it as his opinion that the committee
would make such report as would
please them. The opponents of the
Prince tax bill have been inclined to &C
cede to the wishes of the other factions,
because they believed that 1t was only
through concessions on this line that
compromise could be affected.
There has been some talk of o minor
ity report from mem bers of the commit
tee, but this does not seem probable. II
there should be minority report SUBJ
mitted it will be by the opponents of the
Prince tax bill, and will be written by
Mr.. Brockunier. The other side will
get in the report OF the committee prac-
tically everything they cnntended for.
The report of the committee will be
substantially an agreement to the Sem
ate's amendments, and for this reason
there will be but little opposition to its
adoption in the upper house. The re-
port Of the committee, however, will
meet with stern opposition in the House
of Delegates. The Democrats will be
pretty well united In an effort TO pass
compromise measure and the Repnbli-
cans will be thoroughly united in an eff
fort to obstruct and prevent compro-
mise. They will first make a kick
against the action of the committee in
making changes in the bill In items not
agreed to by the House. Under the
lead of Floyd, who, it is said, is Offend
ed because he was not made member
of the Conference Committee, the will
begin to filibuster and endesvor TO pre-
vent the adoption of the report
and the passage Of the bill. Mr..
Floyd intimates that he carries
the Republican vote in his vest pocket,
and can vote the Republican members
any way his caprice may dictate. II
the Democrats are united they can
adopt tho report OF the committee and
pass the bill, but they have not enough
votes to make it take effect from It's
passage.
The Democrats are acting In spirit
Of concession and compromise and II 1t
was not for the filibustering tactics OF
the Republicans they could pass the
bill and 90 home tomorrow; but 1t is
evident that the Republicans will pre-
vent an adjournment for at least two or
three days.