The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-25


right to make themselves heard
through their representatives in the
legislature,
SENATOR wnITARER's SPEECH.
Pending the discussion a recess was
taken, and on reconvening in the after
noon Senator Whitaker made a telling
argument against the bill. He resented
the imputation that figures had been
manipulated and distorted by the oppo-
nents OF the bill, as had been intimated,
and asked an investigation OF the olli'
GERS aud institutions OF the state to
prove whether the iipures offered in its
favor could be sustained. The question
was not the proprieLy OF increasing the
school levy, but the possibility oil re-
ducing the general levy@ 1t was not
political ono nor one concerning the
schools OF the state, but purely ques-
ton as to whether the finances OF the
state would justify reduction oil the
general levy. 1t was his duty to pro-
test against an outrage OF this kind Ho
felt no personal interest in the matter
further than he ielt personally inter-
| ested in the interests OF the people.
Senator Whitaker Temporarily yielded
the floor to Senator Parks, who desired
to answer Colonel st, Clair as to that
gentleman's attack upon the accuracy
Of his figures.
While he was speaking the confer
ence committee on the Parkersburg
charter bill reported and an effort was
made to take the bill up out OF its Or
der, but il failed. A point OF order was
raised by General Watts that Senator
Parks had yielded the floor for the
motion to take up tho Parkersburg
bill when he was speaking by the cour-
tesy Of Senator Whitaker, who still
claimed a right to the floor. He wanted
to know how many people could hold
tho floor at the same time. The presi-
dent ruled that the senator from Ohio
had the floor, from which decision Gen
eral Watts appealed, but withdrew his
appeal at the request Of Col. St. Clair
Senator Parks, to whom Senator Whita-
ker had yielded his time, was allowed
| to proceed. For tho next hour points
OF order were raised with the evident
intention OF interrupting the speaker,
but all were disposed OF and Mr.. Whit
aker proceeded. On vote being taken
the motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost by a vote OF Is to IL. The question
being on the passage OF the bill, Sena-
tor Whitaker was again recognized by
tho chair and proceeded to make an
elaborate argument against the bill.
TIE BILL PASSES.
At the close the previous question
was called for by Colonel st. Clair and
the bill was passed by vote OF 10 to II.
Colonel st. Clair then moved to recon-
slider the vote by which the bill was
passed and to lay the motion to recon-
slider on the table.
On motion OF Senator Parks the clerk
and his chief assistant were allowed
thirty days extra time to complete tho
the journals.
On motion of Colonel st. Clair the
general appropriation bill was taken up
and referred to the finance committee.
Senator Sheppard introduced u resolu-
ton providing for an extension OF the
session not to exceed fiYe days, which
was adopted, all the Republican mem
bers voting against it. A message from
the governor announced his approval OF
the bill appropriating $1,000 for the
Kenna statue. The report OF the con-
ference committee on the Parkersburg
charter was agreed to and the bill was
passed. The house amendment to the
CaDell county criminal court bill was
agreed to and the bill passed, to take
effect from its passage.
THE NIGHT SESSION,
Governor Fleming submitted to the
senate report OF the pardons and re-
missions of fees granted by him in the
past two years. The report was or
derad printed in the journal. On mo-
ton Of Senator st. Clair the enacting
clause was struck out in Mr. lmhof's
house bill for the preservation OF the
health OF female employees. MIR. Floyd's
house bill amending tho married wo-
mans law, passed at the present ses.
sion, was, under a suspension OF the
rules, passed to take effect from its pas
sage. Stewards "antl.rinkerton" bill
(house bill 93), with house amend.
ments, was passed.
Senator Watts offered a resolution
thanking Hon. Rankin Wiley for the
courteous and impartial manner in
which he had discharged his duties,
winch was adopted, and President
Wiley acknowledged the compliment
in brief and feeling speech.
On motion OF Senator Gall, the follow
ing resolution was offered and adopted:
"Rc,olvd, That the thanks OF tho
senate be. and are hereby rendered to
Harry V. Arklc, of the Wheeling Register
George A. Huntington, OF tho Wheeling
lNTELLIGENCER, Roy u, Naylor, OF the
Wheeling NctCs, SilRs g. Crouch, oil the
Charleston News Bureau, John G. Neale,
OF the Wheeling 1STELLlGENcER and Star
Tribune, and Mr.. George W. Summers
OF tho Kandtrbd GdatG, for the able and
impartial manner in which they have
conveyed TO our constituents through
the columns OF the daily press tho pro-
cocdings Of this body, and that a copy
OF this resolution be ongrossed, signed
by tho president and the clerk OF the
senate and presented TO each oil tho
gcntlcmon above named"
Mr.. Worley introduced n joint reso.
luton providing for u commissioner
consisting OF ono farmer, one civil on
rinecr and one lawyer to prepare a bill
10 revise the road laws oil the state and
report at tho next session of tho next
legislature. Tho resolution was adopted.
THE HOUSE.
At tho house session Mr.. stapleton
insisted on tho amendment to tho
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