Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-09
THEIR LABOR OVER.
TIE OHIO COUNTY DELEGATES BACK FROM
CHARLESTON.
Mr. Brockunisr Chats About the Appropriation Bill
and It's History, and GOrrscts an ErrOue-
Ous Telegram as to the Conference
Committee.

The Ohio county members Of the Leg
! islature returned home from Charleston
yesterday, and were about the hotels
and streets, last evening, shaking hands
with friends and discussing the salient
| points of the session.
1.-THE Legislature was more than an
average body, in point OF ability and in
telligence,p said Delegate C. w. Brock
unier to REGISTER reporter; "the
House, if anything, little superior 20
the Senate. There were some able men
in both Houses, and the average was
high"
What was the net result Of the at
tempts to scale down the appropriation
bill?"
"There is very little change in the
totals. l doubt II the reductions will
much more than offset the cost of the
extra session. OF coure, cannot speak
with exactness about this, for the bill
was badly torn up before it finally went
through but l don't think the reduc-
lions were heavy. By the way, you
must recollect that 1t has history a
little peculiar and unusual, In that it
was twice passed by the House. The
first time il went through the House IL
went to the Senate committee on the
last day Of the session, and failed to pass
before the session closed. On the first day
of the extra session the bill was again
kt ha unnca opd
Senate, where something like one
hundred and sixty amendments
were made to it, and it
was promptly referred by the House to
a Committee of Conference, in the in
terests OF economy of time. There a
good deal of trimming was done, the
House members of the Committee agreed
to number OF amendments, and the
bill was passed. By the way, ! noticed
Yesterday a telegram from Charleston
relating TO the action of this Conference
Committee which is incorrect in num-
Der of particulars. That telegram said,
in part:
"'Stewart Walker arrived from home
last night, having been telegraphed for by
Speaker Shaw, and he was clearly Of the
opinion that no changes could be made by
the committee on any matter already
agreed TO by the two houses. He so inn
pressed the committee with tbs opinion
that when they met this morning they(de-
cided to go over the work and correct what
they had done in the matter of independ-
ent changes. The consequence was the
report of the committee was not ready TO
submit to the TWO Houses before o'clock.
The committee would probably not have
decided to amend its report had Mr.. st.
Clair been present. Ee would have insist
ed upon the recommendations as agreed to
by the committee Saturday night
after careful examination, study
and consultation with the Speaker, the
President OF the Senate and Judge Phil
Snyder, I'Came to the conclusion that
the decision of Parliamentary law was
erroneous, although General st. Clair
and a majority OF the Commit
tee had ION appeal sustained the
Chair AS / had to assume the
responsibility OF reversing my decision
and thereby bringing the matter again
before the Committee, desire IL dis
tinctly understood that l would have
taken the same course had General st.
Clair been present. Several absent
members were telegraphed for, among
whom were DR.. McCung, Stewart
Walker and Mr.. Brock. their presence
being necessary to pass the BILL"