The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-18

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CnARLEsros, W. Va, Feb. l7.-Fivo
days OF the session remain. It 10 10.
publican policy to adjourn a. the end OF
the iorty.ave days, but thorc arc Re.
publcans and Democrats who, Tor var.
ious reasons, would like to remain lon.
gor. There arc measures OF personal or
local interest that cannot DO passed
without an exclusion OF tho session, II
a. all. aud their advocates In some In.
stances are looking the field over to see
wha, may be done on the limo OF ex.
tension. The most promising ache mo
IA to an,aeonizc tho appropriation bill;
that falling. extension becomes neces.
sary. Tho level heads Of both houses
understand the situation and are bend.
ing their energies to get tho bill through
and are likely 10 succeed.
An appropriation bill haa passed
each house. With few exceptions, some
Of them OF considerable moment, tho
bills are identical. The house bill will
be put back on second reading. the sen.
ate bill offered as a substitute and such
amendments made as will make the
substitute conform to the original house
bill. This is merely parliamentary de-
vice to amalgamate tho two bills In the
interest OF time-saving. Each house
will hold out for its measure; there will
be conference aud it is believed that
the report OF the conference committee
will be adopted. That will be the pas.
sage OF the general appropriation bill.
WILL DEVELOP TODAY.
The senate bill will be engroIssd by
tomorrow morning and 20 to the house.
when the parliamentary play described
will begin. IL there be a movement to
extend the session It will show itself be-
fore the appropriation bill gets far on
It's way. do not credit the belief
entertained by some that the Demo-
Gratis have determined to extend the ses.
sion II they can. No more do believe
that certain Republicans named will
have the hardihood to resort to OBJ.
struc.ive tactics to compel an extension.
They happen to be men Of some polite.
al as aspirations and to pursue that courss
would lay out cold any aspiring Repub.
lican statesman. The people want the
legislature. to get through and adjourn,
and il it is not through they want it to
adjourn.
FOB STATE DEVELOPMENT.
The senate takes o more practical
view OF state development than the
house took. although it is fair to say
that tho matter Of an exhibit at the Bal.
timore centennial in 1897 wa. canvassed
only a few hours before presenting /. to
the house. Senator Hughes (Repub-
lican), Of Cabell, offered as an amend.
mentto the appropriation bill pro-
vision appropriating ten thousand dol
lars. -... i.-Ea-,
The amendment was advocated by
Messrs. Whitaker. Scott, Hensley, Stew :
art and Henderson. The last named
Was more aroused and more in earnest
than at any time this session, aud made
a ringing speech in favor OF allowing
the state to avail Itself OF tho excellent
opportunity to be offered at Baltimore.
Ne"rs. Tarr, Farr, Reed and Peck spoke
in opposition.
OTHER MEASURES.
The senate reversed its action on
Biographies, knocking out Rand. Nc
Eally & Co.'s and restoring Mitchell's.
On copy books it threw out Ellsworth's,
leaving in CHM & Co.'S and Swishers.
It il an even chance whether tho
judicial circuit bill can get through. 1t
will be opposed in the senate, and its
fate there canno. now be predicted.
The substitute for senate bill 4S, the
preferred creditors bill, has gone
through triumphau.ly, thanks to good
management
Senator Gramm's greater Grafton
bill, introduced on Thursday. passed
tho senate yesterday. This is pretty
nearly n record breaker.
Col Peter Farrell ia hero as repre-.
sentasive Of the trades assembly to push
the lien bill. CHI.