The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-23

'A''.e ioooiou lHuustfl0uSly OH
tho lloor Of tho senate. saying no was
willing to servo without pay. In tho
contorenco ho savo It bo unlorstool
That ho must DO q mombor of tho con.
tracting board or tho bill should no.
pas, tho houao. Ho did not explain
why ho must be "in It or bust" but
That was tho way hO put II In substance,
Ills porsl'tcnt lobbying for II Job crontud
disgust, but ha did not scem 10 anpre.
clasc tho inlellcacy OF tho entorpriso no
was engaged In.
Mr.. Smith, OF Ohio county. another
o. tho house conicrsos, selected by the
partially Of tho speaker for that work,
aud at his own request, It 10 under.
STOOL. was on tho senate floor In tho
Same interest Mr.. Smith is not n mcm.
Der oi tho house committee on educa.
ton and his appointment rs a conieroe
on tho book bill created surprise. Every
oihor conieree was q momber of tho
committee on education, Presently
Speaker Edwards dropped into tho sen.
ate to help the scheme II no could.
THE HOUSE, REcEDES
Senator Finley explained tha. on
spellers and readers thcrc Is a Gu, Of 25
per cent to 81 pOr cont, whilo on othcr
books thore isl cut OF abou. l2l per
cent Tho bill docs not accent books
offered at these prices, because Of tho
sentiment IN the state which opposes n
change OF books. There will be no
change II publishers OF books now in
ara willing to accept tho prices. Mr..
Finley said he had aigned the confer.
ence report under protest. but no signed
1t TO bring tho matter before tho senate.
He offered a resolution instructiuy the
senate conterecs to insist on the state
school book board being appointed by
the governor. He explained that he
offered this resolution because hc do.
sired tho bill to pass and he could not
support II with the present provision
Of the board. Ho read from article 9,
section 10, OF tho constitution to show
that 1t prohibited n board COIN posed In
whole or In part Of members OF the leg.
islature. II tho bill passed In 1t, present
shape, tho governor would not do his
duty II he did not veto It. Senator
Henderson objected to the depository
system provided for in the bill. The
books must be taken care Of, and who
is TO do III
When the house was notified OF tho
action OF senate 1t receded from i,s nc.
tion on tho bill and agreed to further
conference.
THE hook DiLL PASSES.
The book question was becoming
moro interesting than ever. The
"bookies" were on hand In force rs the
conference bill, when 1t was reported,
WAS being read. Senators and visitors,
men and women. listened as intently US
though the clerk werc reading a high
tension romance. The big fgn. OF the
session was at the eliminating point.
The conference report constituted the
state superintendent OF free schools and
the chairmen OF committees on educa.
ton q board of three TO coutracs for
such school books as should not be con-
tracted for br publishers OF books
named in the bill. 1t was known to a
good many that resolution was to he
offered placing the appointment OF this
board in the hands OF the governor.
There was great interest to know what
tho senate would do with this PROPOSE
tion, oi which majority OF senators
had privately expressed approval. SEM
a.ors Young. Gramm and Peck wore np.
pointed as the new conference commit
tee on behalf OF the senate. Messrs.
Reynolds. Fleming and Evans were ap-
pointed on the part OF the house.
There was breeze again when Sena.
tor Young appeared at II o'clock with
the report OF the conference committee.
The conference agreed tha. the school
book board shall be composed OF three
persons appointed by tho governor,
which was the thing insisted on BY the
senate. Tho report was unanimous.
Mr. Morris had been eliminated, after
all his intriguing to get himself job.
with which intent he began his public
services at the opening Of the session.
The report was adopted without dis-
cussion. There werc two votes against
-Me.srs. Ca.le!t and Henderson.
TURNED TIE CLOCK BACK.
At 1882 two men appeared with
ladder to stop tho senate clock. Senator
Scot. (Dcm.) called attention to what
was abou. to be dono and entered ve-
hcmcnt protest. saying that the thing
proposed wa, contrary to tho rules, and
a violation OF tho constitution. The
president ordered Mr.. Scott TO be sent
cd. There was great confusion, during
which the ladder was placed against the
wall. Pending further proceedings, tho
senate wen. into executive session. and
the clock went back ninety minutes.
THE THIRD HOUSE.
AS usual, brief sessions OF tho third
house marked tho oin.ormittent delibcra.
,ions OF the house tonight. Af,or all
the important business before that body
had beon disposed oi, and while await
ing communication from tho sonnte
that would call for further action tho
usually dignitied body gnvc itself up to
somewhat boiaterous fun.
J. .. Summers, one OF tho pages, pro-
sidod, aud acquitted himself in a man.
nor that would hayc dono credit to
Jake Kemple or Charley Caldwell.
Tonight, memorials were received
from tho pages and tho doorkooper
THANKING tho speaker, members and NJ.
taches OF tho house for kindnosaes
shown. aud tho house adopted resoIu.
ton returning thanks to tho citizens OF
Charleston Tor their hospitality and
cordial treatment OF thcir visitors.
Everybody was in good humor.
ADJOURNED SINE DIE.
At 1860, city timo, and l0:25, by tho
clock, tho senate adjourned after happy
spcacheu By Senator henderson aud
President Worlcv. Tho house nd.
iourned ton minutes onrlier. Tho rOso.