The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-14
THE STATE SENATE
Struggles With tha School Hook Question,
Making froEress-Doie's Work Is Again
on tbs Rack.


aiaking Progress-Dole's Work Is Again
on tbs Rack.
s;t.ia! Di,pd.eh 10 he Irxgt!enet.
CHARLESTON, Feb. l3.-The senate pu.
in good deal OF the day on tho school
book bill. Az heretofore. 1t won't into
the committee Of the whole, and e1-
ciuded everybody except press repre-
sentatives. in order TO get rid OF book
men.
The proposition Of Heath & Co. to cut
out the free trade portion OF Dole's
American Citizen was submitted.
Senator Patton. (Rsp.), OF kanawha,
read from the work to show that 1t
seeks to prejudice tho students mind
against the constitution aud our gystem
OF government in general.
On this showing, Senator Fars, (Rop.l
OF Doddridge. and Senator Scott, (Dem.)
OF Randolph, said they would not vo;o
for the book At all. Tho FREQ trade por.
tions did not disturb Senator Scott, Tor
on that point he understood it to be in
line with Democratic doctrine. Sena-
tor Reed. rep OF Harrison. and Ssna.
tor Finley, dem. OF Tucker. thought
the revised edition should bo satisiac.
tory. Alter good doal OF discussion,
Dole wont over until Tomorrow.
Senator Hoge, Rep.) OF Wc,zel,
moved to strike ou. Mitchell's primary
geography and substitute Rand and
McNaily's, exchange free. Several SEN
ators said it had just been submitted
and thoy had not had time to examine
it. BY common consent geography
went ovor until tomorrow.
THE GRAMMAR QUESTION.
Senator Reed (RepubIican, Harrison)
opened up oil HyJo's advanced Ian
2uagc lessons, arguing that tho book
which had been placed by tho commit
too alongside Of Ilxrvey'a grammar Is
not necessary and Ia not 30 advanced AZ
the Hyde book, which precedo, it in the
serie, and is in fact nothing more than
4 supplement detached from that work
to make ono more book. Moreover
Hydo'a book borrowed largely from
Harvoy. Senator Scott said that ono
grammar for advanced pupils was
enough and two would breed confusion.
Tho toaches OF his county are in
favor OF Ilarvey's grammar. which thoy
regard rs infinitely better thnn the
Hyde book. One OF them writes to say
that Harvey contains sevonty.four moro
pages than Hyde and ovory page OF Har.
vey Is bsttur than any page on tho satno
subject in Iyde's. The motion to
strike out Hyde Was lost by S to 10,
leaving both books in tho bill.
On motion OF Senator Cook (Sop.). J.
OF Wyoming, Cuttori' intermediate
anatomy, phy,iology and hyaiono was
aided to conform to tho house bill.
Senator Stewart (Dem.) J. OF Putnam,
opposed strongly til. section o! bill Civ.
Ing tho county superintendent author
ity to dismi,s summarily any teacher
diaobeyin. any order Issued by tho state
suporintondcntnnd making such tenchor
Ineligible to bo employed again in tho
state for ono yOar. Senator Stewart said
this wai too sovoro aud tho teacher
should have right to DO hoard. This
also wont ovor until tomorrow with
tho understanding tina! tho section ls to
DO molifiod.
THE HOUSE DILL.
Tho house bill on the book ques.
ton which has passed. that body 10
admitted TO bo crude and in some
features mischicvous. bn. thcro
was a feeling in tho house that
tho bost way to got rid Of it was to
mend It to tho senate. trusting 10 that
body to dissent from tho bad proyluions
aud to tho coniorcnco coInmittoo to
bring ont a bill 10 tho gsnoral satisiac.
ton. Tins far Tswi,' unpublished his.
tory OF Wost Virginia stands in tho
house bill and tho senate bill. although
1t is generally ngrood that a pic in a
poke in the form OF the school book Is
not good business.
Tho Grant county seat yonoval bill
had n marrow escape In the scnsts TO-.
day. Tho announcement OF tho vote
was postponed until tomorrow, when