Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-20
REPUBLICAN LEGIsI-ArIoN.

M ny .he Governor, Who Can, From
us ms l-1e Forward. Regulate and
ass pom An Bills Presented for
His Sienetu,s
special to the REGISTER
charleston, w. Va. February IS
Cuil ioUr more DAYS of the present
session OF the Legislature remainand
ene indications are that at the end of
tue closing day there viii remain a
4aIse number OF important bills on
inc calendar TO be acted upon. There
mas been considerable talk since yes
terday Of IN extended session. The
1NepuoDcon leaders feel that an eN-
tenue0 session VIII De absolutely
necessary 10 enable the two houses to
Cispo99 OF The legislation OF the most
pressing Importance PRINCIPAL among
TINS IS tae school text book bill Al
tuouSh One-fOurth of the entire
time OF the present session has been
bpehJ 10 an endeavOr to prepare an &C
cepta0le school book bill, the work is
lar from being completed. The Sen
dte lA committee of the whole has
maze number of amendments ID
the phi as reported by the Committee
on Education, but these amendments
ana other amendments offered in the
senate remain 10 Dee acted upon. The
Dill has been ordered reprinted, and
lne senate began anew to-day 90 con-
slider IL upon IT'S second reading.
me general appropriation bin of
the House OF Delegates has been ta-
bled IN that body. and it is the in-
Iention OF the leaders i'm the House
70 wait FOR the appearance of the Sen
ate bill, which cannot be expected be-
lore tuesday unless more progress IS
made with it than has been done since
IL was introduced There is sure
10 be wrang,e on the disagreeiDg
votes Of the two houses. and q confer
erence committee viii have 90 be ape
pointed. There will be enough work
on these two bills TO take mp the en-
lire time remaining of the session.
The Republicans fear q split ON the
Judicial Circuit bin more than any
other, and If an agreement can Boz
reached on the bin before the end OF
the session it win be regarded as lit
tie less than a miracle The fact that
the veto power of the Governor can
operate on all bills passed hereafter
has disturbed the peace of bepuou-
can leaders not q little. The Govern
or has the right TO keep q bin i'm his
possession five days before returning nc
to the Legislature with his signature
or his Veto Consequently he can
keep an the bills I'M his possession
passed between this time and Friday
night at midnight and If he elects
10 veto any of them after that time he
can DO so and iIc a statement of
his objection with the Secretary OF
State The Legislature having adj
jOurned. cannot pass a bin over his
veto. The bill rearrcngins the Ju-
dicial circuits may Dee one not ac1e0Ja-
bic 10 the Governor and If passed he
will have the power TO- veto it.
There is absolutely no power I'm the
Legislature To- enact any law not ac-
Ceptable to the Governor. The Re
publcans have not members enough
TO extend the session. and the Demo
Gratis viii not assist them by single
vote The Governor could if ueces-
sary, recouveDe the Legislature imme-
diately upon it's adjournment but ne
would state the bushes for which he
called them and the Legislature could
transact no other. The Republicans
were discussing the matter yesterday
and to-day, but find their way full Of
dif1culties The greatest difficulty is
that Of facing their constituents with
the s0oUd ct having put the people
to the extra expense of an extra session
after having made them promises that
the Republican party would stop the
expenditure of money and make their
burdens lighter. It is suggested as "a
means OF escaping criticism that tho
Republicans refuse 20 vote themselves
any pay for Che time they might hold
over.
AS it appears now, the Republicans
will have Co content themselves with
leaving more than half their work un-
done, or be recouvened hy the Govern
or to tran 8cr such business as me may
elect