The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-14

CHARLESTON, ". Va, Feb. l3-Pres.
ens indications aro tha. unless both
houses con6no themsslve, to tho moi.
important measures from now on and
hold night sessions, next week, at least
the legislature cannot got through in
forty.fve days, as the Republicans set
out to do. This would bc a serious
break in the Republican programme.
Tbs Democratic tactics In the houIo
seem to be to obi.ruct logi,lation and
compel An extension or special session.
The FIRST move in this direction was
made to-day. whom Mr. Edmiston in.
els,ed that house bill l27, reported ad.
vsrsely BY the committee, be read in
full before il WAS rejected. The bill
was type.wrltten and filed twousy.one
large pager.
Mr.. Pyle, in the chair. ruled that tho
bill must be read in full II insisted up.
on. Motions vero made to indefinitely
postpone and to lay on the table, both
oi which wore ruled out OF order. An
appeal was made from tho decision OF
tho chair. Before vote was taken on
fhis Mr. Evans stated that the question
could be settled by recommltting the
bill to the committee, which was done
against vigorous protest on tho part OF
Mr.. Edmiston.
THE TAX BILL
Another gallant fght, led by Mr..
Brady, was made to-day against the
Ford school tax bill aud the amend.
ments offered by Edwards. but It ended
hn another defeat. Mr.. Edwarda'
amendments prevailed and the bill uaa
advanced to the third reading. Its
passage BY the house seems certain,
the only hope for its defeat being In the
senate. Tho debate WAS brief as COM
pared with Yesterday. but animated.
When the bill waa taken up the preyi-
Gus question was demanded by Mr..
Morris, which shut oil discussion. Tho
question was on Mr.. Edwards'. amend
ment to substitute 12i for 10 csnts.
The vote was, yeas %; nays IS. Mr.
Brady moved to indefinitely postpone
the announcement which wa, ruled out
OF order on the ground that tho an
nouncement could not DO postponed
longer than to the following day. Mr.
Pyle vas in the chair, Speaker Edwards
desiring to be on the floor when the
measure was called up.
Mr.. Brady appealed from the deci-
sion OF the chair. but before the vote
was taken Withdrew his motion.
JUDGE yLEMISd's POINT.
Mr.. Fleming. who va, absent yester.
dag, camo in before the vote WAS an.
nounced. He said, in explaining his
vote, that uuless tho house waa pre-.
pared to increase taxation. according 10
bis best information. tho entire mea.
sure should be voted down. The
school levy could not be increased at
the expense Of the general levy. The
finances OF the state would no, perlni.
1t. But on the proposition to decrease
from 10 10 II! cents, and in view
OF the fact that the %. cent pro posi.
ton had already prevailed, no voted
ave. Mr.. Brady moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill, and Mr. Edwards, in
speaking to the motion, said that the
friends OF the measure had offered q
compromise which tho opposition had
refused to accept. and now they pro-
posed to go back and pass the bill az
originally offered, making tho lovy 10
and 20 cents.
Mr.. Harmer said similar proposition
had been voted down in tho senate and
the house WAS Wasting time in discussing
It. II all The remaining .imo OF the ses.
sion was spent ou it and i,a passage So
cured, 1t would again bo defeated in the
aenate, the only reiult bcin. that ten
DAYS OF valuable time had boon was,od.
Mr. Evans said it was tilne tho Ro.
pub.caus got together on thi. measure
and disposod OF it. Ho moved to recon.
sidcr he vote by which tho 12I cent
amendment wns rejected. Tho motion
prevailed and the amendment wa,
adopted by vote OF 40 toll.
The voto may DO close in tho senate,
bu. |. Is not thought the bill will pass.
Ak INTERVIEWING ygAryng
An interesting feature OF tho morning
Bession was tho discussion OF Mr. Sta.
plcton's bill requiring tho auditor and
gecretary OF state to pay ono.halt their
fees into the state treasury.
Mr. Martin opposed it on tho ground
that It wa. inpolitic, and would cndau.
gcr Republican success In tho state. 1t
has been hold that tho iesl received by
these oiIicor, nre par. OF their ealarieB.
and tho conI,itution provides that sal.
nrlo, canno. be, reduced during thoir
terms Of Office. We cannot make Il
change In this direction until after tho
ne1t election. The proposition wa, to
lot the Democrats enjoy these adyan.
tngcs during their torn, o! oics and
take them away from tho Republicans
two years from now. Wo would be
simply giving the opposition a club to
brclk our necks with.
Mr.. Dnndridgs snid politics should
not be considered in tho discussion.
Tho bill wa, not political measure. It
was mn outrage to propose a law to send
tho auditor and secretary Of stato to tho
psniteniiary, and no was raisinc his
voice In behalf OF tho honor Of the 'tnto
whou hs opposed 1t. lie was surprised
that such a lnoasure should no oilerOd
and did not beliovv member on thu
floor wonld vote for it except possibly
its pntron, II polite, had not bsen
mentioned in connection with II. His
chiei objection wa, to tho ponallties II
provided and hs protested earnestly
against It's passage.
Nh. arAfLEr0r DEvISDs IT.
My sinnleton thou1bt Il unnocessary