The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-27

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Special Dispatch to the Intellleeuesr.
CHARLESTON, w. Ya., Feb. "a, 3 a.
m.-After completing all important
business, including the passage Of the
appropriation bills, at o'clock this
morning, both houses took recess to
wait until the appropriation bills were
enrolled. This took more than an hour
and then, after the usual formallties,
both houses adjourned sine die, and
the legislature of 1897 passed Into his
tory, 1t was found that an extension
OF the session, which a day or so ago
It was thought would be forced by
reason Of the. delays caused by unfore-
seen circumstances. was not necessary.
By holding an all-nlght session, ali
pressing matters could be disposed Of,
and on assembling in the morning OF
the last day of the forty-fve, the con-
stltutional limit, the two houses got
down to business No time was wasted
and by evening big hole was made
In the calendar. What was done at
the night session follows.
Everybody is in good spirits and the
Republicans are congratulating them
selves on the fact that they disappointed
the predictions of their Democratic
friends who were confident they would
have some campaign material II an ex-
tended session was had. In other years,
during the long period In which Demo-
cracy held the state 1t was not unusual
to have extended sessions. The last Re-
publican legislature. the first for many
years, finished its business within the
4 forty-five days provided for by law, and
the present one has followed the good eN-
emple, There are sumo dlsappointments
| over the fate OF pet measures. but 1t iS
perhaps better, all things considered.
1t was an all night session that con-
fronted both houses when they convened
at s O'Clock tonight, and with keen
| session, OF the short time that yet re-
muined the business was dispatched with
great rapidlty. In the course Of the pro-
ceedings In the house, senate bill 4o. 1874.
amending the charter Of the town OF
/ EIiIlL Eltd5uIllt WAS TGau kAlAEG uGNNAeAA
times and passed. ATr. Garviri, from the
Joint committee on the disagreeing votes
OF the two houses on senate BILL No. u,
relating to oil wells, submitted report
which was adopted.
Mr.. Mansfield offered the following:
"Resolved, That the thanksoft house
OF delegates be and are hereby rendered
10 Hon, s, r, Hanen, speaker OF the
| house, for hIa uniform kindness toward
| and courteous treatment OF all Its mem-
bers, as well as for his eminently fair
and impartial rulings on all questions
that have been presented" The resolu-
| tlor was adopted.
Resolutions were also adopted allowing
w, C. Moore, mail and banking page, X.
L, Hunt, II, S. Rummeil, Edward Young
and Julius Kaufman, journal pages,
one dollar extra per diem and each OF the
floor pages fifty cents extra. A resolu-
tion was adopted rendering the thanks OF
the house to q. z. Hood. for his Kindness
and courtesy to the members.
Mr.. Gary!n introduced the following:
whereas, Sir. T. W. B. Duckwall, Of
the county OF Morgan, has served the
house OF delegates most efficiently as
reading clerk during the session ana the
session OF 1895, and
Whereas. The said 7. W. B. DuckWall
IS an applicant for the position OF reading
clerk In the United States senate, ana
tbjs house being Eensible of the great SER
vice rendered to It by the said 7. W. B,
Duckwall and of his eminent qualihca-
lions as reading clerk, be 1t
Resolved, That this house most cor
daily endorse the said T. w. B. Duck:
wnii for aaid position. and recommend
him 10 Senator s. B. Elklns and our four
conCressmon for the appointment OF
reading clerk OF the United States sem
ate" The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Garvin also introduced joint res
olutlon requesting our senator's and rep
resentatiyes In Congress to use their IN
huence to secure the passage of the law
making eight hours a legal work day;
The resolution was adopted. House plil
No 10g. the bicycle law, was also passed.
Tbe sneaker announced the appoints
r,enf of Messrs, Garvin and JackAhn, as
,1enSberS on the part OF the house OF the
ioint committee to erect tablet or mon St'
Iinnent on the site Of Fort Henry, ana MI.
ZInn as a member OF the committee 70
take an inventory OF the inrnlture' nA-
lures, ETC.. in the capitol puilding'
In the senate tonight the deficiency
mn was passed, as was also, the house
nm amending the charter OF Hunting.
ton IN relation to the construetI3Sm,, IS,,. o.
lateral sewers In that CITY. Mt Ida6e Mn.6e
Introduced q bill appropriating SlVV9o
snr tbe sufferers from the floods In
West Virginia.
Mr. catlett introduced a resolution
IN tbe senate. thanking Hon.John T.
IIorr,s clerk OF the senate, for his
,.taa,,s., In, und courtesy to the members,
,,,i,Scb Was adopted. President Whita.
Ter announced the appointment OF
Nnsars White and Dotson as members
- ,be nnrt OF the senate TO continue
tho reclamation OF the bill of the pup
liz i1t.s winter and public binder for work
done for the state; also. the appoint
mani az Mr.. Gramm as member on
the uart OF the senate or the eoLnnlttee
In have erected suitable taplet4 4,.ll.. ailu
nonuments on the site OF Fort .l heilFs
and the battlefield OF Polnt Fleusa"''
House bin No. 94e, authorialng iidel-
nv or guarantee companies to do bust
ness I'm this state, was taken up 70
night by the senate, and passed. Nir'
H,igheF. from the conference commits
tee on the dlsngreolng votes on house
blll No. $50, the general appropriation
bill, submilted report which was
adopted. ana the bill was taken up ana
passed
Nr. Baker offered a RESOLUTION to-
night. rendering the thanks OF the sem
~, 10 Hon. n. E, Whitaker, president,
SMd Eon. James Hensley, president
Wiu --- t.,, tbn dtvnlaad nbin cour-