The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-02-17

not m1terlRllze. Every RepuDuean vote
was polled TO pass the bill over the veto,
and the bill lives. A caucus OF house
members had settled It's fate. In the
caucus there was not dissenting voice.
The governor had a little outside Repub-
Ilcau assistance, but the Republican
votes were all the other way.
Senator Marshall of Hancock
county made strong appeal
for the bill to appropriate $4,000
to Bethany college. Nobody could have
brought more votes to the support OF the
bin. The measure was defeated by
majority of two. The announcement of
the vote was postponed until tomorrow.
There was a lively brush in the senate
to-day over the criminal charges bill
which was made special order for to-
morrow afternoon. The discussion
brought out from Senator Fast, OF Non.
onEaiia, some very sensible comments on
Ohio county, which among others would
profit by the measure. He recognized
the position Of Ohio county In the state.
and valued 1t in a highly appre-
ciative manner. The bill has about an
even chance to pass the senate.
After an animated discussion in the
house the military bill, somewhat
amended, was passed 20 a third reading.
Several members argued against max
ing the cadet corps OF the university g
part of the National guard, but this pro-
vision stands In the bill.
Messrs. sturgiss, Fitch and White, OF
Morgantown, arrived this evening. TO
press the senate bill providing for the re.
organization OF the university's board Of
regents on basis OF six Republicans TO
three Democrats. The disposition or the
house Is in favor OF a more moderate bill.
making the board five to four Us now,
20 that Governor Atkinson may have the
appointment of fiVe Republicans and
four Democrats.
There is something OF hitch IN the
bill to restore to Morgan county the dele-
gate Of which 1t Is deprived by the DEM
ocratlc apportionment Uf 1891. a senate
aIoerdnetIt takes Webster away from
Lewis and puts 1t In delegte district
with IJpshur, on the ground that the
present delegate district OF Lewis ana
Webster iS not continuous territory
within the meaning 0f the constitution.
Il IS feared by some that this places the
bill in Jeopardy.
About 600 Of the votes Of Clarksburg,
out Of q total OF 700, petition the legisla-
t1re to pass the charter applied for by
the town. The chief object Of the char
ter IL to give Clarksburg power to con-
troll the uncontrolled liquor tratiic OF that
city. SlsterHllle and Falrmont are ask
ing for similar authority.
The book bill, handing over to the
counties the selection Of school books,
passed to its third reading In the house
to-day, It there be serious opposition It
has not developed.
The proposed new election law was
discussed at length tonight in the Re.
publican Joint caucus, "A committee OF
Inc two houses was appointed to consider
the bill in detail and report to an ad.
iourned session Of the caucus. The Dill
il ON bl-partIsan lines In the hope OF pro-
noting fair elections. 1t follows closely
the Ohio law,
The appropriation BILL except the De.
Ncency bill, was reported to the mouse
to-day. Che committee IS hard at work
on the dehclency bill, which - by no
means clear sailing. V D. d.