The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-01
FINALLY ADJOURNS.
Legislature is now thing Of the
Past.


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Appropriation bill-Passes the sen
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CHARLESTON. w. Va. Feb. 81.
West Virginians are proverbially big
hearted and broad minded, and there
we're few exceptions in the State law
making body. In no manner were
these commendable traits manifested
in a greater degree than in She season
of handwriting and well wishing
which followed the sine die adjourn
ment Saturday afternoon.
In spite of the stubborn and often
acrimonious session during the closing
hours of the forty five DAYS fixed by
the State constitution resolution was
offered in the Senate to extend the
session "a hours for the passage of the
general and legislative appropriation
bills. 1t met with very little opposi-
tion in the Senate, but after two I'M
successful attempts to amend in the
House, it went through with the bare
four-fifths majority required, and only
after considerable pressure had been
brought to bear upon those who were
opposed to it.
The necessity for an additional day
was created by the failure Of the con-
ference committee of the House and
Senate to reach prompt and amicable
agreement upon the items in the gen.
eral appropriation bill, which varied
| in the respective branches. The
House substituted its appropriation
bill for that of the Senate when it
came upon its second reading and the
Senate refused to concur, and the con-
ference committee wrestled for several
hours with the knotty problem of
bringing about such an adjustment of
the differences as would meet with the
approval of both the House and Sem
ate.
There was great deal of wrang-
ling In the committee.
THE HOUSE ITEMS WERE LOWER.
than those of the Senate, and for an
hour or two neither committee showed
any disposition to yield an inch. The
principal points in dispute were the
amounts to be given to the Univer-
sity, Storer College and the hospitals
for the insane. An agreement was
finally patched I'D after eleven O'Clock
and reported to both houses.
THE LAST HOURS
of the session were exceedingly tame.
In the Senate the report of the con-
ference committee on the general an
preparation bill went through with
but one dissenting vote. It was cast
by Mr.. Whitaker, who explained that
the bill appropriated money unconsti.
ltutionally, and he felt that he could
not conscientiously support IL. He
referred to the Rucker item, upon
which he EXPRESSED himself in such
vigorous fashion a few days ago.
In the House there was a show of
opposition, and for a time the fate OF
the measure was uncertain. 1t was
| fought by number of the Democrats
who have steadfastly opposed large
appropriations. There was a differ
ence between the Senate and House
in the aggregate of the sum they ap-
propriated amounting to approximate
/ ly hundred thousand dollars. In
the conference committee. the House
members succeeded in cutting down
the Senate bill about $40, 900. Upon
the roll call in the House the bill was
defeated by majority of several votes
but the result was not announced.
AS result of considerable hard
work, a sufficient number allowed
themselves to be persuaded that it was
the part of wisdom to accent the bill
rather than to necessitate the calline
Of an extra session nv the Governor
Upon these representations, and 81
stated by the members who changed
their votes. the bill
SECURED A MAJORITY.
and was passed.
In the afternoon there was a bar,