The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-27
rn.clal Dispatch to tho Intelllgencer.

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sp.cal Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 26-
Another legislature has become a thing
Of the past. At one minute before 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon Speaker
Mckinney raped the gavel in the
house for the last time. Fifteen min
utes before President Marshall had an
rounced that the senate stood adjourn
ed sine die. f
Though the formal adjournment did
not take place untll evening, the actual
work OF the session was concluded In
the morning, when the two houses ac-
cepted the report OF the conference
committee on the appropriation bills,
and passed several supplemental bills.
These consisted OF an appropriation OF
$500 for tablets to mark the site of Fort
llenC, at Wheeling, and the Point
Pleasant battlefield: 5000 for The state
board OF pardons. and the necessary
amount to pay the members and at
taches the extra days per diem.
Long before the formal breaking up
occurred, the members had begun 10
leave the city on every outgoing train,,
and by the time the two bodies recon-
vened In the afternoon for the last time
there was barely Il quorum left. A
number Of those who left yesterday re-
turned Immediately TO their homes. but
large body went to Washington, to
attend the closing sittings Of Congress.
To-day there are not over score OF
members remaining, and very few at
taches. The chief clerks and their as
sistants Will, of course. be here for sew
eral weeks yet, indeNing the work of
the session.. and getting their records
generally into shape.
What was Accomplished.
Naturally, the dissolvins of the legis-
lature leads to the question: What has
been accomplished?
As IA as quantity is concerned. the
legislature OF 1889 is not far. II any. be-
hind its predecessors. Up until the last
week Of the session comparatively few
measures had beer passed. but during
that last week bill after bill was pass
ed. though not all rushed through. 1t
was one OF the distinguished charac-
ter!stics OF this Legislature that 1t was
deliberate In whatever It undertook.
whether 1t was an important bill, or a
bill altering Il local charter. or resolu-
ton allowing Il bill! for extra pay. Alto
gsther, according to the most accurate
calculations. the number Of measures
passed, exclusive OF the-apprnprlation
bills, were sixty-one: of these at least
tTenty-eight were purely local. and
half Of the remainder semi-local.
Aside from merit. the measures passed
that have attracted the chief interest
and attention are the real estate re-
assessment bill the bill taxing express
companies. the valued policy insurance
bill and the general appropriation bill.
Next to those comes a set consisting OF
the bill providing for the execution OF
the death penalty at the penltentiary;
the eight-hour working law (which ap-
piles only TO work done for the state:
the hotel keepers liability measure: the
bill providing that fidelity and surety
companies which are accepted on bonds
by the United States government need
not deposit with the auditor the amount
now required to DO business in this
state. and the bill authorizing county
courts upon vote of the people 10
issue bonds for the construction of per-
maent county roads, using either brick
paving asphalt or macadam.
Other Features.
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' VI '''e "''S "i''ei' are VI par
1ica'ar interest In Wheeling includes
the Wheeling bridge BILL the bill In
cfeasinp rho inr;saic,,on or III. cr, ,,,,,,
court of Ohio county: Mr.. Whitaker's
Ohio and EronLa cn,,n,ias M NJ NJ W
Lures ho,oI i,,hiI,,,. n,ans,,re. Ht. pn.-
rsns. measur" craa,iny stota hos,1
OF embalmers, and the bill making the
licenses OF brewers and distillers to sell
sta.. ''0'eS''e co-eN'ehsi'e win the
A noteworthy feature Of the leris,a.
ture was the absence save during the
senatorial contest, OF the usual unrea-
sonal partIsanship. Another feature OF
late was the comparatively small
amount. especially In the senate. OF the
usual waste OF time in useless discus
sion.
10 the ability and general fairness of
NE Two presiding officers. Speaker Nc
Kinney and President Marshall was due
much OF the harmony. good feeling and
general satisfaction with which the
members parted.
or the measures passed that have
mus far been presented to the governor
nHIy one. the county seat removal bill,
1 It undcrs,ooJ howarn, o that ~ -