The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-23
THE LEGISLATURE i
The Appropriation Bills Being Con-
sidcrei by Both HOuscs-Elll Tax
I'M, I,xnrnss Comn,uic. pass.d

sidcrcd by Both HOuscs-Biil Tax
ing Express Companies Passed.
Special Dispatch TO the Intelllsencer.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. .2.-,rhe
senate opened with prayer by the Rev.
George Gadsby, OF Ceredo.
Mr.. Fast introduced senate bill 1II,
the legislative appropriation bill, which
was advanced to It's second reading.
Resolutions We're offered TO increase
the compensation OF clerks OF the SEN
ate. Htr.
Mr.. Whitaker. offered senate Joint
resolution -. providing for ali appro-
priation e 100000 for an exhibit at the
Paris exposition, and for two commits
siuneis tn represent this state. 1t lies
over one day.
Mr.. cornwell offered senate bill las.
amending the alternate road law, which
was advanced to Its second reading.
Mr.. Lnnham, offered resolution In
wiling all attaches OF the senate who
are not satisfied with their positions
aud pay. to resign.
The governors private secretary an
nounced the governors approval OF SEN
ate bills 26, pertaining to the independ-
CIV ''io'i VI ~. tStlDuIlS. anu sV,
for the admission OF cadets 10 the color
ed institute.
The seGaie took up the appropriation
bill. 1t was amended us follows: $40, 900
added for fire proof building for the
preservation OF state records.
AT ll:3O o'clock. the special order for
that hour, house bill III, for the assess-
nient and taxation Of express COM
nantes. was taken up on its third read
Ing.
Mr.. usentOn demanded the previous
question. The bill was passed. Ayes
Ashby. Raker. tof GranD, Beavers,
Burkhardt. COrnwell. Dotson. Farr.
Fast. Kidd. Lanham. Marcum, Osenton,
Piers0n, Smith and White. Ii.
Noes-Marshall, Baker (of tandolph),
Gale. Getzendanner. Hughes, Matthews,
Mcneil, Sturm, Whitaker, Woodyard,
10.
The appropriation bill was again
taken UP and amended as follows. To
provide for cost Of the assessment I'M
der MIR. Nnnstirld's house bill which has
been adopted: striking out the entire
appropriation is20.0O0) for geographical
survey. reflIhding cigarette license paid
by Parkersburg and Charleston deal
er. West Virginia Printing Company for
printing briefs for Attorneys General
Caldwell. and Riley; disalowing the
claim Of G. S. McFadden: providing for
expenses Of game and fish wardens;
adding $4,000 for II girls dormitOry at
the university: adding $4,000 for Il new
edition or the code
Several other unimportant changes
made. The bill passed To its third
reading.
In the hOuSe tile spec! Al order for 1890
was called. house bill %. to tax property
Of telegraph companies, which went
through BY Il unanimous vote.
Resolutions We're introduced to-day
providing for pay to attaches of the
house. and allowing some Of them extra
nay. all of which We're referred TO the
special committee, appointed early in
the session To pass upon such questions.
Mr.. Rine offered house joint resolution
~. authorizing the commission appoint
cd To revise and cpdify the school law
10 continue their work after the adj
jnurnneRt of the present session. and
make report TO the next session of the
legislature: the members 10 be allowed
81 per day each for their services for Il
time not 10 exceed twelve days. II was
laid on the table on motion OF Mr.. Tai
bot. Mr.. Bowman introduced house
Joint resolution 20. requesting our sena-
tors and representatives in Congress TO
u.s.. their influence 10 secure the estab-
lishment o: engineering experiment sta
lions throughout the United States in
connection with land grant colleges.
This resolution was also tabled.
House bill e34, to extend the powers
nf boards Of education In relation to the
establishment of kindergartens, was
taken up as II special order and passed.
4 message from the governor an
n0unced that lie had approved house
bills Is. relating to boards OF regents Of
Marshall college: 81, 10 amend the game
law: lao. authorizing the town OF Spen-
Ger TO sell the McliOwn burying ground:
% making notes due on Sundays pro-
testable on the following Monday: II.
for tn. relief of the sureties on the OIL
cial bond OF ]. NJ. Polling: la2. uuthoriz-
ing the town Of CharlestOwn TO fund its
bonded Indebtedness and e29. amending
the act OF 1881 to change the name Of
the Potomac and Piedmont Coal and
Railway Company.
The remainder OF the session was de-
voted TO consideration OF the appropria-
ton bill. The allowance for vaccine
agents was increased from $50 to $500.
Mr.. Oldileld's motion TO increase the
civil contingent fund OF the governor
from $4,000 to 1000 was lost. The au-
dHor's clerk hire was cut $1,000. The
clerk OF the supreme court OF appeals
was given an assistant Mt $1,000. The
secretary OF state was given an audi-
tional clerk at $1,000.
For printing and binding supreme
court records. 1880 was added. The
Item OF $4,000 for 4 new edition of the
code was stricken out. The appropria-
ton for the militia was cut from $4,000
10 $4,000. Neither branch held night
session.