Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-22
TIE LEGISLATURE.
Routine Proceedings of Yesterdays Session
Told in Detail

Routine Proceedings of Yesterday Session
Told in Detail.
Special to the Register.
Charleston, w. Va, February 21.-
The Senate was opened with prayer by
Rev. M. F. Compton.
Mr. Cornwell reported for the Rom
ney visiting committee.
A message from the Governor an
nounced his approval of Senate bill
No. ia, concerning appeals to the
Supreme Court of Appeals; also Sen
ate joint resolution No. Is, concerning
the printing of the West Virginia re-
ports.
Senate bill No. IA was offered by
Mr.. Getzendanner to amend Sec. 16 of
Chap. 80 of the Code, which was read
a first and second time and ordered to
its engrossment.
Mr.. Baker of Grant moved to take
from the table the motion to reconsider
the vote by which House bill No. PIT
was amended yesterday. After long
preliminary struggle, the motion was
carried. The Senate then took a recess
until o'clock, but did not reconvene
until three.
Senator Whitaker called up Senate
bill No. 10, the special order for 8
o'clock. Mr.. Kidd made the point of
order that the first order CT business for
the afternoon was the announcement
of the vote on the valued policy bill,
set for o'clock. The chair sustained
Mr.. Kids point. The vote on the
valued policy bill was: ayes IA; noes
H.
Mr.. Whitaker called up Senate bill
No. 10, the omnibus bill, providing for
the taxation of telegraph, telephone,
express and pipe line companies. 1t
was passed, but three Senators voting
against it.
Mr.. Osenton called up House bill No.
A7, to tax express companies. By q vote
of 10 to 8, the substitution of genate bill
No. 10, after the enacting clause of the
bill, was reconsidered. The question re-
curing on the substitute for the BILL it
was defeated by a vote of to II. Mr..
Cole moved to lay the bill on the table,
which was defeated, Baker (of Randolph;
Getzendanner, woodward, Whitaker, and
Marshall voting in the affirmative. Mr..
Whitaker moved TO strike out the enact
ing clause, which was defeated by the
same vote. Mr.. Whitaker moved to in
definitely postpone. Mr.. Cornwen made
the point of order that the motion was
simply dilatory action, which was over
ruled. The motion was defeated. The bill
was ordered to its engrossment. and third
reading. Upon motion of Mr.. Osenton, the
bill was made a special order for $50
o'clock tomorrow, by a vote of Is to 5.
The Senate took up Senate bin No 140,
the appropriation bill, which was consid-
cred by sections.
In the House, the special committee on
Senate joint resolution No II, proposing
amendment to the State Constitution re-
ported recommending several amend
ments, among them the following: The
officers named in this article shall re-
Ceive for Their services the following sal
airy: The Governor shall receive for his
services, $500 per annum; the Secretary
of State, 5000; the State Superintendent
of Free Schools $780, the Treasurer
$l,S00; the Auditor, $3.50, and the Attor-
ney General, 81, 500 per annum Such Off
GERS shall not, after the expiration of the
terms of those in office at the adoption
of this amendment, receive to their own
use any fees costs, perqustes of office
or other compensation, and all fees that
may hereafter be payable by law for any
services performed by any officer provided
Tor in this article of the Constitution,
shall be paid into the State treasury, an
itemized statement of which shall be
rendered biennially to the Legislature by
the Officers receiving such fees.
For section 4, an amendment was
offered providing for the investment and
use of the irreducibe school fund
The committee also reported adversely
on House bill No. 146, providing for a call
OF commission to frame a new Consti-
futon for the State. A minority report,
signed by Messrs. Darst Scherr and
stump recommended that the resolution
be adopted without change as proposed
by the Senate, and that the amendments
be submitted to the people
The committee to- visit the Romney
school for the deaf and blind reported.
The Senate bill providing for the pur-
chase by the city of Wheeling of the
two tolls bridges, was taken up and
passed.
House bin No. 17o authorizing the town
of Spencer to remove the bodies from the
McKown buryng ground was passed.
The entire afternoon was taken I'D in
the consideration of the appropriation bill.
The sum of $500 stricken out of the histor-
ical society item, yesterday, was restored.
The University appropriation was cut
$500, $500 coming off the salaries. and
the remainder from the summer quarter.
5000 was added for repairs to the Weston
asylum, and $3.50 for a bell
To the reform school, $3.50 was added
for a sewer.
The Senate tonight considered the an
preparation bill. For a piano in the re-
form schools. $500 was allowed: for a
dormitory at Storer College. 600. The