Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-27
Special to the Register.

Charleston, w. Va, January 20
Since the excitement attendant upon
and precedent to the balloting for Sen
ator has subsidized, the two houses
of the Legislature have settled down
upon a practical business basis.
Neither house is yet in a position to
proceed with legislation, because of the
small number of bills which have been
reported back from committees. The
committees have not had time TO con-
slider the bills owing to the political
excitement. but the disposition of both
houses seems to be to get down to
work now. The Senate was in session
less than half an hour this afternoon,
and the House adjourned at noon to let
the committees consider bills which
have been referred to them. 1t is pro-
posed that the Senate shall adjourn at
noon tomorrow until Monday noon,
in order to permit of committee work,
and the House will probably consider
a motion to do the same.
Since the politicians have gone in
terest in the proceedings lags and the
hotel Hobbies and corridors are almost
deserted. Outside of routine legisla-
ton the only matters of interest now
are the contest cases from the Fourth
Senatorial district and from Taylor
county. Indignation over
THE UNSEATING OF KIDD
has not died out. The proceedings
were absolutely u~nwarranted, and the
Democrats will not fail to use every
effort to restore Kidd to his seat.
It is proposed by the Democrats that
unles Kidd is fairly seated they will re-
fuse to vote for any appropriation
whatever except such as may be re-
quired for the maintenance of the
humane institutions, the p~enitentiary
and such other institutions as must
necessarily be provided for. They
threaten if Morris is seated upon such
evidence as has now been presented
that they will not appropriate any
money for the Governors contingent
fund, clerk hire in the Offices of aud
itor, treasurer, secretary of state and
other officials, for printing, for the
university, or, in short, for the support
of the State government.
Speaker Mckinney had a talk with
the Governor to-day, in which he made
il plain to him that such was the dis
position of the Democrats. 1t was
thought best to let the State admins
tration know at the outset how the
Democrats felt upon the subject, so
that the responsibility of any partisan
action in the Kidd case would rest
with them.
The Democrats are disposed to at
tack the appropriation
FOR THE UNIVERSITY
in particular. The regents ask this
year for $150,000, and it is safe to say
they will not get half the sum. The
management of the institution has been
severely criticised by those who have
taken the pains to look into it. Said
one Democrat tonight:
THE management of the University
has changed the institution and low
cred its standard, until it is now about
on a par with the normal schools and
is interfering with their work. The
preparatory department is the biggest
part of the institution, and it is sim
ply covering the same work done at
the normal schools. They have been
asking for new buildings, and it seems
will keep on until the whole hill there
is covered with them, and they are
for the convenience of the people Of
that locality and Pennsylvania, who
get most of the benefit of the money |
this State appropriates."
He did not think the president of
the University was the right man for
the place, and said that he, for one,
would oppose any appropriation for
the University beyond the bare living
expenses Of the institution.
An attempt was made in the Senate
this afternoon to call up and fix a date
for
HEARING THE KIDD CASE.
The Senate having agreed upon a date |
for its consideration, it could only be
taken up by unanimous consent, which
was not secured, Senator Smith object
ing. Senator Farr no doubt explained
the Republican position in the case
when he told Senator Osenton that his |
vote upon the Kidd case would depend
upon what action the House took in
the Brohard-Dent case.
The last Legislature appropriated
abe SIS. 900 to pay certain claims of
iuals for military service in the
roops during the civil war. This
gas appropriated with tho un-