Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-29

Special to the Register
CHARLESTON. w. Va, January 26
I'm the House to-day Mr. Colcord
submitted the following, which was
referred to the committee on Taxation
and Finance:
i Whereas Former Public Printer,
Moses w. Donnally, has presented
claims against the State for an amount
aggregating s3,5s7.27 money due MIN.
as is alleged and sworn to, for the
payment of interest and discount for
bills due for State printing executed
and stationery furnished during the
years 1893-4-5, for the payment of
which no appropriation had been
made, therefore,
Resolved, That the committee on
Taxation and Finance be directed to
inquire into the facts and circum-
stances connected with said claims,
and make such disposition of the
same as in their judgment the evil
dence warrants.
H. ]. R. No. %, authorizing the ap-
pointment of joint special commits.
tee of five, three members by the
speaker of the House and two by the
president of the Senate, to visit, ex-
anime and report upon the manage
ment of the Home for the Incurables
at Huntington. Goes over one day.
The following bills were introduced
and referred to the appropriate COM
mittees: By Mr. Jackson, H. B. 229,
to amend and re-enact Sec. SO, Chap.
81, of the Code OF West Virginia.
Judiciary.
By Mr.. Grover, H. B. 29O, to amend
and re-enact Sec. 16, Chap. At, of the
Code, of cities, towns and villages.
Counties, Districts and Municipal Cor
porations.
, By Mr.. Hervey, H. B. 231, to amend
and re-enact an act of the Legislature
of West Virginia, passed February
"a 1887, in relation to the city of
Wellsburg, as to Secs. 8, 6. IA, 80, 81,
80 and SO. Counties, Districts and
Municipal Corporations.
By Mr.. Steck, H. B. 232, to extend
contracts one year for school books
contracted for by the State School
Book Board in accordance with the
provisions of chapter thirty-seven Of
the acts of 1895. Education.
On request Of Mr.. Jackson unani-
nit H. B. 43 to the Judiciary commit
tee. Mr.. Brannon's resolution con-
corning the allotment of seats coming
up in regular order, it was amended SO
as to authorize the Speaker to ap
point a committee of five to make the
allotment. The Speaker appointed
Messrs. Bartlett, Martin, Murphy. AL
derson and Brannon.
Before adoption, Mr.. Brannon ex-
planned that under the present ar
rangement the minority was scattered
about the House and made confer
ences during the sessions very diff
cult. He thought they ought to be
punched, etc.
Mr.. Anderson said he trusted because
the resolution came from the minority
it would not be voted down. and did
not believe the statement made the
day before that the majority would
vote down anything coming from the
minority reflected the sentiment of
the House. He was not there to ask
any aims or beg any favorS; he only
asked for what was fair and had been
law and custom.
Mr. Martin and others on the ma
jority spoke in favor of the resolu-
ton.
Considerable complaint was made
that the journal and bills were not
delivered promptly. Mr.. Smith. of
Ohio, said that the bills that had been
printed were not distributed even aft
er delivery, that as soon as the House
adjourned last evening all the pages
and attaches rushed away and did not
return the next day until after the
members had assembled, when they
should have been at their work ut 8
o'clock in the morning.
Mr.. Anderson said he supposed
that when the Legislature
adjourned he would be called a chron-
ic grumbler, that the work could not
proceed without the Journal and bills,
and he believed that no one should
vote on any question without thor
oughly understanding it.
On motion of Mr.. Grant the follow
ing bills We're read a first time, order
ed to their second reading and or