Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-23
PASSED into HISTORY
WITH NOBODY 70 MOURN.
HI NINETEEN HUNDRED AND ONE
SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE
CLOSED YESTERDAY.
APPROPRIATIONS AGREED TO.
ATKINSON To BE REPAID WHAT
HAS BEEN SPENT ON, THE PAN
AMERICAN AFFAIR.


The session of 1901. West Virginia Leg
islature, has passed into history, and
nobody is sorry for it.
No legislative body ever assembled
in the State was so little respected
when living, or so little mourned when
dead.
1t did not take very hard work for
the two houses to get together on the
appropriation bill, though for a time it
seemed that the breach was unspan-
able, and after that was accomplished
all was easy.
The Senate won in one particular
that last night seemed hopeless, and
that was in reference to the Univers-
ity, a proviso going into the item ap-
propriating money for it making the
same unavailable until the board OF
regents shall have accepted the resig-
nation of Or. Raymond. This strikes
at the board rather than at Raymond.
which is doubtless the way it should
strike.
The Pan-American appropriation
promised to stir up a lively muss. but
it was finally fixed up and the bill car
ries $4,000 to reimburse the Governor
for whatever has been so far expend-
ed in that behalf, and no more.
During the time the W houses were
waiting for the appropriation bill to be
enrolled there was a
Good Deal of Work Done
and several measures passed that had
been hanging fire for some time. Otn-
ers, and some %virtuous one, that were
sought to be passed were defeated,
some of them by such narrow margins
as to show that the last few hours Of
a legislative body's life are fraught
with danger to the people.
AS soon az the Senate met this morn
ing Mr.. Reynolds, from the House, re-
ported the action of that body on the
appropriation bill, and very soon a
conference committee composed of Sem
ators Davis. Corder and Cornwell, and
Delegates Reynolds, Smith, of Ohio,
and Grant, had the bill under consid-
Grafton.
When it was taken back into the
House the recommendations of the
committee were at once agreed to, and
the bill passed as amended, but the
Senate had some trouble coming to an
agreement, and only did SO after a re-
cess had been taken for dinner, and
a good deal of log roning had been
done.
One thing that made the matter
harder to smooth down was that Pres
ident Smith did just as these dispatches
predicted be would do. appoint a ma
jority of his committee from the mi
nority side of the Pan-American ap-
preparation. Senator Miller made
rather a caustic observation about the
matter in explanation of his vote, and
a number of the Senators expressed
themselves as not at all pleased with
tne unfairness shown.
The Governor was on the floor of the
Senate appealing to Senators not to
turn him down so as to render him
liable for the money he borrowed and
expended in good faith, and altogether
the fight promised to be a very warm
one.
Ashby arraigned the members of the
House for having the geological sur
vey appropriation left in the bill by
promising that the Pan-American
should be taken care of and
then going
Back on the Agreement.
But the noon C fixed everything
up all right, and the agony ended soon
the reassembling.
House joint resolution As, providing
for an amendment to the constitution
requiring the registration of voters,
was adopted by the Senate. This was
the result of an agreement made sew
eral days ago by which the Democrats
the five judge court amendment
through in exchange for the registra-
ton amendment. Other measures were
passed by the Senate. as follows:
Senate substitute for House bill 207,
relating to the duties and compensa-
ton of county superintendent: House
bill 321, to provide for -reassessment
of real estate, as amended, so as TO
allow six months longer time
for the county court TO sit as a board
of equalization; House bill 1913, submit
ting to vote of the people the registra-
ton amendment; House bill to amend
the charter of the city of Wellsburg;
House bill 148. providing for the
weighing of certain products; Senate
bill 116, relating to the home for in
curables. as amended by the House;
House joint resolution As. providing
for an inventory of the property OF the
two houses; Senate bill 165. to estab-
lish the independent school district of
in Braxton county: resolu-
ton of thanks to President Smith and
Clerk Harris for kindness and courte-
sizes; resolution TO allow Duncan McRa
the pay of an assistant clerk; resolu-
ton thanking
The Citizens of Charleston
for courtesies and hospitality: House
bill $50, TO preserve the purity OF the
waters of the kanawha and New riv-
ers: House bill 271, relating to the
docketing of judgments; Senate bill ia.
authorizing the board of education Oh
Greenbrier district. in Summers county.
to refund their bonds. as amended By
the House; resolution thanking the
ministers of the city for their services.