Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22

services as pages, that the QOOr-keep6r
and assistant be each allowed 81 per
day extra, and that the cloak room
keeper and assistant be each allowed
81 per day extra, and that the clerk OF
the Senate and Messrs. Slurader and
Baker, the two minute clerks, be al
lowed 81 per day extra. The commits
tee reported that, owing to the large
number of attaches and the limited
contingent fund of the Senate. any fur
Their increase was impracticable. On
motion of Senator Lanham, the report
was laid on the table.
H. B. 331, providing for the submits
sion to the people Of various amend
ments to the Senate constitution, the
special order for IL O'Clock, was called
up on motion Of Senator Koran, and
passed.
The Senate substitute for H. j. r.
36, authorizing the Governor to ap-
point a committee of five to revise the
tax and revenue laws Of the State and
to draft a bill to be submitted at the
next session of the legislature was
then called up, as a special order, by
Senator Koran and adopted.
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to amend the law relating to the sala-
ries of teachers, was taken up out OF
it's order, the House amendments
agreed to, and the bill passed, as
amended.
The Senate then took a recess IN
toly $50 o'clock, on motion of Senator
Marcum.
Afternoon Session.
On r~econvening, Senator May Of
fered a resolution directing the SER
geant-at-arms to assemble all OF the
body in the hall of the Senate at one
time in order that the members might
have a good view of that august
body The resolution was read and
treated with a dignified silence.
Senator May moved an immediate
consideration of the resolution and
a vote was taken. There were 9 ayes
and 3 noes, no quorum voting, and no
further action was taken on the res
olution.
Senator Hill, by unanimous consent,
introduced a resolution allowing the
clerk, all his assistants and other
clerks receiving the pay of assistant
clerks, and the two cloak-room keep
ers be allowed 81 per day additional
pay, and that all other attaches Of the
Senate, including the three assistant
janitors, 81 per day additional pay
from the beginning Of the session. On
motion of Senator Kidd, the resolution
was taken up for immediate considera-
ton.
Senator Baker offered the report of
the special committee made by him at
the morning session. The amendment
was ruled out of order and the reso-
luton as offered by Senator Hill was
thoroughly discussed. Senators Davis
and Harmer opposed it, while it was
advocated by Senator Kidd, who pro-
posed an amendment providing that
the resolution should not apply to
those whose pay had already been in
creased. Senator Cornwell stated that
he was not opposed to the extra pay.
But he doubted if there was a sufficient
amount of money available to pay the
increase. Senator Kidd's amendment
prevailed, and the resolution as
amended was adopted by a vote of 10
to 6.
On motion of Senator Davis, H. B.
1928, the general appropriation bill, was
taken up for consideration. No amend
ments were offered until the appropri-
alton for the school for the Deaf and
Blind was reached, when Senator Corn
we'll moved to amend by appropriating
$1,000 for the purchase of farming
land adjacent to the property there,
now owned by the State. The same
amendment was previously made IN
the Senate bill. The amendment was
adopted by a vote of 16 to 8.
Senator Kids amendment to appro-
pirate 5000 for the purchase of dry
goods and material for fancy work for
the female patients at the Weston asy-
lum, and 500 for the same purpose at
the Spencer asylum, was adopted, as
was also Senator Csenton's amendment
increasing the appropriation for pay
ment of the janitor at the preparatory
branch of the University at Montgom-
cry from $500 to s400.
~On motion of Senator Osenton. the
appropriation for contingent expenses
of the State mine inspectors, was re-
duced from $500 to 5000.
Senator Corder moved to strike out
the appropriation of S12,500 for the
State geological and economic survey.
The motion was lost by a vote of IL
to -.
Senator Baker offered an amendment
appropriating $25, 600 for a State exhibit
at the Pan-American Exposition, in
stead of $500, as provided for in the
original bill to reimburse the Governor
for money already expended by him
for that purpose. The amendment pre-
vailed by a vote of Is to 9.
Senator Osenton moved to amend the
item allowing $1,000 for salary Of the
chief clerk of the Secretary of State.
by adding that the amount be paid out
Of the fees received in that Office. This
amendment was defeated by a strict
party vote.
Senator Kidd moved that an addi-
tional allowance of $500 for a stenog-
rapher and typewriter for the clerk of
the Supreme Court of Appeals. This
amendment was advocated by Senators
Ashby and May, and was adopted.
Senator Osenton offered an amend
ment reducing the appropriation for the
State militia from s35. 900 to s30.00
per annum but the amendment was
defeated.
An amendmen offered by Senator
May, making an allowance of s176 to
David Gideon for storage on a Gattling
gun belonging to the State, was adopt