The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-17
West Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, Noyember 10, lsI5

viding for inspections OF tobacco, with the
amendments thereto from the same Com,
mittGe,
Mr.. Jordan, from the Committee on
Claims, reported back House Bill 269, for
the relief Of Lewis Jones, with recommen'
daton that itpass.
Mr.. Jordan reported buck House Bill
1866, TO prevent the destruction OF ginseng
und other medical roots In tile State oil
West Virginia, with recommendation that
it pass.
BILLS RECEIVED.
s. d. 1870; Providing for the appointment
Of Centennial Commissioners prescribing
their duties, and approprialing money to
pay their expenses. Referred to the Com
nittGG on Taxes and Finance.
s. u. 1908 Amending and re.enacting
Sections and II Of Chapter 100 OF the
Code, concerning limited partnerships,
aud asking concurrence Of the House.
). j. lO5 Prohibiting physicians from
prescribing SprtuOus liquors except in
cases OF sickness and necessity. House
concurrence was asked.
$. B. 10; Amending ind re'cnacting
See. d OF Chap, % Of the Code, concerning
Gschents and property IOrlciturcs TO the
/
SBll6: Amending and re.CnaGting Sec.
Of Chap. 1888 OF the Code, concerning re-
COvery Of costs.
Senate Joint Resolution q Providing
| for the payment of certain criminal eX.
pCnses out Of the civil contingent fund.
hills OFFERED.
By Mr. Upton, II. d. 30; Approprating
81 900 t1 the counties Of Summers aud Mer'
Ger for the repair Of the roads from the
town OF Hamilton, in the former county, to
the town Of Concord In the latter county.
Referred to the Committee on Taxation aud
| Finance.
lIy Mr.. Montgomery, II. i. 97l: ApprO'
printing money to build II bridge over
Twenty Mile Creek. Referred to Commit.
tee on Roads and Navigation.
by Mr.. GittingGr, II. u. 279: Amending
aud re.Cnacting sections y, 10 and 10 Of
the Act relating to the School District OF
Martinsburg, W. Va, passed December %,
| 1873, approved February %, 1915, md pro-
viding for its submission to the voters OF the
District. referred to the Committee on
| Education.
by Mr.. Jordan, II. b. 273 ApprOpriating
81 900 to purchase uniforms and deIray cE'
pcnsGs Of the Volunteer Militia, to be cX'
pended und r the direction Of the Cover.
nor. Referred to the Committee on Mill.
tary Affairs.
IIy Mr.. Turner, II. h. 27i: Authorizing
the payment Of $500 80 to W. Z. Rhodes.
Referred to the Committee on Penitentiary,
BY Gittnger, II. u. 275: Amending and
re.enActing Section Il Of Chapter ll5 Of
the Code, concerning Oilenses against prop.
erty aud repeating Section 90 OF the same
Chapter. Referred to the Committee on
judiciary.
RES OLCTlONS.
No. 9, by I'ritchard That the Committee
on Taxes and Finance furnish this House
with n statement approximOting the
amount OF necessary expenditures for the
present yCnr, showing what balance will be
left for the construction Of public inStitu.
tions md other general purposes.
NO.3, by WOOhGl: That the Committee
on Privileges Nnd Elections inquire into the
eXpedicncy OF reporting II bill allowing
mileage to the members Of the Legislature
OF 1866 who were Outsted from their
seats
No. 4, by Miller That the Committee on
Delinquent and Forfeited Lands inquire
into the cxpediency Uf extending the time
for the redemption Of lands sold Rs delin.
qucnt for taxes, to three years, whether
the same be purchased by individuals or
the State.
Mr.. DGpue, from the Committee on Priv.
lleges aud Elections, reported the amount
Of mileage due the members.
An amendment to the report was made
which gave the members from the knnawha
region and the Pages $50 miles instead Of
79S; Mr.. Williams Of GreenbriGr, l,lj0 IN.
stead Of 70S Clerk PCytOn l,0lS instead Of
779; Mr.. Fleming l5l Instead Of lGii Mr..
BlakemOrG GO instead Of 700; Mr. Pugh
lij instead OF 100, md Mr.. McEldOwney rs
instead Of so. The report was cOnCurred In.
Mr.. Simpson, Of Ohio, moved n reconsider.
alton Of that part Of the report giving
mileage to Pages, whCreupOn a discussion
ensued, in which Mr.. Simpson denied that
there was any authority Of law for paying
mileage to Pages. The motion to recon.
slider was lost.
The proclamation Of the Governor mp.
pointing day Of thanksgiving, WIS re-
ceved and referred.
II. B. 1856: In relation to the acceptance
OF free passes from railway companies, was
reported with recommendation that II be
not passed.
The Calendar was then taken up and IL
number Of bills passed, the most important
Of which was House Bill 1GO, on the sub.
cct Of county roads, and pending It's dis.
cuSsiOn the House took recess until Pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The consideration Of the amendment 10
House Dill lGg, authorizing the County
Courts to make the road laws, was resumed,
and after long debate was rejected.
Mr.. West rose to n question Of privilege
and replied to the statements Of his col.
league, Mr.. Cdrlile, in respect to the dis.
creudncy In the mileage received by each,
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole, Mr.. jackson in the chair, for
the consideration Of House Joint Resolution
No. II, amending the Judiciary clause Of
the Constitution, which occupied the bal.
ance Of the afternoon.
On motion of Mr.. McEldowney the Com.
niittCc rose aud soon after the House nd.
jOurned. -.
IN SENATE.
TUESDAY, November 10, 1915.
The Senate met At II o'clock A. N. Ow.
ing to the absence OF minister prayer was
dispensed with.
A communication was received from the
House Of Delegates nsking the Senate to
concur In House Joint Resolution % to mp.
point committee to examine the Pcniten'
tin.. nNI ttnuaa IntuK unsnlultnn Dn IN In,