The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-15

draw from the files Of the House, session
1875, Senate Bill No. pa, "a bill to pro-
vide for incorporating boom companies,
and prescribing their powers, privileges
and duties;, and Sehote Bill l96, "a
bull reg ulating mileage"
On motion of MIR. Hays,
Reeolued, That the Committee on
Elections and Privileges ascertain and
report the amount of mileage to which
each member of the House is entitled.
The following bills were offered by
motion for leave, and severally referred,
under rule AZ, to the Committee on Ju-
dietary:
By Mr.. Wilson, House Bill No. ], "a
bill TO amend and re.enact sectlon " OF
chapter 1T of the act passed the 9th OF
April, 1874, concerning the sale OF real
| estate" ~ an,
By Mr. Beckley, House Bill No. 2. "a
bill to amend and re-enact chapter 90 OF
the acts of 1875, fixing the'tlmes OF hold
inc the circuit court ofthe Ninth Judicial
circuit"
By MIR. Faulkner, House Bill No. l,
"A bill amending and re-enactlng the
charter of Martinsburg."
By Mr.. Hoof House Bill No. A, "a bill
proposing an amendment to the Constltu-
ton in reference to the elective fran
chise.'
By Mr.. Chancellor, House Bill No. 3,
IA bill to amend sn act TO provide
against the evils resulting from the sale
OF Intoxicating liquors
Also, House Bill No. 6, "a bill to
amend An act to provide against the evils
resulting. from TIE sale OF intoxicating
liquors" mn
! "a bill to amend Sections !, and OF
| Chapter II Acts of 1928"
And by Mr.. Hoof, House Bill No. 8,
"a bill to amend and re-enact Section IA
of Chapter las OF the Code OF West Vir-
ginia."
MIR. Riley offered House JOINT Resoiu-
ton No. 3, "Instructing our Senators
and Representatives in Congress to favor
modification of the Internal revenue
laws in reference to the sale OF tobacco.
R,solped By the Legislature OF West
Tirq,nia, That our Senators be instruct
ed, and our Representatives OF the
United States requested to use their best
efforts to procure n modification OF the
internal revenue laws OF the United
States, so that tobacco growers may be
permitted to sell leaf tobacco produced
by them without paying license there
for.
R.solced, That copy of the fore going
resolution be transmitted by the Cover
nor of this State to each Of said Senators
and Representatives, with the request
that the same be laid before the Senate
and House OF Representatives OF TIA Con:
gress of the United States, which was
adopted.
Ordered, That Mr.. Riley communicate
its adoption to the Senate and ASK con-
currcnce
On motion of Mr.. Hayes, the Commit,
tee on Elections and Privileges were
granted leave to sit during the session OF
the HouSel
On motion of Mr.. Beckley,
Rsso,yed, Thst the Committee on Edu-
cation inquire into the expediency OF
apolishing the district Boards of Educa.
tiun, and establishing a County Board,
to consist OF one Commissioner from each
school district, with the County Super.
intepdent us chairman; also, as tothe ex-
expediency of providing by law that no
person shall receive teachers certificate
who is uuder the age oftwcnty-one years.
On motion OF Mr.. Penny hacker,
ResoLrsd, That the Committee on
Counties, Districts and Municipal Cor
porations take into consideration the pro-
prietv of reporting bill authorizing the
appointment of Commissioners to meet
like Commissioners of the State of Vir-
rinis. to ascertain and fix the eastern
boundary between those States,
On motion of Mr.. Sommervllle.
- Restored, That the Com mit.ee on 10 d.
and Internal Navigation inquire into the
expcdiency of 81 amending the road law
rs to require Sherffs TO pay over the
DELINQUENT road tax collected by them to
the precincts in which such taxes are as.
sessed.
On motion of Mr.. Rowan,
Rssolred, That the Committee on Tax
alton and Finance inquire into the ex-
pediency of the tax on panoramas.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch,
Res9lred, That the Committee on HUI
name Institutions and Public Buildings
inquire into the expediency of so amend
ing Sections IA and ID OF Chapter 81 OF
the Acts OF 1928, that the same shall
read thus: THE Sheriff or other officer
to whom such order directed, shall i'm
medlalely ascertain, by written inquiry,
of the Medical Superintendent OF the
Hospital, whether there is vacancy
therein; and until it is sscertained that
there is vacancy, the lunstics shall be
kept in the Jail of the. county. The
sheriff or other officer shall, as soon as he
is informed that there is a vacancy, I'M
mediately convey the lunatic to the Hos
pitsl.
On motion of Mr.. Goocb,
Resolved, That the Committee on
Election and Privileges inquire into the
expcdiency OF amending the Constitution
so that no person shall DO permitted TO
vote, who has not paid his poll and
road taxes for the last year preceding the
election at which he shall offer to vote.
On motion of Mr.. Elliott, leave was
granted to withdraw from the files of the
! House, session 1910, SENATE Dill NO. 40,
"a bill to amend the law concerning the
sale OF zeal estate for taxes, fortiture tor
non payment and non-assessment of
taxes, and the trsnfer Of title vested in the
| State.
Ga motion of Mr. Gooch,
R.soired. That the Committee on the
Judiciary, inquire into the expediency
of amending the law, SO as to make the
larceny o. any goods or chsttels, of the
value Of five dollars or more, a felony; or if
that be inexpedient, to divise some other
mode of punishment Tor petit laceny in
order TO save the expense Of maintaining
prisoner in county jsiis, without labor.
Mr.. Beard presented the petition of j.
II. Shanks and twenty-nine others, of
Mason county, asking the passage OF
law establishing the office otschool district
treasurers, which was referred TO the
| Committee on Education.
Mr.. Ferguson asked and obtained leave
| to withdraw from the files House Joint
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