The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-11
THE LEaIs1ATuRE.
MONDAY, February 10, 1910.


MONDAY, February 10, 1870.
SENATE
Senate met at 10 O'Clock, and was open.
ed with prayer by Rev. F. F. Clancy, OF
the Baptist Church OF this city.
The Journal OF Saturday was read and
approved.
Mr.. llcGregor, from the Committee on
Roads and Navigation, reported back "a.
yorably Senate bill No. IS, 10 erect a
bridge over Cheat river, at the town OF st.
George, in the county OF Tucker.
Mr.. Jones introduced Senate Joint Res.
olution No. Il, authorizing and instruct.
ing the Attorney General Of the State to
institute such legal proceedings by quo
,FdrrantO, or otherwise, In any OF the courts
Of this State having jurisdiction, against
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Compa.
ny for a forfeiture OF its charter rights.
Referred to the Committee on the Judi.
CiRry.
Mr.. Tarr introduced Senate bill No. 1853,
TO provide for the submission OF the pro.
posed amendment Of article 5 OF the con.
stitutton Of the State to the voters thereof
Tor ratification or rejection. Referred to
the Judiciary.
Senate joint resolution No. II, propos.
ing an amendment to the constitution OF
the State in relation TO change in the Judi.
cial Department, was, as amended, order.
ed TO It's engrossment and third reading.
Recess until $50 r. II.
Afternoon session.
Senate re.assembled at 2:3O p ".
Senate. bill No.,=ll4, authorizing the
Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Kentucky Rail
road Company TO connect their line with
the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad track at
this point, was read third time and
granted.
Senate bill No. %, to amend and re.
enact the charter OF the city OF Charleston,
was read third time and passed.
Several bills were introduced and re-
ferred.
Adjourned until tomorrow at loan.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at l0A.M.
Prayer by .Rey.J. u. MofFett, Of the Sec.
ond Presbyterian Church, Of this city.
The journal Of Saturday was read and
approved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Fidace.-Dr. Logan, chairman, reported
Senate bill No. 1886, authorizing the audi
tor 10 refund TO the Bank OF Huntington
$500 enormously assessed as a license tax,
and paid into the State Treasury, with
the recommendation that it do pass.
,u BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Stuart: House bill No. 2Sl, TO
appropriate ST 900 to survey and locate a
route for narrow guage railroad from
Harrisville, in the county OF Ritohie, 10
the mouth OF the Big Sand Creek Of Kama
wha, intersecting the Charleston and Pc.
tomac Railroad.
By Mr.. Rymer: House bin No. 232, to
amend and re.enact an act passed Feb.
18th, 1877, in relation to the officers OF
towns and villages.
By Mr.. Toney: Housebi No. 23S, to au-
thorizize the auditor to credit the accounts
OF G. W. Taylor, late sheriff Of Logan
county, with certain delinquent lists.
Dir McGraw presented the following
House joint resolution No. 81:
That section 5 Of article II Of the coll
stitution be stricken out and the following
inserted in lieu thereof:
Section ). The Legislature shall provide
for the support Of free schools by appro-
prlatlng thereto the interest Of the invested
school fund, the net poceeds OF all for
FIXTURES and fines accr,iing 10 this State
under the laws thereof, the State capita.
ton tax and by general taxation OIL rcr-
sons and property. Referred.
House bill No. IS, in relation to the
time and place for sheriffs to make collec.
ton, coming up as unfinished business,
the bill was amended inseveral particulars
and on motion was recommitted 10 tho
Committee on Taxation.
House bill No. l44, 10 punish persons
for violating the license law along certain
rivers, was taken up and amended and
ordered to Its engrOssment and third
reading.
Mr.. Hagans moved TO take from the ia
bic the resolution offered by him on Sat
urday, 70 hold evening sessions. The mo-
ton did not prevail.
House bill No. 10, the usury bill, was
taken up. .s'- y
Mr.. Pennybacker moved that It be made
the special order OF business for to.mor.
row at II A. ". Pending consideration OF
the motion, the House took recess until
2:30 r. NJ.
Anernoon Ee..,o,