The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-21

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COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Williams, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections, reported
back Senate bill No. OF, bill regulating
with recommendation TINT IL do
not pass.
Mr.. Adams reported back Senate bill No.
II, bill TO extend the time within which
lands may be reclaimed, with the recon.
mcndation that It be rejected,
Also by Adams, Senate bill No. 90, bill
TO amend and re.enaCt section q OF chap.
ter II OF the Acts OF 1928, concerning the
slle Of real estate for taxes, &c. Recon-.
mended to be rejected.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Summers: Senate bill No. 81, u
bill 10 amend the charter Of the city Of
Charleston. Referred to tho Committee
on Counties and Municipal Corporations.
Also, Senate bill No. 9S, bill to preserve
the purity Of elections. Deferred to Com.
mittee on Judiciary.
Also, Senate bill No. 90, q bill to re-enact
Sections 3 and 4 Of Chapterl 6l Of the Acts
OF 1928, and TO repeal Chapter l04 Of the
Acts OF 1877, in relation to the qualillCa-
ton OF ministers to celebrate the rites Of
matrimony. Referred.
BY Kirtly: Senate Bill No. 100, bill
to amend and re.enaCt section 7 Of chap
ter 1913 Of the Acts OF 1928, and chapter
81 OF the Acts Of 1877, passed February
%, 1877, entitled an act to amend and re-
enact the school law Of the State. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Education.
Mr.. Butler offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolred, That the Committee on the Ju.
dietary inquire into the expediency Of
amending the law TO make the whipping.
post the punishment for petit larceny,
with the condition that shall the bill become
a law it shall not be operative until q ma
jority Of the voters endorse the same at
the next general election.
Adopted.
Mr.. Butler also offered the following
resolution.
ResOlred, That the Committee on Finance
inquire into the expedienCy Of amending
the law so as TO exempt from taxation the
unpaid purchase money or deferred pay
ments on real estate, provided the same
be secured by mortgage.
Adopted.
OTHER BUSINESS.
Mr.. Butler moved to take up Senate
bill No. o, in relation to normal schools,
and place it on the calendar. Motion re-
jected.
House Joint Resolution No. 0, request
ing our Representatives in Congress TO nd
voCate and vote for the passage OF the
Texas Pacific Railroad bill was taken up,
and after heated discussion was adopted.
Senate bill No. 10, changing the terms OF
the Circuit Courts OF the Sixth Judicial
Circuit, was read third time and passed.
Senate bill No. ii, in relation to the Elk
River Boom, was read third time and
passed.
Senate bill No. 80, bill to amend and
re.enact chapter 90 Of the acts OF 1877 in
relation to granting appeals from justices,
passed February Is, 1877. Passed.
Senate bill No. 40 also passed the Sem
ate, billtO amend and re.enact section IA
Of chapter l45 OF the Code in relation to
OffGnses against property.
Senate bill No. IS: 4 bill 10 amend and
re.enaCt Chapter 0 OF the Acts OF 1877,
concerning the compensation ofwitnesses,
passed February Is, 1877, was read the
third time and passed.
Also Senate bill No. 30, was read and
passed. A bill to amend and re.onact
Section OF Chapter 147 OF the Code, con.
corning the offences OF perjury, false
swearing and bribery.
On motion the Senate took 4 recess until
24P.M.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate met at $3.50 o'clock.
Bills, as follows were read for the third
time:
Senate bill No. 81: A bill to make per.
sons charged with crime competent wit
nesses in the courts OF this State. Passed.
Senate bill No. ~: Abill to amend and
acts of 1928, concerning lie poor. Ap.
proved April !, 1878.
Senate bill No. 81, bill to amend and
re-enact Chapter 10 Of the Acts OF 1877,
entitled m Act amending and re.enaCting
Section 2 Of Chapter III OF the Acts If
1875, entitled an act to protect birds and
game. Passed.
Senate bill No. 40 was taken up for the
third reading and passed; bill TO amend
and re.enact Section Of Chapter "a Of the
Code, concerning divorces.
BILLS on SECOND READING.
Soro,o bill NJ ., a lii - o,,o,,, .,,,,
roNono"t Cho,,to No. ~ % ~. " "ieIu S SI!
entitIod M A H. raIotrn .n ~ A ao1ss Oh 49,
wortS and nronortv ~ r6;I. " I,es VI tne
internal imnr6vcmont com nan;os " n T.;os
decree OF a court; passed February 9Oih
1877.
Mr.. johnson moved Tho hill bc lnid on
the the table. 4 lengthy discussion fol- OIL
lowed, Senator Wood moved 10 have tGn
bill recommitted 10 the Committed on thc
Judiciary. Lost. The bill was amended
so as not 10 apply TO railroad companics
and. us amended, was ordered to third
reading; Ia, (, lu,5, lf,,5fi
for SS"eS n III ND, IN relation 70 me en-
third golr reading bifE " :, , .
senate M NO. ~, 70 amend section 10
Of chapter no, OF me Acts OF 1923. max
ing genera! provisions Tor elections by the
people ana providing for filling vacancies,
a