Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-25
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

HOUSE OF DELEGATES
The House vas opcncl with an ap.
prOpriate aud impressive prayer by Rev
W H. White, OF the ChaplIne street VI
r.. Church. The members were we'll up
iu point ui time, the facts that the House
is little behind in business and that
the Camden matter was the special
ORDER, ruuspiring tub bring them together
! early Many were in their seats by
nine O'clock, and ESPECIALLY those WHOSE
habit, al hie call them 10 their business,
at au early hour.
The journal Of Thursday Was read and
found all right, and reports ot standing
committees were called Tor.
The Committee on Federal Relations,
tu whom was referred Col. Gist 5 rcsolu
t.uu iu relation L. establishing the
boundary line between the Panhandle
counties aud PENNSYLVANIA, reported
back the resolution und asked hat II be
referred % the Committee on state
boundaries, committee formed since
the introduction Ot the resolution
Col. Gi,t altyrward offered resnlu-
tom referring % the same committee all
boundary questions.
The Finance Committee reported
lyurthiy upon the hill to rc-value all
Ian Is injured 10y the late frrsnct, ami
adversely tp the PROPOSITION to make
taxes payahle scmi-annually.
The Judiciary Committee reporte,i
that II WIS iueNpcdient 10 change the
procedure of law practice - as tu Slmpll-
iy IL.
The Committee on Education reported
"a hill No. l52I o. provide Tor the l'rma-
tlun oi independent school districts and
recommended it, passage. This till
will cover numerous others already IN
trn,luccd inr the purpose al forming
school districts IN various places. The
Committee also recommend the passage
ui n. b. No. l6p, in relation to the
school law.
The Committee on Claims and Griev-
aucrS reported III. Il. NJ. Ia, To pay
lrmucl Chcuuwrth tur work done, not
to pass.
Mir Butcher, oi the Committee on
Printing, reported that tho delay IN the
printing uf several bills was due to the
id.t that the Public Printer was over
ruu With other work, principally tho re-
part, ui State officers and institutions.
This ended the reports which were
hrirt, a. most ut the committees are up tu
tho journal on work.
BILLS INrRoDUCEp.
SCherr, oi Grant county, introduced
u. H. No. 10, o. remove distractions
on the south Branch ui the potomac.
Hutton at Randolph: u. a. No. III
o. appropriate money to pay iii Baker
and Isaac Baker Tor work done On the
Parkershurg and stanton turnpike
Pu~t al Harrison. III. B. M. l12 IN rr-
latiuu tu certain licenses
Harvey ot Cahyli. III. r. NJ. lsia blu
m relation o. pruhatIng wills and APP
puiuimeuts ui persona, representatives.
Mr. Montgomery sent up a resolution
IU~trurtiug the Speaker tO appoint an
assistant >yTscJut-at-arms, which went
over one lSy. IL J. evident the House
duvS uut want tins tunCtiuuary.
4 number ut senate bills were read
Tor the irst time and oujcrrd to q ~c,-
oGj reading.
R Ne. "a. in relation % the law
governing the floating oi logs down the
Elk river. and toll therefor, Was sent to
the Judiciary Committee 20 be ~
drafted.
y O. ". So concerning the ofiensrs
u; bribery ami perjury, aut : b Nu.
ga. making grand laruCny at THEFT %
the value ID Slu. were rc,,,umIttei
The object ui the last hiil j. tn prevent
u.iug thy yauuJy lailS and putting the
vNISu>c Upun the cuaniy, hy sending
persons ~ convicted O. the PenitsnJia.
" iu hvu thcrcOt
EIIS r,~>Ep.
The following bills we're pasS,l with
their TITLES
a. r. NJ. ~, ~ hill q repeai the
charter at the Chesapeake and OHIO
Railroad u So much a. Il VNtmpt> it,
property IN this stale trOm taxation;
ll r. NJ. : - bal hXiug the time
5I.i manner ui holding teachers m>tl-
tGfy~
a. h. NJ. ~, a biu extending the
time within which railroad companies
are required to construct their rOais
n. r. No. 6S, "a bill in relation to the
rlections held in the city oi Hunting
ian, and
a. r. No. 7S "a ball amending AMI
rr-ruacting CertaIn portions 81 the
SChuvl laN.
vas SPECIAL uKpSR-
Twelve ec,o,k having arrived, the
speaker >.,ii that the special Unicr iuT
that time was the consideration ot >rn-
ate loiRt RcsolutRln No y, Ia relation
. O. >Ju,monIng y. Camden q the bNr
7 0t the >tnatp. The question NSs upon
the adoption 0i the resolution a. Amrr,,i-
al by the Judiciary Commilte,,. 4
communication iron Mr. Camden. as
printed Yesterday. Vas mad ani Nr.
Eruiiori otferai the foltoVin. subsii-
i tUn
WuERKAs. The committee appointed
by the Legislature al it, last session q
investigate the cha1ges tor the transport
alton Of freight and PASsengers on the
| b. 40. X. r. and its b3Rckes. having
reported % this Legislature that durins
the examination ot Johnson y. Cam
! den. President of the Camden COnsohsi-
atei Od Company, they ProPoundei "a