Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-12

county, suggested that Mr. Turnererase
/ the offensive names from his renIOn-
strance and again present 1t. This sug-
gestion being acted ON, the petition was
received and referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary together with the other
! petitions. -,
WHEBEAs, II has always been held
and affirmed BY the people OF this Sec
ton of the State that the Baltimore Il
Ohio railroad company have no right,
under their charter, TO charge more Tor
freight or passage irOm Baltimore To any
station west Of Harper's Ferry than To
any station east Oi Ilarper's Ferry, aud
rice rsrsd, in short that said railroad
company has imposed upon the people
Oi this town ami section charges Tor
freight AMI passage greatly in excess oI
the rates charged To points more remote
from the point of shipment, IN defiance
Oi both law and justice, and
WHEREAS, The popular opinion held
aud maintained i'm this section has always
been that the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
company have the right to charge from
Baltimore or Wheeling To a way station
aS much, hut not more, in the aggregate,
than from Baltimore or Wheeling To- any
point beyond that way station subject
to the limit OF eight cents per ton per
milel and
WHEREAS, The bill recently intro
duced in the senate of West Virginia by
the Hon. ID. ID. Johnson, TO regulate
charges fur transportation by the Balt'-
more and Ohio railroad company i. in
our opinion contrary To the provisions
oi the charter Oi said railroad company,
and could not be- enforced, besides being
in effect grossly unjust To the company,
aud not demanded by the interests Of
the State, therefore be it
Resided, That tho Legislature OF West
Virginia be, and is hereby, PetitiOned by
the town of Clarksburg 10 substitute for
said "JOhusOn Bill" a bill substan-
TALLY in accordance with the views set
forth in the report Of IA majority of the
Joint committee Of the Legislature Of
West Virginia acting under the authorl-
ty oi joint resolution Nos. 10 and IL, acts
oi 1877, and that they also insert pro-
vision OF law prohibiting the private
draw back system.
The foregoing preamble AMI resolu-
tious were unanimously adopted 10y the
town Council Of Clarksburg.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Newman, chairman OF the Conn
mittee on Finance, = Il. No. los, Il
general appropriation till.
By Mctircgor: = Il. No. lG9, amending
the road laws.
By Faulkner: :. Il. No. 40, amend
ing the code in regard to the recovery
ui costs when less than $40 is recovered
in suits at law.
By Brown: :. Il. No. III, ior the H.
liriOi Daniel l.ooney, sole solvent surety
oi J. W. Spencer, dclaultlng sheriff oI
Ruanr county. This bill, the
rules being suspended, WAS read
three times ami passed. 1t will bc
remembered that hill in which
the sum WAS incorrectly stated WAS pre-
yiuusly passed, but vetoed by the COY
cInur.
The bill restricting the catchingui fish
WAS also passed. Ii cnaCts that il shall
be- unlawful Tor any person 10 catch or
destroy any fish IN the rivers OF creeks
ut this State by means Ul sclnCS, drags,
iish-potS, wiug-nrts, wires, fire arms Ur
traps, between the first day of March
and the first DAY uf October uf each year;
nor shall il bc lawful ior any person en-
gagged at amy time ia catching or dcs-
troyiug fish, tn trrspass upon or 20 into
any enclosed field adjoining or near
To the stream in which such
person may hc fishing, with
out permission from the owner or
ucrupirr of such premises. Nor shall 1t
hr lawful lur any person, at any season
oi the year, Ia catch or destroy fish in
any dam or pond, the property Of any
citizen uf this state, in any ease IN
which such citizen may have stocked
s,tid ,lam or pond with fish, without the
consent at Slid dam ur pond. And II
shall hc the duty oi the Judge ot the
Circuit Court, in each county, IT, charge
the Grand Jury uf his court especially
iu regard Ia this matter AZ each term.
And after some other unimportant
transactions, Senate lIt I'D o'clock and
H. minutrsl adjourned for the day.