The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-01-22

The House met at 10o'clock to-day
and was opened with prayer BY Rev
!. Carroll Clark, a member ofthe House
from Mercer county.
= aapg BILLS. gyih
D BY Hagans: Il. B. No. %, amend
7 ing the school law Of the State in re.
lation to text books IN Che public
schools. Referred to Committee on
Education, ~ lt'tii
! By Stuart: H. B. No %, amending
the school law Of fthe State in relation
} to the support Of the free schools
} Referred to Committee on Education.
BY Arnold; H. B. No. "a, appro-
priating money and imposing a tax
for Insane Hospital purposes Re
ferred to Committee on Humane In
stitutions.d'p r ia ID isft4
Y By Post: H. BlNo. 25, to prevent
unjust determinations and extor.
tions in rates charged BY different
railroads Of the State. Referred 10
A judiciary Committee rs
\ By Harvey: H. B. DO. 26, repeal.
ling somuch' Of the act incorporating
1.-THE. .Coyington& Ohio R. R. CO.. as re.
latesto oexemptingsaid companyfrom
taxation. Referred to Commitiee,on
Private Corporationsand JointStock
Companies. .4.t-fs94 III.
By Mearns. H. B. M. 27, provid-
ingfor the appointments ofInspector
and Deputy Inspectonsof minerals,
oils and othersuBstances, to regulate
1.-The same orfilluminating purposes,
and to.repeal certain acts. Referred
to Committee.on Mines and Mining.
By Holt: HsBi'No,2S, establishing
a county court fotthe conntyof Pres.i
ton. Referred to Judiciary Commit!
tee.l ,l:fs5s SEs' 4. ~ /
By, McGraw; ii. B, No. %, ,rspeal-E
ing portions Of act providing more.
efficiently fof'the, collection tand ae;I
counting for Of State, county district
and municipal taxes. Referred to,
Committee on Taxation and Finance.
.FByVandal; Heb, No, 80, an.act to-
protect farmers: and stock :raisepsI
against inferior stock, and the breed:
ing Of stockaean improper time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
By Stuart: ii: B.,No. 81, amending
an act in relation to DEGREES Of theiI
sales real estate by the .Courts.5
Referred TO judiciary Committee.
By Hill: M. B: No. 80, regulating
the. State deposits. Referredto Cons
mittee on Judiciary,
BY Nandal: House bill NoSsS3,I
providing thattexti books thespub,@|
lie schoolsbe furnished IySthe State
Referred fethe Jlaefatyscomniittee,
s,uaaS, q. Ii :
ing INCONSISTENCIES IN inc code. lie
Sferred toJudiciary committee.
By Harvey: House bill No. 96,
withdrawing fromthe files Of fthe last
House, bill 1872, providing for a geo.
logical survey of the State.
By'Bradfofd: House bill No. 3S,
amending an act in relation to set.
offs and counter claims in Justices
courts. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee. aa
By Pennybacker: House Bill No.
40, authorizing a re assessment of
the lands throughout the State that
have been injured by the late fresh.
cts or otherwise. Referred to com.
mittee on Taxation and Finance.
.ltE5 RESOLUTIONS.
By Reynolds: Enquiring into the
expediency ofamending the consti-
tuition SO as to give justices jurisdic,
ton in the trial of misdemeanor ca
ses with o jury.
BY Taylor Enqulrlng into the ex-I
pediency Of repeating the present
law governing religious and benevo
lent associations, and adopting the
law as it was previous to 1872.
By Nixon: Enquiring into the ex-
pediency Of passing q law prevent
ing stock from runningat large.
By Rymer: To report a bill provid-,
ling that property sold under forced.
sales shall bring two-thirds fits real
cash value
By Chiply: Amending sec. 1,.chap.
19S,' to apply to Clerks Of. Courts.
By Campbell: In relation to prop
|erty sold ut Constable's and Sheriff's
sales. 3s' 5'''' "a
By McCrum: Having County su'
perintendents appointed. by Presi.
dents Of Boards Of Education.
By Ross; Changing the time Of
electing'members Of Boards of Edp:
cation, and the time Of meeting Of
the same. 'H" q.
By chiply: Repeating the act re,
lating to fees Of officers.
By Bell, Of Lincoln; Adopting a
compulsory school Law.
By snider Establishing the 'Mof.
! felt Bell Punch" law in this State,
the proceeds to be applied to an in
. ternal improvement fund. '@a
By Scherr Amending the assess.
ment law, 90 as to exempt farm, gar.
den and agricultural utensils and
implements. Is
By Chinley: Amending Jury law