Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-04

pended, AMI =. B. No. liz Was ulheu up
This is the bill making an appropriation
for the completion Of the Hospital Tor
the Insane at Weston.
Newman moved 10 lay the bill Oh the
table Carried.
Speaker MOhrtt communicated to the
Senate the passage BY the House OF III.
J. X. No. Ia, remitting tO Senators AMI
Representatives in Congress tho matter
ui voting on the Texas Pacific Railroad
Bill. regariless Of the former lnstruc-
tions by the West Virginia Legislature.
DR LOWE.
More amusement was afforded by the
discussion oi the hill to restrict and reg
ulate the practice at medicine and sur
gerry, than hy any other diyussiOu that
has been before the Senate The
hiIl iurhids the practIcc ur
prescription Ou the part OF
any except regularly licensed physI-
clans. Lowe objected. He had set
many limb, pulled many tooth, bled
many fellow being and he didn't want
a. have this privilege of doing neigh
burlv act fur a friend taken away.
AGAIN, ia the country large proportion
uf the eases oi childbirth were attended
by females Ot experience, and hc saw
nothing wrong IA this. Dr. Summers
thought the hill did not bear un this
Kind uf practice, AMI would not vote Tor
IL hit did. Lowe moved that the bill be
referred To- the Committee ou Mines and
Mining. Adams thought this appruPri-
ate, and did not see why II should
L.. h
priycd oi the right 10 practice
would find their occupation under
mined. lie said also that sometimes II
husband got hIs vile Ia prescribe lor
him, and under this bill she wouli hc
guilty OF mis,lUmeauOr, and might be.
indicted.
Turner said she was in mo- danger ot
indictment unless she hal to sue her
husband Tor the bill, because wife was
not allowed to testify against her hus-
band unless the suit Was between the
two.
Adams reminded him that there
would be- other witnesses, as there were
moro than two la all families except
thi. plain reference tn Capt. Dennis
caused a broad smile, which upon the
face uf the Captain himself seemed to
be-. particularly broad lin Sumc uniur-
uuatr instances. Finally. - result
at senator Loves crusade against 1t,
the hIll Was tabled.
The hill fixing the mileage iur differ
vnt localities ui the State Ia the capital,
also caused general and interesting dis
vu>,luu.
THg TEXAS rA,IFGC T.. L.
Ou motion of Adams H. j. K. No. u
WAS takcuuP, the rules being suspended.
Judgr Brown moved that the senate
concur iu the action ul the House, and
thr ayes and noes being called, on
motion 1T Mctiregur, the motion pre-
vailed, Butler being the only senator
voting ia the negative.
This virtually resCinds, og appeals, the
resolution instructing cur senators and
Representatives 10 vote tur thc loXas
Pacific subsidy
Nulhlugcl,c important was transacted
excepting routine business.
SENATE sCINTIILArtONN.
The senate hat its first gas light scs-
sion hast evening. Those gen tlcmcn
who arc wont tu call iur more light
uu all occasions, habit once, at least.
The senate will have under consider
alton. thIs morning. the resolution 1"
submit Ia the people an amcndmcnt to
thy constitution Iu regard To- the JudiCl-
ary system ut the state. The session
will. no doubt be- au interesting one.
senator Baxter Is always ready Ia at
juurn.
senator l0we won Tor himself the
title Of Doctor. Yesterday.
The longest till vet introduced into
the senate l. = B M. lll, which
makes ~ printed pages Ii amends the
law ln regard tu the assessment Ot taxes.
The senate pages, Fry, Wheat and
kennedy, are accommodating ami gen
tlrmauly Young men. The Senate -
t.r,uuatr ia having such prompt. quick
Jud efficient messenger boys,