The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, February II.
SENATE.

bill lGS making appropriations for the en-
suing year, US follows:
For the Pcnitenhary, $4,000; for luna
tics In jailS, SIS, 900; for Normal schools
81 go; for tho University; Sl4,350; Tnsti
tuition for deaf, dumb and blind, SCI, $40
Hospital for Insane, $G5, 200; contingent
legislative expenses, $1,000; executive de.
pNrtment, ST., 800; salaries OF clerks, So.
700; judicial department, $3.50; over.
$l 900; public printing, $4,000; for pur.
chasing books, 500; railroad commission.
srs, $500; civil suits, 5000; for pay Of
State Board OF Examiners, $S74 20; for pay
Of railroad committee, $500; fish commits.
sioncrs, $500; vaccine agents, $500; In
sltance, 81 $50; interest on bonds, $l0-
Gll; to pay \. II. Sheppard, 81 900; to pay
Il. L. Bill anil others, $lS3 50.
The same appropriations were reported
for the year 1881.
On motion the rules were suspended
and the bill read first time, and ordered
to DO printed and read q second time.
Several bills were introduced and referred
to their proper committees.
Senators Faulkner and Turner present.
cd petitions Of citizens OF Martinsburv and
Clarksburg, asking that Senate bill No.
l3O be not passed.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were read tho third
time and passed:
Senate bill No. Ill, providing for the
reliet OF Daniel Looney, sole solvent sure.
ty Of j. w. Spence, Sheriff Of Roano
county.
Also, Senate bill No, 12O, to amend and
re'enfct chapter 20of acts Of 1877, concern.
ing the catching Of fish. This act pro.
scribes the time for catching OF fish and
the manner Of catching.
Senate bill No. 81, making the wages OF
lahorers Tor corporations liens upon their
real and personal property, was taken up
anu pending its consideration the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow at 10 A. NJ.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
House met at l0A.M, Tho reading of
the journal was dispensed with.
Amcssage from the Governor presented
list OF pardons made. Laid oil the
table.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
FinGMce-Dr. Lynn, Chairman, reported
House bills Nos. 2l.i and 2l5, for the relief
OF G. Engle, with recommendation that
they be referred to the Judiciary Com.
mittec. Also House bill 235, to authorize
the Auditor 10 credit the account OF G.
W. Taylor, late Sheriff Of Logan county,
with certain delinquent lists, with recon-.
mendation that 1t DO pass.
Claims and GrieUdIlceS. Parsons,
chairman, reported House bill lGG, to ena.
BILE the county courts OF Marion and liar.
rison counties to refund to James Lynch
certain taxes wrongfully paid by him.
Recommended to pass.
BILLS AND PETITIONS.
By Mr.. NIcCrecry: Petition of A citizens
OF Raleigh county, asking an appropria.
tion OF $1,000 TO aid in the erection Of q
bridge over Piney river. Referred.
BY DR.. Logan: Petitio OF 81 citizens OF
Putnam county, demonstrating against the
repeal of. the charter OF the town OF Win
field. Referred.
BY Mr.. IIagans: Petition OF so citizens Of
Monongalia county, asking that the
amount OF exemption Of personal property
from levy and forced sale be increased to
five hundred dollars. Referred.
BY Mr.. Fighter: Petition OF 1888 OF
Marion county, asking the passage Of
House bill No. 1S4. Ia
BY Mr. Hutton: House bill No. 234, to
amend the road law. Referred.
By Mr.. McCreery: House bill No. 235,
regulating the fees Of officers. Referred.
BILLS READ.
On motion ofMr. Mearns the rules were
suspended and the House took up House
bill No. lS2, TO amend the laws concerning
the incorporation OF joint stock companies
without special charters. The bill was
amended and ordered to a third reading.
House bill No. lS3, TO amend ahd re-
enact section OF an act entitled "an Act
amending certain sections OF chapter 42 OF
the Code, for taking land for public pur.
poses without the owners consent" ap-
proved December 20, 1875, was read
second time and ordered to q third read
ing.
fhe House then took up House bill No.
10, relating to the rate OF interest for the
loan Of money in this State.
Mr.. Parsons moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed.
Pending consideration OF the motion the
House took recess until 2:30r.N
Afternoon Session.
The discussion on House bill No. Is, the
usury bill, was continued by Mcssrs. Ha-
gans ank MotEett speaking in favor OF the
bill, and MCssrs. Gum and Parsons
against it.
The bill was amcncdd by striking out
the clause making it q forfeiture Of double
the amount Of the loan for the taking ofin-
tercst ut greater rate than per cent per