The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-13
LEGsLATIvE NOTES.

wit Of the House. /. IT N. -
!; v WI4T causes l.s; the delay in the organiza.
ton Of the Third House."
slxTY-FouR bills have been introduced
In the Senate and more to come,
DELEGATE BUTCHER, Of Wood county, Is
the youngest member Of the House.
CLERK PEYToN's past experience facili.
tates business considerably in the HouSe.
BUTCHER, OF Wood county, wants a
branch normal school for colored persons
in this State. 'O"'
BARLoT, Wilson, Primrose and West
will amuse the Legislature tonight at the
Opera House.
TIE two Houses adjourn at noon in or.
der 70 give the standing committees an Oh.
portunity 10 work. ..-l0S - =
DgLEoATE JOHNSON, OF Harrison county,
wants the whipping post" resolution re.
jeeted now and forever.
WHEN compared with each other. il will
be seen that a number OF the bills offered
In both Houses arc exactly alike.
Posi- wants our Representative in Con.
gress to secure appropriations 10 improve
every stream in tho State nayieabte for
fish. q" ~ NJ. '''' 'O'
'THB last two legislatures cut down the
fees Of Justices Of tho Peace eighty Der
cent, and now further reduction Is adyo.
Gated.
WARS the, matter with the members
from the Interior? Not 4 bill introduced
yet to build bridge or construct new
county road. -.
Din. GEO. r. HAYS, President Of tho Pitts.
burg Southern Lailroad Company, is
working for the interest OF his Railroad in
the Legislature. Y0
THE Joint Investigating Committee an.
pointed BY the Legislature Of 1877, to in.
yestigatee the Asylum at Weston, have not
reported as yet. -,'
A SIMILAR bill to tho one introduced BY
Mr. Arnold Of Lewis county, in the House
IN 1877, 70 create an internal Improve.
ment Fund, " has been introduced,
II the School Law and the Judiciary
law should be changed, as proposed, BY
the numerous bills and resolutions,
they would hardly DO recognized BY the
trainers Of the same.
SPEAKER MofFET appointed his standing
committees on, Friday and on Saturday
billswere reported back to the House from
the Judiciary and Education Committees.
The House mean business this session.
ONO county's delegation have gone back
on their constituents-they failed to ask
that our representatives in Congress be-
instructed to secure an appropriation from
tho United States Government 10 improve
Caldwell's Run.
Mr.. HGoASs has introduced bill in the
House to change Chapter &C Of The Code
80 as to allow married women 10 sue and
be sued, where the action concerns their
separate estate, at law as well as in equity,
The proposed amendment is a good one,
and will undoubtedly be approved by the
bar of this State.
THR presentlegislature should take some
steps towards changing and Amending
the 9Th section Of chapter l03 Of the code.
Under that chapter any personal repre-.
sentative bringing suit against any person
or corporation for the death Of the dece-
dent OF such personal representative.
caused by wrongful act, neglect or default
otsuch person or corporation, islimited in
amount to 5000. Sew -
Actions OF this character brought against
aahlVhN SotuPhilloo arc ktneIAlly CeTtl1e0
by such railroad companies to the Circuit
Court Of the United States to be therein
tried, from which court no appeal lies 10
the Supreme Court Of the United States,
by reason Of the amount in controversy
not exceeding the sum Of 5000, and In
all such cases the rulings OF the Judge OF
tho United States Circuit Court are anal.
All Judges are liable to mistakes and er.
rors Of judgment, and there should be
some measures adopted BY which their
proceedings can be reviewed BY nm ap-
pellate court,andreversed for any manifest
error. It is not the object Of our govern.
ment to give to any one man, an absolute
or arbitrary power.
Tho only mannerin which this difficulty
can be obviated Is by change in me 6th
section Of the l03d chapter Of the Code,
increasing the amount sufficient 10 allow
gil such cases to be appealed to the United
States Court.
The Legislature Of Ohio has passed a
statute, in substance the same as the West
Virginia statute, the amount limited how.
ever, being $1,000 III y