The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-27
THE LEeIsLATuRE.
WEDNESDAY,, February 20.
SENATE. 80

.I
The reading Of the journal was dis.
pensed with, on motion o. Nj. DevFieA.
After reports from standing committees,
the calender was proceeded with
The following bill was read the third
time and passed;
BE il enicisi By he LAgiSlahlrca( IIi7i lir.
ginid; That section o Of .cliapterl3S Of tie
Code, DO amended and te.enRcte,lsO rs 10
read as follows:
aRoFioN 0, 1nany personal action not
on contract, II a verdict DO found Tor tho
plaintiff, on an issue or otherwise, for less
than ten dollars, he shall not recover In
respect to such verdict, any costs, unless
tho Court enter Of record TINT the object
OF the action was 10 try right, besides
tho mere right 10 recover damages for the
trespass or grievance, IN respect to which
the action Was brought, or that the ~ !.
trospass or grievance was williul or ma.
liclous,
Also, Senate bill No. 50, a bill to amend
and re.enact sections 81 and % OF chapter
IS OF the Acts Of 1879, In regar,l to the col
lection Of taxes. .rt
Also, Senate bill No. l8j, bill TO pre-.
vent discrimination In charges for freight
and for handling the sanio by railroad,
transportation and express companies, and
prescribing penalties therefor.
BE- u EHGrfNi By Me Legislature " lJea IIS
ginid;
SECTION 1. That II shall be unlawful iur
any railroad company or any transporta.
ton company or express company doing
business within this State, TO contract fol
or to charge or receive directly or indi.
rectly from any other nilroad company
or transportation company or any other
company, corporation orindiyidual for the
transportation OF any article or class oil
freight, or for the wharfage, weighing,
storage and delivery OF the same greater
or less rate than they charge or receive for
like or similar articles or classes OF freight
or for similar services from any other com
pany, corporation or Individual
And II shall DO unlawful for any such
company TO allow or pay any other rail.
road company or transportation company
or any other company, corporation or In.
diyidual any rebate or drawback upon the
regular rates Of freight or upon the regn.
lar charges for the wharfage, weighing.
storage and delivery Of such articles, Aud
any shift or device on tho part Of such
company by making contracts, either ex.
press or implied, within or without this
State for drawbacks or rebates, or other.
wise with intent TO evade the provisions
Of this act shall be deemed violation OF
the provisions thereof, and shall subject
such company TO the penalties herein i'm
posed.
SIT. .. Any railroad company, transpor.
tatton company, or eSprCSS company do.
ing business within this State which shall
violate any OF the provisions Of this acl
shall be deemed guilty of a misdcanleanor
aud upon conviction thereof shall he iine,
not less than $500 nor moro than $1,000.
Mr.. Butler asked leave OF absence for
two days for Mr.. Faulkner, which wa.
granted.
Senate bill No, us, a bill to amend ant
rC.enact sections 8, 10, II, %, %. %, 2S
20, 81 aud s. Of chapter l23 OF the Act,
Of 1929, ana also 10 amend and re,enaci
sections >, /, u, Is, - and 81 of chapter
II OF the Acts OF lS11, entitled IAN act "a
amend and re-enact sections lie, s, 1, 8
IL, 80, 10, Il and % Of the Acts passed
April l2, 1873, entitled can act to amcnr
and rc-Unact the school law OF the State,
was taken up on its second reading, ant
after numerous amendments was orleret
10 its cngrossment and third reading.
Senate bill No. lao, bill 10 amend AM
Teenact sections !, ., S, 1, ., 8, ., and Il
and add sections IS and 10 to chapter ~
Of the Acts OF 1925, entitled "An act Il
establish reasonable maximum rate
charges for the transportation OF passen
gers and freight, and TO prevent unjuS
determinations and extortionS in rates t
be charged by the railroads in this Stat,
for the transportation OF passengers ant
freight on railroads" pending the consul
Grafton Of which the Senate took a reces
until 2:SO r. N.
/ Afternoon Sess;oR.
| On the reasscmbling 81 tho Senate III
motion TO re commit Senate bill No. l70 /,
the Judiciary was carried.
The afternoon was principally occupied
in the reading Of House bills for the tlrs
time, One or two Senate bills were alsC
read the second time and passed 10 thei
third reading.
Mr.. FulkerSon, from the House OF Dele
gates, appeared upon the floor OF the Sen
ate and announced that the House haC
refused to recele from the position takeI
BY II on Senate Joint resolution No. II
Thereupon committee Of conference wa
appointed on the part OF the Senate Il
confer with similar committee on IN
part OF the House. The committee Is a
follows; Adams, Turner, Newton, puSS
aud Dennis. Several motions were her
made to adjourn. Pending these Mr.
Turner made motion TO take recess 70
two minutes. As this motion was abou
to be put, Mr.. Woods demanded the ave
and nays. When Mr.. Ferguson moved /,
adjourn which was denied. Mr.. Turne
asked leaye to withdraw his motion for
recess which was refused.
N HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
, The House met at 10 \. ", and wa
opened with prayer BY Rev. W. @. Wi
son. Presiding Elder Of Wheeling DistriC
NJ. E. Church.
On motion Of Mr.. Ross, the reading o
the journal waS dispensed with.
MIR. PCnnybacker, from the Joint Com
. mittee on EnrolleNl Bills, submitted tn
following report; The committee hay
examined and found truly enrolled bill
OF the following title: IAN act maxim
, an appropriation for the further construS
ton Of the West Virginia Hospital for tn
Insane at Weston" The Speaker signe,
the same.
4 message from the SeuAts was read a
: follows; The Senate has passed. the 10
. lowing bills:
Senate bill No. ia, bill to amend an
} re'enact section 81 Of chapter Il Of tn
, Code.
Also Senate bill NJ. lis, a bill to amen,
and reeaAc; section 81 Of chapter IS q
the Acts VI lS''. concerning the collection
Of taxes.
. AlsO SOnste bill NJ. To-, eOacsruins III,
r Legislature, its members, Officers aud mn
| eet1lingS
Also Senate hill No. i5I, concernins III
} manner OF receiving aud disbursinS none
/ At the Treasury, and certain duties Of m
) Auditor and Treasurer.
Il Aiso Senate bill No. II, All act TO amen,
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