Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-28
DOlNGS OF THE UPPER AND LOWER
ASSEMBLIES DETAILED.
ENACr1NG VS.. DELlBERATING.


Machine Shop Simile,
the popular idea is that the legislative
assembly does best which "grinds OUT
in the shortest space OF time the greatest
number o.! enactments. Falling into the
same idea, the average reporter of legis
lstiye proceedings for the public press is
apt 10
which passes bills with the greatest IA
pidity, and to criticise uniavorably that
which makes slowly. Some OF the past
general assemblies of West Virginia
have been the subject Of fault finding
because during many weeks OF their sit
,ings, hardly any enacting was done.
Both houses seemed to have settled
down, il was said, TO
An Experimental Study
OF the question how to make haste
slowly. The sagacity OF the mule and
the prompt agility OF the turtle charac
terizsd all that was done. Gradually the
mule trait fell out. Gradually the turtle
trait predominated," etc.
This was false criticism. 1t proceeds
upon u false idea OF the true function OF
legislative assembly. The least import.
ant part of that iupction is the enactlng
of LAWS. The most important part OF 1t
is
The Dchberative Part.
II has been we'll and truly said that a
| legislative bOdy is never doing so well as
/ when il is deliberating, and never so I'll
/ as when it is enacting. By delberauon,
/ research, careful examination OF queS-
/ tons and propositions in all their char
acters. bearings and relations and coa'
parlson OF views on them by thought
/ ful and
Unrestricted Debate,
| both the legislative and the public
understanding NAV be enlarged, cor
reCted and conducted to wise cOnciu-
sions, which, nine times in ten, will be
adverse to the legislation which hasty
enactment would have inflicted, with all
its attendant evils, upon society.
The Creates. Fault
/ of American legislation, from the ma
\ tiona. legislature down 10 the smallest
! village board. is tina. they legislate too
mucn and deliberate too little. Every
where the statute books are loaded
anew every two years land in some pro-
yiuces every YEAR with u vast mass oi
RECONSTRUCTED,
Iu-Digested Statutory Law,
the inevitable bad consequences OF
which speedily appear, and furnish oc-
rasiOn, at the next assembly, for iur-
ther out-grinding Of ill-cousidered, ill
digested statutory law. For this con-
tinually multiplied legislative badness,
the people not less than their
Representatives. are 70 Blame.
When legislators are expected by con-
stituents 10 do much enactlng and little
celebrating, the latter have not good
ground for complaint when the enact
ing is found to be bad.
Following are the titles OF
Bills Presented.
"To amend and re-enact chapter Q OF
the Acts Of 1877, in relation to the pay
ment Of witnesses
"To amend 9jth chapter OF tue Code
of West Virginia, in relation to interest
on money.
"To repeal chapter 23l of the Acts Of
1872 5, in relation TO the Berkeley
Springs, in the county of Morgan"
10 amend section Of chapter l45,
Acts Of Legislature 1928, and section
>, chapter 10 OF the Code, concerning
Attorneys-at-law.'
"TO provide for the appointment OF
Inspector and Deputy Inspectors OF
mineral or petroleum oils and other sub
stances. to regulate the sale OF the same
for illum;natiOng purposes.
AN act for the better government OF
the Berkeley Springs in the county oil
Morgan
The more important
Resolutions Of Inquiry
offered are as follows:
Bv Mr.. DOdrlli:
40 change the boundary line be-
tween Nicholas aud Webster counties,
50 that after said line reaches the mouth
Of >trouds Creek, it shall run IN
straight line to the Hanging Rock, thence
in Il straight line 10 where the Green
brirr line crosses Williams river
Ey Mr. M1dvil:
" io require the publication OF aidl-
tiDnal copies vt tGc Resources ot west
Nirg,aia' ter the use 81 the State rs an
advertising hdud uIo< ut the NnrltS
Exnasjtion - New York in lsS}.'
BY Mr. B"ckYith:
o require all eases in the Court OF
AppeaIs 10 b, urard AMI determined in
their respective Grand divisions, except
by the consent Of the parties or their
counsel
By Mr.. Quarter:
"rhat 50 much Of the Governors
message as refers TO the compensation
ui the owners ut newspapers who pub.
Hshed the constitutional amendments,
be referred to the COMMITTEES on Taxa
tIou alI Finance. who will report by
bill or otherwise
BY Mr.. Wells ,of Marion:
10 inquire whether any legislation is
necessary to compel the payment Of dis
trict road taxes within the counties
through which any railroad may pass.
A petition was presented by Mir. Nor
row asking that the State transfer 10 the
county oi Marion the interest said State
possesses in the Fairmont Suspension
Bridge.
the circuit courts in the several judicial
circuits of this State was read n third
time and passed The text Of this bill
appeared in full in yesterdays REGIsrER.
A bill 10 regulate
The Practice OF Dentistry
IN this State and TO protect the people
agalnS, empiriciSIn in relation thereto,
" as taken up and passed The vote
stood yeas 81, noes 2g. The bill reads
as follows:
Be Il enacted Jy the Legislature Of Ucst
Virginia Section J. That after the pas
sage Ol this act, it shall be unlawful for
any person TO engage in the practice of
dentistry tor compensation in this State,
unless such person shall have received
a diploma from some dental college,
duly incorporated under the laws OF this