The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-15
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
A Big Day aud q busy Day-Lots Of
Work Done.

A Big Day aud q Busy Day-LoIs OF
work Done.
The absence OF the members excused
last week was quite noticeable yesterday
In the House Of Delegates, the hall hay.
ing the appearance Of q burnt district In
some quarters, One or two rows had one
solitary occupant each. The members
were engaged in putting their desks In or.
der to be vacated-wrapping public docu.
ments, selecting The plumber they cared to
take away with them, and otherwise ma.
king ready to strike their tents like the
Arabs and leave on the next train.
Mr., MCDodrill made q notably appropri.
pirate and impressive prayer In opening
the session.
On melton OF Mr.. Beckwith the Com.
mittee on Enrolled Bills was granted leave
Of absence for the day In order to catch
up with the Houses In their work.
By motion OF Mr.. Mcneil House Bill
No. 247, amending and re.enacting section
2, Of chapter 81 Of the Code OF West Vir-
ginis, as amended and re.enacted by chap.
ter 22l OF the Acts OF 1928, concerning
insurance companies, was taken up out OF
its order and passed with lie title.
Mr., Quarter offered House Joint Reso.
luton No. 81, directing the Auditor to
pay the postage on certain acts To be sent
out by him after adjournment. II was
adopted and sent TO the Senate.
Senate Bill No. 102, concerning the In.
corporation Of joint stock companies with.
out special charter, was passed.
Senate Bill No. So was also passed. It
amends section s OF the act In regard to
licenses for shows, &C., 30 that 1t reads as
follows:
"seC. s. The State tax on every licence
for theatrical performances In city with
population Of twenty thousand or more,
ehall be 500; In city or town with q
population oil more than five Thousand,
but lees than twenty thousand, $40; and In
. city or town with q population less than
five thousand, g for each week, and NO
such license shall be Issued for any irac.
ton Of . week; provided, that theater,
opera house or other permanent public
show, shall have license to exhibit for
three months for $50, or six months for
75, or one year for 500; provided, that
the provisions Of this section shall not ap.
ply 10 literary, dramatic or benevolent
societies, where they do not give exhibi.
tons outside Of their county"
Subsequently Mr.. Leonard was request.
ed 10 wait upon the Senate and request
the return OF the bill for further action. II
was accordingly returned and some fur.
Their amendments being made, again
passeu.
The Senate bill amending the charter oil
the town OF Martinsbufg was passed.
Senate Bill No. 66 providing for the ap.
pointment OF commissioners and proceed.
ings on accounts referred 10 them, and TO
repeal chapter 1923 Of the Code, chapter
1888 Of the Acts Of 1928, and chapter %
Of the Acts OF 1877, was passed.
Mr.. Bee offered House joint Resolution
No. %, insLruCting our Senators and re.
questing our Representatives In Congress
to advocate the modification OF the In.
ternal revenue laws 80 that producers OF
leaf tobacco may sell the same without II.
Cense. II was adopted aud the concur.
renee oil the Senate solicited.
Senate Bill No. 10, amending the char.
ter OF tho Northern 4 Southern West Wiz.
ginia Railroad Company, was pending
when the House took the usual noon
recess.
The bill was taken up again upon re.
assem- bling, and passed.
Afterwards the vote was, upon motion
oil Mr.. Evans, reConsidered Speaker
Wilson, Mr.. Tppett III the Chair, de.
the ayes and noes.
On motion OF Mr.. Morrow the bill was
then reCommitted 10 the Judiciary Com.
mittee.
Senate Bill No. lis, 10 amend and re.
enact section two Of an act passed Febru.
lry 2S, 1873, entitled IAN act providing |
Tor charter for the Guyandotte 4 Ohio |
River Railroad and Mineral Company
was taken up In It's regular order and
passed.
On motion oil Mr.. McCfum, Senate Bill |
No. 1871, amending the Act passed at this |
session amending chapter 40 Of the Code,
10 relation TO the compensation OF clerks
u courts, was taken up, and the rules be.
ng suspended for the purpose, was sue.
read three times and passed.
Senate Bill No. 1870 was also rushed
Trough with equal speed. II amends the
aw In relation 10 evidence. An amend.
nent was made 10 this bill 10 the effect
hat no husband shall testify concerning
made 10 him by his
vile, nor any vile concerning q com.
nuhication made by her husband,
whether questioned during the continue
nee Of the marriage relation, or after the
ane shall have been dissolved. L
House Bill No. 245 was passed, as fol.
OWE.
BE q enacted BY Ire legislature Of Wet W.
0intd:
THAT the judgment rendered In the
)itCuit Court oil Mercer county, In favor
| the East River District, ol Mercer
ounty, against Andrew ], Cole and bic
Bcutilies for the sum Of Sls3 %, be and
be same IL hereby forever released and
xtinguished."
Senate Bill No. 100, "a bill 10 amend
nd fe.ehact the 35th section Of an act Of /
10 General Assembly Of Virginia, entitled Z
In act 10 incorporate the city Of Wheel. /
%, In the county Of Ohio, passed March /
lib, 1880, amended and fe.enaCted BY {
IN oct Of said General Assembly, passed !