Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-03-05
Correspondence Independent.
WHEELING, Mar. 3rd, 1881.


WHEELING, Mar. 3rd, 1881.
In the Senate on Thursday Febru-
airy Oath, there were no committee
reports, nor bills introduced. SEN
ate Bill No. 20, which provides for
the removal of tax on deeds came up,
and Mr.. Stollings offered a substi-
tute, which was adopted. 1t provides
that the tax shall be removed from
deeds, leases, contracts, etc., leaving
no tax except that of one dollar, when
the big seal of the State is used.
A bill amending and re-enacting
chapter 81 of the Code, relating to
the transfer of property in this State
belonging to decendents, wards, in
sane persons or cestius que trust in
another State or country, was pass
ed.
In tie House a resolution was
adopted, providing that during the
remainder of the session, no men,
Der shall speak longer then five min
utes on any question before the
House. This is calculated to cut off
a good deal of pent up eloquence,
that has long been waiting an oppor-
tunity to vent itself.
Mr. Beckwith introduced bill to
enlarge the Law Library at Charles
town for the use of the Supreme
Court while setting at that place.
The Education Bill came up and
was ordered to third reading and en-
grossment, after having several
amendments attached to it. The
following addition to the bill offered
by Mr.. Ferguson was adopted:
''Provided further, that the State
Superintendent of Free Schools
shall, if possible, in each year, make
arrangements with some suitable in
stitution of learning in this State
for the education and normal school
training Of number of colored
school teachers in the proportion to
the colored population of the State,
which the non-paying white stu
dents in the normal schools bear to
the white population of the State !;
but the amount 20 be paid for each
of said colored teachers shall not ex-
coed the sum specified for each non
paying white student, and an addi-
tional sum to the extent necessary
to pay the tuition of said colored stu
dents, is hereby appropriated, paya-
bic out Of the treasury of the State
in each year as provided for in the
section upon the requisition of the
State Superintendent"
House Bill No. s, which is the
Constitutional Liquor Amendment,
came up unexpectedly, and Mr.
Leonard said he presumed this ques-
ton had been setted for the session,
and moved to lay on the table. Mr..
Ferguson demanded the ayes and
nays, and the vote stood as follows:
The ayes We're. Messrs. Wilson
(Speaker), Bell, Cresap, Crumrine,
Davisson, Day, Edmiston, Fisher
(of Hardy, Floyd, Hackworth, Hub
bard, Johnson, Leonard Lynch, Nc
Nell, Moffett, Monroe, Morrow Sea.
bright, Settle, Sharp, Thompson,
Well (Of Marion)-23.
The noes were, Messrs. Babb,
Beckwith, Brady, Cox, Davis, De-
pue, Dodrill, Evans, Ferguson,
Fisher (of Braxton), Fulkerson,
Grantham, Hobbs, Holt, Irons, KEEP
ner, Lowry, Lurty, Lusk, McCord,
McCrum, Orr, Prince, Quarter,
Riley, Rowley. Sheppard, Steers,
Sydenstricker, Tippett, Watson
Wells, (of Taylor and Wilson (of
Rarbour)-34.
Absent on leave, and not voting;
Messrs. Hall (of Barbour), Hall (of
WetzeD, Maxwell, Poe, Siler, Sin
clair, and Wyatt.
Mr.. Hubbard then offered al
amendment to the proposition,
which, after discussit n was lost by a
vote 20 to 20. After which, on mo-
ton the joint resolution was laid on
the table by Cice rerca vote.
In the midst of an animated dis
cussion on the Convict Labor Bill,
the House adjourned.
Both Houses on Friday spent most
of their time on convict labor and
railroads, and nothing of special in
terest was transacted in either
House. The Wilson Railroad Bill
passed the House by waite of 81 to
20. The discussion on the Convict