The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-11

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RIlIa Passed.
The geasion Of the House Yesterday wa
opened with prayer by Hon. selmor
Wells, Of Tyler county.
Mr.. Moffe.t's resolution fixing the time
for the opening Of the adjourned session
at the second Wednesday in January mex
instead Of the first Wednesday in Febru
airy, was passed,
Mr.. Leonard offered a resolution to pay
Assistant Clerk Homer the same pei
diem for the session as Cliel Clerk Psy,
ton, but the House rejected 1t by vote Of
40 to IA.
Messrs. MoGsEt, Floyd, FuIkerson and
Wayt were added 10 the Committee on
Enrolled Bills.
Senate Bill No. "a was read and passed,
II ia bill in the interests Of Sunday pa
pers, aud merely enaCts that "Any publ.
cation authorizsd'or required by any law
OF this State to be made not more than
onCea week, in any newspaper, may be
published In newspaper Issued on any
day Of the week"
The House also passed Senate Bill No.
81, to amend and re.enact Sections ], q;
20, "a, 70 and 80 OF Chapter l2l OF the
Acts Of 1877, pasged February 2S, 1877,
entitled IAN Act authorizing the forma.
ton OF corporations for the purpose OF
constructing booms or dams for the pur.
pose Of stopping and securing boats, RATS,
logs, maala, spars and other timber In Ger.
tain counties OF this State,
Enuutn nil M yyuu alan ,asun1 II
enGCts that In the trial OF NIL indictments,
iniOrmationH, complaints and other pro.
Ceedinga against persons charged with the
commission OF Ctimeo, oGenses and mis-.
demeanors, the person SO charged shall,
at his own request but not otherwise, be
competent witness. And his failure to
make such request shall not create any
presumption against him, nor shall any
reference be made to, nor any comment
be made upon such neglect or refusal.
Senate Bill No. II, "a bill to authorize
judges, Jurors and officers Of courts to act
in certain causes"
Senate Bill No. 10, "a bill in relation to
the entry OF orders, judgements or DEGREES
made by judges Of the Circuit Courts in
vacation"
Senate Bill No. SO, "a bill to amend and
re.enact section Of chapter so Of tho Acts
Of 1877, entitled An act to provide free
gChools Tor the town OF Mouldsville."
Senate Bill No. G8, "a bill 10 revoke and
repeal the certificate OF incorporation
Issued October 10, 1874, to rrhe LivingB.
tone univeraily OF America"
Senate Bill No, 6s, "a bill in relation to
the Cumberland road In this State"
Senate Bill No. W, providing for the an.
nexati0n OF a portion Of thU county OF
Preston 10 the county Of Tucker, and pro.
vidlng for an election 10 test the sense OF
the people residing in the territory 80
proposed to be annexed, In relation TO
such annexation, were rushed though
In rapid succession, and alter numerous
messages from the Senate had beGn heard,
he usual recess was taken.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was a very busy one. The first business
transacted was tho passage Of Senate Bill
No. 70, a bill to amend and reenaCt section
l OF chapter 1O2 of the Acts OF 1928,
which reads as follows:
Be Il enacted BY The Legislature Of West Vr.
giniI:
j. That all suits and proceedings that
were pending in this State on the Both
day Of December, 1872, In the name OF or
Bgsinst the supervisors OF any county, or
In the name Of or for the benefit Of any
township, and have not been dismissed
because such boards were extinct, shall be
proceeded in 10 determination as II such
boards were In existence.
The Joint resolution offered by Mr..
Hubbard the night before was next con.
HidsTed:
Re,olred BY The Legislature Of West Virginia:
First-ThNt In the opinion of the Legis.
lature, the labor OF ConviCts in the peni.
Tertiary should not be employed In the
manufacture OF tobacco and cigars; and
the directors Of the penitentiary are re.
uuested 10 act in accordance with this
opinion as soon as the existing contracts
for letting convict labor for such manu-.
iaClure shall expire.
Second--Thht In the opinion Of the
Legislature, the labor oil ConYCls In the
Penilehtiary should not be employed In
the manufacture OF wagons, II such labor
can be let for any employment which will
not compete with any industry OF this
State, at a price not less than the lowest
price for which convict labor has hereto.
fore been let by the directors; and said
directors are requested to act in accord.
anCe with this opinion as soon as existing
contracts for letting convict labor for the
manufacture Of wagons shall expire.
On motion Of Mr.. Qusrfisr the tesolu.
ton was divided, and the question coming
d . on the adoption Of the first CLAUSE ii
prevailed. The second clause was, how
ever, rejected.
wete then taken up and large number
disposed Of.
At 0 o'clock the House took recess
until halfpast seven.
The night session was devoted to first
and second readings Of bills.
Paying the Fiddler.