The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-10
STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE,
Lots OF Business DOne-BillS on tue TAI
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The Senate met yesterday at2P. NJ,
Prayer was offered by Rev, W. B.
Thompson, Of the Disciples Church.
The reading Of the journal was dis
pensed with, and alter the reports OF COM
mittees the following bills came up ON
their third reading and were passed.
House Bill No. y, regulating the prac'
tIce OF dentistry in this State and to pro-
feet the people against emplrlCism in rela'
ZION thereto. The important provision
In the bill is as follows: ut shall be I'M
lawful for any person to engage N the
practice OF dentistry for compensation IN
this State, unless such person shall nave
received q diploma from some dental col,
lege, duly incorporated under the laws o,
this State, or some one OF the Uniteu
States, or foreign government, IN which u
annually delivered in good latin iull
course Of lectures and instruction IN den
tistry, or shall have obtained license
from a board OF dentists duly authorized
and appointed by the authorities Of thii
or some one Of the United States"
Senate Bill No. 30: Authorizing the
Regents OF the West Virginia Institution
for the Deal, Dumb and Blind topurChase
about fourteen acres OF land adjacent tt
The lands on which said institution is To-
Gated, and known as the Heiskell lot, at
price not exceeding two thousand dollars
Senate Bill No. 90; Concerning the
United States Coast and Geodetic survey
in this State. ,m
IL A FnV0kH
and repeal the certificate Of incorporation
issued October 10, 1874, to the Living
stone University OF America" This uni
versity is supposed to be located Of Charles
ton, and is one OF the "wIldCat" colleges
whose bogus diplomas the notorious "
Buchanan, Of Philadelphia, distributed 60
freely for small fee.
A number oil bills were read q second
time and ordered to their engrossmenI
and third reading, ~
Mr.. Samples introduced Senate Bill No
SO. A bill amending the act In relation tC
the Elk River Land Improvement, Manu-
featuring and Booming Company, author
izing the company 10 erect anu maintain
at the confluence OF the Elk and Great
Ksnswha rivers at Charleston such boom
Or booms, with or without piers, as may
be necessary for stopping logs, ETC., pro-
yided said booms be so constructed as to
admit the safe passage Of RATS and boats
and not prevent the navigation oil said
river or tributaries.
House Bill GO, regulating the deposits o.
the State funds coming up on Ito second
reading, the rules were suspended and
the bill read a third time and passed. The
bill provides ''that the Board OF Public
Works may designate any National Bank
or banks, and any bank or banks chartered
pursuant to the laws Of this State. with
paid up capitals to twenty thousand dol
lars, as repositories Of money belonging to
the State, and shall contract wi tn said
banks for the payment OF interests thereon,
OF rate not less than two per cent per
annum, for such time as any deposit, or
part thereof, may remain In such banks.
The only change in the law 10 the rate oil
interest to be paid, which Is Fixed at two
per cent. The former rate was four per
cent.