Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-03-03

/ grants powers to the authorities Of villa
| ges to regulate the liquor trade and the
/ punishment OF the same.
Mr.. Wayt also offered a resolution
! paving Clerk Thompson OF the commit
tee force, SSS additional for short hand
work. This raised
Horrible Row.
II seems that when Thompson was
elected, the short hand accomplishment
was named by the gentleman who nom
| mated him as one reason that he should
be chosen for the position. This was
/ referred to by those opposing the mat
\ ter A large number Of gentlemen
talked oxer the matter, wasting thereby
| about hall an hour. as just before a vote
| was to he tAken DR.. Steere, at the re-
\ quest OF Mr.. Thompson, Withdrew the
resolution.
Then the music began. The bill con.
| cerning ejec,menls was taken up.
When the House adjourned the evening
before, Speaker Wilson had offered an
amendment TO section l9 OF the bill No.
lao. He yesterday took the floor, Mr..
| Hubbard in the chair, and by general
consent withdrew the amendment and
offered it as a substitute for tue section.
1t is as follows:
"Ins Controversy Erecting Land,
when person claiming under a patent,
deed or other writing, has entered, or
shall enter upon and take possession oil
| any part OF the land in controversy un-
der such patent, deed or other writing,
for which some other person has the
better title, such adversary possession
under such patent, deed or other writ
ing, shall be taken and held TO extend
to the boundaries embraced or included
by such. patent, deed or other writing,
unless the person having the better
title shall have actual adverse posses
sion OF some part of the land embraced
by such patent, deed or other writing.
The original section reads: 10. I'm
controversy affecting real estate, posses
sion of part shall not be construed as
possession of the whole, when an actual
lverse possession can be proved.
The substitute restores that provision
of the ejectment law to the status it now
occupies under the act OF 1879. The
substitute provoked lengthy discussion,
Messrs. Wilson, Mohett, Poe, Cresap
and others advocating Its adoption, and
Messrs. Ferguson, Morrow. Monroe and
Floyd opposing it. The substitute was
adopted by a vote of 35 ayes to 20 noes,
and provides that where a junior gran.
tee holds track OF land under color OF
title and by adversary possession such
possession shall extend to the exterior |
boundaries OF such grant. The original
bill only made such possession extend |
10 actual enclosures. The fight seemed |
to resolve itself into a fight on the part |
OF the friends Of the substitute in the |
interest OF actual and bona fde settlers
OF the State against foreign land sharks. |
The Newspapers
The proprietors Of these valuable in-
stitutions will have to wait few days |
longer for their lucre for publishing the |
Constitutional amendments. The bill |
came up on its second reading yester-
terday, and Was referred back 10 the |
Judiciary Committee, on motion OF Mr..
Motfett.
Bills On the Table.
The following bills coming up on
second ding, were laid on the table: |
On motion OF Mr.. Egans-A bill to |
exclude portion Of the territory now |
within the corporate limits OF the city OF |
Martinsburg under an ordinance passed |
July %, 1872, restoring the same 10 the !
district It wasin, and relieving the same |
from further taxation for municipal |
purposes.
On motion OF Mr.. Fereuson-H. j. r. |
No. IL, changing the date for holding |
State elections.
On motion of Mr.. DOdrill-The bill |
paying A. q. Hamrick and Z. Gregory |
for work on the SummersvilIe turnpike. |
Private Corporation Bill.
The bill amending "An act authorlz.
ing private corporations TO purchase the |
stock or securities of railroad companies |
and 10 guarantee their debts, was taken |
up and its patron. Mr.. Hubbard, moved |
a large number OF minor amendments. |
They all being severally concurred in,
the bill was read second time and or |
dered TO it, engrOssment.
Animals at Large
The bill to prevent cer,ain animals |
from going at large and to provide that
they may be taken up and sold, caused |
a lively time. Motions were made to re- |
iect, which were voted down. The OPP |
ponents to the bill claimed that II would |
be a hardship for farmers in the lower |
part Of the State to fence up their ami |
mails. Mr.. Granthsm moved to indeh- |
nitely postpone, pending which the |
House took recess until Pr. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
The session in the House Yesterday
afternoon was very noisy one, the
lobby being filled with the fair sex, who
chattered away at great rate, and
Obliged the Speaker to cali them TO order
seyeral times. Immediately after re- \
assembling the pending bill was ta[,n
mn and some few amendments made, II
finally being laid on the table for tho
time being.
Several motions were made to take
bills ont of their regular orders tor con-
sideration, but all were rejected.
Special Order.
The bill reyiving, amending and re-
enactmg the Chapter of the Code con-
cerniug the assessment OF taxes, coming
up for a second reading was on not on
OF Mr. Ferguson made the special order
for this morning at 10 O'Clock.
The Justice Bill.
On melton OF Mr.. Ferguson this bill
WAS taken up with the amendments as
they came from the Senate. Those
were agree to that the committee rec
commended. snd the others.were rejected
and the senate Informed of the action.
About hall d zen bills were oriered
Tn a third reading and then the
Deg vs. Sheep Bill
MAS reached. For the past week efforts
have repeatedly been made to have this
bil, brought up, ami now members were
happy. Several speeches were made
advocating the passage of the bill to a
third reading, and one or two minor
amendments were made. Several more
sere proposed, when
Mr.. T ppett Raised a Furore.
This Seatleman, from Mason county,
had been studying the duties OF the dog,
killer. aud he thought that he should |
have some protection. Accordingly, he /.
offered All amendment to he added to |
the end of this ion Of Mr.. Rilry's !