The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-15

Several ImpoFIapt REGULATIONS Passed
The Message RsAd-NO selsiOn To-Day.

Several ImP0FIapt Rcs0IutiOnS Passed
The Message ReAd-AO selsiOn To-Day.
The members gathered in rather slowly
yesterday afternoon, 60 that it was not
until considerably alter two O'Clock, the
hour to which thsadiournmsnt was made
the night before, That the gavel fell TO call
the body to order
Mr.. Quarter asked and obtained leave
To withdraw from the files Of the House
Senate bill No, lsl, OF the session Of 1879,
to repeal an ordinance OF the town Of Mar.
linsburg, Rnnexing certain territory to the
corporation limlls Of that town, and TO re-
lieve said territory from further taxation
for municipal purpose.
DelegRteJO John W. Grantham opened the
session with prayer in the absence Of Q
minister.
Senator Faulkner announced to the
House the passage Of Senate Joint Resolu'
ton No. /.
Mr.. Beckwith offered resolution that
copy OF the Code be furnished each
member during the session. Carried.
The speaker then announced the Rp'
pointmsnt OF the following
COMMITTEE on THR JUDICIARY.
Messrs. Ferguson, Mcneil,
Morrow, Fulkerson,
Monroe, BeCkWith,
Leonard, Lowry,
Hall, Of Barbour, Floyd,
Edmistop, Hubbard,
Riley.
The Governors message was then on
motion Of Mr.. Ferguson taken from the
table and read,
HARMoNIZING THE AMENDMENTS AND TUE
GTATUTES.
MIR. Quarter offered the following reso-
luton;
ResOlxd, That tho Constitutional amend
mentu recently adopted, the Code OF West
Virginia and the acts passed subsequently
to the Code, DO referred to the Judiciary
Committee 10 report such bill as may be
necessary TO hgrmoniZe the laws OF the
State with the Constitution as amended.
Another resolution was aiterward Offer
ed by Mr.. Quarter, and both adopted, re-
curing the Public Printer to furnish the
House with two hundred copies OF the
amendments.
NO ASSISTANT SERGEANT ALARMS AT PRESENT.
Mr.. Cresap offered resolution that an
Assistant sergeant.st.Arms be appointed,
and spoke briefly In favor Of its adoption,
Mr.. Grantham opposed the resolution as
not necessary. COL Monroe moved to lay
the resolution on the table, but at tho re.
quest Of Judge Ferguson withdrew 1t,
when the Judge spoke briefly In favor Of
the resolution. MIR. Reuben Davisaon, Of
Taylorcounty, a veteran member, declared
bis opinion that the officer created by the
resolution was not needed, and that the
purpose Of the resolution was but to create
o place for another man. The motion to
table was then renewed and seconded,
and Mr.. Grantham called for the ayes and
noes, which were ordered taken, with the
following result.
AYEs--Messrs. Babb, Bee, Davis, Davis.
sou, Day, Depue, DOdrill, Edmiston, Ferrill,
Fisher, (Braxton j Grantham, Hall, WET.
eel; Hobbs, Holt, Irons, johnson, Low.
ry, Lusk, McCOrd, McOrum, Mcneil,
Monroe, Morrow, Poe, Riley, Rowley,
Seabright, Settle, Sharp, Sheppard, Sller,
Sinclair, Steere, SydenBtricker, Thompson,
Tippett, Watson, Wayt, Wells, (Tyler)
Wilpon, (Barbourl-40.
Mars MesSrs. BsCkwith, Bell, Brady,
Cresap, Ferguson, FerrllI, Fisher (Brax'
toni, Fisher (Hardy), Floyd, Fulkerson,
Hall (Barbour), Hubbard, Leonard. Lurty,
Lynch, Maxwell, Orr and Wells (Marion).
III.
Mr.. Quarter then offered House Joint
Resolution No. 2, requiring the appoint.
ment OF joint committee OF eight, five
members from the House and three Of the
Senate, to consider and report q plan for
the apporLionment Of the State for mem.
bers Of Congress under the new allotment,
which was passed, and ordered communi.
Gated to the Senate.
Senate Joint Resolution No. was then
taken up and passed. 1t fixes the number
Of Copiea OF the journals 10 be furnished
daily by the printer, and after some minor
measures were attended to, on motion oil
Judge Ferguson, the House adjourned TN.
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