Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-18

were offered were OF various styles and
sizes. One had been working hard all
the day before and did not know any
thing about the merits of the affair; sew
eral had not been present and 30 II con,
tinued until Wilson and Morrow starteo
at 1t again,
Recountipg Their Deeds
Of the day before and asking each other
il such and such wasnot 80 and so.
Again members came to the rescue
and endeavored 10 still the troubled
waters among them Mr.. Riley who SAID
that belonging TO the
Small but Respectable
minority he rather enjoyed the language
used but was OF the opinion it had gone
far enough,
Mr. Hubbard had been busily writing
and now submitted the following, II
having been conceded by all that Mr..
Wilson had made two explanations; one
before the resolution was offered and
one afterwards. Insert after the words
"Mr Morrow arose to question OIL
privilege as involved in the
language excepted to" these
words sand desired to offer a resolution
relating to such question. Mr.. Wilson
claimed the floor and objected TO the
right OF Mr.. Morrow to offer a resolution
and stated tha. the letter containing the
language was one OF number received
by him some time ago, and that when
he sent the letter to the clerk TO be read
he did not remember the language used
in it, and il he had remembered he
probably would not have sent the letter
to the CLERK to be read" ;,
This was apparently satisfactory to all
and was unanimously adopted, and the
body once more settled down into a
normal condition,
Peace once More Prevailing,
and the House proceeded to business.
IL was not until l0:30 o'clock that the
difficulty was settled, and the commit
tees called. The Judiciary submitted
bill entitled "An act amending and re-
enacting chapter so OF the Code OF West
Virginia concerning the collection oil
taxes"
There being no further business from
the committees, the following business
was presented:
Bills Introduced.
By Mr.. Wells (of Marion)-An act ex-
empting persons and property in certain
cities and towns from the payment OF
district road and poor levies. This Is
for the benefit OF towns that keep their
own roads in good condition, and also
keep their own poor.
By Mr.. Brady-A bill making an al
lowance Of s229.06 to the Martinsburg
Light Artillery Company for horses
used at State parades. and for ammunl-
ton furnished and paid for by said COM
pany.
By Mr.. Lusk-A bill appropriating
$500 to aid in buildings road from Me
Graw's mill to the State road near w.
Phillips, in Wyoming.
Miscellaneous
The following petition was presented
bv Mr. Babb: From Hiram Schell and
Ga others OF Grant county, asking for an
appropriation and providing for sur
vey of route and for railroad to ex-
tend from Keyser, w. Va, TO a point
on the line between Virginia and West
Virginia, with a view to its extension TO
the G. 4 D. railroad.
A large number Of bills were called up
on first readings and under suspen-
sion OF rules, read by their titles. Sew
eral were read a second time and about
1880 o'clock, House Bill No. 10, the big
Justice of the Peace bill was taken up
and the House proceeded to listen to its
third reading, in order to give the bill to
the Senate.
At 1910, on motion OF Mr.. Ferguson,
a recess was taken until 2:30 o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The body convened promptly at the
time named and the reading OF the Jus.
tees bill was resumed and continued
until 6:l5 o'clock when the reading was
finished and the bill adopted by vote
of 81 to =, Messrs. Monroe and Cresap
voting in the negative. The bill taxes
effect from its passage, and the House,
on motion of Mr.. Grantham, adjourned
until to-day at o'clock.