Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-21
ing the hall. All visitors desired to

Famous Apostle
pointed out to them, and he was much
gazed upon by the numerous gallery
gods. The youthful Napoleon VINO
led the anti-Camden forces last night
appeared very weak, and were more
than unusually courteous and conde-
scending to the opposition chiefs. Con-
pratulations and happy expressions
were exchanged by the friends oil the
successful hero, but mum was the
word" with the sdherents OF the
Defeated sschens.
One and all alike expressed them
selves as feeling glad that the agony was
over and the matter settled, ana now
they were ready for earnest work.
The machine did not commence to
work until twenty minutes after the
fixed hour. AS none OF our
City Prayer-Makers
showed up at the expiration oil that
time, Bro. Grantham OF the province oil
Jefferson was prevailed upon to perform
the necessary task. The Speaker an
nounced the following select COM
mittees:
ON Fixing Time for Holding Circuit
Courts-Messrs. Hall, (of BARBOUR
Leonard, Ferguson, Beckwith, HUB
bard.
On apportionment OF State Represen-
tatives and Senators-Messrs. Quarrler,
Hall, (oi Wetzel) Cresap, Ferguson,
Mcneil, Grantham, Tippett, Babb.
On Education-Mess-s.B Bee and BabD
additional members.)
An Invitation
10 the members of the Legislature asking
them TO visit the Children's Home OF
this city was accepted and the time, on
motion of Mr.. kepner, was fixed ior
Saturday at 2P.M.
The following are the most important
Bills Introduced
yesterday:
BY Mr.. Kepner:
Abill to amend and re-enact chapter
III, Acts Of 1875, entitled IAN act to
protect birds and game"
By Mr.. Babb:
An act regulating the practice OF med
icine and surgery in this State.
A bill for the protection Of sheep by
providing a tax on dogs, was offered
and referred.
A large number OF
Resolutions of Inquiry
were offered. Below are the chief ones.
BY Mr.. Kepner:
That so much Of the Governors mes.
sage as relates TO the Penitentiary be
referred to the Committee on Peniten-
tiary.
BY Mr.. Seabright:
That the Committee on the Judiciary
inquire into the. expediency OF requir.
ing corporations to publish an annual
statement Of their financial condition
and to publish the same to their stock
holders.
BY Mr.. Bee:
That the Committee on Education be
requested to inquire into the expedi-
ency OF reducing the school month to
twenty days instead Of twenty-five rs it.
now stands.
BY Mr.. Cox:
WHEREAS, 1t is affirmed that some OF
the newspaper publishers Of the State
have excessive charges for the publica-
tior OF the Constitutional amendments,
recently adopted: therefore,
RcSOlred, That the subject be referred
to the appropriate committee for con-
sideration and report.
By Mr.. Johnson: That the Committee
on Taxation and Finance inquire into
the expediency OF increasing the State
tax five cents on the one hundred dol
lars value of property in the State to be
set apart exclusively as an internal I'M
provement fund.
The First Bill
OF the session was passed to-day, which
is entitled bill to re-enact chapter one
hundred and twelve Of the Code OF West
Virginia, co2cerning Circuit Courts. A
comment upon this bill will be found in
the editorial columns.
The bill to organize the Circuit Courts
IN the First Judicial Circuit, and to fix
the terms for holding the same passed
the House by unanimous vote. The
text Of the bill was published in yester-
days REGISTER. 1t will take effect from
its passage.
Without transacting any further busi-
ness the House after very short ses-
sion adjourned