The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-15
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STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE.
SENATE.
A Number Of Bills Pasaed-GOOd Days
Work.

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The Senate met at $50 P. M yesterday
and there being no minister present de
votional exercises were dispensed with
and the journal was partly read when tht
further reading was dispensed with.
Anumber Of committees reported bill
that bad been under consideration,
The. Committee on Public Printing hay
ing under consideration the resolution
asking for an investigation into thu
charges made by the Public Printer, re-
ported that as they were not experts, they
most respectfully AJAX to be relieved from
the further consideration Of the same and
recommend that q special committee be
appointed to act in their stead.
Mr.. VanmeteF introduced Senate Bill
No. 90: A bill regulating commissions on
State school and diatriCt school and build,
ing taxes.
Mr.. Newman presented the petition oil
William r, Mcdonald and l25 others, OF
Marshall county; and Mr.. Donehoo the
petition OF Mrs. NJ g. Atkinson and 1865
other women, OF New Cumberland, Han,
cock county, asking the passage OF the pro-
hibltory amendment,
Mr., Stollings introduced Senate Bill No,
81, A bill for the relief Of III, X. Shumate,
of Wayne county,
Mr., Roberts presented the petition oil D,
O. Caste aud Al others, OF Writ county,
asking for the extension OF the boundaries
OF the Independent School District oil
Elizabeth in said county.
The following bills were passed,
House Bill 81: A bill submitting to the
voters In each county the question Of the
alternative method Of constructing and
keeping in repair county roads.
House Bill IL; Appropriating $500 to
pay Robert White to assist the Attorney
General TO defend two causes in which
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad is com.
plainant against ]. s. Miller, Auditor, de-
tendant, now pending in the Circuit
Court Of Ohio county, and 10 attend TO
the interest OF this State in said suits.
House Bill II; Amending the act In re-
lation to the school district oil Wellsburg,
which only slightly changes the present
law in increasing the membership OF the
Board Of Education, &c.
Senate Bill 10: A bill to amend the
charter Of the Northern and Southern
West Virginia railroad.
Senate Bill No. 80: A bill to regulate the
the laying out Of town lots, and recording
plat or map OF the same.
Senate Bill No. "A: A bill to provide for
the appointment Of inspectors and deputy
inspectors OF minerals, oils and other sub.
stances TO regulate the same for illumina.
ting purposes, and 10 repeal certain acts.
Senate Bill No. 90; A bill providing for
the appointment Of commissioners and
proceedings on RCcounts referred to them,
and 10 repeal chapter l20 Of the Code,
chapter 1888 ofthe acts OF 1928, and chap
ter % Of the Acts OF 1877.
Senate Bill No. IS: A bill to establish
the Independent school district OF Buck
harmon, out OF Sub.distriCt No, l, out Of
district, OF Upshur county.
Senate Bill No. 70: Providing that all
suits and proceedings that were pending
In this State on the 8lst day oil December,
1872, In the name Of or against the super
visors Of any county, or In the name Of or
for the benefit oil any township, and have
not been dismissed because such boards
were extinct, shall be proceeded In 10 de-
termination as II such boards were In ex-
iBtenCe.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 10, offered |
by Mr.. Donehoo on Friday last was read
and passed. It Ia as follows:
Be L Resolved by he Legislature Of West
Vrqinia: That the people Of West Vir.
ginia regard with soliCitude and sorrow
the painful condition and suffering OF the |
people oil Ireland, and deeply sympathize |
with them, intheir effort to obtain Justice,
home government and the fruit Of their |
toll, as against aristocratic tyranny.
Mr.. Dawson offered the following:
ReSolptd, That the Committee on Print.
ing be discharged from the consideration |
OF the resolution concerning the lnvesti- |
CATION ofthe public printing, &c, adopted |
by the Senate on the End day OF February,
and that Special COMMITTEE sof three be |
appointed by the President, 10 which the |
said resolution 10 hereby referred. Adopt. |
ed.
Mr.. Faulkner moved that when the sen- |
ate adjourns II adiournB to meet to-day at
10 A. N.
A number OF bills was read and ad.
vanCed on the calendar, after which the |
Senate adjourned to 10 A. NJ. to-day. |