Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-29

! Auditor Yesterday submitted state
ment giving the names OF the stock
| holders in the Fairmont and Palatine
| Bridge Company, the number OF shares
| held by each and the amount OF the
stock. The statement shows that this
State holds 4S0 shares, worth $4,000.
( The total number Of shares is sos,
amounting TO S20,l25. The aggregate
amount Of dividends declared has been
SO, 527 80, of which this State has re-
ceived I'll 1863 30. The State has never
made any appropriation. The report
was received and filed.
The most important committee report
| made was that of Public Buildings and
| Humane Institutions, it presenting a
/ bin authorizing the purchase OF fourteen
| acres oi ground, at cost not to exceed
| $1,000, adjoining the grounds OF the
| Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum at ROM
| ney, for the use OF the same.
Then apparently concerted action
was started, for five petitions OF the
| largest siza were presented, asking that
| a Constitutional amendment prohibit
/ ing the manufacture and sale Of intoXi-
eating liquors be submitted to the vote
Of the people. All of these petitions go
on TO recite at some length the crime
brought on by liquor, and further re-
cites the disaster and bad result of the
same. The first was offered bv Mr..
Smith, and was signed by r. G.. Wood,
w. T. Wiley and eight hundred and
seventy-hve others of MonOngalia,
Wood and Wetzel counties. Mr.. Brown
followed with one signed by I. II. B.
Lemlcy and seven hundred and five
others Of Roane and Writ counties. Mr..
McGregor was next heard from; he pre-
sented the one signed by VIM. II. Doug
lass and four hundred and forty others
OF Richie, Doddridge, Tyler and Pleas
ants counties, and he also offered one
signed by Rev. Mathew Ellison and six
hundred and fifty others OF Raleigh and
adjoining counties. He then offered
one that eclipsed all the others; it WAS
signed by Mrs. f. 4. Davidson and
three thousand five hundred other wo.
men OF various counties. All were re-
ferred to the Judiciary.
Mr. McGrew offered two bills. The
first was bill regulating the deposit OF
State funds. Ii recites how monies
shall be deposited, making very strong
and stringent law, and fully insuring
the safety of State funds, provided it is
adopted and passed. The second bill is
entitled, "a bill to encourage aud regu-
late the study of practical anatomy"
This is much needed and sensible pa
per. 1t provides that any physician of
good standing may make application TO
superintendent of jails, asylums or
State institutions for the dead bodies
they may happen to have in their pos
session, for the purpose OF dissection
and the advancement OF medical science.
Provided, no blood relation shall offer TO
bury at their expense, the deceased.
These bodies, however, must not be
taken out of the State.
Two important resolutions were otler-
ed by President Summers, Mr.. Woods
in the chair, which were as follows:
"ResOlrsd. That the Committee on the
Judiciary be, and it is hereby, instructed
to inquire into the expedienCy OF revOk-
ing the charter OF The Livingston Uni
versity of America issued from the
Secretary of States office, October ~,
1874"
Rss0l,s2, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be and it is hereby instructed
to enquire into the expediency of 80
amending Chap. a of the Code as to
prevent the procuring of Certificates of
Incorporation for dishonest or iraudu-
lent purposes
President Summers in presenting
these resolutions spoke at some length
of the present loose and bad condition
OF the incorporation laws OF this State.
Certificates issued by this State are
found in nearly every State in the
Union. They have been issued to bogus
insurance companies and wildcat mining
schemes. DR.. Summers IL. speaking OF
his first resolution spoke OF Tho fellow
BuchanOn, who is at tie head of the
Livingston" concern at Philadelphia,
one that sells diplomas to nearly every
profession known. All of these things
have done much to bring discredit on
the State, and it is surely time that
something was being uone.
Mr. bennis offered resolution order
ing the Public Printer 20 have all bills
and other papers belonging to the sen.
ate printed by 9 o'clock on the day fol-
lowing the order unless snCh printing
he impossible.
The bill changing the name OF "The
Potomac and Piedmont Coal and Rail
road Company" to the West Virginia
! Central Railway Company was read
third time and passed, and also q sec
ton granting additional powers TO the
company.
The bill repeating an act entitled AN
act TO create a County Court and a
Board of Commissioners for the county
Of Wood, was adopted.
II. b. No. >, which fixes the times for
holding court in the lst circuit was
read third time and passed
;. b. No q WAS taken up on It's sec
ond reading and about an hours talk
expended. The title OF the bill IL, "A
bill TO regulate the practice OF pharmacy
and the sale of medicines and pOisons,
and its provisions require the
registration of all pharmacists with
board Of three appointed by the Gov
ernor, one from each Congressional dis
triCt.
The bill was opposed by some and ii.
nally as a compromise measure was laid
on tue table T. allow amendments a
future day.
II. b. No. 9S, which fixes the times
for rholding Circuit Court throughout tie
State, was read second time and sever
al amendments made as to the time,
none Of them however being over
weeks difference. The rules were then
suspended and 1t was read third time
and passed, taking effect from ITS pass
age This is the bill prepared by the
special Joint committee appointed under
Senator smiths resolution.
The Senate on motion adjourned un-
tii3P. NJ. Monday in accordance With a
resolution offered by Mr.. Dennis.
ABE Blaze for Small Place
ATLANTA, Ga, January 2S.-A fire
occurred at West Point, Georgia, this
morning, burning the Young Mems