Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-01-29

Some of the more important bills
introduced are as follows: An act
providing for appeals from judgments
of Justices of the Peace, rendered
since the 18th day Of October, 1880,
in which the amount of value in con-
troversy exceeds ten dollars. A bill
providing against seduction and bas-
tardy; also, another regulating the
fees of Justices. These were refer
red to the appropriate committees.
The House then adjourned until
Monday.
In the Senate on Monday, the bill
to make persons charged with crime,
competent witnesses, was passed.
In the House, Mr.. Wilson intro
duced a bill to establish reasonable
maximum rates of charges, to pro-
vide for the correction of abuses, to
prevent unjust determinations and
extortions in the rates to be charged
by all railroad companies and corpo
rations heretofore and hereafter or
ganized and owning and operating
any railroad wholly without this
State, for the transportation Of
freights, to protect the just rights of
the public concerning the same, and
to enforce the same by adequate pen
alties.
On motion the rules were suspend
ed and the bill read a first time. The
following resolution was then offered
by Mr.. Tippett:
RESOLVED, That we, and each of us.
do hereby pledge ourselves that if in
formation come to Us of any attempt
by any railroad official, attorney,
agents or employee, by improper
means to influence the official action
or vote of any member of this House
that he will at once report the same
to the Committee on Railroads,
whose duty it shall be to make i'm
mediate investigation thereof and
shall have power to take testimony
concerning the same, and shall report
the result of such investigation to
this House at the earliest practical
bic time.
The resolution was passed without
dissenting voice.
The following bill was presented
by Mr.. Kepner
That the salary, wages, or hire
earned by or due to any servant, la
borcr or employe by any employer,
whether such employer be AN indi-
yidual, partnership, corporation, OF
joint stock company, shall be exempt
from foreign attachment by any pro-
cess whatever. Provided, that moth
ing herein contained shall prevent
persons having Claims for boarding
and lodging fer period not exceed
ing four weeks. Also. that no at
tachment shall issue against the hire
or wages ot amy emplOye on IL claim
assigned 10y any foreign creditor to a
citizen in this State, excerpt as provi-
ded in the first section CT this act.
a bill requiring County Commits
sioners to publish the receipts, ex-
penditures of the county aud reports
of their proceedings, was offered.
Mr.. Lowry, Of Summers, arose to
personal explanation in regard to
an alleged interview published in the
Sunday Leader, in which he was re-
ported as making charges of corrup-
ton in regard to the election of u.
S. Senator, and saying he intended
offering resolution of inquiry into
the matter. He declared his readi-
ness to abide the decision of the Sen
atori2l caucus, and said he did not
wish to be put forward as charging
corruption upon any candidate. He
had no intention of offering any such
resolution. He was satisfied, and
hoped everybody else was.
The introduction of Mr.. Wilson's
railroad bill formally opens the war
on railroads, and the probabilities
are that it will, as at the lost ses-
sion, result in consuming the valua-
BILE time of tho legislature to the ex-
clusion of other and more directly
important matters of legislation.
The important event in both
Houses on Tuesday, was the formal
election of u. s. Senator, and John
son N. Camden was elected by the
unanimous Democratic vote of the
legislature, each House voting sepa-
rately. The Republicans voted for
A. w. Campbell, OF the Wheeling
Lateltigencer. The election of John
son n. Camden to the U. s. Senate
for six years from the 4th of March
next, is a worthy tribute to noble
hearted and whole souled man, and
ono who viii fill the position with
credit to the State. He will make a
representative of whom our young