Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-15
THE LAW FACTORY.
THE BILL MACHINE FAIRLY BEGUN.
Announcements OfStanding Committees
The Message in the HoHse-SeysraI
Important Bills introduced in the
Senate-Various Points
Set Forth.
YESTERDAYS PROCseDINGSIH FULL
SENATE
Morning Session.

Morning Session.
The Senate convened yesterday morn
ing at promptly 10 O'Clock, with Presi'
dent Summers in the chair. Again the
clergy OF the city failed to report and
there beiny no one to offer prayer the
reading OF the journal was proceeded
with until tire Governors message was
reached when on motion OF Mr.. NC
Gregor the further reading was dlspens'
ed with. ,
The order of business being proceeded
with. Mr.. Dawson offered 5 b. No. =,
entitled "A bill to amend and reenact
section |, of chapter AZ OF the acts OF
1928" in relation to the qualification
OF jurors.
S.BNo. 3 by Mr.. Donehoo providing
for the purchase and distribution Of the
revised statues of West Virginia.
Mr.. Brown presented 5. b. No. d,
entitled "a bill to amend and rcenact
section 4, of chapter l07, of the acts OF
1877" All OF these bills were by re-
Quest referred to the Judiciary.
Mr.. Newman offered resolution pro-
yiding for a new standing committee, to
be known as "No. 2l-On Railroads. "
The rules were suspended and the same
adopted.
MIR. Faulkner presented a bill that
was referred 10 the Committee on the
Judiciary. Its title is, IS. B. "a bill
to make persons charged with crimes
and ohsnses competent witnesses, al
their own request" >,
81. X. No. /, offered by Mr.. Faulk-
ner, providing that 100 copies oil the
Senate Journal and $50 OF the House, be
pristed daily, instead OF the present
number, was under suspension oi rules
adopted.
Standing Committees
President Summers then announced
the following as his standing commit
tees:
Pririleges-Messrs. Williams, Stout,
Shelton, Barbee and McGrew.
Judiciary Messrs. Dennis, Faulkner:
Woods, Brown, Stollings, Smith and
Donehoo.
Findnce-Messrs. Newman, Woods.
Stout, Stollings, McNeel, Van Meter and
Barbee.
Railroads-Messrs. Brown, Smith, Will
liams, Roberts, Stolings, Farnsworth
and McGrew.
Education-Messrs. Donehoo, Farms
worth, Samples, Maxwell, Van Meter,
Shelton and McGrew.
Counties and Municipal Corporations
Messrs. Ewin, Williams, Maxwell, Dayl-
sen and Dawson.
Roads and Navigation Metre
gor, Samples, Dawson, Shelton, McNeel,
Roberts and Farnsworth.
Banks and Corporations -Messrs. Done
hoo, Brown, Maxwell, Samples and Daw-
son.
PuJlic Buildings and Humane Institu-
tions-Messrs. FarnswOrth, NanMeter,
Newman, Barbee and McGrew.
eniteniidry-Messrs. Stout, Williams,
Woods, Faulkner and Dawson.
Mlitia -Messrs. McNeel, Roberts,
Dawson, Maxwell and Barbee.
Federal Rlation8-Messrs. Faulkner,
Brown, Dennis, Smith end Woods
Immigration aud Agriculiure-Messrs.
Van Meter, McGregor, McNeel, Ewin
and Barbee.
Mines and Mning-Messrs. Roberts,
Smith, Dennis, Donehoo, McGregor,
Newman and Dawson.
Claims and Grierances -Messrs. Woods,
Stout, Samples, Williams, StOllings aud
Newman.
Forfeited, Delinquent anil Un0ppropri-
aiei Llnds-Messrs. Stoliugs, Faulkner,
Brown, stout and Dennis.
Public Printing-Nlessrs. Maxwell,
McGreyor, Ewin, Farnsworth and DLw-
son.
RuIs-Mr. President and Messrs.
Woods, Dennis, Faulkner, and Nc
Grew.
Public Librdry-Messrs. Samples, Van
Meter, Roberts, McNeel aud Dawson.
Enrolled BWs-Messrs. Smith and Don
ehOo.
Clerks Ofice-Messrs. Shelton, Roberts
and Dawson.
At the conclusion OF the reading OF
the standing committees, Senator Woods
offered s. BIZ, No. &. and s, all OF
which sre important. The first is a bill
in relation To the practice Of pharmacy,
and the sale OF medicine and poison.
The second, bill to amend the jury
laws; provision is provided therein,
striking out the word "white." The
third, however, IS the most important,
and is entitled TO the closest attention
aud hearty cooperation OF the Sena' {.
IL is q bill TO change the date OF ;nC re: =
eral State election, in order iO have the
same held at the time OF the Presidential
Election, thus doing away with the extra
expense. All of these bills Senator
Woods asked TO have referred 10 the
Committee OH the Judiciary.
By Mr.. Stolings:
Re$olrrd, That the Committee on
Mines investigate as to the expediency
OF nsking State geological survey.
By Mr.. Williams:
s. Il. No. ., Providing for prelimina-
ry survey of the keyser and Pendleton
Railroad
II was referred to the appropriate
committee.
Mr.. Newman offered a resolution re.
ferring so much of the Governors mes
sage as referred 10 the Kelly revised
statutes to the Committee on the Judi.
ciary.
The Chair and Senator Smith made
personal explanations in relation 10 a
misunderstanding about the mail page
ordered the day before, and everything
being lovely and satisfactory the Senate
adjourned until this morning at ten
o'clock.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.