Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1881-03-15
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

the first amendment, which was the appro-
p%riation of $1,000 for the supper. of the
normal school at Shepherdstown, which was
adopted. Mr.. Lowry offered the following:
"To pay for necessary improvements and
building carp pond at Romney, $780,"
which was also adopted.
In the Senate, on the 7th, the Education.
al bill was under consideration, and Sir.
Barbee offered an amendment striking out
the provision in the bill, which makes it
necessary that before any levy can be made
for school purposes tho question must be
submitted to a vote of the people. MIR.
Faulkner stated that the striking out of that
provision would be unconstitutional, and
weuld cause untold numbers of iDjunctions
to be gotten out, and would prove a severe
blow to the public school system. This
amendment and several others were voted
down.
In the House, the same day, Mr.. Beck
with offered tho following, which was adop-
ted:
Resol0cd, That on and after this day the
sessions of this House shall be from 8 A. NJ.
to IL Nj from 2 P. NJ. to 6 p. NJ. and
from Z 80 to 10 P. NJ, except for Tuesday,
the Sth inst.
Mr.. Morrow moved to strike out the S..
600 as. the appropriation for the Normal
Schools, and insert SI2, 600. Several were
very much in favor of the appropriation,
among the foremost and strongest champs
ons of which were Messrs. Morrow and
beckwith. Mr.. Quarter moved to amend
by making the appropriation $40, OOO, which
was adopted by a vote of 81 to 20.
Mr.. Grantham offered a bill fixing the
rates to be paid publishers for the publicn>
ton OF advertisements required by law TO BIO
published in newspapers, and announced tina.
he would call it up at the adjourned session.
On the 9th, in the House, Il. B. No. IA.
a bill fer the relief of Jas. W. Glenn, GIRO,
neous assessments in the county of Jefferson.
amounting to $50, was passed.
Dir. Gran.ham introduced a new bill TO
establish reasonable maximum rates of
charges, to provide for the correction of
abuses, to prevent unjust discrimination and
extortlons in the rates to be charged by all
railroad companies and corporations hereto>
fore OF hereafter organized and operating any
railroad wholly within or partly within and
partly without the State, for the traosporta,
lions Of freights, to protect the Just rights
OF the public concerning the same, and to
enforce the same BY adequate penalties,
which on his own motion was laid nm H.
table,.
The Governor has signed the act passed
tor the relief of ". j. Granthan NJ ,b;s
county.
The Legislature will probably continue in
session until Tomorrow, aud then adjourn
until the second Wednesday ia January.
1882.
The Democrats prepared last week to re.
organize the U. S. Senate, and in the lis. of
the Senate committees assigned the following
positions to West Virginia aud Virginia
Senators: Mr. Davis, chairman Committee
on Appropriations, member of Committee on
Agriculture, Revolutionary Claims, Audit
ing Contingent Expenses. Mr.. Camden,
member OF Committee on Public Lands,
Pensions, District of Columbia. Mr.. Mahonc.
member OF Committee on Railroads, Educa,
ton and Labor, and the select Com mittee On
Civil Service. The resolution for re>orpaui>
cation was called up on Saturday, but was
opposed by a point of order from MIR, Conk-
ing, and was otherwise delayed. It was
hnaiiy agreed, however, that the resolution
should lie over until Monday and come up
on its merits. Mr.. Davis, of Illinois, an.
nouneed his purpose to cooperate with the
democrats in the reorganization.
Gov. jackson has announced that at the
proper time he will appoint Hon. Thos. j.
west Superintendent of the Penitentiary.
Wheeling Register.
Whilst a hest of people in this section
would have been greatly pleased had this
appointment been given to our staunch
Democratic friend of the n~eighboriBg coun-
ty or Berkeley, Philip Showers, Esq yet
we may truly say that no better appointment
could be made for the above position than
that OF Hon. Thos. J. West. He has been
one of the best and most popular officers
that have ever held a place in the State
government, and his proposed appointment
by the Governor to the charge of our State
prison is a guarantee that that institution
will be managed wisely and efficiently dur
ing the present Gubernatoria term.
The following named gentleman have been
nominated by the Governor, and confirmed
by the Senate, as Directors of tho West Vir-
glnia Insane Asylum, at Weston, Mr.. Gran.
than being re-appointed John A. i. Mar
tln' Esq, of Preston county Geo. R. Tim
glo, Esq, of Ohio county Hon. j. W.
Graotham, of Jefferson county John G.
hoeoan' Esq, of Monroe county Jacob J..
Armstrong. Esq, of Jackson G. H.; DR., NJ.
Campbell, Petersburg, Wood county DR..