The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-03
Bills INTRODUCED.

BY Judge Ferguson, Of the Committee
on the Judiciary; House Bill No. lao, to
amend and re-enact the provisions Of the
Code respecting sherids, collectors and
iailors; the service and return Of process;
property exempt from taxation, and home
6teRds, 1t hArmOniZea the laws with the
recent amendments TO the Constitution.
BY Mr.. Leonard; House Bill No. 100,
providing that persons loaning money at
an usurious interest shall forfeit all inter.
est, and pay penalty to the State equal
to six per cent OF the sum loaned.
| BY the same; House Bill No. l5l, ap-
propriating money 10 pay the First Bat
talon of West Virgins Volunteers, for
services rendered In Fayette county at the
recent coal strikes.
BY Mr.. Settle: House Bill No, l59, pro.
viding for an Inspector Of Coal Mines,
regulating the same, and providing for the
safety OF persons employed therein.
By Mr.. Grantham; House Bill No. 1853,
repeating Section 4 Of Chapter 81 OF the
acts Of 1877, establishing an Agricultural
College In Jefferson county.
BY Mr., Settle: House Bill No, l54, 10
promote the health and safety Of persons
employed In coal mines.
BY Mr.. Oresap: House Bill No. 100,
appropriAting money to pay for work on
the Staunton and Parkersburg turnpike.
By Mr.. Monroe: House Bill No. 100, to
exempt part OF the assessed value Of real.
estate on which there 10 lien or mort
gage,
By Mr., Morrow: House Bill No. l57,
appropriating money to pay the de6clen.
cies In the salaries Of normal school teach
ers for the year lS70-S0, and providing
the manner In which the same shall be
paid.
BY Mr.. Hubbard: House Bill No. 1853,
amending the laws concerning bills, notes
aud other writings.
BY the same: House Bill No. 100, to
prescribe the duties Of Clerks OF the
County Courts in counties where such
Cial purposes under the thirty.lourth sec.
ton Of Article VIII Of the Constitution.
The House was
DRLudED WITH PETITIONS.
some Of the important ones were as fol.
lows!
Petitions asking for the adjustment Of
the present convict labor laws, by Mr..
Kepner, signed by s.. s. Dowlan and 100
others Of Berkeley county, by Mr.. Tippet,
signed by Joseph Ecktein and 05 others
Of Mason county; by Mr.. MCCord, signed
by A. U. Hall and 90 others OF Brooke
county; by Mr.. Morrow, signed by George
Nay and others OF Marion county; by Mr..
Bell, signed by Vim. Entler and 81
others oil Mineral county; by Mr.. Edmis.
ton, signed by Robert Jufer and 4S others
OF Lewis county.
Asking for law To tax dogs and protect
sheep:
BY MI. Sinclair, signed by s. A. Cock.
syne and $50 others, Of Marshall county;
by Mr.. Davigson, signed by Johnson 0,
Fleming and o. others, Of Taylor county;
by Mr.. Cox, signed by W. o. Henner and
SO others, Of Monongalis county.
Asking that Constitutional Amend.
ment prohibiting the manufacture or sale
Of intoxicating liquors be submitted to q
vote Of the people:
BY Mr.. John H. Riley, signed by s. T.
Maloney, J. D. Harris and 80 others; by
Judge Ferguson, signed by BENZ, F. John.
son and % others, Of Cabell county by
the same, signed by Mrs. Mallory and 81
other women.
BY Mr.. DAVIDSON, petition signed by
Isaiah Riley and AZ others, oil Taylor and
Preston counties, asking that the wages Of
employees be exempt from attachment.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS,
During the latter part Of the session Mr..
Hubbard occupied the chair.
Judge Ferguson moved q resolution,
which was adopted, instrucLing the Speak.
er 10 issue a writ Of election by the voters
Of Berkeley county to oil the vacancy in
the representation from that county
caused BY Dr.. Ferrel's death.
Mr.. Morrow, from the Committee on
Education, offered a volumlnous doCu.
ment, labeled, blouse Bill No. 160,"
amending, revising and re.enacting the
school laws.
RESOLUTIONS
were offered:
BY Mr.. Sinclair: Making 1t illegal 10 sell
impure liquors, ale, wine or beer in the
State.
By Mr.. Lowry: Requesting the Auditor
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