The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-20


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RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr., Watson: That the COMMITTEES
on Education enquire into the expediency
Of publishing q sufficient number o.
copies OF the school law for furnishing
each school officer in the State with 4
copy.
BY Mr.. Quarter: That so much Of the
Governors message Rs refers TO the ex
penses incurred by the State In sending
the first battalion TO Fayelte county 10 rs
sist the sheriff thereof TO preserve the
peaCe, BIO referred to the Committee on
Finance with directions TO audit the said
expenses and report by bill or other
wise,
By Mr., Edmiston: That the Committee
on Public Buildings and Humane lnsti'
tutions inquire intN the expedienCy Of nc
amending chapter IS Of the Code Of 1895
as TO provide for the expense incurred III
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their proper State or country,
! By Mr., Day: lnquiTiDg into the OK
pedienGY Of publishing copies Of the road
law 10 put one IN the hands oil each road
surveyor in the State.
BY Mr., DAvisson; That the judiciary
Committee enquire into the expedienCy al
amending the Jury law 80 az to provide
for the selection OF grand iuries In the
same manner Us petit juries.
BY Mr.. Bell: lnquiring into the expedi.
enCy Of reducing the number Of Commits.
siOners In each District Board Of EduCa.
ton to u President and two Commission.
era each TO receive ) for each days duty.
BY Mr.. Holt: That the Committee on
Edutation enquire into the expedlency OF
abOliRhing the various school district
Boards OF Education, and substituting In
lieu thereof County Board.
PETITIONS,
Mr.. Edmiston offered the petition OF j.
N, Bennett and seventeen others, OF Lew
is county, asking the passage Of an ac
to reimburse Smith, Mcbride 4 Co, con.
tractors for the construction In part OF
the Hospital for the insane at Weston, Tor
loss OF material by fire. Referred to the
Committee on Claims and Grievances.
Mr.. DAvlssOn submitted the petition Of
VIM. p. Miller and seventy.hve others, Of
.Cayl or county, asking increased COmpen.
sation for assessors. Referred to the Com.
mittee on Taxation aud Finance.
Mr.. Depue introduced q petition signed
by l.. D. Summers and other citizens oil
Writ and Roane counties, asking an ap.
preparation to construct public rod
from Spencer, Roane county, TO Burning
springs, Witt county. Referred to the
Committee on Roads and Internal NaYi.
CATION.
Mr.. B. F. Fisher offered the petition OF
Peter l.. Curry and a others, OF Baxton
county, for Changeiin the boundary Of
Sutton Independent School district. Re.
ferTed to the Committee on Education.
MISCELLANEOUS.
House Bill No. 10, fixing the times OF
holding the Courts In the Filth Judicial
Circuit was passed, with a provision that
II he In force and take effect from its pas.
sage.
House Bill No. "a, fixing the times OF
holding Court In the counties Of the Sixth
Judicial Circuit, was also adopted, with the
same ptoviso.
Mr.. Leonard was ssked to communicate
to the Senate the passage OF the former
bill, and to ask the concurrence OF that
body therein.
Several bills In reference to the holding
OF Circuit Courts In different circuits were
reported back from the Judiciary Commit.
lee with the recommendation that they be
referred to the special joint committee ap.
pointed 10 harmonize such bills, which
recommendation was adopted.
House Bill No |, regulating and deAp.
ing the duties and Jurisdiction oil Circuit
Courts, was read q second time. In 1t
was the provision that when for any
cause the Judge OF Circuit Court shall
fall to attend aud hold the same, either at
the commencement OF the term, whether
regular, adjourned or special, or at any
limo before Its adjournment, Or
| II he be in attendance aud cannot
properly preside at the trial OF any cause
therein, the attorneys present and prac
liCirg In said court may elect Judge by
ballot to hold said court during the alb
sence Of the Judge, or for the trial Of the
cause in which the judge Of said court
Caunot preside.
Mr.. Riley moved 10 amend by doing
away with the election OF Judge 10 try a
special case, saying that all the lawyers al
the bar but two might be engsged In
suit, and these two would generally be
the poorest, yet one must be the Judge by
the vote Of the other. After much dis.
Cussion the amendment was rejected
Mr. Hall, OF Barbour county, won the
gratitude Of country newspapers by NOV.
Ing that notice OF all special terms should
be- given by advertisement In o weekly
newspaper In the county; and Mr.. Tip.
petit called for the ayes and noes The
call was not sustained; Mr.. Halls amend
lnent was rejected, aud the House ad.
Jurned
MANY sink into an early grave BY not
giving immediate attention to a slight