The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-10

Reed and Baguley, for the sum OF Sls5 y
above appropriated.
House Bill No. 227, TO create and estab
lish the Independent school district o.
FettermRn, out OF sub. district number onG
Of FeGteEman school district in Tsylol
county, was also passed, together with No
Ia, relieving James W. Glenn from o.
erroneous assessment Of taxes in thu
county OF Jefferson; and
House Bill No. 1853, amending the pro
visions OF the Code concerning the collec
ton Of county leVies; and -,
House Bill No. l5l, appropriahng u W.
to pay the militia who served in thu
mining troubles OF last summer in FayettI
and Kanawha counties; and also HOUSE
Bill No. l49 TO amend and re.enact chap
ter Al OF the Code OF West Virginia, con
corning certain general provisions re
specting sherifis, collectors and iailors; tn
service and return OF property exsmp
from execution, and homesteads.
The House at 6 O'Clock p. NJ. took recess
until hall past seven, at which time tn
business pending was resumed
ANOTHER RAILROAD BILL.
Mr.. Grantham, on motion for leave, pre-
seuted the following new bill;
House Bill No. 264, bill to establish
reasonable maximum rates OF charges, t
provide for the correction OF abuses, t.
prevent unjust determinations and extoI
lions in the rates to be- charged by all rail-
road companies and corporations hereto
fore organized and owning and operating
any railroad wholly within or partly with
In and partly without this State, for tn
transportation OF freiGhts, to protect thI
iust rights OF the public concerning th'
same, and TO enforce the same by adequate
penalties The bill was laid on the tabl'
on Mr.. GranthRm's own motion: =.
Mr.. Quarter offered resolution, and
was ado pied, continuing the per diem o
Speaker Wilson 10 days, Clerk Peyton Il
days, Assistant CLERK scroggins 10 day
and Journal Clerk Thompson 10 days alte
the close OF the session, to enable them Il
finish up their duties.
Mr.. Hubbard offered House Joint Reso
luton No. 20, on the subject OF
CONVICT LABOR.
Resolved BY The Legislature Of West Virginia
/. That in the opinion Of the Legislature
the labor Of ConvICts in the PenitentiarJ
should not be employed at the manufacture
Of clVars and tobacco; and the Directors
Of the Penitentiary are requested to act IN
accordance with this opinion as soon 81
existing contracts for letting convict labor
for such manufacture shall expire,
9. That in the opinion 1.-THE Legislature
the labor OF ConVicts In the Peni
Tertiary should not be employed
10 the manufacture OF wagons
II said labor can be let for any employ
ment which will not compete with any
industry OF this State, at q price not lest
than the lowest price Tor which convict
labor has heretofore been let by the DireC
tors; aud said Directors are requested Il
ACT In accordanceW this opinion as soor
as existing contracts for letting Conyic
labor for the manufacture Of wagons sinai
expire. ,n
ate consideration Of the resolution, II
went over till to-day, under the rules.
House Bill No. 10, in reference to the
government OF Berkeley Springs, wal
passed, 80,
House Bill No. 246, TO release and dis
charge Ephriam Bee, one Of the seCurltiel
Of E. L. Wade, late Sheriff Of Doddridge
county, from the sum that now rematnt
due (6eing the penalty and damages) or
certain judgments rendered in favor oil the
State against said Bee and others.
House Bill No. 1870, making an appre
priation for copying war records In the
Adlutant Generals Office,
House Bill No. 100, for the relief OF Even
Hinton, late Sheriff OF Summers county
were all read the third time and passed.
Considerable iun-ior the spectators
was created by Chief Jester PugnRCiouE
Cressp, some remarks concerning which
will be found on the local page.
At q few minutes alter 10 the House on
motion Of Mr.. Motiett, adjourned.