Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-15
SENATE.

At2:3O p. N. yesterday, the body was
called TO order, there being tair mum
| Der OF members present for Monday.
| The Committee on Printing made the
following report: WHEREAS, the Com
| mittee on Public Printing have had un
der consideration the resolution concern
the Investigation OF the public printing
| &c, and not being experts in printing
ask most respectfully to be relieved from
further consideration OF the same and
recommend that special committee be
appointed to act on the said resolution.
Mr.. Van Meter introduced bill reg
ulating commissioners on State school
and district school and building taxes.
The petitions of VIM. r. Mcdonald
and l25 others OF Mashall county, and
OF NJ. q. Atkinson aud l55 others OF
Hancock county, praying for an amend
lnent to the Constitution OF the State
prohibiting the manufacture and sale oil
intoxicating drinks within this State
were presented.
Mr.. Roberts presented the petition CT
ID. G. Caste and Al others OF Writ coun-
ty, asking an amendment OF an act
passed in 1871, 30 as TO enlarge the In
dependent District Of Elizabeth, Writ
county.
The following bills were read for a
third time and passed:
II. B. No. IL, which is bill to amend
an act to establish the school district OF
Welsburg, in the county OF Brooke,
State Of West Virginia. Passed January
20, 1858.
II, B. No. 81, which is in relation to
the method of construction and keeping
in repair OF county roads. =.
II. b. II, A bill to authorize the Gov
ernor OF this State TO employ additional
counsel to defend the interest Of this
State in two causes in which the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
are complainants and Joseph =. Miller,
Auditor, defendant, nov pending in the
Circuit Court OF Ohio county.
A bill to amend the charter OF the
Northern and Southern West Virginia
Railroad Company. The vote stood IL
to 10. The following provisions are in
the bill.
SEC. l. It shall be lawful for the
Northern and Southern West Virginia
Railroad Company to construct so much
OF its road as extends from Coal river,
in the county OF Kanawha, TO the bor-
der OF the State OF Pennsylvania, upon
such route as it may lind most practics.
BILE and NAV deem most for its interest.
2. II shall be lawful for said company
10 retain for its own use any portion OF
the lands which may be contributed in
aid OF the enterprise, or which it may re-
ceive in payment for subscriptions TO its
capital stock, or which II may otherwise
acquire; and to improve, develop and
use the same; and it shall have full
power and authority TO mortgage, sell
and dispose OF such lands and the prod
ucts OF such lands, mines, colleries and
improvements TO customers, whether
within or without the State, upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem ex-
pedient
A Bill to regulate the laying out OF
town lots and recording plate or map OF
the same.
A Bill to provide for the appointment
OF inspectors and deputy inspectors OF
minerals, oils and other substances; to
regulate the sale OF the same for ilium;-
mating purposes and to repeal certain
acts.
A bill providing for the appointment
Of commissioners and proceedings on
accounts referred TO them, and to repeal
chapter l29 OF the Code, chapter l3S OF
the Acts OF 1928. and chapter 96 Of the
Acts OF 1877.
A bill to establish the independent
school district of Buchannon out OF sub
district No. | OF Buchannon district OF
Upshur county.
A bill which provides that all suits
and proceedings that were pending in
the State on the 3lst day OF December,
1872, in the name or for the benefit OF
any township, and have not been dis
missed because such boards were ex-
tinct, shall be proceeded in to determine
ton, as If such boards were in exist
ence.
Mr.. Dawson offered the following:
Resoired, That the Committee on
Printing be discharged from the con-
sideration Of the resolution concerning
the investigation Of the public printing,
etc, adopted by the Senate on the
second day of February, and that spe-
cial committee Of three be appointed by
the President, to which the said resolu-
ton is hereby referred.
Mr.. Faulkner moved that when the
Senate adjourn il be until l0A. N. Tues
day.
Quite a batch OF bills were placed on
their first and second reading.
At $40, on motion OF Mr.. Brown the
Senate adjourned.