Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-04
OUR STATE soLoNs.
The Normal School Translor Bill
Defeated.
The Railroad Pass Bill In the House--An
Animated Discussion--fish Commits
sioner's Report--BiIl Passed
by the Senate.
BILLS PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES
SENATE.
Morning Session.

Hon. j. W. Grantham OF the House OF
Delegates, opened the Senate with prayer,
by way OF change.
Leave of absence for three days was
granted to Mr.. Williams.
Senate bill No. 2lS, amending and re-en-
acting chapter 40 of the code, concerning
offences against morality and decency, com.
ing up, was amended in various sections, and
passed.
The following bills were read last time
and passed: x Din afnefiding and ssScnact.
ing chapter 56 of the Acts OF 1877, entitled
all act extending the time in which dis.
traint and sale may be made for taxes and
fee bills; House bill 29l to amend and re.
enact sections 6, :, s, and of chapter - OF
the code relating to forms of deeds and
covenants, and to sales under deeds OF
trust: House bill No. 296 to amend and re-
enact chapter 81 of the code concerning
duties of personal representatives as to
real estate; and the liability OF
such estate for decendent's debts;
House bill No. 29S, amending and re-ena CT
ing sections /, 2, ;, 4, and of chapter 81
of the code, in relation to how value Of inn
proyements is assessed and paid.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate Resembling Senate bill No:
900. amending section 1913 of charpter % OF
the code, was passed; ,.u
On motion OF Mr.. Faulkner, House bill
No. 4O5, amending and re-enacting chapter
80 of the code. concerning the State Board
of Health ofienses against the public
health, &c, was taken up on q second read-
ing:
upon the bill in explanation of its provi-
sions and concerning the general workings
of the State Board during the past year and
what they proposed to do in the future:
He had the manuscript OF his speech well
arranged before him, and when about to
takethe floor and begin its delivery he was
"headed off, BY the sage of Greenbrler.
who was the first man to catch the eye oil
Mr. President" Mr.. Dennis then moved
an amendment to the bill, and when the
Mason Grecnbackrr again attempted to de-
liver his little speech. the Greenbrler sage
called him TO order and confined him TO the
question before the Senate. Mr.. Dennis
followed up his first amendment by sever
al Others. all of which were adopted.
Mr.. Faulkner offered an amendment to
section IL of the bill making the appropri-
alton for the expenses of the Board fifteen
hundred dollars instead of three thousand
Upon this motion he made an eiiectiye
| speech in his usual vigorous style. lie
was in favor of reducing the original ap,
propriation One-half. because he had hearo
| no reason given for the amount asked
| He had inquired for information as 10 now
| the Board of Health intended eXpending
| this money, but had received no satistac
| tory answer. Senators were not lnciineu
| to vote large appropriations to any ,obJec'
| when they knew not how 1t would pe eA
pended. ,,c.,,
Mr.. Barbee replied to the Berkeley Senator
and here took the opportunity 10 deliver
| about half of his prepared speech in oppo
sition To the motion before the Senate. The
amendment was adopted.
| On motion of Mr.. Dennis section IL was
| further amended by cutting down the: sala
| ry of the Secretary Of the Board OF HealtI
| from 81, 900 per year to 500.
! Mr., Dennis also moved to amend section
I7m follows: m rases Of emergency OF ot
| actual necessity, and when the county OF
corporate authorities are from any cause
| unable to meet or Ia provide for the emer
| gency or the necessity of the case all actua
| expenditures necessary for local or county
sanitation as provided for in this section
| shall be certified by the local board OIL
| health to the county court, and the whole
| or so much thereof as to the said court u
may seem right and proper shall be palS1
| out Of the County treasury. The amend
| ment was adopted without division.
| Mr.. Smith moved tn amend section 10 by
inserting after Fifteen hundred dollars
the words "of the moneys paid 10 the treas
ury of the State under the provisions o
this chapter" which was defeated
| After further minor amendments, ih'
bill was passed by informally.
Leave OF absence for five days was gram
| ed to Mr.. Brown.
The Senate AT six o'clock ndlanrnel,