The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-18

Yesterdays sitting of The House was an.
other prayeEle2s session.
The Senate amendments to House hill
No. SOY, creating the independent school
district OF PennsbOro, in Richie county,
were agreed TO, aHa the bill as amended
Mr.. Riley, from the Committee on Con.
ference on the VOgrant Stock bill. made n
report, which was adopted, and the bill
again passed.
Mr.. Riley moved to take from the table
Senate Joint Resolution No. 20, providing
for the adjournment Of the preSent session
OF the Legislature, and on his motion de.
manded the ayes and noes. His motion
was lost by a vote OF l6 to Sc.
The ayes were: NIessrs. BIbb, Fisher (ot
BrNxtonl, Hobbs, Hubbard, Lurtv, Lusk,
Maxwell, McCrum, Orr, Riley, Seabriyht,
siter, TippetL Wetts (ot Tyler and wilson
(of Bar6our).
The noes were: Mcs3rs, Wilson fSpeaker),
Beckwith, Bee, Bell, Brady, Crumrine,
DAWSON, Depae, D0ddrill, EdmisIon, Fer.
guson, Fisher (ot Hardy, Floyd, Fulkcr.
son, 6EanthAm, Hall toi Blrbonr}, Hall iof
WelzeD, Holt, Irons, johnson, Kepncr,
Leonard, Lowry, Monroe, Monroe, Poe,
Prince, Quarrier Settle, Sharp, Sinclair
Sydenstricker and Wells lof Mariou).
Mr.. Dodrill offered the following re.olu.
ton, TO the immediate consideration OF
which Mr.. Riley objected, and it wcnto over
one dHy under the rules:
Re1otred, That from and aitei Monday
next the House, in addition 10 morning and
afternoon sessions, will sit also from $50 TO
0:S0 +, NJ
Speaker Wilson found another opportu-
nifty 10 strike blow at the railroads;
Which, however was rendered powerless
by the failure OF tho House to coincide
with his views. Senate bill No. 2tS, amend
ing and re'enacting chapter one hundred
and forty.ntne OF the Code OF West Viz.
ginia, concerning otlenGe1 against morality
and decency, came up for Consideration.
1t contains the statutory nrovisiOn in lC.
gard to Sabbath breaking. The section on
this head read as follows:
III person, on Sabbath day, be found
laboring at any trade or calling, or employ
his minor children, apprentices or ser.
wants in labor, or other business, except in
household or other work Of necc 5ity or
charity, lie shall be fined five dollars for
each ollense. And every day any such
minor child. or servant, or apprentice is SO
employed shall constitute distinct Of
Tense. Any person found hunting, shoot
ing, or carrying fire arms on the Sabbath
day, shall be guilty Of misdemcanor and
fined not less than five dollars.
"No forfeiture shall be incurred under
tie preceding section for the transnorta.
ton on Sunday OF the mail, or OF pilSaen-
gers and their baggage or Cor running any
railroad train or steamboat on tho Sab.
bath dry, or for carrying fire pIns or
shooting on that day, by any pct-on hay
ing the right 10 do so under the laws Of the
United States or Of this S! 'tc and no for.
fixture for laboring on the Sabbath div
shall be incurred under laid .ec;ion bv
any peron who conscientiously believe,
that the seventh day Of the week ought to
be observed rs Sabbath and actually re-
trains from nil secular business and iabor
on that day, provided he does not compel
an apprentice or Eccvant not OF his belief
to do Ocular work or business on Sunday,
and does not ca that day disturb any other
person in his Observance Of the same. And
no contrOOt shall be deemed void bec.1uSe
tits made on the Sabbath day."
The clause exempting railroads aud
steamboats, from the operations OF tho bill,
Speaker Wilson (Mr. DAVIDSON in the chair)
moved to strike out. Judge Ferguson de.
manded the ayes and noes on this motion,
and it was lost,
The House then took tho usual recess.
The pending order at the opening of the
| afternoon sn sion Wngtna second read nU nj