Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-03
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CoLrNBrs, February Mile Rhea, ths
actress, appeared upon the floor Of ths
House yesterday. The nomont she en-
tered Speaker Hodge showed his gallsntry
by coming down and making the acquaint-
anoe Of the distinguished actress She is
handsome and graceful in her movements
and is one Of the most sprishtly and vivs-
cious Of women. She certainly took, the
Solons by storm.
Te@pSs0aee Taetfes. -
There was quite a. tempest In the House
to-day, concerning this question. Il came
up on Mr.. wallace's bill amending section
i692, as amended April roth, 1881, 20 q 10
empower the Councils Of Cleveland, Gin.
cinnati and Toledo to regulate and compel
the::consumption OF coal smoke. This bill
may we'll be called the Smoke Bill, tor Il
has raised smoke In which there u
much cause for alarm. The municipal
code 10 enc Of the largest and, perhaps,
statutes OF the State. The Hon. Frank
Hurd and Hon. Charles Scribner, when
members Of the Senate judiciary Commit
tee framed an act for the government Of
citieS and villages, which finally passed
both Houses. II was clear and compact,
and bore upon It's face the impress Of Law.
yers. II was. however, In : the course Of
time, so mutilated BY amendments and re.
pealing acts that IL become next 10 uselees.
rs il perplexed the keenest lawyers. The
Codifying Commission doctored II some
what but the process Of undoing what Il
did, and turning Il upside down, has again
Ia, tar rrtk1a n
Psints q Attack.
There are many places ct work In amend.
ments to this act for tho government Of
IL. Mr. Wallace simply added 10 paragraph
~. regulating the sale OF merchandise from
canal boats, vessels, cars and ,depot, tho
word. land cities OF the first class In sddi-
ton Ia the powers heretofore granted, shall
have the power TO regulate and compel tho
consumption OF the smoke emitted by the
burning OF coal and 10 prevent injury and
ANNOYANCE from the same"
No sooner had Mr.. Wallace offered his
amendment than members from all parts
rose up and offered amendments TO tho
They included faro banks, powder houses.
dance houses, railroads, temperance, &c,
all to be tackled on a. amendments 10 tho
smoke bill" -
Mr.. Conrad wanted paragraph IS amend
ed 30 as 70 compel railroads TO employ
hagmen st street crossings, which was
agreed 70.
ment TO regulate houses Of public resort.
This stYatsgetic move was simply for the
purpose OF attaching to the Smoke bill The
McConnelsville ordinance. Thus st time
when II wes not expected the whole tenn
- ~ and lhA Al
emerts were uncontrollable. General yotss
made red-hot speech, and several others
defined their position. Some members
charged others with being Foster men. The
Foster men and the Republicans appeare4
about equally divided, although Mr.. Thorpe
said there was no such o party In Ohio -
the Foster party.
Matrimonial. -
There was more than . little fun In the
House, yesterday afternoon, when M.
Brunner's House bill No. I, giving mayor
the right to solemnize marriages % we'll -
justices and ministers, came up. One een.
tleman moved TO amend II % u 10 iasIude
road supervisors, county commissioner
and infirmary directors. Mr.. Pusslsy, Of
Highland, who In the handsomcst and witu.
est member OF the sixty fifth general Assem-
bly,, offered an amendment 70 the effect
tuut uOtoICb uibo uo thttuoVN ib thV
those individuals who could be 81 -
nate as 10 be able TO tie the NJ ,oftu'
He made speech on the s'' -ptiAi knos.
he stated that he wa > ..o,set in which
xss in he !. >asht before t6is lsgislatur,
~ -.lcerest OF such
.. .~S0Msalahls - lnstitasto0
=. r. matrimony, and he VA In favor q
widening and extending ths facilities Co
marri!ge A much u possible. He had ~.
, ceived several letters from constituents o(
his, in Dodson township, Highland coun.
ty, who urged him 70 make the amend.
mcnt because the roads were % bad In thsi
township that they could not get id.ta
have . Mayor = or Justice 70 per.
form the ceremony. : They bed
and II his smendmsnt prevailed thsy
would be relieved OF great anxiety. Another
reason he would suEgest for the amend
ment was because bis friend snd. colleague,
Mr.. Locke, Of Madison. was Q bachelor,
only deferred from fndulging In connubisj
bliss because he would not consent 20 Be.
ing married BY minister or justice, He
would, however,
II notaries were given the power. Thsy
had all heard Of the lock in the BsnsaS,
and they should all certainly feel grievsd
II they should have "dssd Locks''i IN lie
House This speech created the most up-
roarious laughter. Mr.. Pugsley's amend
ment prevailed. but the bill v" finally
defeated. -
A large number OF ladies were present
and enjoyed the fun hugely. Al the
bachelors, some fifteen in nunbsS, vesed
70, for, the re-. bill I,%.s and each v. .gp.sudsd la'
The following named ksntleman' have
called on Mr.. Hsgonsf during tho week !:
J. W. Yost and Col. John Sullivan, of Bel
lAire, and Ross Alexander, Of wheeling