The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-19
SENATE NOTES.


The openingprayer OF yesterdays session
OF the House was made by Delegate Syden.
stricken, OF Greenbrier county, and showed
that he was accustomed to leading in pray
er in public. The number Of delegates who
can perform the functions OF Chaplain
when necessary is rather noteworthy. So
far several farmers, attorneys, physicians
and merchants have shown themselves
to be "praying members"
Mr.. Leonard, from the Committee on
Finance, reported House bill No. $50, to
authorize the Auditor TO transfer the claim
OF the State against the Merchants Bank
OF Charleston.
On motion Of Mr.. Grantham his col.
league, Mr.. Beckwith, was granted leave Of
absence for the day.
The following, proposed by Judge Fer
guson, was adopted:
ResOlred, That no smoking be allowed in
this hall ut any time during the session Of
the Legislature.
On motion OF Mr.. Bee, It was
ResoltnI, That the judiciary Committee
inquire into the expectancy Of reporting to
this House an amendment to the chapter
in the proposed new Code on Sheriff. and
ConstablGs' bonds, providing that every
bond executed by Sheriff or Constable
shall, when duly acknowledged by such
Sheriff or Constable and their Sureties, and
duly recorded, have the force and effect
from the date Of such recordation, OF q
judgment upon the real estate OF such
Sheriff or Constable that he may own al
the time OF the reCordation Of such bond
or any real estate they may acquire during
their term OF Office.
Several new bills were introduced, as
follows:
BY Mr.. Cox: House bill No. S54, in re,
latiOn to the sale and conveyance OF prop,
erty belonging TO church or benevolent
or literary association.
By Mr. Hall, lof BARBOUR: House bill
No. S55, prohibiting the sale OF dangerous
weapons TO minors or lunatics.
By Mr.. Sydenstricker House bill No
1856, to amend and re-enact Section o. oil
Chapter II Of the Acts OF 1881, entitled,
"An act to revive, amend and re.enaci
chapter % Of the Code OF West Virginia,
concerning the assessment OF taxes"
House bill Ne. 200 was then taken up.
1t amends chapter Is Of the Code, in rela.
ton to the Secretary Of State and the Su.
preRe Court reports. This bill ELECTED
considerable interesting discussion, in
which most OF the legal members Of the
House took part. The bill was still pend
ing when the usual noon recess was taken
Upon Resembling the bill was again
taken up by sections for amendment. The
important section OF the bill is section 8
which, as amended, reads rs follows:
whenever the Supreme Court OF APP
peals directs volume OF the reports OF ii
decisions TO be published, the reporter
shall contract, in the manner prescribed b,
law, for tho printing and binding 81 81;
hundred copies thereof, in a style no
inferior to Otto's United States reports; ant
the Secretary OF State shall secure the copy
right Of the same for the benefit Of tn
State. The reports shall be styled Yves
Virginia Reports. The printing and bind
ing Of the reports shall be done under tn
direction OF and in the manner prescribed
by the reporter, subject, however, to thu
control OF the court The reporter shal
prefix TO the printed report Of each case tn,
dates when the same was submitted ant
decided. Each volume shall contain
the reports OF at least eighty cases, ant
shall not contain more than nine hundred
pages, exclusive of the index and tables o
cases reported and cited, each page to be o
the size and typo Of tho pages OF Otto
United States reports; and should it be nee
eseary, in order to comply with the pro
visions Of this section, the reporter Is here
by required and authorized to condens
for publication any or all OF the opinions
the Judges, or either Of them; but the syllf
| bus Of no case shall be condensed. Proc
sheets shall be furnished by the printer I
: the reporter, and to each Of the judges,
reasonable time before the type shall h
! distributed, and such corrections or mod
iications shall be made by the printer {
either the reporter or either OF the judg,
shall suggest"
The billwas finally ordered to It's engros
ment for third reading.
Alr. Settle, by motion for leave, intr
duced House bill No. 1851, to protect capt.
and labor In this State.
AIr. MCCord introduced House bill \
. S5s, in relation to the coal underlying Il
y Ohio river opposite and adjoining 4
9! county Of Brook.
y Bills were then taken up on prelimina
Il readings and amendment, and q numb
y Of bills Of no general interest were 4
warded, the monotony OF the reading bel
broken only by an occasional motion