Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-14
OUR STATE soLoNs.
Another Quiet Day In Both
Branches. D.
Protection Of Sheep = Newspaper Bills
Public Health Bill Discussed and
Ordered to a Third Reading.
LARGE AMOUNT OF ROUTINE BUSHES:
SENATE.
Morning Session.

The Senate was opened with prayer by
Rev. Z. n. Dornblaser, OF the First Eng.
Evan. Lutheran Church. communlca-
ton was received from the House OF Dele
gates announcing the passage OF NUMBER
of House bills, including one to provide
for the re assessment of the value OF all
real estate within this State. Mr.. Dennis,
from the committee on the Judiciary sub
mitted a report recommending the passage
of several bills amending the code. also q
bill prescribing the duties OF the CLERKS Oh
the County Courts and bill to reimburse
the heirs of James X. Houston. The fol-
LOVING Senate bills were then passed A
bill amending section nineteen OF chapter
159 of the code, concerning the prose-
cution of persons indicted for MUIR
der; pill aulending- iSlapter 49, a
of the acts of 1881 for the
Protection OF sheep
and imposing tax on dogs, and to repeal
chapter "a OF the Acts OF 1875; bill to
add part Of the county Of Lincoln to the
county of Boone, and House bill to pay
Adam G. Hamrick and Currence Gregory
for work done on the Slavin Cabin ana
Summersville turnpike road.
A number of bills were read second
time and ordered to third reading.
A bill providing for the compensation,
from the Treasury of this State, of James
V. Skidmore, for work done on the Staun-
ton and Parkersburg turnpike, in the year
1860, was read a first time, and, On motion
of Mr.. Brown, it was rejected.
A number of bills were then read and
referred to their appropriate committees.
A Senate bill concerning the Legislature,
its members, officers and proceedings came
up and the following
Important Amendment
offered on January 18th by Mr.. Faulkner
was agreed to and the bill ordered to its
engreSsment. The amendment reads:
"When the Senate or House ofDelegates,
or committee of either House, authorized
to examine witnesses, or to send for per-
sons or papers, shall order the attendance
of any witness or the production Of any
paper as evidence, 4 summons shall be is
sued accordingly, signed by the presiding
officer or clerk of such House, or the
chairman of said committee, directed to
| the sheriff or other proper officer OF any
county, or to the Sergeant-at-Arms OF such
| House, or by any person deputed by him.
| And when served obedience thereto may be
| enforced by attachment, fine or imprison-
ment, at the discretion OF the House which
| appointed the committee; and il the COM
| mittee be authorized to sit during the re-
| cess of the Legislature or the recess OF the
|
| then obedience may be enforced by said
committee as aforesaid. And when a COM
mittee is appointed by each House under
| any Joint or concurrent resolution, and di-
| rected to sit jointly, with authority to
examine witnesses or send for persons and
| papers, the summons aforesaid may be
| signed by the chairman OF the committee
! on the part of the House OF Delegates; and
obedience thereto may be enforced as afore-
said by the House which appointed the
| committee which directed the summons to
be issued; and if such committees be
| authorized to sit during the recess of the
| Legislature, then obedience to the sum-
mons aforesaid may be enforced as afore-
said by the committee which directed the
| summons to be issued"
| The president laid before the Senate the
following invitation:
To The Hon. President aud Members Of The Sen.
ate.
We cordially invite the Hon. President
and members OF the Senate and friends to
attend our
Select Mask Ball.
which will be given at the Academy OF
Music, on Tuesday, February 2lst.
| Very respectfully,
| The Committee Of Arrangements of the
| Harmonic MTnnerchor Singing Society,
OF W heellnR.
The Senate then took the usual daily
| recess.
| Afternoon Session.
A number of bills were read first time
and referred to the Committee on Judici.
ary.
On motion of Mr.. Ewing, leave OF ABB
sence for two days was granted to Mr..
| FarnSworth
The following bills were then passed: A
Senate bill to amend the code concerning
appeals and the Court of Appeals; a House
bill to empower County Courts to issue
bonds for building court houses, jailS, and
other public buildings.
On motion bill amending the code
concerning the form and requisites OF
summons and the unlawful detainer OF
real estate, was taken up for consideration
and number of amendments made to il.
The Senate then adjourned.