The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-10
House OF Delegates.

Mr.. SyderStrlCtec made the opening
prayer again We ..erday, and Mr.. Watson
the customary motion to dispense with the
reading OF the journal Of the previousday's
session.
House bill No. 800 IVES taken up, and
the House insisted on its amendments,
disagreed to by the Senate, AID asked a
committee OF conference. The Speaker
appointed as members of the CoImittee on
the part of the House Mc3Srs. Ferguson,
Poe and Floyd. The bill referred 10
amends chapter l04 Of the Code, concern
ing the limitation OF suits.
Leave OF absence was granted Mr. Cox
Tor the day, on account OF sickness, and
also TO Mr.. Sinclair for the sane time.
House bill No. 3lS, amending the pro-
visions of the Code concerning the asse.-Jj-
ment Of taxes, came up on second read
ing as unfinished business. A number oil
amendments were proposed ,one by Speaker
Wilson, providing that no railroad Compa.
ny should be exempt from taxation, provo
king good deal Of discussion, but being
finally adopted. The bill was, alter further
consideration, laid on the table on motion
Of Judge Ferguson.
House bill PSI, amending the provisions
OF the Code concerning corporations and
joint stock companies, whether organized
under the Code or by special charter, came
up on second reading, and the following
amendments proposed by the Committee
on the Judiciary were adopted:
Add ut end OF section 3 the following:
Except that mining, manufacturing, oil,
salt or internal Improvement company
may lay out q town, not to include more
than six hundred and forty acres, at OF
near their works, and sell lots therein;
and any corporation may take real estate,
stocks, bonds and securities in payment, in
whole or in part, OF any debt bona tde
owing to it, or as security therefor, or
may purchase the same il deemed nece5-
sary to secure or obtain payment OF any
such debt, in whole or in part, and may
manage, use and dispose Of what has been
80 taken or purchased, as a natural person
might do; and any corporation may com
promise or purchase its own debt, and
establish and manage sinking fund ioI
that purpose; and any manufacturing
company may, with the assent OF thu
holders Of two.thirds OF its stock, had by
a vote OF Il stockholders meeting, subscribe
for or purchase the stock, bonds or securi
ties OF any corporation formed for the pur
pose OF manufacturing OF producing any
articles or material used in the business o
such Joint stock company, or dealing il
any articles or materials manufactured o.
produced by such joint stock company, OF
constructing a railroad or other work o
internal Improvement, through or into tn,
county in which the principal place o
business OF such joint stock company ma!
I've, or operating n railroad or other work 0
internal improvement so constructed, ant
may, with thelike assent, become surety
for, or guarantee the debts OF such corpor
alton, Or in any manner aid it in carrying
on It's business"
Add at end Of section "a the following
"But nothing herein contained shall be =
construed rs to prevent any corporation
subject to the provisions Of this chap;e
from issuing stock or bonds and neSotia
ting the sale OF the same in payment oil rca
and personal estate for the use OF such col
porations, and for its other corporate pul
poses and business, at such price and upo
such terms and conditions as may be agree
on by the owners directors or stockholdel
Of such corporation. And any sub 3criber I
/ the capital stock OF any such corporatio
NAV pay for such stock by the transfer an
conveyance to such corporation Of real {
personal property, or both, necessary Il
: The uses and purposes Of the corporation
upon such terms as Tay be mutual
agreed upon
The bin was then laid on the table ar
. tho House took a recess.
, The House reassembled at hall past tw
. and resumed the pending order OF bui
! ness
' sepce for one week, on account Of serio
0 illness in his family.
= : Mr.. Beckwith, on motion for leave, !
: troduced House bill No. +ls, which wasr
! ierred TO the Committee on Counties, D
tricts and Municipal Corporations.
makes some amendments to the charter
: tho town Of Charlestown, in LETTERS
\ Dr., Bee moved to suspend the rules a
fake up the report OF the Insane Asylg
Z Investigation Committee, which mott
MF. Morrow moved that the report
on the table, and the evidence taken
tie committee, so far as it reteued to
On second specification concerning Dr. Hp