The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-01-25
Editorinl CORRESPONDENCE.
WHEELING, January 20, 1888

bedT hCytSteT: Legislation goes SLOW
ly on. So far not much progress has
been made; in passing the Chapters
of the Code prepared by the Revisory
Committee, only FIVE or six chapters
have been passed by this House, and
they were only materially changed
and amended, after a sharp opposi.
ton from the Committee. The Com.
mittee seem to look upon their work
as perfect, and do not like to see
members suggesting amendments to
any of the chapters reported by them.
But Notwithstanding their feelings
in this respect, many Of the members
of the House assert their rights on
the floor, and do get in some very
wholesome amendments.
House Bill 1914" reported by the
Revisory Committee, was reached in
the House on yesterday, but the feel
ing was so manifest against it, in its
present shape, that Judge Ferguson,
Chairman, had it referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee, because as he
said, under all circumstances, it had
better 60 there" and we hope when
it is reported back to the House it
will be slorn of all its Objectionable
features, among which are the prop
ositions to make lawyers, doctors,
druggists, photographers, &C., to pay
u license of ten dollars each, per an,
mum.
This morning House Bill 269, re,
ported from the Revisory Committee,
was passed after an exciting debate,
on striking out that portion of sec
ton 3, giving power to the reporter
of the Supreme Court to coudense
the opinions delivered by the Judges
of the Supreme Court; which is as
follows, and in this shape it passed
our house:
"Scc. 3. Whenever the supreme
court of appeals directs volume of
the reports of its decision to be pub
lishcd, the commissioners of public
printing shall contract, in the man.
ner prescribed by law, for the print.
ing and binding Of six hundred cop.
les thereof, in a style not inferior to
Grattan's reports; and the secretary
of state shall secure the copyright of
the same for the benefit of the state.
The reports shall be styled West Vir-
ginia Reports. The printing and
binding of the reports shall be done
under the direction of and in the
manner prescribed by the reporter,
subject, however, to the control of the
court. The reporter shall prefix to
the printed report of each case, the
dates when the same was submitted
and decided. Each volume shall con-
tain the reports Of at least eighty
cases, and shall not contain more
than nine hundred pages, exclusive
of the index and tables of cases, re.
ported and cited, each page to be of
the size and type of the pages of
Grattan's reports; and should it be
necessary, in order to comply with
the provisions of this section, the re
porter is hereby required and author
lied to condense for publication any
or all of the opinions of the judges,
or either of them; but the syllabus of
no case shall be condensed.d
This is looked upon as a direct blow
at the Supreme Court; but it is hoped
that the Senate will check this kind
of legislation, and will strike out the
features of the section
aoONe quoted.
There has been some fifteen bills
passed by this House up to this time,
and some four or five have become
laws, having been passed by both
Houses; among the number is the
following bill of which Hon. John II.
Riley, of Jackson was the patron.
The bill referred to is known as
blouse Bill No. $780," appropriating
money for the distribution of pure
bovine vaccine virus among the PEG.
pie of the State:
GAS amended itappropriates sum
not exceeding $500 out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to be expended in the pur-
chase and distribution of pure bovine
vaccine virus among the people of
this State, and authorizes the Audit.
Or to draw his warrant on the Treas.
nry in favor Of the vaccine agents in
This State for onethird Of the sum