Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-21
OUR STATE soLoNs.
An Exciting and Interesting Debate
in the Senate.
The License Bill Indefinitely Postponed
Full Synopsis Ofthe Discussion-0ther
Matters Of Interest-The Rail-
road Bill.
A QUIET DAY IN THE HOUSE.
SENATE
Morning Session.


of large number of bills in that house on
Saturday last.
Mr.. Dennis, from the. Judiciary Commit.
tee, submitted report recommending the
passage of a number of bills, including
bill to provide for the reassessment OF the
value OF all real estate within this State.
On motion OF Mr.. Stout, the following
bill was taken up and adopted:
/. That section FIVE of chapter one OF the
Acts of 1881 be amended and re-enacted so
as to read as follows
S. The Circuit Courts for the several cir
cults of the Fifth Judicial Circuit shall
hereafter commence and be held as follows:
For the county of Wood. on the secord
Monday in February, the second Monday
in July and the second Monday in Noyem-
Der.
For the county of Peasants, on the Sec
ond Monday in March, the second Monday
in June and the second Monday in October.
For the county of Writ, on the fourth
Monday in March, the fourth Monday in
June and the fourth Monday in October.
Mr. Stollings introduced bill to amend
and re-enaCt section 10 OF chapter l52 OF
the code OF West Virginia, concerning
Grimes and Punishments,
and Mr.. Dawson introduced bill to amend
and re-enact sections 3 and 4 of chapter
lls of the code as amended and re-enacted
by chapter IL of the acts of 1881, both OF
which were referred TO the Judiciary Com
mittee.
House bill amending chapter Is of the
code. concerning the Secretary OF State and
Supreme Court Reports, coming up on
motion of Mr.. Dennis, the Senate receded
from its amendment to section line IA,
to strike out from and including the word
"and' down to and including the word
"office" in line Is. The bill was then
passed.
Senate bill No. 80 amending chapter
eighty OF the code, concerning baStardy.
coming up, on motion the first and second
amendments of the House were agreed to,
the third and fourth disagreed TO, and the
bill passed.
on motion oi Mr.. Faulkner, the Senate
went into committee of the whole on
House bill No. ga, A bill amending and
re-enacting chapter - of the Code of West
Virginia. as amended and re.enacted by
chapter l07 OF the Acts of 1877, concerning
the sales OF Intoxicating liquors etc, by
druggists.
With Mr. Stollings in the chair, and
afterysome time spent thereon the commit
tee arose, and submitted report of their
work made during the past several days,
embracing many amendments to the bill.
The Senate then took recess.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate reassembling the special
order for 80 o'clock, being a bill trans
ferring the several normal schools OF the
State 10 the counties in which they are re-
spectively situated. Onmotion of Mr.. Stout
the bill was made the special order for
Thursday, February 23d at 2:30.
ON motion of Mr.. Newman the rules
were suspended and House Bill 27i. a bill
amending and re-enacting chapter 32 OF
the Code rs amended and re-enacted By
chapter l07 OF the Acts of 1877, with the
amendments recommended by the Com
mittee of the Whole, was taken up for con-
sideratiOn.
Mr., Woods moved that the bill be indef-
very lengthy discussion arose which occu.
pied nearly the entire session. The Dill
under conSiderati on relates TO regulations
respecting licenses. sales of intoxicating
LIQUORS. &C. BY druggists; injuries 10 per-
sons and property. arising from il legal sales
of intoxicating liquors, etc. This bill occu-
MED the attention OF the House OF Delegates
for a week or more. and has been the all.
absorbing topic OF interest in the Senate
Tor nearly the same length Of time, When
the motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill was made there was little ripple OF
excitement created because the Senate, IN
a committee of the whole, had gone through
the entire bill made many amendments
TO it, and reported it to the Senate.
Mr.. Brown first took the floor and made
a long speech in opposition to the motion
of neutrality-suspicious. He favored the
bill in order that the revenues OF the State
might be raised in the several ways pro-
yided by the bill and because the illegal
traffic CT liquors carried on by alleged drug
stores could then be stopped. He referred.
with vigor and earnestnesS to the practices
of many druggists in this State in the un-
lawful sale of intoxicating liquors, and
said that his constituents desired that
these evils be rooted out He strongly
urged upon the Senate the necessity of the
defeat of the present motion, and the final
passage of the bill.
marks relative to him, made by the Sena-
tor from Jackson. and stated that he would
oppose this bill at every stop until the
end, because it was in some particulars an
iniduitous measure. He had approved in
committee many portions of it that were
adopted and supported many amendments
to the bill that we're defeated by the com
mittee.
He thought the bill an unjust one and
hence made his motion to indefinitely
postpone.
Mr Smith said that with all Difference TO
parties concerned he was compelled to
state that the whiSkey interest was the
only one effected by this bill, and il was to
prevent this unlawful sale of intoxicating
liquors 10y so-called druggists that he ia
vored il. He hoped the Senate would not
kill the bill by an indefinite postponemeut
of it. 4 question was involved in this
bill that could not he put down by any
adverse action OF theirs. II was like truth
crushed to earth. il would surely rise again.
II this bill was defeated the people would
be heard from between this and the next
Legislature, and he thought he could anti
cipate their action. He could hear their
voices in the air and the breezes in the
trees. 1t has been complained that this
bill diSCriminates against the druggists.
The necessities OF the times, the demands
of the people and the circumstances which
surround rs demand that the bill he strin.
gent in its provisions upon this subject OF
whiskey selling. He did not desire TO reflect
upon any OF the high-toned and honorable
men of the profession, but upon
those unworthy of the profession who set
up drugstores ostensibly, but whisky shops
in reality. Hecontinued so point out that
there was no discrimination against this
profession, and spoke upon the bill in re,
gard TO the increased revenue il would
bring into the treasury, and II would there-
fore ohyiate TO some extent the proposed
increase in taxation upon the lands of the
State. The moralit. Christianity and best
interests of the Commonwealth demand
the passage OF this bill.
Mr. Donehoe said that the bill IN one
part was = great revolution in the law OF
the country-denying the fact that man
is presumed innocent until he Is proven
guilty. He discussed the bill from legal
standpoint and concluded by saying that
he would Just as soon vote 70 abolish the
law of habeos corpus as to vote for this bill
in its present form.
Mr. Dawson said that he would like to
make an explanation of his position on this
bill. Ny county is a Temperance county,
and only two licenses have been granted
within its limits. Those were at Berkeley
Springs, and probably real necessity. He
intended TO vote against the bill. because
he thought il would bear unjustly on the
class of people it directly concerns and not
because ne was connected with any whisky
interest or any OF them had any control
over him.
Mr.. McGregor spoke against the post
ponement of the bill. and Mr.. Dawson fol-
lowed on the same side making lengthy