Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-26
Afternoon Session.

The Senate Resembling, Mr.. Brown,
from the Committee on Railroads, reported
with recommendation Senate bill No. w,
amending the charter Of the Buckhannon
Mineral Railroad Company.
Senate bill No. ia, to amend anu re-enact
chapter l42 of the Code, as amended ana
re-enacted by chapter lOl OF tie Acts OF
1878, concerning forthcoming Donus, was
passed with its title.
House bill No. 322. "a bill to amend and
re-enact section Is of chapter OF the Acts
of 1881" entitled IAN act fixing the time
for holding the circuit courts in the several
judicial circuits in the State, was read
third time and passed. The bill! IS as fol
lows: ~.
Be il enacted by tie Legislature 1t Vest ''f-
giniO: uat
That section IS of chapter Of the acts OF
1881, be amended and re-enatted so as 10
read as follows: The Circuit Courts Tor the
several counties of the Thirteen IN Judlclal
Court, shall hereafter commence ana De
held as follows:
For the county of MoEnn, on the first
Tuesday in January, the first tuesday III
APRIL, and the second Tuesday in August
For the county of Jefferson, OH the sec,
ond Tuesday in February, on the thiru
Tuesday in May, and on the .thim TUESDAY
in November. ,,
For the county of Berkeley, on the second
Tuesday in January, on the sec1n Tu tues.
day in April, and on the secon" Jay
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up was laid on the table. GU
Senate Bill No. 49,, "a bill to amend and
re-enact chapter l20of the code, oncerning
the Attorney General and other attorneys
for the State, as amended and re-eiacted by
chapter 81 Of the Acts of 1928 and chap
ter lO2 of the Acts OF 1875" WIS read a
second time.
Mr.. Woods offered the following amend
ment, which was agreed to: Every pros
ccuting attorney, with the consent OF the
circuit court, may appoint one atbrney-at-
law to act as his assistant during lis term
of office. Such consent shall be entered of
record and, for any services rendered by
said assistant he shall be paid by he pros
eCuting attorney out OF the Salaryallowed
him. or by any one interested in tIe prose-
cutiOn of person charged with crme"
Upon this amendment there was a long
and interesting discussion, which the
REGISTER would desire to give ut some
length if the space this morning permitted
The debate upon the original bin and the
proposed amendment was taken part in by
MesSrs. Faulkner, Smith, Dennis, Summers,
Brown and Woods.
Mr.. Brown moved to amend section by
striking out the following: 9Th, prosecu-
ton o. criminal cases shall alone be con-
fined II. the Prosecuting Attorney and his
regularly appointed assistant, except in the
necessary absence of both" On that mo-
tion Mr.. Brown demanded the ayes and
noes, which were ordered and laken. re.
sulting in the affirmative Is, in the mega
tive 6. So the motion was agreed TO-
The Senate, after the transaction OF some
minor business, soon adjourned.
- Senatorial Matters.
In the Senate proceedings of day before
yesterday, the REGISTER mentioned that
the Judiciary Committee had reported back
"A bill concerning the Secretary Of State
and Supreme Court reports" With slight
This was II. b. No. 269. One
Of these amendments is q very important
one. 1t strikes from the original bill.
which was Endorsed by the House, the fol- !
lowing section: That the reporter is
hereby required and authorized to condense |
Tor publication any or all of the opinions |
of the judges, or either of them; but the |
syllabus of no case shall be condensed" |
The Senate Judiciary Committee believes |
with the Supreme Court Judges that the |
opinion OF the Judges should not be con-
iensed, but published as heretofore, and |
he committee therefore recommends |
hat the foregoing paragraph be stricken |
but
Mr.. Dennis took occasion in the Senate,
morning, to say that he had &C
epted the apology made by the Senator
rom Marshall, both publicly and privately |
n regard to certain remarks rejecting |
lpon his action in connection with '.rich |
corporations and monopolies,r uttered by
he Senator from Marshall on the previous
lay. He also denied that he used the word |
Infamous" in speaking of Mr.. Newman,
efieeting upon him. Hence, all is now
'eace and quiet in the Senatorial camp.