Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-15

lhe gentleman, MIR. Wilson, reared back ii
alarm when we proposed to expend pitt
fnl sum for the protection of the lives o
the people. The gentleman was always il
an excess of terror about monopolies, espe
cially railroad monopolies. The cry abou
expense was not so alarming as some gen
tiemen represented. The county court
could be depended upon to keep down ex
| penses to what is necessary. He neye
] presented them bill that they did not cu
| 1t in two.
Mr.. Monroe said that if this bill was t.
take money from the treasury for the bene
sfit of few people. he would oppose it
This is bill for the benefit of the whole
people. The physicians had no special in
terest in it. II the bill only protected the
pves of three or four citizens year il
would be worth 5000.
Mr.. Morrow said he proposed to vote for
The bill. He did not see anything in il
that opened the fioodgates of the treasury
1t is as free from any taint Of jobbery as
any measure that has come before the Leg
islature. The old bill provided no means
Tor enforcing the law. This bill is suppos-
ed to remedy those defects. 1t receives the
support OF the intelligent body OF men
who have matured il. This is
a new measure. The State
has been without any sanitary laws. The
most distinguished men have regarded the
protection of the public health one of the
most important subjects OF public polity.
1ie-s thought the difficulty would be in
the local boards OF health not doing as
much as is necessary, aS they receive no
compensation. If the bill fails it would
be for that reason.
Mr.. Hubbard said the State OF Massachu-
setts had been compelled to pay about
$500,000 in one year for fighting the small
pox, beside:the damage to business. 1t was
the result of want of health laws. 1t was
caught without provision for preventing
the spread OF the disease. Since that the
State has passed health laws, and no
case OF smallpox appears but it is
Immediately stamped out. 1t was folly to
talk about paying too much for the en-
forcement OF sanitary provisions in the
State. One Boston merchant had offered
100000 out OF his own pocket for the ex-
tirpation of the disease when it existed in
that city, on account OF the damage to
business. He thought while our own
State was threatened on every hand with
this plague, this was the time to provide
means for protecting the business interests
of the State and the lives of the people,
Mr. Grantham called for the previous
question, which being sustained, the call
of the roll on the passage OF the bill re-
suited as follows:
The ayes were: McssrS. Beckwith,
Brady, Cresap, Davisson. Day. Dodrill,
EdmiSton, Ferguson, Floyd, Fulkerson.
Grantham, Hall (of Barbour) Holt, Hub.
bard, Irons, Johnson. Leonard, Lowry,
Lurty, Lrsk, Maxwell, Mcneil. Moffett,
Monroe, Morrow, Prince, Quarter, Sea
bright Settle, Sharp Siler, Sinclair,
steere. Sydenstricker, Tippett, Wayt, Wells
(of Marion. Wells tof Tyler, and Wilson
(of lIarbours-39.
The noes were: Messrs. Wilson Speak
err, Depue, Fisher (of Braxtonl. Fisher
(of Hardy, Hackworth. Hobbs, kepner,
McCord, McCrum. Meadows, Orr, Riley,
Sheppard, Watson.-li.
ArternoonIsession.
The House was slow in coming together,
but after quorum had assembled the
reading of the Senate bills was proceeded
with.
Senate bill IL concerning entry on lands
by internal improvement companies, was
indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill 1S5 concerning the powers
and duties of the Governor, and the public
officers relative to the militia, coming up.
Mr.. Kepner offered an amendment to
section l, providing that the militia shall
not I've called out except upon the demand
of the sheriff of the county or mayor OF
town or city, stating that the civil author
tiles are not able to enforce the law or sup.
press the insurrecticn. Rejected.
The bill was then referred to the Judici-
ary committee.
Senate bill l44 concerning the preserya-
Gtei nh.ssi eeeI., ".s 'ameiiueI on some fiite
nor particulars, and referred to committee
on judiciary.
Senate bin 139, concarnrng notaries pup,
lie and commissioners out OF the State, and
defining their duties, was read the third
time and passed with its title.
Senate Bill No. l4l, concerning property
acquired by churches since the Revolution,
for public worship or burial place, and
vesting the title to same in trustees, was
read third time and passed.
Senate Bill No. 20S, providing for the es'
tablshment and maintenance OF public
library in the city of Wheeling, by the
Board of Education was read third time
and passed, to take effect from date of pas
sage.
House Bill No. 20G, concerning duties OF
personal representations rs to personal and
real estate OF dcsCedents, was read, and
several unimportant amendments adopted
after which the House adjourned.