Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-04
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Moruin. Session.

The session was or"@.I with prayer by
Delegate SydcnStric%cr.
The bill to amend AM rr-cuart chapter
104 Of the code, came Wp with the amend
ments made by The Senate sOmc OF which
were concurred in by rhr House and to
others, the House refused concurrence.
The bill amending chapter - of the code,
concerning tiduciarIrs generally, was pass
ed.
House bill Isl. u prevent trcspasses by
non-residcptS in the bpficr COUNTIES of
the State, with 81 amendment by the Scn-
ate was agreed to- anl ;hr bill passed.
House bill -, relating to tax on licenses
was after slight aiI"udment, ordered TO its
third reading.
Transferring Normal schools.
The bill proyidn. for the transfer of the
Normal Schools 70 the several counties in
which they are located, came up Oh sec
ond reading.
Mr.. Morrow moved the indefinite post.
ponement OF the bill.
Mr.. Morrow said that no matter what was
done with the Normal Schools this bill
could not pass. II was not in the power OF
the State TO transfer this property to the
counties. The conditions under which
some OF these school buildings were
erected, forbid this.
II.
bill. We were unwilling to increase taxa
ton and yet unwilling tO cut off some Of the
large drafts upon the treasury. The nor
nal schools would hc Of just as much value
if transferred To- the counties.
Mr.. MOffctt said the principal objection
to the normal schools was the multiplicity
of the schools The bill does not reduce
them, but makes a school for every county
in the State He offered an amendment 70
to the bill providing for striking out all but
section two OF the bill and establishing
normal department in the State University.
This amendment was adopted.
The ayes and hayes were then called on
the motion To indefinitely postpone, with
the following result:
The ayes were: Messrs. Wilson (SpeakerL
Beckwith, Bee, Bell, Brady, Cox, Cresap.
Crumrine, Edmiston. Evans Fisher (of
Hardy Floyd, Fulkerson, Grantham.
Hackwortb. Hall (of Barbour Hall (of
Wctzen. Holt, Irons. johnson. Leonard,
Lowry. Mcneil Meadows, Morrow. Quar-
rier. Riley. Sharp, Sinclair. Steere. Syden-
stricker, Tippett, Watson. Wells (Of Marion
and Wilson (Of BarbOur-G5.
The noes were: Messrs Babb. Day, De-
pue Dodrill, Fisher tof Braxtonl Kepner-
turty, Lusk, Lynch, Maxwell, McCrunS
Moffett, Monroe, Orr. Prince. Settle, Shep-
Ialu, SlltI, lIbIiIl'S'u anu heALs w iytSij
20.
Afternoon Session.
The House met promptly at the usual
hour and proceeded with the reading Of
House bill No. ini. concerning oiienses
against public policy.
Mr.. Wilson (Mr. fuikerson in the chair
offered as a substitute House bill No. iG2,
which prohibits the issuance of free passes
to State officers, etc. He stated that chap.
ter Isl of the code already provided for all
the cases mentioned in the bill, aud he,
therefore, offered the substitute, leaving the
law rs it now is.
Mr.. Riley said he would support the pro-
position as an Independent proposition, but
not as a substitute, because he desired to
vote on the measure contained in the bill.
Mr.. Monroe was not the advocate OF any
railroad Ror did he justify their discrimina-
ton, and would vote for any law to RENE
DIV there evils. But was it otnow impolitic
to make such continuous attacks on our
railroads? 1t might be wrong 70 give passes
to the legislature, but it was the right of the
railroad to give them to whom they please
When we get more railroads We could al
ford to be saucy, but at present he dida't