Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-21
Afternoon Session.

The House met promptly At 3 o'clock,
and al once commenced business.
Mr.. Monroe offered q resolution instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to report
bill, leaving the matter 10 the discretion OF
county courts whether the annual state
ment Of the county shall be published in
newspaper or by hand bill.
Mr.. MCord, on leave, introduced House
bill No. 365, relative to authorizing minis
tiers to celebrate marriages, which provides
that during vacation of the court the
clerk shall have power to authorize such
ministers.
House bill No. 277, concerning fines and
mode of collecting the same, was then
taken up. Numerous amendments were
made, that Of Mr.. Evans, striking out pre-
sentiment and indictments" and inserting
warrant" az means of collecting fines be-
ing the most important
The fines were also ordered TO be paid to
the Sheriff instead of to the Clerk, as at
present. and the time in which execution
may issue, extended, and the changes neces-
STATED by these amendments, in the phrase
ology were made. and the bill was ordered
engrossed and read a third time.
Mr.. Lowry. on leave, introduced House
Bill No. 366, providing for q repeal of the
act making. two assessment districts in
Summers county. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
House Bill No. 27S. concerning the liqui-,
dation and payment of claims against the
State. was read q second time and ordered
TO be engrossed and read third time.
A message from the Senate, by Mr.. Done
hoo, announced the passage of Senate bill
III, concerning the EMERY on lands by inter.
nal improvement companies, and asked
concurrence.
House bill go, concerning the formation
and changes of county lines, was taken up
on its second reading.
Mr.. Riley offered an amendment to leave
the matter Of the formation of the now
county to the voters OF all the counties in
terested.
Mr.. Ferguson said tha. would do
very well but for provision of
the sth section Of the 9th article
of the Constitution, which providod
that no new county should be formed with
an era of less than 400 square miles and
600 population or 10 reduce either Of the
counties from which it is taken below this,
and leaving the matter TO the people OF the
proposed new county.
Mr. Riley thought the Constitution did
not change the matter or prevent vote of
others than those in the new county.
Mr.. Ferguson said nobody except those
in the new county have right to vote IL
all the outsiders voted for 1t, and the peo-
pie of the new county against it, il would
amount to nothing.
After some further discussion the
amendment was rejected by vote OF ID 10 .,
and the bill was ordered 10 be engroSsed
and read third time.
Mr.. Wilson (Mr. Moffett in the chair, on
leave, introduced House bill No. 36I, 10 eS-
tablish maximum rates of charges for rail-
rosd and other corporations heretofore
chartered in this or other; States, doing
business as common carriers in this state,
and to protecl the rights Of the public, and
10 enforce adequate penalties for ofenses
against the same, and on motion, the rules
were suspended and the bill read first
time. and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Wells, OF Marion, offered a resolu-
ton calling on the Superintendent OF the
Hospital Tor Insane for information rs To
the amounts expended Tor all purposes
during the year, the amount paid for the
transportation OF patients, the number now
in hospital, number of applications not
granted, and probable number for ensuing
year, which was amended by Grantham, so
as 10 state the number OF supposed Idiots
sent to the hospital by county authorities
Adopted.
on motion of Mr.. Hubbard the following
was added:
Whether the contracts for the present
year were made under proposals for the
same. and il not, why not?
House bill No. 80. concerning. ferries,
toll bridges and mills. Dir. Wilson Mr..
MoiTett in the chair moved to amend the
9th section, by striking out. the provision
prohibiting of the establishment Of ferry
OF bridge within half mile Of one already
established. and leaving the matter 70 the
discretion OF the Commissioners, which was
adopted. After which the House id
journed.
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