Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-11
FROM WHEELING
DOiDgs Of the Legislature
Defeat of the II OhibitiOn
Amendment - The Rail
road Bill Fails of - M jOr-
ity-COrpOral Punishment
Bill Defeas ed.
WHEELING FEE. 9th, 1852.

The Prohibition Amendment came
up on its passage in the House on
Thursday, and was defeated. 1t re
CURED a two-third vote to pass it
and it lacked just four votes of the
requisite number. 1t was defeated
in the Senate last winter, and the
defeat in the House now settles the
question as far as this legislature is
conserved. The temperance people
are much put out" about it. and
declare their purpose to carry the
fight into the next election of mem
bers of the legislature, and appeal
directly to the people. They hope to
elect enough straightout temperance
delegates to give them the balance
of power 10 the next legislature and
thus e~ntrenched will make it right
lively for some of the aspiring politi.
tians. The following is the vote:
The ayes were; Messrs. Beckwith,
Babb, Bee, Cox, Davis, Davisson.
Depue, Dodrill, Edmiston, Evans.
Ferguson, Fishers of Braxton) ,Fulk-
erson, Grantham, Hobbs, Holt, Irons,
Johnson, Kepner, Lurty, Lusk, Max
well, McCord, McCrum, Moffett,
Orr, Poe. Riley, Sharp. Sheppard 81
Ter, Sinclair, Steere, Sydenstricker.
Tippet, Watson, Wyatt, Wells (ol
Tyler, and Wilson (of Barbour
80.
The noes were. Messrs. Wilson
(Speaker), Bell. Brady, Crumrine.
Day, Fisher. (of Hardy, Floyd.
Hall (of Barbour), Hall (of WetzeD
Hubbard, Leonard, Lynch, Mcneil,
Meadows, Monroe, Morrow, Quar-.
rier, Seabright-1S.
The absent members were, Messrs
Cresap, Prince, Rowley, Settle
Thompson, and Wells of Marion.
Excused from voting, Mr.. Hack
worth.
Paired and declined to vote, Mr.
Lowry.
A joint resolution authorizing the
appointment of IA Committee to ex-
anime into the sanitary condition
and general management of the Hos
pital for the Insane, has been passed
Mr.. Evans of Berkeley, is a member
of the Committee from the House.
On motion of Mr.. Evans House
bill No. 324, relative to the charter
of Martinsburg, vas taken up, read
"A second time, and ordered to third
reading.
Hon John w. Grantham, of JEFF
ferson, is working hard in behalf OF
a reassessment of lands in the State.
1t is not certain that the legislature
will agreed to order it.
A bill has been introduced, by the
passage of which, in its pr, sent shape,
the advertising of delinquent land
sales in the newspapers Will be abol-
ished. This is a move clearly in the
interest of land sharks, who watch
and make a business of buying land
sold for taxes. Ii these lands are
not advertised, many of the owners
would not be made aware of their
sale for taxes until they had been
bought by these spectators, anJ
lerhaps not before the time for re-
demptiGn expired.
Mr.. Evans bill To abolish corpor.
al punishment iii the Schools, CAME
up on Monday, and after conSidera-
bic discussion, pro and con, was in
definitely postponed by a vote OF 81
to is. This doubtless settles the
question as far as this legislature is
concerned.
Speaker Wilson's railroad bill
came up, and after the adoption of
several amendments, and considera-
BILE discussion, the House refused to
order the bill To be engrossed by "a
vote OF 70 to "A. This virtually dis
poses of the matter for this session.
House Bill amending the charter
of the town of Martinsburg was
taken up on Tuesday and passed
with its title.
The Senate had a wrestle with the
newspaper advertising aud the
Charleston Bank bill, on Tuesday.
but no progress was made towards a
settlement of either.
Wednesday was one of the busiest
days in the legislature this session.
A number Of bills were passed by
the House, and the calendar is being
rapidly cleared. The Charleston
Bankzbill was passed by the Senate.
The 18th volume of the West Vir-
ginia Reports is ready for distribu-
ton, and we learn that the 18th vol.
ume is in press, printed in the style
of Otto's Reports, containing eighty
cases.
A bill is pending in the legislature