Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-18
OUR STATE SOLONS.
A Big Days Work in Both Senate
and House.
The Quarantine BiIl-A Lively and Interest
ing Discussion-What Members Hayeto
Say on the Subject-The Bill
Laid Over.
THE WORK PROGRESSING RAPIDLY.
SENATE.
Morning Session.


The Senate assembled at the usual hour
and Immediately proceeded to business,
without the usual morning prayer.
Mr.. Donehoo, from the Committee on
Education, reported with recommendation
a bill "to create the Independent free
school district of Jane Lew out OF sub.
district No. 2, of Hackers creek district OF
Lewis county"
On motion of Mr.. Stollings, it was re-
solved that the Sergeant-at-Arms be direct
ed to have gas Jets and burners placed in
the yentilating tiues in the. Senate ~ehauf-
her. and the expenses thereof be paid out
OF the contingent fund of the Senate.
Mr.. Newman introduced a bill making
an appropriation, for the purpose OF
paying the cost of establishing and
Maintaining a Quarantine
by the Board of Health OF this State. The
bill is as follows:
Sec. /. That the sum of one thousand
dollars be and the same is hereby appro'
priated out of any money in the Treasury,
not otherwise appropriated, for the pur.
pose of paying the cost OF establishing and
maintaining quarantine by the Board OF
Health.
Sec. 2. The said one thousand dollars, or
so much thereof as may be necessary to
pay the liabilities OF said Board OF Health
and any expense they may incur in enforc'
ing quarantine, shall be drawn from the
Treasury upon orders signed by the Presi'
dent and Secretary of said Board OF Health.
and approved by the Governor.
The reference of the bill was dispensed
with, and it was read first, second and
third time and passed.
Mr.. Barbee spoke at some length in favor
OF the bill, pointing out the necessity of an
in order to provide for the
efficient working OF the State Board of
Health in establishing quarantine in va
riou5 parts OF the State.
Mr., Smith strongly opposed the bill, and
thought that there was no need OF making
the large appropriation included in the
bill. This State Board of Health was be-
coming too expensive an institution, and
in the present case especially, he held that
the demand was without reason.
On the passage of the bill those who voted
in the affirmative were Messrs. Summers,
Barbee, Dawson. Dawson, Dennis, Done
hoo, Ewin. Faulkner, Mccall, Newman,
Roberts, Samples, Shelton, Stollings,
Stout and Woods-l6
In the negative, MessrS. Brown Maxwell
Smith and Williams-4.
House bill amending chapter $50 OF the
code concerning the public health, was
taken up and read first time.
A message from the governor was re-
ceiyed. hut its reading postponed until the
afternoon session. The Senate then took q
recess.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate reassembling, Senate bill No
III, bill to provide for the regulation oi
railroad freight and passenger tari fl in this
NaNa 20 n ~
and extortion in the rates charged foT
transportation of passengers and freights
and to prohibit railroad companies, COrpo
rations and leSSees in this State from
charging other than Just and reasonable
rates, and to punish the same, and to pre-.
scribe a mode of procedure and rule OF
evidence in relation thereto; and to ap'
point commissioners and to prescribe their
powers and duties in relation to the same
coming up as the special order, on motion
of Mr.. Dawson. the bill was mBde the spe
cial order for Monday, February 20, at 2:jC
o'clock.
A bill amending the charter of the Buck.
harmon Mineral Railroad Company, passed
March 1st, 1871, and to repeal sections Il
and 13 of said charter, and the message ot
the Governor in regard thereto coming up
the message was read.
The message was veto of the bill in
question.
1t stated that if this is an act providing
for the incorporation of a railroad compa'
ny by a special law, it is repugnant to the
provisions OF section one, article eleven OF
the constitution, viz: The Legislature
shall provide for the organization of al
corporations hereafter to be created by gen
eral laws uniform as to the class to which
they relate; but no corporation shall be
created by special law" The message fur
ther said that by q comparison OF the sew
eral sections of the act under considera
ton, with the general law so far as the
same relates TO the incorporation OF rail
roads, it will be seen that the general Law
provides for every right sought to be Sc
cured by the special act in more full anC
ample manner. 1t is therefore suggested
if the act under consideration IS specia
act, it is not only
Repugnant 10 the Constitution.
but needlessly encumbers the statute
books After stating the reasons why Hi:
Excellency thought the act special one
and whyit was unconstitutional, he close:
By saying that mo injustice can be done this
company BY failure of this special act Il
become a law. 1t can reorganize under the
general law, and have all its rights saved tC
il, if il has any,
The bill being put upon its passage, i
was defeated by unanimous vote.
A bill amending the acts of 1877, entitled
"An act authorizing the formation OF cor
porations, for the purpose of constructing
boomS and dams for the. purpose of stop
ping and securing boats, RATS, logs, mastS
staveS, ties, sparS and other timber in GER
tain counties in this State, was taken up
for consideration and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Faulkner, the Senate
went into committee of the whole on
House bill No. pa, concerning regulations
respecting licenses, sales Of intoxicating
liquors, etc.
The Committee of the Whole made the
following amendments in the bill:
In section a motion to strike out al
after the word dollars in line % OF the bill
and insert the following, was carried;
But this section shall not apply to per
sons commonly called hucksterS) on &c
count of buying and selling
Farm Products:
nor to merchants on account of selling sew
ing machines which are alpart or their OWL
stock in trade, and who do not act as agents
for other persons.
In the same section the words fifty dol
lars in line % of the engroSsed bill were
stricken out and the following inserted il
lieu thereof: Not less than twenty-five
nor more than two hundred and fifty dol
lars and be imprisoned in the county jai
not less that sixty days, nor more than siN
months.
Several other minor amendments were
made to the bill. after which the committe,
arose and reported progress. The Senate
soon after adjourned.
The session was the longest held thi.
winter, closing at about six o'clock. Nearly
the entire afternoon was occupied in th'
discussion of the bill under consideration
in the committee.
The morning debate was au interesting
one, and was participated in by nearly al
the members, including Messrs. Summers
Barbee. Brown, Dawson, Dennis, Donehoo
Farnsworth, Faulkner, Maxwell, Nc
Gregor, Newman, Roberts, Smith, Stou
and Woods. Mr.. Stollings occupied tn,
chair during the sitting of the committee
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.