Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-19
OUR STATE soLoNs.
The Result of Their DsIiberation:
Yesterday.
A Quiet, Busy Day in the Senats-large
Amount of Routine Business-The Su-
preme Court Bill-An Animated
Discsssion-Necessity Of
Breyity.
POINTS PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR
THE SENATE
MoTniBg SessiOm.


day morning to vary the monotony of the.
regular opening business proceedings.
Mr.. McGregor, from the Committee on
Roads and Navigation. reported back Senate
bill No. lS2. authorizing the County Court
10 tix the per diem price for labor on the
public roads, and recommended that it lie
on the table, as the substance OF this was
contained in another bill herewith report
ed, which the committee recommended
should pass.
On motion of Mr.. Stollings, it was
ReSoired That so much OF the Governors
message as relates 70 West Virginia lSs,i's
titles be reierpedtt0 the eUnfnifttees on tne'
Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 1s2r to amend chapter IA
of the Acts of 1881, was read first time.
Senate bill No. IA, amending the Code con-
cerning the preservation OF certain
Useful Animals
coming I'd as unfinished business was
somewhat amended and ordered to its
third reading.
Senate bill No. 133, to amend chapter
twelve of the Code, coming up on third
reading. on motion OF Mr.. Faulkner the
| vote by which the bill was ordered to its
| engrossment and third reading was re-
considered. Mr. Faulkner then offered an
| amendment in lieu OF section Z, and on
was referred to the Committee on Rules.
Senate bill No. 1S9, amending chapter
| fifty-One of the Code, concerning notarles
| public and commissioners out oil the State,
was read q third time and passed with its
| title.
Senate bill No AS, amending and re.
enacting sections five, seven. nine ana
eleven Of chapter siXty-four Of the CODE
| was read u second time.
On motion Of Mr.. Woods two amend
| mentS were made 10 the bill.
| Mr.. Brown moved to amend section
eleven, and spoke at some length III favor
OF his motion.
| Mr.. Woods oppOSedthe proposed amend
ment in a short speech. The question be-
ing called for, the motion to amend was
| lost.
The Senate then took recess until $50
| P.M
The Senate upon reasscmbling took un-
| der consideration Senate bill 1i5. On the
| several motions OF Mr.. StOllingS 1T was
amended and then passed to its third read
| ing.
Senate bills li7, AS, 40 were read sec
| ond time, and after some minor amend
ments were made to them, ordered to Z
! third reading.
senate bill No. $50 came up, and upon
several amendments proposed TO 1T there
was considerable discussion.
Mr. Barbce moved To strike out all after
the enacting clause and insert the follow
ing, ,-..- 90 -. .ho oo., Of Vast
Virginia he and the same is hereby repeal
ed" This chapter relates to the malnte-
nance Of illegtimate children.
Mr.. Barbec Said
he wanted to wipe out this law of bastardy,
! and his constituency were destrOuS OF its re
! peal. He made Il very vigorous Speecn IN
favor Of his motion.
NJ Brown said that this bill was found
cd on an old and well established principle,
and stated that ii was well accepted
| axiom that "thOSe who dance should pay
the fiddler" This provision is very old
one in the law of England and has been in
the law OF Virginia and this State ever since
their formation. At least from the time OF
mother Eve people had gone astray, and
those who would disgrace themselves and
| bring expense upon the people should pay
for il. TO abandon this wholesome pro
vision would be to turn loose the licentious
people and corrupt the morals OF The com
nunitv. He thought it was a Just law.
Perjury may enter into the court and per-
| vert the channels OF Justice, but this hap
peus in all courts. He could only say that
rs far as his experience wont, this provl'
sion Of the laws was u sound and necessary
| one.
Mr.. Barbee said il the present law could
reach those who danced to the tune OF the
fiddler, he would not oppose it. The trou'
Die was that these who enjoyed the dance
cot out of the way, and in many cases poor
innocent and worthy persons were ac
cused, and had to pay heavily for some
thing they were innocent Of. lie cited !
| number OF cases in his own county 10 sub
startiate his remarks The present law, hc
thought, did not reach the guilty men, and
was therefore in favor OF its repeal.
The motion of Mr.. Barbee to that effect
was defeated.
offered ard adopted, the bill was ordered
! 10 it's third reading.
Senate bill l5l was read second time
and passed by informally. Senate bills
l52 and l53 were ordered to their third
StaaS G ELL No. 1876. "a bill to- rcimburst
the heirs of James Il. Houston, deceased
for services rendered as civil engineer OF
The Karawha River,
at aGd near Charleston in Kanawha county
in the years OF 1850 and lSGI under the di
rcct;ou OF the Western Board OF the Jane:
|
the surplus funds, if any, Of the Kanawh.
Beard, was ordered to its third reading.
House bills Nos. III. 81, $50 were alsl
ordered to their third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Stollings the rules were
suspended and House bill 326, TO amend
and re-enact section nine OF chapter one Of
the Acts Of ISL. entitled an act fixing the
time for holding theCiFcuit Courts in the sew
eraI judicial circuits in this State, was taxed
up. the rules twice suspended, and the bill
finally passed. The text of the bill is 4;
follows: The Circuit Courts for the sew
eral counties OF the Ninth Judicial Circuit,
shall hereafter commence and be held as
follows:
For the county of Mercer, on the first
Monday in March, the third Monday in
June, and the second Monday in NGTem
Der.
For the county of Mcdowell on the
Wednesday after the first Monday in April;
on the Wednesday after the first Monday
in July, and on the Wednesday after the
first Monday in October.
For the county OF Wyoming on the sec
ond Monday in April, the second Monday
in July, and the second Monday in OctO'
Der.
For the county of Boone. on the third
Monday in April, the third Monday in
] JuAN blih hilC llliGh ahplluIN III O'lObtT.
For. the county of Raleigh, on the fourth
Monday in April, the fourth Monday in
October.
"All acts and parts OF acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed"
The Senate then, on motion of Mr.. Den.
mis-, adjourned until the usual hour this
morning.
s.s
Senatorial Notes.
Hon. Chas James Faulkner was on the
floor Of the Senate, yesterday He met
with very cordial reception, and spent
some time in chatting with the Senatorial
! sOlons.
Senator Fountain Smith appeared in his
seat, yesterday, after an absence of several
days.
Delegate c. J. P. Cressp, the Blucher of the
last L. S. Senatorial battle, was on the
floor of the Senate, yesterday. for the first
time with adelegatioD, presumably, of his
constituents.
The medical Senator, Or. Barbee, made 8