Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-16
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Morning Session.


Prayer was offered by Delegate Syden-
stricken.
The bill providing for the maintenance
of illegitimate children was read a second
time and ordered to its third reading, after
being amended so as TO give the county
courts authority to require the woman to
prosecute on her own account in certain
cases.
The bill establishing an independent
school district of Peeltree in the county OF
Barbour was read a third time and passed.
Adjournment Sine Die.
f%Seaa2ys introdHeed ,e in% n%esisiatarSe
adjourns on the 1st day of March nexf -
adjournment shall be sirsc me.
On motion of Mr.. Ferguson the resolution
was laid on the table.
Dead.
Mr.. Cresap called up his motion to recon
slider the vote by which House Dill l'z
providing for the inspection OF MINES was
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Ferguson called for the ayes and
nays on the motion to reconsider "hlch
being ordered, the House refused to recon-
slider by the following vote:
The ayes were: Messrs. Wilson Speaker
Brady, Cresap, Edmiston, Ferguson, Floyd,
Fulkerson, Grantham, Hall (ot Baroourl
Holt, Hubbard, johnson, kepner, Leonard
Lurty, Mcneil, Moffet, Monroe, Poe, Riley;
Seabright, Thompson, Tippett, Wayt and
Wells (of Tyler)-25.
The noes were: Messrs. Babb, Beckwith,
Bell, Davisson, Day, Depue, Dodrill, Fisher
| (of Braxton), Fisher (of Hardy y Hackworth,
Hall (of Wetzel), Hobbs, Irons, Lowry'
Lusk, Maxwell, McCord, McCrum, Meadows,
| Morrow, Orr, Prince, Quarter, Sharp,
Sheppard, Siler Sydenstricker, Watson,
Wells (of Marion), and Wilson (ot Bar
| bourH30.
The House occupied the remainder OF
| the morning session with reading bills on
their second reading.
Afternoon Session.
The House met at the usual hour. and
| proceeded with the consideration OF ii ouse
| Bill No 297, concerning tiduciarieS general
| ly, the question being upon the amend
ment of Mr. Moffett, providing for the pnb'
lication of list Of fiduciaries whose ac'
| counts are before Commissioner for set
| tlcment.
Newspaper Advertising.
Mr.. Ferguson said he was credited with
being opposed to advertising in newspapers,
and he supposed this bill would be taken
as another evidence of that fact. He did
not propose the bill, but it happened that
when any bill suited everybody, it was
credited to the committee and when not,
they were credited to him. He was not
opposed to newspapers, but he did not pro,
pose to tax the people to support papers
| which could not live without 1t. The bill
already provided for a six weeks publica
ton, and he could see no reason why two
weeks more should be expected and the
additionallexpesne increased.
Mr. Moffett thought the amendment
should be adopted because we had passed
the period-twenty-tive or thirty years ago
| when
All the People
went to the court house, run horse races,
fought chickens and drank good whisky
Then q notice on the court house door was
accessible to all. Now they don't so TO the
court house unless compelled to, and the
posting, so far as information was concern
ed, they might as we'll be posted on tree
in Africa. People now read the newspaper
and look there for such advertisements.
1t was not a tax or burthen on the people,
but for their benefit. The amount paid on
each case was but fifty cents and would not
be felt As il now stands the bill did no'
provide for any publication unless the per
sonal representation furnished the tunGs;
As the small grstuity the newspapers Woaio
receive, they ought to be supported. There
was no educator equal to the newspapers
They were the map of life and all its con-
Germs. In this age the people did not stop
to notice, and he thought it was wrong te
crush out these educators, who were int
real educators Of the State.
Mr.. Ferguson said the gentlemen nae
had been an editor and he of course knew
the high aims he had, and the speaker wa
proud to say he had printed
Pretty Good Paper.
He was not trying to take away anything
from the newspapers thew now have. H'
was willing the six weeks publication
should be made compulsory, and he would
so move if no one else did, but he thought
the two weeks publication was unneces
sary.
Mr.. Moffett desired to say that he had NJ
connection with newspapers, and If th'
crime OF being so connected was so heinous
he desired to say he was q reformed man
Mr.. Morrow thought both publication
should be made. He did not believe tn
newspapers had right
To Demand any Printing.
but they should be used when they coul
be properly be used. Tho people ha
ceased TO look for advertisements at tn
Court House door and looked TO the news
papers for these things, and the expens
was merely nominal.
The bill was then read q second time an
ordered to third reading.