The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-13
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Mr.. Holt made the opening prayer satur-
day.
A number OF House bills to which the
Senate had proposed amendments were
passed. Among them were
House Bill los, amending chapter % Of
the code, concerning bills, notes and ether
writings; and
House bill 3l2, amending chapter 1888,
concerning iniunctions, bills Of review, and
the appointment Of receivers.
House bill No. n, bill TO prevent
certain animals from running at large in
this State, with Senate amendments strik-
ing out about oue-third OF the counties
from its workings, was taken up and dis
cussed at some length. Quite number Of
the members had their counties added to
the list, and finally after quite warm
discussion between Speaker Wilson, who
desired to place Kanawha among the
number, and Judge Ferguson, who wished
to keep out the same, the entire amend.
ment was disagreed to and the bill sent
back to the Senate.
On motion Of Mr.. Hubbard. the rules
were suspended, and Joint Resolution No.
20, providing Tor the adjournment Of the
present Legislature, was taken up for con.
sideration.
Mr.. Hubbard moved to amend by
striking out Tuesday, March 18th, and in
sorting Saturday, March 18th.
Dir. Grantham wanted Tuesday, March
2lst, instead.
Mr.. Holt did not think either day would
answer, and moved to amend the amend
ment BY substituting Saturday, the 18th.
Mr.. Ferguson did not think any day
should be fixed upon at present.
The Legislature had considerable work on
hand, which they would have TO act upon
| iftheSDwished to escape universal Condem-
nation at the hands OF their constituents.
He would therefore move to lay the reso-
luton on the table for the present. This
prevailing Mr.. Ferguson then offered the
following resolution:
Resolrtd, That committee OF five be ap-
pointed to take into consideration the bills
before the House, and report which ones
should be acted upon first and in what
order they should be acted upon, said com.
mittee to report by Tuesday next,
Mr.. Depue thought the committee should
be larger and therefore moved to strike out
five and insert one lFon each Of the stand,
ing committees,
This amendment, after considerable dis
cuSsion, was voted down.
Mr.. Riley then moved to strike out five
and substitute mine, which motion wa'
carried and the resolution so amended
adopted.
| nj. Quarter called up the motion t.
reconsider the vote by which the Hous,
passed House bill No. 28l, bill TO repea
CHAPTER ISl OF the acts Of 1879, entitled
"Ar act to incorporate the eauley Rive
Improvement, Manufacturing, Mining 1
Lumber Company" which prevailed, anC
the bill on motion Of Mr.. Leonard, was laiC
on the table.
Mr.. Ferguson called up themotion to re
consider the vote by which the House re
fused to pass House Bill No. 40S, A bill
revising chapter Isl OF the Code, and II wa
also laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Quarter the Hous
proceeded to the consideration Of bills o.
their third reading:
House bill No. SS5, A bill authoriZin
the Board Of Public Works to sell the PRIV
Ileee Of mining coal under the bed Of Ii
Ohio river; and
House bill 976, bill amending and n
: enacting chapter "a Of the Code, coneerl
J ing insurance, telegraph and express con
Z panies, were read third time and passet
House biIl ~, q bin distrieting the Sal
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