The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-24
II
Puts In a Comparatively Easy Day-Its
Closing HourA.

Puts In n Comparatively Easy Day-Its
Closing Hours.
Mr.. Donelloo offered Senate Joint Reso-
luton No. "a, providing for a joint COM
mittee to wait on the Governor and inform
him that the Legislature was ready to ad.
iourn, and ascertain If he had any commu.
nication to make. It was adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Dawson, the %janitor
was authorized to procure muslin TO cover
the carpet on the Senate Chamber, at q
cost OF not more than $25 90.
House Bill No. 1G4, establishing Serb.
ner's rule as the legal rule for the measure
ment Of lumber, unless otherwise specified,
was passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Scott (Mr. Dawson in
the chair, the thanks OF the Senate were
rendered TO President Farnsworth for the
able, impartial and prompt manne in
which he had presided.
Senate Bill 90, concerning County Courts,
their Jurisdictions and powers, was passed.
On motion of Mi. Price the thanks OF the
Senate were rendered to the clerk and all
the officials and attaches OF the body fol
the f~aithiulness and efficiency with which
they had discharged their duties.
The House fence bill was passed; also the
House bill to authorize the assessment in
one tract Of contiguous pieces Of land
owned by the same person; also tho House
bill changing the times Tor holding the
| Circuit Courts in certain judicial circuits;
also the House bill to authorize County
Boards OF Examiners 10 issue under certain
restrictions teachers certificates good for
four years; also the House bill amending
the law concerning the release OF llens;
also the House bill to create an independent
school district OF New Haven, in Mason
county; also the House bill repeating the
law creating the independent school dis.
| trict Of Warrington, Marion county.
The House Joint Resolution respecting
the death Of Committee Clerk Fry was con.
cured in, Messrs. Lobban, Ooburn and
Doorkeeper Kelly beingadded to the Com.
mittee Of Escort.
The bill to slightly change the boundar-
les OF the independent school district OF
C%larksburg, Harrison county; and the bill
to require fire escapes to be kept in hotels,
both House bills, were passed.
Senator Smith, OF Marion, offered a Joint
RESOLUTION creating a commission to con
plete the codifcation OF the statutes, and
moved to suspend the rules requiring all
resolutions to lie over one day, thatit
might be forthwith considered, but the
Senate declined.
At 1885 the Senate rejected a motion to
take a recess till 4 r. NJ aud adopted one
to take a recess Till $50.
Upon Resembling at 9 r. II. the Senate
again took q recess till 4 o'clock, Before
doing so, however, a communication from
the pages OF the Senate was read, thanking
the Senators for their uniform courtesy and
many kindnesses. II was spread upon the
At 4 o'clock the Senate again came to
order. Messrs. Donehoo and Dawson were
appointed as committee to wait upon the
Governor and inform him that the Legisla.
ture was ready to adjourn.
Messrs. Melvin aud Coburn were ap-
pointed to communicate TO the House the
adoption OF the resolution to adjourn at
5 n ".
Mr.. Dawson was asked to notify the
House that the Senate was ready to adj
journ. aud reported that he had done so.
The Senate then adjourned sine die. In
declaring the Senate adjourned President
Farnsworth made q very neat speech oil
farewell.