Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-31
PROHIBITION.
The Amendment Passes tho House
Of Delegates
On Its Third Reading, By Vote Of 49 to
"a, Leaving the Senate to
Say Whether the
Measure
SHALL GO BEFORE THE PEOPLE.

The Senate convened yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Dornblaser, of
the Evangelical Church, opened with
prayer.
Mr.. Price introduced Senate bill No. 70,
to amend and reenact section 1aS of chap
ter so of the code of West Virginia.
Senate joint resolution No. l3, exonerat.
ing John s. Busdett eI State Treasurer,
came up for consideration.
Mr.. Price said that the resolution was
extraordinary. which asked the Senate
without any investigation OF the facts or
any Opportunity Of knowing the truth of
the matter, to reverse at this dsy the SOL
emn judgment of the Senate of West Vir-
ginia, pronounced years ago, in a matter
fully investigated, and for this Senate to
say now that the investigation was unfair
and the result was an outrage on one of our
citizens. 1t might be possible that Mr..
Eurdett was wronged, but this was not the
way to correct IL.
On motion of Mr.. Donehoo, in view OF
the fact that the consideration Of the reso.
luton would take some time, it was laid
on the table.
Petitions.
Two petitions were presented by Mr..
Melvin, signed by certain citizens of Jei-
ferson county, asking the submission OF
the prohibition amendment to the popular
vote.
Senate bill No. 20 passed, relating to
forms of deeds and covenants and to sales
made by deeds of trust.
Senate bill No. p passed, providing that
il married woman die seized of an estate
OF inheritance in lands, without descend
ants, her husband shall be tenant for life.
If she die, leaving issue or descendants
thereof only by her surviving husband, he
shall be tenant by courtesy. If she leave
issue by former husband, he shall be ten
ant by courtesy. IL she leave issue by
former husband or descendants thereof and
also issue or descendants thereof by her
surviving husband, then he shall be tenant
by courtesy of that portion OF the said
estate, to which his issue by his wife shall
be entitled by inheritance, and no more.
If the wife leave issue only by other than
her surviving husband, then he shall hold
life estate in one port ion Of the estate,
equal to that of one child or its descend
ants, in partition thereof
The Dog Tax.
I Senate bill No. 90, concerning dog tax,
came upon its second reading and received
the tribute Of a protracted and wearisome
debate. Several amendments were adopted
one of them expunging section, giving 1t
to the discretion of the county court to
appropriate the funds arising from the tax
to other purposes than the remuneration
of inhabitants for loss sustained by in
jury to their sheepifrom dogs, thus making
this destination OF the funds imperative.
Several other amendments were voted
nf no fri
the bill destroying its effective force. The
bill was finally ordered to its third reading.
Judge Holt, the apostle OF temperance,
presented a communication from the
House. informing the Senate OF the pas
sage of the prohibitory amendment.
Mr.. Donehoo moved that until otherwise
ordered after this day, the Senate, when it
adjourned, would stand adjourned till two
o'clock the next day. Passed.
Mr.. Smith, of Tyler, introduced a resolu-
ton, instructing West NirgInia's Senators
and Representatives in Congress TO use
their influence in the adoption OF such
Legislation by the national Congress as
would place all ex-Federal prisoners oil
war on the pension roll.
On motion of Mr.. Byrne the Senate ad-
journed until to-day at 2 o clock.
squibs.
Hon. Hanson Good visited the Senate
chamber yesterday.
DR.. Mulford, OF the First Baptist church,
visited the Senate yesterday morning.
After the passage OF the prohibition
amendment in the House yesterday there
was large accretion to the visitors to the
Senate. When this mometous question
comes up for consideration in the Upper
House, It will be more popular place OF
resort and succeed for time to the tenn.
perance lobbyist and leisurely crowd OF
amendment seekers.
The great American dog question was the
exciting theme OF controversy in yester-
DAVIS fore noon session. The dogs and the
sheep, which were an incidental question
involved in the bill, divided the attention
of the Senate.
There is too much parliamentary sub.
tlely in the Senate for the expedition OF
business.
Congressman Wilson, OF the Second dis.
trict, was in attendance on the session OF
the Senate yesterday.
Exuberant eloquence was rampant again
yesterday.
The prohibition amendment is on the
tapis in the Senate, when lady lobbyists
will exert all the stress OF which feminine
persuasion is capable upon doubtful voters.