The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-12
taxation now pending in Congress, as to

taxation now pending in Congress, as t
abolish the tax on tobacco and cigars.
This was adopted without division.
Mr.. Boggs presented the petition OF W.
+. Lively and numerous others, OF Levi
county, usking an appropriation for the
construction OF IA bridge at huntsville, ant
Mr.. Sayre that OF W. Il. Clark aud others
Of Mason county, asking an improvement
in the ditch law.
A recess was then taken till IS p IN.
At the opening OF the afternoon session
Messrs. McMeChen and Trims appeared
and were sworn in.
Speaker Woods reported that he had ap.
pointed the following standing committees:
On the Judiciary: Messrs. Armstrong,
PenuybaCker, Holt, Fouke, Daley, James
F. Brown, james H. Brown, c. l.. Brown,
Parsons, Wells, Stifel, Dovener and Davis.
On Taxation and Finance: Messrs.
Hall, Caring, Shirt, James F. Evans,
Dovener, Maxwell and McCord.
On Privileges and Elections: Messrs.
PennybsCker, Boggs, Chambers, Ieager,
Gorrell, Harrison, Nixon, Sayrc and
Slurm.
On Education: Messrs Gilkeson, Holt,
Mcqueen, Foukes, Corder, Bee, Cox,
Stapleton, Lynch and James II. Brown.
On Public Buildings and Humane Insti-
tutions: MesSrs. Bee, McClung, Gilkeson,
Mccullough, Adair, Bond, Harmon, vii.
son and Hetzel.
On Mines and Mining: Messrs. Isbell,
Collins, Stifel, Miller, Erkard, Daley, Burt,
Ruhl, Jones, Orr and David Powell.
Another grist OF bills was started through
the mill, rs follows:
By Mr.. Evans: House bill No. 0, amend
ing section 2of chapter 3, OF the Code, con-
CeIning officers chosen at general elections
and the manner OF their election.
BY Mr.. Cox: II. Il. No. 10, amending
Section 40 OF Chapter 1870 Of the Acts OF
1852, in regard TO fees of witnesses.
by Mr.. Dovener: II. B. No. ! |, amend
ing Chapter 70 OF the Acts OF 1852, author
izing railroad companies to extend their
lines.
By Mr.. Simonton: II. Z. No. l2, amend
ing Section 40 OF Chapter 100 OF the Acts Of
1882, in relation to fees OF witnesses.
By Mr.. Caring: Ii. B. No. II, amend
ing Chapter Is OF the Acts OF 1881, prescrib.
ing the manner Of appointing trustees by
Boards OF Education.
Dg MIs IAISOuss Iluuse Dlll NOs ii,
amending Chapter 1913 OF the Acts Of 1852,
in reference to writs Of certiorari.
BY Mr.. Brown, Of Jackson: House bill
No. Is, amending Chapter " OF the Acts Of
1882, SO MS 10 exclude certain counties from
its operations until adopted by vote OF
the people.
BY the same: House bill No. IL, repeal.
ing the Act in reference to the construction
Of County roads.
BY Mr.. llenshaw: House bill No. II,
the law fixing the fees Of County
officers
Additional resolutions were also offered,
as follows:
By Mr.. Davis: Directing the Sergeant
alarms 10 RllOt the members seats by
drawing numbers. Rejected.
BY Mr.. McCord: lnstituting inquiries
into the expedieucy OF providing for the
inspection OF steam engines aud boilers.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Dovener: Directing the Board OF
Public Works and the Auditor 10 report rs
soon as practicable what action has been
taken under Section 10 OF Chapter - Of the
Acts Of 1883, in relation 10 the reassessment
OF real estate. Adopted.
There being no other business the House