Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-12
A FLOOD OF NEW BILLS,
sr.tGE which are Many Important
Dap> Presented by the " est Virginia
Ctr-TCSSmen.


>.ei0' % the Register.
W. -. .y. December 1l.-Calliug the
-o.Ioi ,.a;eg % he purpose Of allowing
memhr., - present bills mas occupied the
attention u the House for the past tw1
tsrs. r.e increase il the membership
reade., ,dis much longer performance
thsa ever before. AS each member takes
advantage Oi the call days 10 present all
lie b , which have accumulated on his
ia. D.. al Is these will average about
half i,a,n 70 each member some idsI
nav De formed CT the magnitude OF the d.
livery. The number of bills presented on
csU DAYS last session reached upwards Of
two thousand in number. The prospects
are that these figures will be surpassed this
session.
C:Corrsa : very small proportion Of
t..er-urUr,t measures are Incorporated
IN sc:ua. legislation. Many Of them are
dup.icl,ss VI measures presented in the
Senate ra. cole bein: t. start the bill ct
both EMS Vi the Capitol with the view OF
giy.ac ...e advantage of any excess of in
&ust.v j. tie committees Of one branch
owe. q. r,. Of tie other = large number
c;ttem u.i. never find their way out OF
the aas.s Of the committees, and another
are r-rp0rtion OF those reported will
never ye reached in time Tor vote. 50
;cs: ire actual number passed upon IS
TsGy LA. n comparison ".tl the mum
trru.tsgut6d.
80. r-scludes the plsn Of giving even
leyrrs. account of the whole number.
@. tE,se pre- ented by
The West Virginia Delegates.
Genera, COT offered bill appropriating
tie sum o. s., ,JSG5iD to provide for the
payment 10 dealers in and manufacturers
Cit0bs % IN such sums OF money as have
been IaG may be found due them on claims
p-eses.t., Eyr rebate OF taxes Under the
provisions of section four OF the set of March
a. l>-I. This act it will be remembered
was intended TO prevent loss On manUiac-
tUred tobacco IN the hands OF manutactur-
esS sni dealers when the reduction in the
tsI went INTO effect. Ii provided that
dealers should make an inventory Of sock
o. hs@i when the reduction went into
ea,5t,i The 1T Os January, ISIS, and THIS
iDysn'0.y when verified by affidavit and
s,tsst5l w the revenue officers should
tn'si.e TIE holders TO a rebate equal % the
.,.-,5-l- between the tax paid anu the
.s, =. reduced on the goods held at that
ua,e. Ta- claims for rebate already pre-
s,u.tl amount 10 three millions OF dollars,
o' vic. none have been paid. Claims
Ike y to e presented hereafter are esuns
ted at 49, 54g more, and the two classes OF
claims presented aud unPreSented make up
the total amount mentioned in GOh's bill.
Another bill presented by the same gen
t.emsn
Restores the Tax on Imported Wool
to the amount which prevailed before the
last reduction; third sppropriates $4,000
for court house and postoilics building at
Clarkshurg and fourth provides a pen
sion for Gs orge F. Randall, of Shinnston.
". Va, formerly private IN Company II,
fourteenth West Nirginia Regimen, |. ;.
Volunteers.
BY Mr.. Wilson: For the relief Of Daniel
Bedir er's administrator; relief Of James
AleIccr: authorizing the sale of Harper ;
Ferry: relief of II. G.. Worthington; re-
moving restrictions on the sale OF tobacco
by farmers raising same; pension OF Mrs.
A"mlrs. Stribling.