Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-12
SECOND DAY.
The Senate Goes to Work without
Saying Its Prayers.
Short Sessions in Both Houses in the Fore
noon-Bills and Resolutjeas
0feTed-Committees
Appointed.
eRR0as IN THE SENATE J0UREAt.


eRR0Hs IN THE SENATE J0UREht
The Senate convened yesterday mo orniss
at 10 o'clock. No minister being in al
tendance the preliminary prayer was dis
| pensed VITA.
| The CLERK commenced the reading oi
yesterdays journal, and had nesrly reached
the Govern oTs message when Mr.. w. NJ.
| o. Dawson, of Preston, moved tire further
| reading be terminated This motion
| offerei opportunity for divers criticisms
on the contents OF the journal, typo9raphi-
cal inaccuracies ior the most part, which
| required correction.
| Mr.. Geo. w. Hays, of Calhoun, was
located in Gilmer by the journal. The
H clerk had followed the certificates presented
| by the Secretary of State, who in his turn,
|! bad observed the report of the commits
/ sioners OF election, with whom the mistake
L lay. A discussion ensued as to the proper
method of Tectifying this error and en-
b bodying the correction in the subsequent
| journal.
MI. Anthony Smith, of Tyler, was of the
| opinion that the journafould not be dis.
I determined by the roll call or the standing
vote Of the members. disposition was not
| sustained.
The motion TO forego the reading Ct the
| journal was carried unanimously:
Ar. .D0nehoo, Of Hancock. moved that
the Senate in conformity with the action
of the House, take a recess till three
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Before ihe vote was taken on this motion
several bills and resolutions were offered
as follows:
Bills Offered.
Mr.. Hanmeter, of Hardin, presented
the following:
RESOLVED, That the President OF the Sen.
ate be and IS hereby authorized TO appoint
the standing committees, provided for in
rule "a of the Senate. Resolution adopted
Mr. Fontaine Smith, of Marion, offered
a resolutionwOrded as follows:
Whereas, The legislation of the session
of 1851 and the ad djOurned session thereof
Of 1859, was chiefly directed to conforming
the then existing laws 10 the constitution
of the State, as amended in 1879. There
fore. be il
RcSolred, That u sub-jOint committee be
appointed TO consist of three from the Sen.
ate and fivefrons the House. to revise said
legislation and 10 report such changes
have indicated TO be necessary; and also TO
pIeJare the same for Coditication, and that
the said committee report at all early day
in order to to speedy consummation of
the labors of the session
The President declared the resolution
under the rules mast lie over for one day.
Mr.. McGrew Of Monongalia. introduced
| q bill referred TO the Committee on Judi
ciary, affecting slightly the remuneration
of county officers by the County Courts.
| Mr.. Price. of Mineral, presented two bills
referred TO the Committee on Judiciary.
One Of these was Senate bill No. g. bill TO
amend and re-euact section : OF chapter l13
| of the code of West Virginia, as amended
| and re. enacted by chapter 1856 OF the acts Of
| 1882 1t provided that three sessions of the
Supreme Court Of Appeals should be held
every wear. one in Charleston, commencing
on the second Wednesday OF January, one
| in Wheeling, commencing the first Wednes.
| day IN June and one in Charlestown, JEFF
| ferson county. commencing on the second
| Wednesday in September to continue un-
| ill the business be dispatched.
Mr.. StollingS, Of Boone, introduced u
| perinPnt.resolutOn, unanimously approy-
| ed and to ihe following purpOrt:
RcSCircd, That the lIvsidcnt Of the Senate
| be requested 10 invite the clergy OF the city
| to oIen the daily session Of the Senate with
| prayer.
The clerk made an announcement TO the
| following effect:
| JANUARY II, 1888.
| To ne <e,.aic Of |Icst FSTginid:
] have the bonor TO inform you by the
| authority OF the resolution OF the Senate
authorizing the appointment OF an addi.
| tiCnal assistant, have this day appointed
| Alfred Rheimstrom assistant clerk OF the
| Senate.
Mr.. Douehoo now pressed his motion to
take-a recess till 3.o;elock p. NJ, which was
endorsed without opposition.
| Afternoon session.
| TIE Senate assembled at o'clock.
| The clerk announced the following com.
| mitsees appointed by the President:
Committees.
C,mmittee on Privileges and Elections:
Musrs. Price. Maxwell. Barbee, Dawson
apd WoOdyard.
committee on Judiciary: Messrs. Stol-
| lnrs, Dunehoo, FUntaine Smith, Byrne,
Price, Burgess and Floyd.
Committee on Finance: Messrs. Done
| hoo Stollings, Byrne. McNeel, CobEn,
| Dawson and L0bbrn.
Commi,ee on Education. Messrs. Byrne,
McGrcw. Roberts, Samples, Hays, Melvin
and dCoburn.
Committee on. Counties end Municipal
| Corporations: Aessrs Dawson, Fontaine
| Saith, Maxwell and Coburn.
Committee on Roads and Navigation {:
| Messrs. Samples, Roberts, Lobban, hcNeel,
| Dawson, Hays and, Hostutler.
Committee on Banks and Corporations:
| Nessrs. Nanmeter, Harvey, Samples, Bar
bee, Floyd Hberts and Scott.
Committee on Public Buildings and Hu-
name Institutions: Mcssrs. Burgess, Price.
McNeel, Scott, Maxwell, Lobban and Smith
Of Tyler.
COMMITTEES on, Penitentiary Messrs,
Price, Burgess, Eays, DAWSON aud HoS
| tutler.
Committee on Railroads.: Messrs. Byrns,
McNeel. Price, Stollings, McGrew, Scat
and Roberts.
Committee on Militia: M,ssrs. Barbee
Melvin, Lobbsa, Smith, a Tyler. Ant
woodward.
| Committee on Federal Relations: Msssrs
Roberts, Price, Vanmeter, Burgess an'
| Woodward.
Committee Of Immiglatisn and ASricul
ture: Messrs- McGrew, Smith Of Marion
Yanmeter, BaEbee and MSNeel-
Committee on Mines ana Mining: Messrs
Roberts. Samples, Wooyard, Bostutle
and Dawson.
| Committee ON Claims, and Gsisyances
Nessrs Saith, OF MAJ Ion, Harvey, MctireH
Melvin and Coburn-
Committee on FORT eited, Delinquent an
EnsppEepTisted Lands: MesssA Stollin2i
Byrne, Esryey, Van meter and Dawson.
I Conia,ittee on Pu .blic Printing: Mezsr
Floy6, Price, Lobb'l ln, Samples and Woos
yard.
Committee on P.ules Mr.. President an
Nss.s. DOnehoo, Burgess, Barbee and NJ
Grew.
Committee Cd Library: Messrs. Hafse.
ysBDster, sa1n pies, Melvin, and Smith.
Tyler.
| Committee on Enrolled Bills: Messr
Floyd, DonaL o., Dawson, Hostutler %
Hays
| Committee. 10 Examine the Clerks @
ice: MesHs. Hays. Harvey, MAXWELL, SEQ
and Smith, Of Tyler.
'kilIs and Re<oiutfoas-
Mr. sr 18th, Of Tyler. submitted the fc
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