Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-09
the LEGISLATURE.
Preceeafsss % the sessse aaA Assa,
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Frocee1fnss % the sessse a.sA AsuA&
% 0eieSatea.
The Senate convened at tso O'Clock yl,s
terday afternoon.
Capt Irons, of the Salvation Army, ,open.
ed the proceedings with prayer.
House bill passed concerning the Seerets-
~ Of State and the Supreme Court reports
Hou,e bill passed concerning the aushen-
tication and record Of deeds and other writ
ings.
House bill passed authorizing the county
court whenever the book or books recording
deeds, wills, or other papers relating to the
title or boundaries OF lands have been bum
ed. to appoint scommission 81 take tcst'-
mony in re'stion to such destroyed title po
pers and ffll any vacancy occurring.
Senate bin passed empowering the board
of education OF the distr.c ct Of Keyser to is
sRe bonds for building school hopses.
On motion Of Mr.. Price, the title. OF the
bill was amended so - to give the Ike pow
further motion the bill was decreed 70 take
effe:t from its passage.
Mr.. Donehoo introduced bill amending
and reenacting sections and ~ OF chapter
81 Of tbe code.
The Committee on Finance, in accord.
ance with q resolution which had passed
the Senate. instrucsing them TO investigate
the present system and state OF taxation,
and ascertain whether the provision OF the
constitution, requiring equal and uniform
Taxation OF Al Properties
was complied with, submitted bill, a.
tended by report setting forth the result
OF its Investigations and. REASONS for offer.
ing the bill. The report was quite yolumi.
neus and contained resume OF the re-
sources of the State, intipsting that .
large amount Of personal property In the
State was not reached. It showed that the
increase in the revenue was disproportion.
ately small as contrasted with the large in
crense of population. Ii referred TO the
action taken by Pennsylvania, New York
and other States in appointing commits
soners TO revise the system Of taxa.
tion, and recommended this rs
the safest policy TO adopt in
order to amend defects in the assessment
law. The report stated that y hundred
names, carefully selected from the asseTs'
ofs' books, were taxed less that $500 0O) for
personal property, when the lowest esti-
mate would put their property OF th.t
character at 5, ,G09,0 600. The bill offered
provides for commission ID bL appointed
by the Governor, to whom is delegs,ed the
task OF revising the present system OF tx.
at.en, and investigating and com mpsling all
the facts within their reach.
The major part OF the session was ex.
hausted by the calendar Of bills on the first
and second reading.
M Prices motion requesting the Gov.
ernor to return to the Senate House bill
No II, passed by the Senate, WAS agreed to.
On motion the Senate adjourned.
Senatorial sq1tbs.
The prohibition question being resolved,
the sen.te resumed, yesterday, its tradi-
tioral sleepy aspect.
The somnilic routine OF the calendar was
the chief feature Of yesterdays session.
, representative OF the Salvation Army
opened the Senate with prayer yesterday
afternoon.
few ladies were on the door OF tte Sen
ate at intervals, but the reading OF blank,
dull bills soon expelled them.
The tendency Of a Senator, when bored
or fsligued, to risk his dignity. assume \
rocumb. It position, and elevate his feet to
his Senatorial desk, was eNempiiied yes
te!day.
The Senate performed a good afternoons 9
work with the calendar yesterday.
The Smith Sinclair embroglio was the
talk OF the Senate yesteol.:y.