The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-24

operator, and the other to the person injured,
or 10 the personal representative Of the per-
son killed. The owner or operator Of every
mine shall employ q competent n Impractical
oyerseer, or mining boss, whose duty 1t
Shall be 70 keep q careful watch over all the
yentilating apparatus placed in such mine,
as well as the air ways, travelling ways and
supports OF every kind, and to see that all
loose coal aAd rocks overhead be removed or
carefully secured, 10 q 10 prevent injury 70
the persons working therein. Fines are pro-
yided for the enforcement Of the provisions
OF the act
MINOR MEASURE.
The Legislature provided for the elections
OF Clerks Of the County Courts; passed 4 law
making II IN ofEense Enable In & sum not ex
ceeding $500 and punishable by confinement
In Jail not exceeding one year for engaging
or assisting at 4 prize fight or entering the
State for that purpose; enacted that limited
partnerships eau only be formed or dissolved
by recording with the County Clerk an agree
ment to that effect; amended the laws for the
protection OF fish, game and sheep, and that
In regard TO estrays and drift property
amenued the reASsessment laws 80 as 10 pro.
vide for the equalization aud correction Of
assessments mlde under II; legal:zed divorces
heretofore granted by County Courts; enacted
that the Term OF confinement in the peniten.
tiRry or jail in the case offs conviction for
felony where that punishment Is prescribed
shall be ascsrtained by the jury instead OF the
Judge; amended the law slightly concerning
cruelty TO animals; provided for the authenti-
cation Of deeds aud other writings, the public
records OF which are lost or destroyed, by tes-
timony Us TO their contents; amended the
Pharmacy act so as 10 allow the sale OF liquor
on physicians Prescriptions without stating
In the prescription that 1t Is not for q beyer'
age but medicinal purpose; required the keep
ing OF wire ropes or other proper hre escapes
In hotels above the first story; appropriated
81. 200 TO complete the copying OF war records
Ia the Auditor Generals office; and passed
numerous local laws, amending charters OF
incorporated towns, creating Independent
school districts or amending acts governing
such districts already created, and similarly
changing statutes Of simply local application
or interest.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
BY the two appropriation bills, the one
making appropriations to pay genera! charges
on the treasury, and the other TO pay the per
diem and mileage OF members and officers OF
the Legislature, and expenses Of the session,
the round sum OF 1857, 600 was appropriated.
OF this sum $S'6.206 Is IS for general charges
upon the Treasury in 1883, aud 1922 963 for
general charges In 1884. The remainder Is
covered by the Legislative appropriation bill.
The amount due the school fund on account
OF the use for State purposes OF the tax col
Iected on revenues OF corporations prior to
1875, $ll, PAT 10, which sum was appropriated
out OF the state revenues In 1875 but neser
.atd 60 tha anhnn funu with intAheAt
thereon since 1875, $6.4l0 SO, was again
appropriated and ordered to BIZ transferred on
the books OF the Auditors office to the credit
OF the school fund. But tue Legislature per.
sistentiy refused to appropriate the sum OF
$l27 Sill IS due thetclOol fluid, as well ss the
$l4O.O QUO due the banks OF this city. The
repeated propositions made by members Of
the minority To provide for these and comply
with the provision OF the Constitution were
~fruitless b You'd provoking a great deal OF
discussion on the part Of the mSj Ifity.
The fact that a further deficiency must be
created was met by the Democratic majority,
at The suggestion OF the Governor, with the
paltry increase Of the annual levy fer 1883 to
rs cent?. The provision for a tax commission
to report what defects exist In the present as
sessment laws, and TO suggest 10 the next
Legislature what action Is necessary TO re-
NEEDY these, which while pending in each
house, caused so much earnest discussion,
fnally passed in spite OF earnest and persis'
tent opposition.
WHAT WAS NOT DONE.
The most striking fact in connection with
the session is the small amount OF really i'm
porlant legislation enacted. On the contrary,
what the Legislature failed or refused TO do
would dill u large volume. The bill to pro-
hibit railroad companies from Issuing free
passes TO State officials or members OF the
Legislature or delegates TO political conyen-
tions, was rejected in the House, and after.
wards presented In the Senate, but not
passed. A bill to prevent and punish dis
ordinations by railroad companies in freight
or passenger rates, was presented In the
House, but never got beyond a fist reading,
A bill presented in the Senate by Mr.. Scott
to require the Governor 10 appoint persons
OF different politics on the Board Of Regents
OF the Hospital for the Insane at Weston,
was rejected.
A number of other measures which the
people at large expected TO receive favorable
action at the hands OF their representatives
were either ignored or rejected.
COMMON MISTAKE.
For the last two weeks the papers OF the
State have with singular unaninlity been
printing items like the following:
'rhe present session OF the Legislature is
the last that will be held in Wheeling. The
meeting OF the Leglslaturein 1885 will be held
ut Charleston"
This is a mistake. The session OF the Leg.
isla,ure ot1SS5 will meet In this city and not
in Charleston. The session OF 1887 will be
the first regular one to meet at Charleston.