Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-15
THE LAW MILL.
Some Important Measures In Both
Houses.
Compensation Of County Officers by the
County court-coal Mines and Mine
Inspector-Ths Corporate Linn
its of Wheeling.
A MULTITUDE OF OTHER MEASURES.

The Senate convened at 10 o'clock:
A message from the executive stated his
approval of Senate bill No. ii, concerning
limited partnership.
Senate bill No. 49, concerning the con.
struction of bridges across the Ohio and
Great Kanawha rivers by corporations,
passed.
Mr.. Price obtained leave OF absence for
the day for Col. Vanmeter.
Senate bill No, l, concerning the enter
ing of an order of publication against dc.
fendant who is nonresident OF the State,
a corporation, or whose residence cannot
be discovered, passed.
Senate bill passed, concerning grant and
the
Repeal OF Patents
and providing that all entries on lands in
the State made before June 20, 1868, under
the provisions Of laws then in force, and
surveyed according to law, for which the
parties entitled TO the same have received
no grant from Virginia or this State, and
who have paid the State and other Incl,
dental taxes for five years, may, on OF, be-
fore June /, 1884, file with the Secretary OF
State plat and certificate of survey OF
such entry, and receive q grant therefor;
provided this act shall not effect the tide
to lands purchased under q sale made by D
commissioner of school lands.
Senate bill passed. concerning limitation
of entry on and action for land.
The vote on the bill providing commits
sion on taxation, was announced, standing
IS affirmative and negative.
The House bill relating TO the compensa-
tion of county officers by the county court,
where no other fee is allowed by law
passed according to the terms Of which the
Sheriff of Ohio county is to receive not ex-
ceedng $500, the Clerk of the Circuit
Court not less than $500 or more than
$l,OC0, the Clerk OF the County Court not
exceeding $500, the Prosecuting Attorney
not less than $500 or more than 81 200.
House bill, concerning the disbursements
permitted TO guardian out of the estate OF
his ward, passed.
Senate bill, creating the independent
school district OF Holidays Cove, in Han
cock and Brooke counties. Passed.
The bill empowering the Council OF
Wheeling to enforce the paving Of the
sidewalks, was read the first time.
Resolution coming up adjourning the
Legislature Wednesday, February q, on
motion of Mr.. Floyd, was tabled.
Mr.. Coburn introduced bill submitting
the question of license to sell
Intoxicating Liquors.
The Senate then began the prosecution
of the calendar for bills on the second read.
| ing, which was continued, till on motion of
| MIR. Scott q recess was taken till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate reconvened at 2 o'clock.
The calendar was continued till 3 o'clock
with the exception that House bill No. 1863
! (the appropriation bill was taken up, read
read for first time and made o special
| for Friday morning at IL o'clock.
Senate bill No. So with the substitute
Relating 10 Coal Mines,
| coming up as a special order, Mr. Dawson
moved further postpenement till Friday
| at o'clock, which induced lengthy de-
bate, Mr.. Smith favoring it in order that
| an opportunity could be given for the ar
| rival of some authorities he had sent for,
| and others in favor of the substitute op-
| posing it, the motion being lost by an ayes
| and noes vote.
| Mr.. Scott moved to allow the commits
sioner 81, 200, and Mr.. Byrne amending by
making the amount 81 800. The latter sum
was adopted.
On molten Of Mr.. Scott the limit of the
expenses Of the commissioner was placed
at 81, 1000.
On the adoption Of the substitute, Mr..
| Donehoo demanded the previous question,
| which was carried.
Mr.. Barbee, in explanation OF his mega
| tive vote, said the substitute was no ans.
wer to the appeals of the miners, and satir.
! lied the action Of the Senate as futile and
| evasive.
Mr.. Burgess, in explaining his affirma.
| tive vote, said he had never engaged in that
business. and knew nothing about it, lie
had heard assertions here that those in
| favor of the substitute were against the
laporing classes of the people of this State.
| 1t was an assertion that could not apply TO
| him. II there was q class of men on God
| Almighty's earth that he had sympathy
| for, il was that which won its living by
| labor, because it had been his fortune, and
| be was proud of it. He knew what IL was
| to ventilate cornfield bat when it come
| to going into q mine he knew nothing. He
had to exercise his best judgment with re-
gurd TO what was before him. He was not
| here TO wait for what was coming from the
| other house but to act upon the present
measure. 1t seemed the best thing he
could do under the circumstances for the
people. He would vote for it, and II bet
ter measure came from the House, be
wonld feel at liberty TO support it.
Mr.. Melvin did not want to antagonize
the
Interests OF the Mine Owners
of West Virginia, but the vote he cast on
the bill would be, he thought in the inter
est OF his fellows. They had sufficien,
light to know the great need was to give
ventilation to the mines. AS the substi
tute did not give those people relief for two
wears, it looked like sham and delusion
He would vote in the negative in the hope
something better would come before the
Senate.
Mr. Scott, in giving an affirmative vote
said he did not think the interests Of the
operator and operative conhicted, but one
was dependent on the other. He knew II
from personal experience. He had come
up from the bottom and served for o time
at q trade, worked and toiled with the
hands and spoke from a workingman':
standpoint. Gentlemen need not talk tc
him about labor and oppression OF labor
he knew what it meant and had been there
The substitute was the best thing that had
been offered, and this was the reason ht
supported It y, - >,
vent any spleen upon any one, for he hac
seen this for the last two weeks. He knew
it would come. Everything had been ma
neuyered in that direction TO bring abou
that consummated, and he was not at al
surprised, but did feel aggrieved, that wna
of the yorkiagmen OF this country, shoult
! Gave been perpetrated by the Senate. Lee
| us see what you have done. You have :SS
tusllv refused to permit bill repaired b.
/ the miners Of the State 20 be perfected
and its merits put incompartson with th
! substituts. You have taken q man fror
! | the midst OF TIE owners and made OF hir
an arbitrator between the coal owners an
operatives.
The vote on the adoption OF the subst
tute was IS to 6, which was then passed {
, its third reading.