The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-14
SENATE SESSION.
An Idle Demonstration and the
Mining Bill. t. ...

An Idle Foreuoon-Pensions and the
Mining Bill. ...
The Senate did not meet till =. NJ. yes.
terday. Mr.. Burgess, from the Committee
on Public Buildings and Humane Institu-
tions, made report on the condition OF
tue State House in this city, which will be
found elsewhere.
Mr.. Roberts, from the Committee on
Federal Relations, reported buck Senate
Joint Resolution No. a. "1nstructing our
Senators and requesting our Represents.
tives in Congress from this State to use
their influence for the adoption Of such leg.
islation by the National Congress as will
place all ex.federal prisoners Of war upon
the pension rolls" with the recommends
ton that it do not pass. 1t was taken up
on motion OF Mr.. Donehoo, and rejected by
strict party vote. KID
Mr.. Dawson, from the especial committee
to investigate the uses Of the, school fund,
made minority report, which will BIZ
found elsewhere. On motion OF MIR.
Floyd its reading was dispensed with.
Senate bill No. 70 was passed. It
amends the provisions OF chapter 50 Of the
code, concerning civil actions before
justices, for the prevention OF fraud BY de-
lendanls.
Mr.Donehoo introduced Senate BilLNo.
0S, to make an appropriation to pay John
$. Swaney, Sheriff Of Hancock county, for
expenses incurred in preventing prize
fight in said county; and Mr.. Stollings No.
81, for the relief OF j. +. Bowman.
MIR. Vanmeter presented the petition OF
prominent wooLgrowers of-Brooke county,
asking the passage OF resolution COM
municating to Congress the wishes OF wool
growers in this State concerning the tariff
on wool. 1t was'referred to the Committee
on Federal Relations. y-yt.sgz
MIR. woodward presenteda remonstranCe
against the repeal Of the dog tax law, and
Mr.. Barbee another. .n
MIR. Smith, OF Tyler, presented joint
resolution No. 20, fixing the time for the
adjournment Of the present session OF the
Legislature on Wednesday, February q.
The Mining bill and the pending sub
sttute coming up, MIR. Smith, OF Marion,
patron OF the original bill, moved to make
it the. special order for this afternoon, at
8 o'clock. This proposition provoked q
good deal Of lively dicussion. Mr.. Smith
held over the heads OF the Senator'S ''the
5000 coal miners OF the State who demand
the passage OF this bill" Mr.. Price went
for him little on this and Mr.. Scott
likened him to Denis Kearney. The latter
gentleman said be was not here TO legislate
for any class, but for the greatest good ofthe
greatest number, and he favored the
adoption Of the substitute as tending to
secure this.
The motion TO make the,biIl the special
order for this afternoon finally prevailed.
The substitute, Il will be remembered,
contemplates the appointment by the Gov:
ernor OF commissioner 10 inspect the coal
mines OF this State, requiring him TO report
to the next regular session OF ting Legisla.i
ture upon the sanitary condition Of said
coal mines, and what additional legislation,
il any, is necessary for the protection and
safety OF persons employed therein.
Senate Bill No. s., providing for the ap-
pointment OF a Commission 10 ascertain
The facts concerning and to consider the
assessment and taxation Of property in this
State, with view to the REVISION and
amendment OF existing laws, came up on
It's third reading, and the vote was taken
on it, but the announcement OF the result
deferred till to-day, and the Senate adj
iourned.