Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-02-11
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The House convened at 10 clock, yester-
day morning.
House bill concerning trial and its Incl.
dents, as amended by the Senate, was re.
ferred TO the Judiciary Committee, on mo-
tion Of Mr.. Evans.
Mr.. Evans introduced q bill repeating
Sundry chapters OF the code and acts.
A bill fixing the salary of superintend.
ent Of weights and measures at $500, was
offered by Mr.. Dovener.
The report Of the Committee on Peniten-
tiary was read to the House; approving Of
the conduct of the institution, Inaking sug.
gestions concerning the employment of
convict labor, and affirming tho necessity
Of increased facilities for water.
Several resolutions in reference to the
report, and amendments of House joint
resolution 80. which was called up, were
offered.
Pending the debate evoked, on motion of
Judge Holt, the House took recess till 2
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House re- re-assembled at o'clock.
e House Joint resolution 80, instructing
the board OF directors Of the Penitentiary
to purchase ''the mound" (Moundsyille)
for a reservoir, at not more than $1,000
of amendments offered in connection
Herewith. Pending the action of the
House on these amendments, on motion OF
Mr. Dovener, the resolution was indeti-
nitely postponed. Mr.. Dovener said there
was nothing in the report OF the directors
OF the Penitentiary, calling for any
immediate expenditure for the pur-
chase of this mound or coincing its
necessity. Where the idea origi.
mated, he did not know. The whole morn.
ing session had been consumed in consid-
ering whether they should purchase the
mound or ,aps. Ii he had time he could
say something with regard to how this tire
originated, and the causes OF 1t, that would
probably cause it to originate again. They
had put
Wafer Works
there at a considerable expense, and at o
good deal LEES than 5000 they could get an
engine to throw water several times as high
as the mound, and be effective in exiting
uishing fire. Whether there was job or
whether anybody had real estate to sell, he
did not know. lie had no information on
the subject and none had be furnished that
day.
Judge Holt offered resolution confning
the members, from and after this day, to
five minute speeches and speaking twice on
TO its immediate consideration.
A resolution was introduced, converting
the House each day at Q A. NJ. Mr.. lsbell
objected TO its immediate consideration.
A petition was offered by Mr.. lsbell,
from citizens of Braxton county. asking the
modification OF the pharmacy law so as to
allow country merchants TO sell certain
drugs and medicines.
House bill, providing Tor an
Inspec,ion Of Coal Mines.
came up for consideration on the first
reading The bill was the great subject OF
debate during the afternoon and effectively
awoke the house from its ocitant condition.
Mr. Stifel moved 10 recommit the bill,
in order to bring parties before the com.
mitiee, stating tie bill would effect injuri.
ously large number Of his constituents.
Mr. Daily expressed his opposition to
the bill, but believed fair play demanded
its reCommittal.
Nessrs. Isbell, Dovener and Bart were
warm In their advocacy of the measure
and opposition to recommittal.
In answer 10 the statement made by the
opposition, that the miners had offered no
petition,
Mr.. Burtt Said
lie was elected on that issue, and the bal
lots for him were the miners petitions;
that none of them wished to come before
the committee, because they knew their
representatives understood their wish
that ordinarily he would be in favor OF q
reference but was not because of a recent
circumstance. 1t was not in the province
of the House to furnish to each representa-.
tive OF the miners with a body guard to
protect him against probable insults and
assaults, which might come from men an
tsgonis,ic TO the bill. He hoped they would
come to vote.
The motion being negatived, on motion
OF Mr.. Dovener the bill WAS made special
order for Tuesday, IL o'clock A. NJ.
On motion the House adjourned
sqeibs.
By one Of those hapless inadvertencies
some times Distinguishing the reportorial
career in correcting the name OF Mr.. James
Withrow. of the Third district, in yester-
days issue we made the comedy doubiy
comical by placing him on the Fish Com.
mission. We make one more effort TO set
the matter straight. Mr.. Withrow was ap.
pointed by the Senate as member OF the
Commission to locate a second hospital for
the insane, and is one OF the hAppiest selec-
tons. He made good record in the State
Legislature at Charleston for four years,
and served IS a director of the Weston In.
sane Hospital for some halfdozen years.
The purchase OF a piece OF property at
Moundsyille, called "the mound" TO be
utilized as as reservoir, was the subject ot
debate in yesterdays sessions Of the lower
House.
Henry Emsheimer. mail and banking
page. Frank Wheat, Bush Barley, Frank
Thompson, journal. bill and floor pages,
are the four happy youths at peace with the
world, whose good service has deserved and
obtained dollar per day extra at the hands
OF the Senate.
The afternoon session Of the Senate wa:
unmitigated routine, but that OF the House
was enlivened in the latter part by some
rhetorical fuslade on the mining bill.
Mr.. Williams introduced q resolution
Transporting the State penitentisry TO Lo
gan, where the State could get mound a:
high as she wanted gratis.