The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-25
TUE SENATE SESSION.


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In the Senate yesterday morning Nj
Burgess, from the Judiciary Committee
reported fayorably on thebill 70 establish
a Board Of Commissioners for Jefferson
county, and Mr.. Floyd, from the Railroa,
Committee, recommended the passage 0
the House billto authorize the condemns
ton Of land for lateral railroads.
Mr.. Dawson's joint resolution providing
for therepair Of the Wheeling State Housl
came up, and on motion OF Mr.. Smith was
laid on the table, the matter having beer
provided for in the General Appropriation
bill.
AIr.McWhofter's House joint resolution
concerning the improvement Of the jane
river by the US. Government was taker
up, and the vote being taken, Mr.. Eloyc
moved to postpone the announcements
the vote until 2 r. N. This motion wa
tabled on motion OF Mr.. McGrew and the
vote announced. The resolution WA
adopted, receiving 10 votes out OF 10 cast
Messrs. Bond and Morris were the only Re
publIcans voting no. Messrs. Arnold, Co
burn, Floyd, Hays, McCreery, McGrew
B. w. Price, Scott, Smith and Woodyart
voted aye.
Mr.. Smiths joint resolution providing
for the adjournment Of the Legislature
sine die on Friday evening next, was OF
motion Of Mr.. McGrew laid on the table
Senate bill No. 127, to repeal section O
chapter 81 Of the acts OF 1882, was passed
The provision repealed is the requirement
that assessors shall Lat the militia in the
State, and be allowed three cents heat
for the service.
House Bill No, G7, IA bill to amend and
re-enact section 0 OF chapter l the Acts O
1881, entitled an act fixing the time fol
holding the Circuit Courts in the several
Judicial Circuits in the State, as amended
and re-enacted by section 0 OF chapter 5 o.
the. Acts OF 1882 was also passed.
Mr. Brown was granted leave OF absence
for the day.
The Till to establish Kingwood 1nde.
pendent School district was on motion Of
Mr.. .Dawsonlaid on the table, and the same
disposition was made ofthe bill to increase
the lisbility Of railroad companies fol
stock killed or injured, on motion OF MIR
MGCreery.
House Bill No. "a, amending the charter
OF the town Of Benwood, was read twice
under successive suspensions Of the rule
and ordered to be engrossed for a third
reading. s0
Thejoint resolutions proposingto amend
the Constitution SO as TO exempt from
taxation the properly now exempted by
Law, were taken up on their second read.
ing. Mr. Flournoy moved to substitute
fof the original the proposal 10 authorize
county courts to exempt the species Of
property referred to from county, distric!
and municipal taxation, leaving them
subject TO State taxation. Mr.. McGrew
moved TO deprive the proposition Of its OPP
tional feature, requiring the Legislature e
make the exemptions. This was rejected
MIR. Smith moved to exempt from State
taxation fall agricultural products grown
directly from the soil, and the products
and increase in value OF live stock, pro
duced or grown within this State during
the year preceding the day fixed by Law
for the beginning OF the assessment year
and remaining nnsold on that day, in the
possession oil the original owner or hii
agent," and TO this MIR. Scott moved tC
add, "all manufactured articles and pro.
dutts Of mechanical skill and labor pro
duccd in this State during the same time
and remaining unsold on the said day In
the hands OF the producer or his agent;''
but Mr.. Burgess, who was in the chair,
held that this was not in order.
Pending this question, the Senate, on
motion OF Mr.. woodward. took recess
until 2P. NJ.
Mr.. Price {Mr. Burgess In tho chair
opposed any exemptions He said the
people were not asking for any. A large
number OF prominent people, OF all classes
and both parties, in his district had sent q
petition here asking the Legislature moi
10 make any exemptions. The only true
principle Of taxation 10 that II shall be
equal and uniform, and this was best go
cured by the. enactment Of proper laws
under the present Constitution. Mr..
Price said that Messrs, Hubbard and
Caldwell, who had appeared before Q
committee to advocate the exemptions,
only represented one mill, and he was
informed that the others did not desire
any legislation Of the kind,
This Mr.. Scott denied, and said that all
the nail mills had representatives present
at that meeting. 81
Mr.. Price continued that the Ohio
county delegates did not 2ak this legisla-
ton, and he proceeded to oppose any ex-
emptions Of some length; but, II any ex-
emptions were to be authorized, he pre-
ferred Mr.. Flournoy's pfopositoaEto
extend the exemptions only to taxation
for local purposes.
MIR. Smith responded with force to Mr..
Prices statement that the people did not
demand any exemption. He read the
resolution adopted by the Charleston con-
yention Of the Democratic party last
spring. demanding OF the next Legislature
that Il submit tothe people an amend
ment to the Constitution and let them do.
eide what property should and what
should not DO exempted from taxation-a
resolution adopted. by that convention by
an overwhelming vote after an earnest
fight against 1t. 81, ,55-
Upon the conclusion OF Mr.. Smiths re,
marks the resolution and the pending
amendments were laid on the table, and
the Senate proceeded to tho consideration
OF bills on their second reading.
Thebill to transfer to Ohio county that
portion Of the National road within the
county was on motion Of Mr.. Dawson in'
definitely postponed. -
Senate Bills No. II and rs were laid on
The table. The first amends the alternate
road law and the latter the school law.
The bill TO amend the charter Of Wells,
burg coming up, Mr.. someryiile offered
substitute, which was ordered TO be
printed. :.
Bill No. II was subsequently again
taken up and ordered to be engrossed fol
aithird reading. I,
House Bill No. II was rushed though
It's successive readings under suspensions
Of the rules, and passed. 1t fixes the
terms OF officers. ~
Several other bills were advanced
through the preliminary stages. The Sen.
ate took recess at 8 80 r. N. till Il,
HOUSE oFDELEGArEs.