Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-30

Thursday. Lost.
Mr.. Alexander moved to postpone until
January 4th, but the hour Of 12:30 having
arrived the House adiOu1&.
SENATE.
Tw elfth Days SessIOn-Prayor by Rev. 4
- Warner.
THURSDAY, January 20.
The Senate convened at 2 o clock p. m.
A short prayer was offered BY the Rev. z.
Warner, Of Parkersburg.
A communication from the House stated
that body had passed S. B. No. II.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Burgess, chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee, reported back s. b. No. 81,
With the recommendation that it do pass
Also S. B. No. Is, with the fIllowing sub.
stitute: Strike out all after The enaeting
clause and insert in lieu thereof the fol.
lowing, with the recommendation that the
substitute be adopted and that the bill as
amended do pass:
That section O. chapter So Of the Code,
concerning insane pers Jus, as amended and
re-enacted by chapter 81 Of the Acts Of
1882 be, and the same is hereby amended,
so as to read as folio vs.;
3. The board Of directors shall be com
posed Of nine membes, The Governor shall
nominate, and By an with the advice and
consent of the Senat, appoint said direc-
tors for said hospital, out said directors
shall be divided into three classes, equal in
number. The present directors appointed
ia the month of January, 1888, shall con-
,iiEqe In office until the terIns Of their sue
cessors CONN ence IS herein provided, that
is to say, the three COMPOSING the first class
until the let day Of April, 1885, the three
composing the second class until the LIST
day of April, 1897, and ihe three composing
the third class until the lst day Of April,
1889. In the month of March, 1885, be-
tween the 18th day of said month and the
18th day thereof and every second year
thereafter in said month between the said
DAYS of said month, the Governor shall nou-
mate, and by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, appoint three directors
instead Of the class whose terms expire in
such year, and the terms of such three di-
rectors shall commence on the lst day OF
April in the year of their appointment and
continue six years.
The Governor may in like manner ell
any vacancies that may occur in the board,
and any one appointed director by him
during the recess of the Senate shall be q
director until the next session of the Senate
thereafter, except that a person appointed
to gil vacancy shall not continue in office
beyond the expiration of the term of the
class in which he is appointed. Not more
than two directors in each class shall be
appointed from the same political party.
Not more than one director in each class
shall be appointed from the county of Lewis,
and not more than one dsrector In the
board shall be appointed from any other
county. Unless otherwise provided by law
a majority of the board shall constitute a
quorum, but the board may in its discretion
designate business of nature by it to be
~ ecifed, which may be transacted by
stated number of directors less than q
quorum.
Also J. R. No. ?, with the following
substitute therefore:
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2, "Propos.
ing an amendment to the Constitution OF
The State.
Resolved BY the Legislature OF West Viz
ginia, two-thirds Of all the members
elected to each house agreeing thereto:
That the following amendment to Article
Y ofthe Constitution. of this State be and
IS hereby proposed, to-wit:
That section Of Article y Of the Con.
,titution as it nov is, be stricken out and
he following inserted in lieu thereof:
Taxation shall be equal aEd uniform
the State, and all property, both
real and personal, shall be taxed IN proper
ion to its value, to be ssceFtained as direct
"a by law. No one species Of property from
which tax may be collected shall be taxed
higher than any olher species Of property OF
equal value; but property used for educa-
tionsl, literary, scientific, religious or CHAIR
table purposes; agricultural products grown
directly from the soil within this State dur
ing the year preceding the day fixed BY law
for the beginning OF the assessment year
and remaining unsold on that day in the
possession of the original owner; all GENE
teres and public property may by law beck
empted from taxation.
The Legislature shall have power to tax,
by uniform and equal taxation, all privileges
and franchises of persons and corporations.
With the recommendation that said sub
sntute be agreed to and the resolution
adopted.
Senator Morris presented minority re-
port from the Judiciary Committee, propos.
ing an amendment to s. ]. r. No. 2, signed
by Messrs. Brown, Morris aud Arnold
Mr. cochran, chairman of the Com u;ttea
on immigration and Agriculture. reported
back S. B. 81, with the recommendation
that it do pass
Senator Dawson offered resolution thai
the Clerk Of the Senate be authorized =
certify for payment the bill or bills for print
ing for the Senate done By the Public
H<nssE, embracing 100 copies Of ell bills
journals etc. in addition to The 50 eorfs.
provided fx By law and furnished the Sen
Ate. and the printer shall Print 100 add
sioral COMES fog she Senats Of al bills, Jour
uals. etc, ordered 10 be printed by the
Clerk, and the Clefh shall certify for pay.
ment the bills therefor.
Senator Switzer offered & resolution thai
the Public Printer be directed to priat on
each bin sent to him TO be printed the time
AZ is introduction. the committee to which
Il was referrsd and the report Of TIE com
nittee thereon.
4 Fgeuator Dawson called up for csnsidera-
;;on his motion made On January 2fy tore