The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-28
HOUSE oFDELEGArEs.
Numerous Bus Passed-Ths Last Day n Yer,
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Numerous Bills Passed-The Last Day n Very
Busy One. ~,
The last days session Of the House Of
Delegates commenced, at lOA. NJ. yester.
day, and was opened with prayer by Mr..
j. w. Dean, the delegate from Upshur
county. House Bill No. 0s was taken up
out Of It's order on motion Of Mr.. Lucas,
and passed. It amends Section IS Of Chap
ter So Of the. Code, concerning the appoint
ment Of receiyerso Of corporate by courts.
House Bill No. 19l, prescribing for what
a state license Is necessary, was taken up
with the amendments proposed by the
Senate. and these being seyerally agreed to
the bill was again passed and becomes q
law upon being approved by the Governor.
House Bill No. n, fixing the tar levy on
property and the tax on licenses, was also
again passed with the Senate amendments.
House Bill No. 20S, the Legislative ap-
preparation bill, was read the third time
and passed. The bill appropriates for per
diem Of Senators, Si,7I0; for mileage OF
Senators, 81 ,0,5i for compensation OF ut.
.taches Of the Senate, 8, 4I5j for mileage OF
Delegates, $3.50 so; per diem Of Delegates,
SLIGO; compensation Of House attaches;
S. dos; for salary Of Governor, q, 100 / Of.
Auditor, 2O00{ oil; Secretary Of State, ST.
900; Of Treasurer, 81 400; Of Attorney Gens
efal, $l,S00;s Of Superintendent Of Free
Schools, 81. 800, Of i librarian aud e. o6lcio,
Adjutant General, q 800; OF lanitor, ST.
900: of Judges Of the Supreme Court OF
Appeals, 8, 900; Of Judges OF the Circuit
Courts, 81, 800; OF Glgrk Of the Supreme
Court, $1,000, The same approp OPERATIONS
are made for the year 1888, those for the
expenses 81 the Legislature excepted.
Senate Bill No. 8 | was taken up, amend.
ed as recommended by the committee,
and passed. This Is Senator Morrison's
bill amending the charter Of the Xix River
Land, Improvement Manufacturing and.
Booming Company.
The text Of this now famous bill, ID
as follows: y, : Is "
Nothing in this act shall be- 80 CON.
strued as 70 prevent any person or per-
sons who may. desire to do 50 from con-
structing, in said river, or its tributaries
from the mouth OF Little Sandy Creek In
The county OF Kanawha to the Webster
county line, what are known Is pocket
or shear Booms for tho purpose of stop.
ping and securing their own logs, nnasts,
spaTs, ties, slaves and other timber the
party or parties constructing any such
boom or booma shall pay 10 the owner or
owners Of the lands on either bank OF said
river where q boom may be constructed,
such damages as may be mutually agreed
upon; the owner Of any such boom or
booms shall be liable Tor damages for
catching or stopping the logs, masts, spars,
lies. slaves OF other timber belonging 10
other persons. Provided, that said Blooms
be SO constructed Is 70 admit the sale passs
age Of RATS, boats and logs not belonging
70 tie owner or operator OF any such
boone, andiso as not 10 prevent the nayi.
CATION Of Baid river or tributaries: And
provided further, that the Circuit Court
Of any county in which any such boom
may 30 situated MAJ. abate such boom 90
a nuisance whenever said court ID satisfied
that the owners OF operators thereof has
violated any provision Of this act,
Senate Bill 1yl, authorizing the Coun.
iii of the City Of Parkersburg 10 fund
the bonded debt Of the cit was also pass
ed under successive suspensions Of the
Honse Bill il4swas also passed. 1tau.
thoriEes Boards Of Education 70 have the
Clerk buyseho book and furnish them
70 the pupils IN the district schools ios