The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
TIIF sFNArE SESSION.

THE SENATE SESSION.
The Prohibition Amendment Started again
Many Bills Passed.
The Senate yesterday agreed, onmotior
OF Mr.. Melvin, to allow Henry Emsheimer
mail and banking page, 81 so per day ex
ira and the other pages 81 extra.
Mr.. McCreery embraced the first oppor
tunity that offered and presented Senate
Joint Resolution No. II, proposing al
amendment tosthe Constitution forever
prohibiting the manufacture and sale o.
intoxicating liquors in the State. The
document is the same as House Joint Reso'
luton No. O.:
Resoivtd BY The Legislature Of Htst Ifrginia,
ttCo.tkirds Of all l,e members elected 10 edcN
house agreeing thereto:
That the following amendment to arti.
clesix Of the Constitution Of this State, be
and the same is hereby proposed, to-wit:
That section forty.six of article six Of
the Constitution, as 1t Is, be stricken
out, and the following inserted in lieu
thereof:
SECTION 40. The manufacture, sale and
keeping for sale, of all intoxicating liquors,
drinks, mixtures and preparations, 70 be
used as q beverage, are forever prohibited
within this State; and the Legislature
shall, without delay, provide by appro.
pirate legislation for tho due enforcement
OF this prohibition. The manufacture,
sale and keeping for sale, OF the aforesaid
liquors, drinks, mixtures and prepare.
ti0ns, for other purposes thanas a bever-
age, shall be regulated by Law, under sui.
iicient penalties and securities.
Mr.. Flournoy, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, presented report on the
two taxation exemption propositions, Mr..
ATorris's Joint Resolution No. 2 and MIR.
Flournoy's No. 10. Each was handed
back without recommendation. The COM
mittee recommended that II in the opinion
OF the Senate 1t is necessary TO amend the
Constitution so us to render valid the
present statutory exemptions, the PROPOSE.
zion submitted to thepeople shall cover
the same exemptions now in the statute,
and shall be so arranged that the people
may ratiiy any portion Of the exemptions
and reject the rest.
The following Senate engrossed bills
were read a third time and passed:
No. IS, amending the law concerning
the powers and duties OF Mayors OF incor-
porated villages.
No. 81, concerning the sale OF county
property, and the advertisement for the
same.
No. "A; concerning the filing and record
ri artielsE of innornoration.
No. O., Senator Dawson's bill to amend
tho game and fish laws SO as to prevent
the running Of deer with dogs, etc.
No. ,6i, directing q Justice upon the FL
ing Of q proper affidavit by the plaintiff
to enter Judgment for said plaintiff for the
amount sworn to, unless counter all.
dayit be filed by the defendant denying
the justice OF said amount
No. 90, providing thatthe fourth eonvic-
ton for the illegal sale OF liquor shall ooh
stitute felony.
The Senate refused to pass bill No. 90,
providing that II at any time three months
elapsc without there being IN executor or
administrator OF the estate OF q deceased per.
son texeeptaaringaco contest abeatthe deces
dents will, or during the infancy or alb.
sence OF the executor) the court before
whom the will was admitted 10 probate,
or having jurisdiction to grant administra.
ton, shall, on the motion Of any person,
order the public administrator 10 take into
his possession the estate Of such decedsnt
A recess was then taken till 2 o'clock
T. N. 80
Upon reasscmbling Mr.. Smith offered q
new bill. providing for the maintenance
Of illegiumate children,
The Senate passed Senate Bill ~, pro,
viding for the appointment OF public ad:
illustrators, and then recopsidered the
vote by which 1t refused to pass Bill so In
the forenoon, and 1t was passed also,
Senate Bill No. 30, for tho protection Ok
agricultural societies, prohibiting the sale
oil liquor near fair grounds; No. 10, au-
tiorizing the State Superintendent Of Free
Schools to contract for the supply OF tegt
books to the free schools OF the State; No.
75, TO regulate surety companies doing
business In this State No. gu, for the re-
lief Of James II. Daugherty, assessor pi
Pendleton county; No. 104, changing the
boundaries Of the school district Of Win.
field, Putnam county, .Wete also passed.
Mr.. Dawson gave notice OF his intention
10 move to amond the rules, and Mr.. Mo,
Grow also, the latter's amendment pro-
viding for the election Of a Presil ent ma
tcmpoFe during the absence OF the PresI.
dent OF any time,
Mr.. BURGESS bill to establish court Of
limited Jurisdiction in Wayne county, was
under consideration Tor largo part Of tho
afternoon session, and after being genef.
opsly amended, was ordered to Its engross-