Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-02-14

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ID. Pinker and I41 others of defer
son county; John j. Hetzcl and LOT
others Of Morgan county, and w.
w. Harper and 68 others Of Morgan
county.
/ In the House, Monday, by Mr..
Smith, bill 1S2, making an appropria-
| tion to pay the expenses Of the two
military companies at Martinsbnrg
when called upon for State service.
Mr.. Marshall presented 4 resOlu-
tion inquiring into the expediency
of taxing the output of coal. salt. oil
and gas wells and mines, and Mr..
Lucas another calling on the Judici-
airy Committee to inquire if females
can legally be admitted to the State
University under the act OF Congress
to which it owes its existence, which
contemplates education in military
tactics and agriculture and the me-
chanlc arts.
In the Senate Tuesday: Mr.. Mel
vim, No. lis, to amend the act OF
1881, providing fo- elections III school
districts as to whether school shall
be continued over four months.
/ Mr.. Melvin presented the follow
ing !: RESOLVED, That the Committee
on the Judiciary take into consider
alton the propriety of enacting law
to prohibit the granting OF license
/ for the sale OF intoxicating spirits or
drinks, outside OF an incorporated
town in this State.
On the adoption of this resolution
Mr.. Scott demanded the ayes and
noes, and it was adopted by vote
OF II to 4.
/ Senate Joint Resolution instruct
ing West Virginia Congressman to
support the Blair bill, was tabled by
a strict party vote, the Republicans
voting for and the Democrats against
it.
In the House, Col. White, of the
Committee on Taxation and Finance,
reported that the committee had
agreed to include in the general ap-
preparation bill an appropriation OF
81 $50 to continue the work of the
West Virginia and Pennsylvania
Interstate Boundary Commission,
to be made available only in case
of like appropriation by the State
of Pennsylvania.
i Mr.. GilkensOn, from the Commit
tee on Education, reported unfayor-
ably on the bill to purchase DeHass's
History of West Virginia.
! Mr.. White, from the Committee on
Railroads, reported back the bill to
increase the liability Of railroad com
| panies for stock killed or injured !;
with the recommendation that it do
not pass, and the bill to authorize
the Ohio Central railroad to bridge
the Kanawha river, with the recon-
mendation that it do pass.
Mr.. Lucas, from the Committee on
Federal Relations, reported back,
without recommendation, the resolu-
ton instructing West Virginia Con-
gressmen to support the bill to re.
fund to the States the war tax paid
by them. The report contains, how
ever, considerable information OF
value. In December. 1888, a bill
was introduced in Congress direct.
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to
credit the States with the amount OF
| direct taxes paid by them respect.
lively, under the act of Congress OF
August ), 1861. That act apport;on.
ed direct tax of $40, 200, 900 among
the States and Territories. Some OF
the States assumed and paid thci1
shares one of these being West Vir.
ginia, which State is credited with
| S20S, 1906. To refund this tax
would take from the United States
Treasury from sixteen to eighteen
million dollars. But as many States
have paid nothing toward their APP
portlonment and others only a part,
the committee infers that about the
only solution of the situation is to
refund the money paid, but consider
ing it inexpedient to instruct repre-.
sentatives in Congress except in ex.
IRENE cases, the committee makes
no recommendation.
Colonel Whites bill (H. B. 21) to
provide for the establishment of a
house of refuge and correction, came
up on its second reading. Mr.. Rob-
inson opposed the bill because he
thought it would raise further crimi-
nal competition with laboring men.
Mr.. Lucas thought he saw in it a
partisan scheme to raise the tax
rate, which would result to the adj
vantage of the Republican party.
Mr.. Stapleton very forcibly express
ed his surprise at this view of it.
The House refused by vote of AZ
to 10 to further the bill. 1t was
then amended in several of it's pro-
visions. The bill now requires the
commitment to the House of Refuge,
when established, of all minors CON
victed of crime, if under 16 years of
age, and makes it discretionary with
the courts up to the age of Is.
In the House, Wednesday, Col.
White, from the Committee on FL
nance and Taxation, presented a
substitute for House Bill No. II,
and also House Bill No. 191, both of
which aim to enlarge the scope of
the license laws, by placing taxes on
roller skating Kinks, law suits enter
ed in courts and other new subjects.
The same committee reported that
to inaugurate co-education in the
State University will cost the State
not less than $500.
Mr.. Chew, from the Committee on
immigration and Agriculture, re-
ported back the bill to prohibit live
stock from running at large, with
the recommendation that it do pass.
Mr.. Sayre raised a laugh yester-
| day by declaring with all the nosi-