Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-31

lit was to relieve the people Of some
Iof these burdens that the billwas of |
fered. Rejected.
The Senate was not in session Sat
lurday. In the House, Col. White,
| from the Committee on Railroads,
reported back 81. B. No. Co.," estab-
Fishing reasonable maximum rate
of charges for transportation Of pas
sengers and freight, and to prevent
unjust determinations and extortions
in the rate to be charged by the diff
lferent railroads in this State for the
transportation of passengers and
freight on said roads, with the re-
commentator that it 90 pass.
A resolution was offered, l. That
the wages of an employee cannot be
attached before they are earned. 2.
That the garnishee may answer in
writing under oath. 8. That the
rights of the creditor may be protect
ed, and the debtor defended from
unnecessary embarrassment.
| In the Senate, Wednesday, Senate
Bill No. 10, amending the stock law,
was read the third time and passed.
1t provides that it shall be unlawful
for any cattle, mules, hogs goats, or
geese to run at large, and should
such stock while running at large
destroy or injure the property of
another, the owner of such stock
. shall pay to the party whose proper
) ty may be injured or destroyed, the
. amount of damages sustained by him
by reason of such destruction or in
jury. And the party so injured may,
if he find such stock on his premises
retain them, or sufficient number
: thereof, until the sand damages and
costs of keeping be paid. The pro-
!, visions of this Act shall not be en-
forced in any county or district IN
this State until it be adopted by a
!, majority of the votes cast by the
!. voters in such county or district, at
, an election at which the question
shall be submitted for their adoption
: or rejection. 1t shall be the duty of
: the court or county, upon the petit
tion of one hundred voters of any
district therein, to submit to a vote OF
such district, at a general or school
election, the question of enforcing
!, this act in said district.
House Bill No. 3, introduced by
r Col. White, was passed. 1t provides
: that when an action is brought be-
q fore a justice of the peace, upon a
cause of action which arose outside
of this State, and the original parties
to said cause of action are not resi-
dents of this State, the plaintiff or
i his agent shall, before an attachment
+ shall issue, make affidavit that the
! plaintiff is bona fide owner for
value of the claim sued upon, or
about to be issued upon and furth-
: er, that the plaintiff has not receiv-
: ed or had said claim assigned to him
for the purpose of collection only,
: and the truth of such affidavit may
be controverted by the defendant or
g the garnishee.
Q Wednesday, the Senate refused to
0 pass Senate Bill No. s, to appropriate
$4,000 for the construction of o nor
NAL school building at Chenille.
The House took up House Joint
;, Resolution No. 2, proposing an
7, amendment to the Constitution of
# the State, relating to tax exemption.
Mr.. Snodgrass favored the adop-
ton OF the resolution in forcible
i speech. He said the farmers were a
n class to themselves their property
i could not be concealed from the as
q SCISSORS, as can that of other classes,
and therefore they bear an unjust
: proportion OF the burden OF taxa
!. ton. He said the farmers had a
{ just claim on the Legislature in this
q matter, and it was but their right
that they should be put on an equal
footing with other classes of people
Q in reference to the payment of taxes.
!. Judge Raymond opposed the adop-
J. ton of the resolution. He warned
the agricultural classes to beware
lest they decrease taxes ON other
property and increase them on land
d The manufacturer whose products
8 produced during year and unsold
h at its end are exempt from taxation,
, receives the benefit of the exemption
not only so lar as labor enters into
$ the product, but upon his invested
8 capital. The Judge laid down the
e rule that man should be taxed ac.
cording to the amount of protection
he receives from the government,
and the amount of projection receiv-
ed is only to be determined by the
amount of property he owns. Ad.
o journed.
The reception at the White House