Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
Second Days Session of the senas" and
House.


House
WHEELING, W. Va, January Is.
The session Of the House yesterday, out
side of few special features produced very
little of interest In the morning, after
prayer By Delegate Powell, of Taylor county,
the Joint session to continue the count Of the
vote was begun. The Senate came in and
the count progressed until it was completed,
when the Joint session took a recess until 3
o'clock to allow the tally clerks to make
their iootings.
AIS o'clock, the joint session was resumed
and the vote announced, as given in full,
elsewhere. The Joint session then dis
solved
Mr.. MeCluug offered House Joint Rssolu-
ton No. =, proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, as follows:
Resolved, By the Legislature Of West Nir-
GINA, tSo-thirds OF al the members elect
ed to each house agreeing thereto,
That the following amendment to Article
10 of the Constitution Of the State BE- aud
the same is hereby proposed, to-wit That
Section l Of Article 10 Of the Constitution
as il Is now is, he stricken out and the fol
lowing inserted in lieu thereof
81. Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throughout the State, and all property, both
real and personal, shall be taxed in proper
ton TO It's value, 10 be sscertained as d.
rected by law. No ons species Of property,
froIl which tax may be collected, shall be
taxed higher than any other species ofequal
value; but property used for educational,
literary, scientific, religious or charitable
purposes, all cemeteries and public proper
ty, agricultural productions grown directly
from the soil, and the products and increase
in number of i've stock produced within the
State during the year preceding the tirst day
of January and remaining unsOld on that
day in the possession Of the original owner
or his agent, may, by law, be EXEMPTED
-Srans taxation. The Legislature shall have
power 10 tax, BY uniform and equal laws,s
privileges and ranches Of persons and cor
porations.
The resolution was read the first time and
passed to second reading
MeSsrs. Gilkeson, Marshall and Morgan
were appointed q committee to act IN con-
junction with the similar committee from
the Senate TO wait upon the Executive and
notify him that the Legislature Was organ
lied and ready 70 receive any comnunlcs-
ton he might have to m IKE. The commit.
tee returned and Mr.. Gilkeson reported
that the Governor wouli reply in writing
Private Secretary jackson appeared at the
bar of the House and submitted the biennial
message Of the Governor, which was read.
House Joint Resolution No. 3, proposing
an amendment to the Constitution, was sub
mitted BY Mr.. Stapleton. 1t proposes to
change the tax laws and is nearly the same
"a that offered above. In addition TO those
exemptions it includes fire apparatus, gas
wells and household furniture under $50.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Marshall-H. B. No. |. To appro,
pria,e money for q new building for the
Glebyille Normal school =,
Nv MarshaIl-H. B. No. 2 To change
the boundary Of Glenville school district
IN White-H. B. No. 3. To amend at
tacbmeut law so as to provide an assignee
shall show bona 6de claim to an attachment
in his favor.
By White-H. B. No. t. To allow
county clerks, ETC., to appoint deputies.
By Which,. B. No. 5. Providing that
where a county clerk is interested in papers
IN he fled. the circuit clerk shall act
Mr.. Marshall offered resolution euquir-
inc whether the charter of the Little Ia
nswha Navigation Company had been for
feited. Referred.
Mr.. Dorr offered q resolution directing
the Committee on Judiciary to report oil
putting the late constitutional amendment
into effect.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock this morning.