The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-26
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THE sRSATE SESSION.
Anew Biil-Lats Of Ellis Passed Reassess
mont Rndsrsod.
Rev. r. r. swope, Of Sc Matthew
H Church, opened the Senate with prayel
yesterday. Mr.. Morris presented anew
.Ibill; Senate Bill No. lss 70 amend and ne
enact Section 81 Of Chapter IL, Of the Act.
Of 1881, concerning the collection Of taxes
On the motionthat Interference ofthebill
Ito a committee be dispensed with the vote
was 8 70 10, andsas this requires atwo-
thirdsyote the motion was lost.
Senate Bill \ 70. "a, amending the law
concerning the sale OF lands for taxes, was
passed also Senate Bill 10. %, amending
the provisions concerning lawful fences.
House BIZ No. . was also passed. II
amends the law concerning attachments
by justices. House Bill No. 4, authorizing
clerks OF courts rand other county officials
Ito appoint deputies, was passed: Also
Senate Bill No. 81 concerning suits for
claims due deceased persons; Senate Bill
No. IS, concerning financial reports oil
SherffIs to county courts; Senate Bill No.
$50, requiring road surveyors To let the
making Of repairing Of county roads to the
lowest and best bidder by sections; Senate
BIZ u, amending the Alternate road law.
Senate Bill No. 20, Mr.. Nice reery's bill,
changing the day for the annual assess;
ment Of taxes, was zen up under q s1si
pension OF the rules and read twice. MIR.
IIFlournoy offered q substitute for thebill.
This substitute Senator Dawson moved to
amend In section 4, which section author
ICES the Auditor TO instruct the assessors,
| by inserting the following iwordss
provided, That such instruct lions shall
never require assessors 10 List for taxation
any property exempt by statute 'front.' tax
alton, unless such statute shal. have been
declared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court OF Appeals.n 8. y
Mr.. Byrne made the point Of order that
the amendment was not german to the
bill, but this was not sustained by the
chair. After considerable debate Mr..
Flournoy demanded the previous question
and Mr.. Dawson's amendment was lost by
o nearly party vote, the Republi cans, of
and Hays with them. iiS
When the Senate reass embled Mr.. Bond
presented q remonstrance signed by j.
n. Jackson aud SO others Of Petersburg,
against the passage OF the bill to authorize
the refunding Of 1.-THE debt OF that city.
Senate Bill No. 20 was further amend:
ed, aud ordered TO its engrossment and
third reading. Mr.. Bytne moved to In
sert section TO provide that only public
property, church property and cemeteries,
be exempt from taxation, but Senate re-
fused.
Senate Bill No. 40 was then takenup
out OF its order under q suspension of the
rules, read the first time by its title, and
the second time In full for amendment.
This is Senator Browns bill 10 amend the
lava governing assignments, in which the
merchants and business men Of Wheeling
are SO deeply interested. Among other
provisions is one that no preferences Of
creditors In deeds OF assignments shall
hold good. The bill was ordered to its
engfossmeat and third reading.
On motion of MIR. Morris House Bill
No. 115, extending the time in which
railroad companies may commepce the
construction Of their roads, was takenup
ont of its order upon o second reading.
After soma discussion the bill was sent on
toitsg final reading.
House Bill No. ~, requiring mutual in
surance companies to make reports Of lleir
condition, was also read the second time
and sent on. 81,
HOUSE OF