The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-19
TIE LEGISLATURE.
ruE SENATE; LESSON.
The General Ileease .raa BIN aud othel

| u
TIE SENATE SESSION. K
The General License Tax Bri and Other
Ihsefessipg Matters.
In the Senate yesterday Chairman I'm,
ger, Of the Committee on Roads and Nayi
cation, reported back without recominen'
dation thelbill to transierito Ohio county
that portion Of the National road in said
county. Mi. Morrison offered the follow.
ing: IL 4 6ss
WHEREAS, The Judiciary Committee
was several days ago instructed to inquire
as to whether the Hon. ]. B. Floyd Is eli.
gible to a seat in this Senate, and
fflVHKREAs, Said committee has failed to
make a report thereon; n
BE u. further Resoired, That they be re.
quired to make report thereon by next
Thursday. e, 3 IL.
Mr.. Someryille explained on behalf Of
the committee that important business
had 80 engrossed It's time that It had not
had an opportunity to investigate this
subject. i 81 v
On motion Of Mr.. Price, Of Marshall, the
resolution was promptly laid on the table.
: The bill to preserve the purity of Pr.
mary elections was Indefinitely postponed
on motion of Mr.. Hays. ".
Senate Bill No. 107, amending the school
law, was made the special order for II A.
N. on 6riday. The bill TO punish grave
robbing was ordered to Its engrossment
and third reading. Mr.. BURGESS bill to
establish a court Of limited jurisdictionii
Wayne county was laid on the table.
Senate Bill No. "a; ga hilEto authorize
the County Boards Of Examiners to issue,
under certain restrictions, certificates good
for life, and to amend and re.enact section
4 Of chapter 65, OF the Acts Of the Legisla-
ture Of 1885," was passed.
The license bill comingup, Mr.. Met Cree
ry moved to insert q provision requiring q
license to run distillery or brewery. Mr..
Scott demanded aSyea and nay vote, and
the amendment was adopted by q vote Of
16to5. knother amendment was made
10 require a license to sell i"ginger tonic,n
Hostetter's bitters or other bitters which
will produce intoxication, and another to
TAX restaurants and eating houses was
proposed by Mr.. McGreery. Mr.. Scott
proposed to add Tor private house." Both
propositions were rejected. A provision
was inserted to tax skating Kinks and cir
cular swings, on motion OF Mr. McGrew,
and another. on motion of Mr. icC reery,
10 tax pool tables. n. !.
: Mr. woodward and Mr.. Dawson atinter-
walls moved TO take a recess, but themotion
was rejected. "
nmotion Of Mr.. Scott the penalty for
illegal sale Of liquor by druggists was in
creased from $50 to 500.
MIR. Melvin moved toamend the bill fur
,ther by taxing book agents and dealers in
trees and shrubbery. On motion Of Mr..
Smith book agents were stricken out, and
the Senate then took q recess.
In the afternoon the consideration Of
the bill was presumed. Mr.. Melvin wanted
further 10 impose license tav on lite-in.
surance agents, but the Senate refused.
Mr.. Dawson moved to tax dealers in gem
eral mefchanlse, 10 which class MIR. Mel
win belongs. This amendment was re-
jected, Mr.. Dawson himself voting against
1t, and only Dir. Me- Grew. voting forit.
Pending the further consideration OF
the bill Mr.. Dawson moved TO take up for
consideration his bill 10 provide inspectors
Of minerals, oils, etc, but the Senate re-
fused. n !. &
Amendment was adopted to require
saloon keepers to print notice Of their in,
tention to apply for license ina newspaper
printed in the county for at least two
weeks. II
Nj. Scott moved to lay the bill on the
table, but his motion only received four
votes.
Mr.. Scot moved TO strike out section II,
which provides forms Of proceedings in
suits for damages by the sale Of liquor. He
said this ought to either bestricken out
or the title changed to "a Bill to Prevent
the Sale Of Liquor in West Virginia. Mr..
Someryille favored. the motion, and Mr..
Flournoy opposed il The Senate refused
to strike out the section.
Senator Flournoy introduced two new
bills, Nos. 1888 and 1874, the former amend
ing the law governing the appointment Of
regents Of the Insane Asylum, and the lat.
ter providing iorpunishfng dissertations OF
the Sabbath. ~ Il
The Senate adjourned about 500, the
license bill still being unfinished.