The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-25
Legislatiye.

ions hereafter
Among The items II The appto.
pria.ion bill Is s5S,69OS6 for Tie
completion e the capitol building
Charleston.
A siilaulhoFiring the State su,
ps'iassndent to contrac. for the
auppls q class books used in the
fee schools has passed Che Senate.
The general appropriation bill
has been reported in the Senate.
ltappropriatss sS72, S2osO for the
iiscal year ending September 80,
1885, and s2s4, s5ofor 1886.
The Senate has passed the bill
providing for the establishment
and management Of the West yir.
GINA Reform School; also the bill
requiring banks, savings instilu.
tons, trust companies, &C., to pub.
Iish reports Of their condition,
Senator Flournoy proposes to
amend the constitution 30 as to
authorize The Legislature to OK.
empt agricultural products, manu-.
featured articles and the product Of
mines but the exemption is con.
iined strictly to local taxation.
Delegate Campbell offered a pro
test against the action Of the
House in accepting invitations to
visit the Wheeling Female College
and Mt, De Chantal. His state.
ment that very little has been done
IN legislation for the good Of the
people Of the State, is probably
correct.
Some Of the Legislators appear TO
have a spite at the West Liberty
Normal School. 1t no sooner es.
capped the danger Of being turned
into house Of refuge for incotri.
gible youths, than a bill is intro
duced providing for its removal 10
Peel Tree in Barbour county.
There is no danger Of tho bill pass.
ing, however.
The House does not appear to be
anxious to tackles. B. No. 1, which
contains two hundred and Fifty Gee
tiOns and makes a volume Of one
hundred printed pages, MI. Hay.
mond on Monday moved that il be
taken up and read a first time, but
the House refused to touch it by a
decisive majority. II took three
days to read the bill in the Senate.
1t concerns the powers, duties and
liabilities Of Justices Of Tho Peace
and Constables.
A bill hae been offered in The
Legislature which provides that
my person who has a reputation Of
being a thief, pickpocket or burg
lar, who IS found lettering about
without visible means Of support
and maintenance, and who does
nosapply himself to labor or other
homes. calling, shall be deemed
gritty ofvagrancy and shall be con.
fined in Jail not more than six
months. Any person having in
his possession any picklock, false
key, crow bit or other burglars i'm.
PIGMENTS shall be deemed guilty Of
yagranCy, and shall be confined in
the pcnitentiary for one year, or at
the discretion Of the court, be con.
fined in Jail not less than six
months, or more than one year.
A high license bill introduced
by Senator Price is creating con.
GternatiOn among the saloon.koep.
ers Of Wheeling. It provides that
in any city, town, village or other
place Of less than 1000 inhabi.
tants, the State license to sell spir.
ituOus liquors, wine, porter, ale,
beer and drinks Of like nature, at
retail, shall be $3.50; in places Of
more than 1000 and less than
5000 inhabitants, $3.50; in places Of
more than 5000 and less than
5000 inhabitants, $3.50; and in
any city containing $4,000 inhabi.
tants or more, $500. In the House
a bill was introduced by Mr.. AL.
derson, providing that the ques.
ton Of granting license be sub.
mitted to the voters Of each coun.
ty, ata special election to be held
in November, 1885.
For District Attorney.