The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-16
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prohibition Gets Setback Numoro
BILLS Passed.

Prohibition Gets Setback = Numoroui
Bills Passed.
Rev. Mr.. Harris, Of the female College
opened the session Of the House OF Dele,
gates with prayer Saturday forenoon.
Mr.. Ferguson, from the Committee on
Mines and Mining, reported back II. B
No. 1G4, prohibiting boys under twelve
years Of age from working in coal mines,
with tho recommendation that it do pass.
Also, q resolution providing for the proper
drainage OF mines, III order TO prevent the
destruction OF fish, with the recommends.
ton that it is inexpedient to SO legislate.
Colonel White. from the Committee on
Taxation and Finance, reported back the
bill appropriating money to aid in bnild.
ing and furnishing building for the Nor
nal School at Chenille. with the recon.
mendation that it pass, and the bill max.
ing an appropriation for the construction
OF State Branch Normal School building
at Concord, Mercercounty, with therecom-
mendation that it pass.
Mr.. Gilkeson, from the Committee on
Education, reported back the bill author.
izing the Board of Education OF the Charles.
ton school district TO issue bonds, with
the recommendation that it pass, and the
bill establishing an independent school
district at st. Marys, Peasants county,
with the recommendation that it do not
pass.
Tho bill 10 codity the laws Of the State
was taken up out Of the regular order,
read the first time and ordered to second
reading.
Mr.. PowelI's resolution to increase the
per diem OF John L. Thornhill, mail and
banking page OF the House, from g to 81,
was taken from tho table, and after sew.
eral very complimentary comments upon
Mr.. Thornhills services, was adopted.
Mr.. Beard offered the following, which
was referred to the Committee on Federal
Relations:
II. j. r. No 15.-WHRREAs, A bill has
been introduced in the United States
House OF Representatives for the relief OF
Frederick Ford, authorizing the Secretary
OF the Treasury to pay the said Frederick
Ford the sum OF $4,000 as compensation
for personal property lost and for hazard.
Gus services while acting as pilot, protect
ing and saving funds and other property
belonging to the government and citizens
Of the United States during the war OF the
rebellion; and
HWHEREAs, Captain Ford's distinguished
services merit such recognition ut the
hands Of the Government; therefore,
Resolved, That the Senators from West
Virginia be Instructed, and the Represen-
tatives requested, TO secure the passage by
Congress OF the bill for the relief OF Cap.
tain Frederick Ford.
The Prohibition amendment was taken
up at II o'clock. The proceedings upon
1t are elsewhere reported.
A large number OF bills were passed
among them being House Bill No. 9
changing the boundaries Of the Chenille
Independent school district; No. 5, con
cerning duties OF clerks OF courts; No. 81
concerning the taking OF land without the
owners consent, for purposes Of pubiit
utility; No. rs, concerning the ventilation
OF coal mines; No. II, permitting the con
struction OF plank walks along the public
highways and No. 81, amending and ex
tending the boundaries Of Benwood.
In the afternoon Col. Whites House o
Refuge bill was laid on the table, and al
ter reading and passing the following en-
crossed House bills the House adjourned
No. 50, authorizing the condemnation
OF land for the construction OF lateral rail
roads and regulating traffic over the same
No. 42, for the mutual protection and re
lief OF members Of corporations; No. ii5
extending the time in which railroads or
ganixed since March II, 1881, may com
mence the work OF construction; No. 1SS
establishing a County Court and Board o
Commissioners in Marshall county; No
III, concerning conveyanccs OF land to ed
ucational or benevolent associations O
societies; No. 10, amending the poo
laws Of the State; No, Il, empowering
married women to appoint attorneys II
fact to execute and acknowledge deeds o
other writings for them, and No. 60, con
corning the violation OF town ordinances