The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-03
THE SENATE SESSION.


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The County Financial Statement Bill Passed,
Tho Justices iii, etc.
The Senate had another prayerless SEES.
sion yesterday afternoon. The following
new bills were introduced:
By Mr.. MCcreery, Senate Bill No. 95,
concerning ofenses committed in the pre-
sence OF o justice.
By Mr.. Lobban, Nos96, providing that
| IL an estate Of deceased person be three
months without an administrator or ex-
ecutor except for good cause known, the
Court may direct the public executor to
take charge.
BY the same gentleman, No. OF, to pro
vide for the appointment OF public adj
By MIR. burgess, No. 9s, to establish a
court OF limited Jurisdiction in Wayne
BY the same gentleman, No. 90, to pro
tect political conventions and primary
elections in this State.
BY Mir. Floyd, No. 100, to appropriate
$4,000 to complete the State House at
Charleston.
THE NEWSPAPERS AFTER HIN.
The billto reduce the maximum price
Tor printing annual fiscal statements OF
County Courts from II cents to I cent per
word coming up on It's passage, Mr.. Nc
Creery took the floor. He said he had
originally presented this billto change the
manner OF listing expenses. The news.
papers had attacked him as "crank,"
and even going further, so far as to allude
to him as "haweater." He was glad to
say that the Wheeling reporters had
treated him and other Senators decently
and fairly; but these country papers
thought they could abuse man merely
because they bad the press. But thep
pie are greater than the newspapers. Mr..
AicOreery then proceeded to advance the
bill ut some length.
Mr.. Morris opposed the passage OF the
bill; making torcible though humorous
speech. Mr.. Creepy responded briefly.
Sir. Flournoy explained his connection
with the bill. He thought the country
press did not comprehend The question in
volyed in the bill, and Mr.. Morris and
Mr.. Flournoy had q colioquy of some
length. Mr.. Dawson also took part in the
discussion, opposing tHe plll.
TIE BILL PASSES.
Mr.. Dawson, in speaking on the bill, re-
called the fact that in 1882 the bill fixing
the maximum price for legal advertising
all kinds was the subject OF earnest dis
custom, and the provision that the pay
should be II cent perword for the first III
sertion and cent per word for each sub
seuuent insertion was enacted at the in
stance OF the lawyers in, the Legislature,
and with the understanding that no fur
ther blow at newspapers should be dealt.
Yet here, two sessions later, further re-
duction is proposed. 1t is not without
reason that the newspapers take TINS as
but an entering wedge; they are justified
in fearing an onslaught upon all the pro-
visions OF law in which they are interested.
Afessrs. Bond, Brown, Byrne, Dawson,
Lobban, Morris, Smith and SWitzer voted
against the bill; Messrs. Scott, woodward.
Floyd, Someryille, Hays and Melvin did
not vote. The others voted for .he bill,
and it was passed.
The Joint resolution for the relief OF the
sureties OF ex Sheriff Hays, OF Gilmer
county, as reported by the Committee on
Finance, was passed.
The bill amending the law. governing
Justices and constables was taken up by
sections for amendment. Several amend
mcnts were offered, and ono or two pro-
yoked considerable discussion. The Sem
ate went into Committee OF tho Whole
with Senator Burgess in the chair. The
committee rose at 5:20r. ~, after about
two hours session, and reported progress,
after which on motion OF Mr.. McGrew,
the Senate adjourned till Or. N. to-day.