The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
A SHORT SESSION OF THE HOUSE,
Ana Full Days Work III tho sCuatO.
New Bills Pouring Iu- Standing Commit
tees Named In the sonHts-r,rsOs and
Coeducalion AEain-ThO Code.

The Senate met Mt 10 a. NJ. Yesterday.
The principal subject discussed during
the day was the discrepancy in the vote
OF Randolph county. The proceedings
in this matter will be found reported else
where.
Mr.. Dawson presented Senate Joint
Resolution No. 3, concerning the maDncr
J Of printing the daily journals and bills.
| -It wis referred.
Mr.. Dawson also presented Senate Bill
II, amending the law governing orders OF
publication. Bills wcrealso introduced as
follows:
by Mr.. Scott: Amending the law in
reference to insane persons;
BY Mr.. Burgess: To relieve tho. tax.
payers OF Wayne and Mercer counties OF
the ten percent added to the valuation OF
their lands by the Board OF Equalization.
BY Mr.. Brown: Amending the election
laws.
by Mr.. Hays: To amend chapter 80 of
the Code.
HAILRoAD TAXEs.
On motion Of Mr.. Fiournoy the Auditor
was requested TO furnish the Senate a
statement of the last assessment Tor taxa
ton OF all the railroad and telegraph COM
panies in the State and the amount OF the
State taxes remaining unpaid thereon.
On motion Of MIR. Melvin the Board OF
Public Works was requested to furnish
the Senate statement OF its work on the
assessment OF the property in the State.
On motion OF Mr.. Dawson it was re-
solved that tho Senate hereafter meet at .
p. NJ. daily until otherwise ordered. 1t
was also resolved to hold Ito session on
Saturday.
Alfred Rheinstrom, assistant clerk, took |
the oath Of office. President Price ap-
pointed G. W. Phelps, Of Mason county,
81 an additional committee clerk.
Mr.. Fl9urnoy, on leave introduced Sen
ntc Bill TO- amending the law concerning
distraint and sale for taxes.
Mr.. Burgess moved that 80 much OF the.
Governors message us refers TO the Co'edu-
cation Of the sexes, be referred to the
Committee on EdHCation.
Mr.. Morrison offered bill establishing
q branch OF the State Normal School in
.BraXtOn county; Mr.. Brown another
amending the general provisions OF Law
10 relation to officers, aud President Price
two bills, one TO amend Section 1 of Chap.
ter IS OF the Acts Of the Legislature OF
1923, and tho other providing for the
establishment and management OF the
West Virginia Reform School.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES
President Price announced the appoint
ment OF the following Standing Commit
tees:
On Privileges and Elections = MesSrB.
Gwinn, HAYS, Floyd, Dawson and Coburn.
On he JuliciGry-BurgGss, Floyd, Flour
nov. Somcrville, Switzer, Morris and Ar
mold.
On Ffmance-Byrnc, McCreery, Melvin,
On Education = SOmerville, Melvin,
Byrne, Switzer, Hays, Coburn and McGrcw.
On Counties and Municipal Corporations
Flournoy, Price, Gwinn, McCrGcry, Scott
and woodward.
On Eoads aai Napiga!ioR-unser, Coch-
ran, Brown, Arnold and Bond,
On Banks md COrpOrGlj0ns-SsOtt, Bur
CESS, Byrnc, Smith and Coburn.
On FUtHc BuUdinsS aud Humane lnSti-
SomervilIc, FlournOy,
Eyrne. Unger, Morris and CohNFn.
On Neutrality-suspicious., Price, unger,
Gwinn, Scott, Hays and Morrison.
On RaiirOadS-Floyd, Brown, Melvin,
llournoy, McGrcw, Scott and Eond.
On ARCHAEOLOGICAL, Melvin, Lobban
Smith, Price.
On Federal RcldiiOns-Prico, Flournoy,
Floyd, Smith, Bond.
On Immigration and Agricutlure-Coch-
ran, Un.cr, Hays, Arnold and Morrison.
On Mines and MiHiny-Floyd, Brown,
twin, Ftournoy, Scott, Morrison and
On Gains and Grieranccs-MeIvin,
Cochran, McCreery, Smith and woodward.
On Forfeited, delinquent aud UnGppr0-
,maici LGnds.---MCcreury, Brown, Somer-
vile, Arnold and Morris:
On Public Pfnting.-Dawson, Byrne,
Price, Melvin and woodward.
On RuiCS-President Price, Byrne, Bur-
CESS, MCGrew and Dawson.
on Public Library-Hays, Switzer, Som
erviIlc, Bond and Smith.
10 ErGminc Clerks Qlicc-Snith, lob
ban and McCrecry.
And rs members on the part of the
Senate OF the Joint Committee
On Enr0ilcd BWG-Br0wn and Morris.
The Senate adjourned at .I:l5 +. NJ.