Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-02
HOUSE IN SESSION.

Considerable Important Business Disposed
of-DeIegate Smith Present and Sworn.
Number Of Bills Introduced.
Special Telegram to the Register.
CHARLESTON, February In spite OF
the fact that two JOINT assemblies were
held in its hall, the HOuse was able to dis
pose of considerable important business to-
day. The work which attracted most in
terest was disposed of Immediately after
the opening exercises. Mr.. McCombs an
nounced the presence Of Dslegste Silas
Smith in the hall, and asked that he be
sworn. The man who hid been brought
from what was considered his death-bsd to
vote for the idol of the Republican party
came forward ard the oafh was duly ad-
ministered. A message from the Senate
was then received indicating that the SEN
ate would bs present in the hail of the
House at 5 D. 10. to canvass the vote on
State officers. The message was received
and the House proceeded. with IFS usual
business.
Mr.. Chew, from the Committee on Tax
alton and Finance submitted lengthy
report, including favorable recommends
tions on Senate bill No to appropriate
money to pay claims in the hands Of sher-
iff, for keeping aud supporting lunatics in
iail. House bills No. "A. 81, s5, 80 and
III were also favOrably reported.
Mr.. Shaw, from the Committee or Edu-
cation. reported House bill No. a.. re-
lstiug TO the school distiich of PaIkers-
burg' with the recommendation that ii do
pass; also. House bill No 80, empowering
the school hoard of Triadelpbia
district Of Ohio county, TO issue
bonds for the erection Of a public school
building with the recommendation that it
do pass. The same gentleman favorably
repo,ted Houss bills No. 100 and No. II,
the fret to establish the independent
school district Of Beverly, and the latter
snpropristing annuslly the sum OF S2,5OO
far each normal school Of the State, and
reoulating the manner of expenditure.
Several other unimportaut measures were
reported and tNe proper s;epositiOn made
Bills were then introduced by Mr. S.itel,
Who presented Honse bill No. l23, pre-
yidine proper regulations for the appoint
ment of corporation attorneys. House bill
Nc. 124. concerning tax on licenses, by
Mr. Gibson; House bill No. 81, giving ad-
ditioual educational advantages to the
desf and blind, and House bill No. 126,
extending the time in which distraint and
sale may be made for taxes and fee bills,
were also presented. Mr.. Bryje offered a
restitution, which was carried, instructtng
the Committee on Education to inquire
into the expsdiency OF the school building
fond and the school teachers fund. Mr..
Lively offered resolution, which went to
the Committee on Finance, to pay W. G..
Harrison the sum due him from judg-
ment of State against Ezra Hale and l..
H. Hall.
House bill No. II, granting n strip OF
land along the front OF the Insane Asylum
TO the corporation of Weston for use as
street. was brought up on unfinished busl-
ness Il was amended SO as to make the
consent Of The Board of Directors necessary,
and 20 amended WIS referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 30, defining the powers
of school trustees 20 purchase property,
WaH AlutuuEu ~ AhNlnAN ONAN+ NANANa~N
those name. The bill was then ordered to
its engrossnent and third reading.
House Bill No. 40 came up on it's third
reading, and Col. Moore made his point OF
order that no business could be transacted
before the Joint assembly 10 declare the
voc on State officers had met. For the
twentieth time during the session the
House proceeIed to discuss the question;
Pending a vo.e the Senate appeared, and
the House went into ioint assembly to vote
for an United States Senator, after which
recess until 2:30 was taken.
Ca re-assembling the vote on Moore
point of order was begun and the point
overruled. The House then proceeded &c
vote on the passage of bill No. 40, but be
fore the poll was finished the President
and members of the Senate announced then
presence in the hall, and the Joint Assem-
bly to canvass the election returns was
Immediately formed.