Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-13

respectively asking the sums Of $500 and
5000 for extra services rendered daring the
BAKER murder trial
The House proceeded with the usual
calender, bot w0s interrupted after hoer-
ing Senate bill No. read, by motion
from Col Chew tnat House bill No. 90, be
taken up out OF it's order and considered
GA its second reading. This was the rail-
read bill It's title contains 8 full sum-
mary of its provisions; A bill to provide
Tor the regulation OF railroad ;reghts end
passenger traffic in the State, to prevent
uniuss discrimination and eXtornOn IN
rates CHARGED for transportation.
Mr.. Chew Gskei that IL be Immediately
considered, So he would be engaged in
eomnitte work sll day, and desired 10 be
present when the bill was up TIE re-
quest was granted, and the House began
he consideration of the bill Immediately.
At the suggestion Of its patron several
verbal amendments were msde, and IN one
OF two Instances provisions OF minor in
co,tsnce were changed materially.
Mr Stone, of Wood, moved that passen-
ger rates te limited TO three cents a mile.
Mr. Hanen. ci Marshall, moved to strike
out a CLAUSE requiring railroads TO puDlish
an annual statement Of their bonded and
dcatiug icdebiedotes. He said that he
did not believe tbat the State mad right
70 inquire INTO the private business Of any
corporations. BOtn Mr. Haneu's and
Mr.. Stones amendments were defeated.
Mr.. Stifel, Of Ohio, offered an amend
nent OF local application to Ohio county,
and strongly urged that 1t should be
sdopted. Tire amendment provided that
the bin should not apply 70 street railroads
or lines less than ten miles in length
This would have included the Elm Grove
line Col Chew explained that the mess
ure. As be had drawn it, did not apply TO
street railways, and the msiOTiiy could not
sse the advisability of making distiuc-
tion in favor OF short lines The amend
nent was reported after discussion.
Mr Garden, OF Ohio, who is Chairman Of
the Committee on Railroads, from which
the bin has been reported, moved that it
ba re-cOmmitted This was the final test
Mr. Garden claimed the railroads had not
had q proper chance TO be heard, aud he
was in fsyor Of giving Il 10 them in the
committee. Tbs vote on the motion 10 re-
commit resulted in on overwhelming vic
tory for the bli-14 ayes and "A nOes. 1t
vas hen passed % the third reading with
'uf objection.
An efort vas msde to advance the Ben
wocd charter bill 10 the afternoon. A
trorg opposition 20 it was suddenly de-
7a.opsd from some hidden source. Mr..
G3u5n moved that il be taken up aud put
up-u its second reading On the called
v..s. there was a strong negative ssnti-
lelt a division was .ake1 and although
h- friends of ths bin were decidedly IN the
n8i ritv, the pciot was made tha- q quo
-ru had not voted, and the motion wns
lost. Several bills were introduced
.c leave. Among them wss one
1y Mr. Davies, to amend the school
sw in reference 70 the county superinten-
ielt, according TO the recommendation Of
Slste Superintendent Morgan. The rules
we're then suspended, and bills on their
i-st reading we've considered. All the
bills except one had been reportsd favor
lhiy. The exception was made IN the in
sisnc, of a law against trampS.
Three OF the bills wee OF general State
interest TIE first was 20 increase the
lew fer school purposes from 10 70 Is cents.
THIS Will add aa extra burden on toe
richer counties o. the State and there will
5o a strong tight against it,
House bill No Sd, tbs Board Of Immi-
cation aud Development bill, was also
,aa1- I- ,soo posed 20 q eocopd read
ug without objection. Some time ago
Delegate Aaron Morgan introduced a bIl
lstena6ly 10 regard TO State licenses,
bat safely slowed away in one OF
.hs clauses was provision that
lo fsrmec should be required TO have
license Co sell cider made out Of his own
apples or crab apples. Ii was reported
back without recommendation, and there
va disposition 70 reject it, but hr.
Morgan made az appeal in his usual win
mig wsy, ana the bill was ordered to
e,ond reading Bills on their third read
nS we7e taken mp, aud both the Payksrs-
lurg chsrter bills we're passed.