Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-21
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CHARLESTON, February 20.-The House
pcound ont bills with almost ceaseless
regularity to-day. House bill No. %,
granting to the Brooke County Cemetery
certain lots of land, was taken up out Of
its order and ordered to it's third reading
and engrossment. After this was done
attention tnrDed to House bills on their
third reading. The rules were suspended
and this part of the calendar occupied the
rect of the day. The General Appropria-
ton bill was read and passed, and Col.
Chew appointed q committee to carry it to
the Senate. Other routine business was
transacted.
TIE bour of eleven o'clock having ar
rived, the special order was taken up. 1t
was the election of three members to rep
resent the House on the committee to try
the Gubernatorial contest Col. Chew
nominated She three gentlemen chosen in
the Democratic caucus, Messrs. Lively,
Sprigg. ard Key. To the astonishment
Of the Democrats the Republicans nom
mated Messrs Moore, Harr and Kirk. No
one was more SURPRISED at this proceeding
than Mr. Harr. 1t was on its face tiimsy
trick to trap him into breaking with his
party Mr.. Harr declined the bait with
thanks. The vote was taken, and Sprigg,
Lively and Kee were elected. This dis
posed of all the business on hand prepara-
iorv 70 the calendar. Bills on their third
reading was the order, and the members
began log-rOlling in earnest. Every man
took of his coat, and hustled for all he was
worth. A great many important measures
we're passed, without much discussion or
division of sentiment.
Mr.. COrcoran's child labor bill was the
first. 1t prohibits the employment Of
children under u years of age in any fac
tory or workshop in the State. The House
agreed to it readily, and it was sent to the
Senate. Mr.. Peck's bill to encourage the
raising of stock was also passed. II. B
No. 5 was then taken up. This is the
third, and probably the most important of
Mr.. Corcoran's labor bills. 1t creates a
system of mine inspection, and prescribes
rules to govern inspectors. The bill was
nnder consideration when the Senate ap
peared, aud the joint assembly proceeded
to vote for U. S. Senator. The House
resumed consideration OF the bill in the
afternoon and it was passed over strong
objection raised by Delegates Hanen and
McCOmbs They claimed that it cut out
the clauses of the present law preventing
employees on a strike from interfering with
other men employed in the same works, or
at similar occupations. The bill passed
easily in spite of their opposition.
Bills on their third reading were then
passed rapidly. None were opposed. The
NEST important among these that got
through were House bill No. %. transfer
ring the interest of the State in the Fair
mont and Pslatins bridge to the county OF
Marion; bill Ne. 80, defining property ex-
empt from taxation; Senate bill No. T., re-
latirg to proceedings in ceriOrari; Senate
bill No. S5, amending the charter Of the
city of Grafton; Senate bill No. Al, the
second Insane Asylum bill; Senate bill No.
90, authorizing the construction of booms
on Elk river, and Senate bill No. So ap-
propriating the sum of s.. 500, yearly, for
the use of each of the normal schools. Res
olutiOns we're offered increasing the COM
pensatiOu of the various pages and clerks
in small amounts. They were passed.
A wrangle followed over the attempt OF
half dozen members to get their bills up
at once. Mr.. Lively presented the report
of the Committee on Privileges and E'ec- |
tions; bat it was objected to. In the
midst Of the wrangle motion to adjourn |
until tomorrow carried, and the session