Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-30
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
A Good Lot of Work Gotten Through
Yesterday.
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A Good Lot of Work Gotten ThrOugl
Yesterday.
Speeal 2e-ecTo1a 10 he Reotser.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, January %.
Tue House continued to pound away brave
ly at the mass of legislation that has &C
cumleted on its hands to-day Toe frs
business of importance came under tht
head of reports of committees.
Mr. Garden, from the Committee OF
Railroads, reported back II b. No. SO, in
toiucsd by Col Chew, entitled IAN aei
to regulate freight and passenger tariff,
and prevent unjust discrimination in rail
road traffic in West Virginia" Tie rec
Ommendation was favorable.
House hill No. p, tocompel railroads ia
give notice at all stations of delay in the
arrival OF passenger trains, was slsO favor
ably reported from the sane committee.
Mr. Sprigg, from the Judiciary, also
favorably reported II. B. No 90, to estab-
lish the independent school distric. of Har-
risOn, IN Grant cOunty.
A number OF resolutions and petitions
were then introduced, and among them
three to establish independent school dis
tric;s, one g. Centreyile, Upshur county,
one 1T Roncayerte Grsenbner county, and
Cne al Beverly, Randolph county.
At ihis point Mr. SpIigg gained the floor
and moved that the House proceed to vote
for an United States Senator. The motion
w5s carried and the ballot taken. Al the
c1nclus on the House proceeded with its
business.
Bills on their first reading were taken
up. II. Is. Nc Is, to provide for tho proper
screening and weighing OF coal, in the in
terest Of miueTs, introduced By Kirk, of
Putasm; II. 3. No. 9, u provide against
the employment of child labor, introduced
by Corcoran, OF Ohio; IL. B. No. 6S. intro
duced by xxx, and II. B. No 5, intrOduc-
"a by Corcoran, TO provide system Of
mire irsPcc:icn aut 9 drainage, aud
II B. No. %, tEe two 4 .sluyment bin,
were sll read, sid there lgu5 Election,
were passed 10 their co.-. reading
The President and ul .a-a O. the sen
eie then appeared and and lot for
United States 5 naiOr vas then taken in
Joint Assembly, after which the assembly
dissolved and the HcUso 70 k q Iecess U.,.'
g p. n.
on Resembling The House continued the
consideration of bills on first reading.
II use bills No. SO, 90, 16; Sc, IA, 81 and
81, were read ana passed to second read
ing.
Bills No. 50 and 81 were Of an extreme
length. The first was 70 establish a militia
system 10 the STATE, and it provided full
set Cf rules 10 govern every man in every
branch Of the service. Blu No. 81 IS the
Mouudsviils Char .er bill, making az entire
new Charter for that little city, redietrict-
iug it, changing its legsl name and various
othsr changes that the Inhabitants OF a
c5mirg metropolis thiDk dseir ;hle.
Pe1diog the reading Of this bill, the old
QUESTION, whether OF not business cOu!d be
transacted before the joint assembly to
consider the election returns had met,
come up again. TIE House again decided
ia the affirmative by a strict party vote.
Daring The reading Of the bill, the rules
were suspended 10 allow the appointment
of Deputy Ssrgeaut-at-Arns 10 Summon
Witnesses before the committee investi-
eating charges Of bribery, also to allow a
report from the Judiciary Committee, ana
the introduction of several important
bills by Mr Sprigg. The House then ad-
iOurned.