The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-20
THE CALL FOR1HE LEGISLATURE,

Following are the subjects for legisl
tlon designated in the call for the spsci
session Of the Legislature called for Il
third Wednesday in January;
First-To determine the conteste
election between A, B. Fleming and N
than COT for the Office OF Governor
West Virginia, for tue term commencin
March 4, 1889, pending before the Lei
islature OF said State at the adjournmsI
Of the last session thereof; and to tax
Into consideration all notices and spec
6cations from and to each Of said parties
all proceedings had therein prior to an
during said session OF the Legislature
all dispositions taken In said contest, tn
reports OF the Joint committee elected b
the respective Houses OF the Legislator
at said session and any and all matter
and proceedings In any manner relatiA.
TO said contest.
second-To carry into effect section
OF article II. OF the Constitution, whicI
vides that Railroads heretofore con
struCted, or that may hereafter be cou
structed In this State, are hereby de
clared public highways, and shall b
free to all persons for he transportation
OF their persons and property thereon
under such regulations as shall be pre-
scribed by law; and the Legislator,
shall, from time " time, pass laws ap
pliCable 10 the railroad corporations Il
this State, establishing reasonable maxi
mum rates OF charges for the transporta
ton Of passengers aud freights, and pro
Viding for the correction OF abuses, Ill,
prevention Of unjust discrimination
between through aud local way freight
aud passenger tariffs, and for the pro
lection Of the just rights Of the public
and shall enforce such laws by adequate
penalties" and to provide for securing
such relief to the people OF this State a
may be had from lhe act recently passed
by Congress, entitled IAN Act TO Regu
late commerce"
Third-To prohibit railroad companiel
from carrying or conveying public Off
Cers over their roads, free Of charge, o
at u less charge than the usual rate 70.
other persons, and TO abolish absolutel!
the free pass system.
FOurth-lo prohibit railroad CON
panies from carryingor conveying dele
gates to political conventions over theil
roads free OF charge, or vt q less charg,
than Is made for all other delegates L
such conventions; and to define wha
shall constitute a political convention.
Nith-To amend and reiuact section
W, chapter 20. Of the Code, and espe,
cially to provide, that all rolling stock
whether owned, leased, used or con
Yeyed for carrying passengers or freight.
shall BIZ assessed In the name Of, and
against, the company, or corporation
leasing, using or conveying such rolling
stock.
Observation-Disclosures by railway
companies or corporations; to personE
and property, especially to provide that
every company or corporation operatD
ing q railway shall BIZ liable for ali dam.
ages sustained by any person, including
employees Of such company OF corpora
ton, III consequence Of the neglect OI
agents, or by any Encouragement Of TIT
engineers or other employees OF the con-,
pany or corporation, and In consequence
Of the wiltul wrongs, whether OF Omis,
sion or commission, OF such agents
engineers, or other employees, when such
wrongs are In any way connected with
the use and operation OF any railroad on
or about which they shall be employed
and that no contract which restrict,
such liability Alall be legal or binding
Seyenth-To amend and re.enaCt sec
ton II OF chapter 149 Of thu
Code, especially, that the same for
FIXTURES incurred by all other persons
natural or corporate, shall also be incur
red by railway companies or corporations
for laboring OR employing others TO labor
on the Sabbath day, as the Law was
prior to the enactment Of chapter 1873 o.
the acts OF 1882.
Eighth-To amend and re.enaCt the
laws Of this State In relation to cOrpOr'
atoms, so as to further limit the amount
OF real estate which may be held by cor,
poratiOns within this State, and 10 pro
vide for the manner OF its requirement
use and disposition.
Ninth-COnCerning nominations fol
public office by political conventions ant
primary elections, especially to prohibit
the use Of money or other thing Of value
and all other improper, fraudulent ant
corrupt means, TO secure nominations, Of
primary elections to public office and t
define what shall constitute II politlCa
convention and primary election.
Tenth-Concetning elections by Thu
people, general and local, for publit
Office concerning, also, elections and ap
p0intnents by tho Legislature, munich
bal Councils and all Boards aud Com
missionUrs; md 10 amend aud re.enaC
chapters three and Ave Of the Code, Go
pecially
listing, Of all legally qualified voters.
2, To prohibit the use Of money o
other things OF value, and all other i'm
proper, fraudulent, or corrupt means /,
secure elections 10 public oflioe.
8, To prescribe the manner Of con
Quoting and making returns Of elections
and OF determining contested elections
and 10 pass such laws 10 may DO neces
sary and proper 10 prevent intimidation
disorder or violence at the polls, and cor
ruptIon or fraud In counting the vote, az
Ceftainihg or declaring tile result, o
fraud In any manner upon the ballot, Il
1.-THE end TINT the will Of tho people shal
DO fairly honestly and truly expressed
ascertAfnrd and declared Ia all election
held within this State.
4. That q true copy Of the returns o
election for Governor, State SupOrin
tendent Of Free Schools, Auditor, Treas
ufer and Audlt1r.G General, required b
section 8, article I Of the Constitution |
be transmitted by the returning officer
10 the Secretary OF State, etc, shall b
forthwith made out by returning officer
and transmitted 10 the Governor, vii
shall cause Tho immediate publication (
the SAINT,
IS. 10 provide, ID case Of conlcsted Gle
lions Tor the office Of Governor, that III
same shall DO prepared, ihstitutel
mAtufed and determined before the Al
day Of March nsGt succeeding the Gle
ton,
Eie~yenth-To prohibit all trusts, cor
binations, conSplfAcleB, Arrangements,
agreements, expressed or implied, Whit
may be entered into by pefsons, natuf
or corporate, the intent, object pufpo
or effect Of which 10, or may be, 10 d
Btt0y or limit competition, the pf0du
ton Of or 10 advance or maintain Il
cost or price Of any OIL the necessities
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