Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-01

Mr.. Samuel's House bill No. 121, in rela
ton to paving the streets of the city OF
Huntington and authorizing Council To
assess two-thirds Of the cost OF the same On
property holders. Mr.. Edslman present
ed Hou bill No. 122, to amend ard re.
ensct section 81, chapter A, Of the Code.
Mr. COrcoran then presented the petition
Of Thonigs Ovens ana $50 others of Ohio
and Marshtl cOunties, asking for amend
msnts 20 the child labor Law, the passspe
Cf the Mine inspection bill and ths es,ab-
lishment of lsbo- bureau.
Mr.. SydensiFicker presented the petition
Of VIM. II. Clark and thriy-six Others. Of
Monongalia county, asking the IeRisla-
ture 10 provide plan far the higher edu-
cation Of colored youths. House Joint
r. solution No. Is, offered by Mr.. Dorr.
nd authorizing the establishment Of the
alternate road law in two districts Of Web
stsr county, wss read and agreed to-
Mr. Davis offered a resolution, that the
Committee on Education inquire into the
expodiency CT making the school levy .
county levy instead OF q district lew. aud
% was agreed 70. Resolutions were offered
by hr. Shaw, TO inquire into the expedi-
eury Of "a State bankrupt Law; BY Mr.
Casio, 20 inquire into the expSdiency Of
authorizing County Courts 10 appoint
special detectives. ard by Mr.. Bryte. % IN
quire into the expeiieDcy Of prohibiting
Toe further digging Of ginseng and the
total destruction Of this valuable root All
these resolutions we're agreed 10 end prop
cry referred.
House Bill No SO, Mr.. Chew'a bill to
enforce The provisions Of the Interstate
Commerce Act, came up on its first read
ing. lt was quite lengthy, aud before the
reading was finished, the Preeidentand
members Of the Senate appeared TO form
the joint assembly. After the assembly
dissolved, the House took a recess until
3p. m
On rs-assembling the reading Of Mr..
Chew's bill was continued. When this
was completed, Col. Moore presented the
petition and counter notice of Nathan
Gof in tie Gubernatorial contest.
Senate Bill No 35. defining the duties
sud powers of individual school trustees
vas reported unfavOrably from the Com
miitee on Education, and rejected by the
House.
Bills on their first reading were then
continued. House bill No. 81. recurring
railroads to furnish a public black board
1t every station and bulletin the arrival Of
passenger trains; House bill No. Ga. re-
quiring thst the appointment of school
teachers shall be ia writing signed by at
least two trustees, which writing shall be
submitted 10 the Board Of Education. and
furthsr defining the powers of school
trustees to reject and expel pupils; House
bill No. 1Ol, limiting the Jurisdiction OF
justices in cases arising outside of their
counties; House bill Ne. II, establishing
Co education at tho State University. and
House bill No. l3, amending the charter
OF the city of ParkersbuTg, were all read
aid ordered to their second reading.
House bills Oa their second reading were
next taken Up.
House Bill No. 40, p,oViding for the c1n-
atIuctiOn Of booms across streams in ce-.
tain interior counties, was amended by
adding Wood and Ritchie counties to the
list
The bill to transfer the State interest in
certain national bank stocks to the scdOol
fund wss also read and passed to the third
reading.
The sticking point cams on House Bill
No. II, to grant to the corporation Of Wes-
ton q strip Of land % feet in width. ex-
tending alosg the face Of
grounds for public street.
sni DR.. Meyer, Of Kanawba
violently. Mr. Lively defend
ure Mr. Sprigg proposed 10
cl4use that would remove Mr..
lection, but, pending decsic
10 adjourn was carried.