West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-06
LEGISLATIVE WORK.

and in order to satisfy the desire,
the following full synopsis of the
work is presented. Only,two or three
OF the bills and resolutions passed
can be considered of any great i'm
portancc. The record is as follows.
Ii. b. 81. neutrality-suspicious.
of public money to pay members OF
the Legislature and for the salaries
Of officers of the government.
II. b. 80, making appropriations
OF public money to pay general
charges upon the treasury.
5. b. z, concerning the bridging
of the Ohio, Big Sandy, and Great
Kanawha rivers.
s. Is. 6, deeming all bridges
across the Ohio, Big Sandy, and
Great Kanawha, public nuisances,
unless built in accordance with the
provisions Of s. b. z.
IL. b. IL, to further protect the
interest of counties which have here
tofore subscribed or may hereafter
subscribe to the capital stock of
railway companies.
IL. Is. /, relating to the times Of
holding the terms of the Circuit
Courts.
S. b. l, pertaining to the print
ing and binding Of the Supreme
Court reports.
II. b. u, fixing the time for
holding the Circuit Courts of sew
eral judicial circuits.
IL. b. "a, authorizing the Su-
perintcndcnt Of Free Schools to-
contract for the supply of school
books for one year at q time.
II. d. 10. establishing Criminal
Court for Kanawha county.
II. b. %, transferring the care
and control Of the Cumberland
Road so far as it lies within this
State to the Board of Commission
ers of the county of Ohio.
III. B. Q, concerning the vcntila-
ton and drainage Of mines and for
the protection of the lives of per
sons employed therein.
5. b. II, relating to juries.
III. d. %, authorizing the County
Court of Berkeley county to fund
certain bonds at lower rate of in
tcrest.
5. b. II, repeating the act cstab-
fishing a court of limited iurisdlc-
ton in Wayn county.
S. b. 13, amending and re.cna-
cling sections II and IL, of chapter
1O5, of the Code and adding an adj
ditional section thereto. relating to
the sale Of lands.
ii. b. 3G, relating to the protec-
ton Of birds and game.
II. B. 35 relating to jurors.
IL. b. 81, concerning elections
and nominating conventions, to
maintain political purity.
II. j. r. ,, authorizing the aud
itor to draw warrants upon the
treasury for the per deim and mil
age of the members Of the Legisla-
ture, and the per diem of the Off
GERS and attaches Of the Senate and
House Of Delegates.
ii. j. r. 4, requesting our Sen
ators and Representatives in Con-
gress to cast their votes for Chicago
as the place for holding the Worlds
Fair as between that place and the
city of New York.
IL. j. II. 3, providing for tho
adoption Of some method of dispo-
sing of the sewage, etc, from the
hospital at Weston, and to prevent
the pollution Of the West Fork
river.
5. j. II. 2, providing for the ap-
pointment Of an agent to prosecute
certain claims before the Court OF
Claims.
II. j. r. Z, expressing it to be the
sense Of tho Legislature to amend
the existing election law.
$. J.R. 4, to provide for settle
ment Of the boundary line between
the State of West Virginia and
the State Of Maryland.
IL. J. r. 8, authorizing the Gov.
ernor to procure from the State Of
Virginia, certain land books. and
to ascertain and to report to the next
Legislature the probable cost Of SEE
curing copies Of records, etc.
il. J. r. 9, favorng the passage