The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-31
THE HOUSE OF ibLEdAFES,

t8uEAgd UUI OF ISespbcIt TO nlnuoms
Special D4paseh 70 he IatelIigner.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. SO.-The
House was called to order at 10 o'clock.
Prayer by Rev. Roller, Of the Episcopal
church. The Committee on Education
reported back House bills lG5, relating
to school district Of Huntington, and
1876, relating to storer college, with rec
omnendation that each do pass; also
House bill 1874, proposing Independent
school district OF shinnston, with rec
ommendation that it do not pass.
The Judiciary Committee reported
back House bill Al, amending the Code,
relating to regulating the local rate ofin.
terest, without recommendation; also
lis, and recommended it to pass.
4 communication was received from
the Auditor showing the amount paid
to special Judges for the last three fscal
wears. The report shows the amount
paid for the years ending September 80,
iSSs, 81 $50; 1889 81. .66Oi 1880, l,075.
Toe following bills were introduced:
By Mr Smith, OF Tyler, House bill
No. 100, amending the Code concerning
offences against property.
By Mr.. PrichaTd, OF Marion, No. 200,
10 enable the Board OF Education OF the
ind -pendent school district OF Fdirmont
TO issue bonds for the erection or pur.
chase Of school building. Aluo No.
2Ol, authorizing the sale OF the normal
! ~ HaSpu1Ont
BY Mr.. CorCOran, Of Ohio, No. 202,
which provides that sections twelve and
eighteen oi chapter la4 OF the Acts OF
1889, entitled, Tan act to amend the
charter of the city Of Wheeling," be
amended and re.enacted so as 10 read as
follows: "l2 The said city shall be
divided into not less than four nor more
than ten wards" &c. The remainder OF
the section ia unchanged. "ls The
Council Of said city sh9ll, before the flrst
day OF January, one thousand eight hum
dred and eighty.three, aud every tenth
year thereafter, cause enumeratlons TO
be made" &c. The remainder OF the
section 10 unchanged.
By Mr.. Hole, OF Doddlidge, No. 203,
Requiring railroads to stop all trains and
provide a telegraph Office at any station
that may be county seat.
By Mr.. Gibson, of jefferson, peti.
ton endorsed by the County Court Of
Jefferson county, praying the enact
meht Of law releasing from taxation
the farmers Of Jetierson county whose
crops wero destroyed by cyclones and
By N. Weleh, OF Mineral, the protest
Of il. ". Barker and thirty others
sgainst the passage Of the bill abolishing
Attachments.
The Wheeling Electric Light bill was
passed-ayes 5J; nays none.
The bill providing for not less than
six nor more than ten months school in
Moundsyille and giving the Board Of
Education power olrVy not more than
Us cents on the 500 valuation t0r the
support Of free schools, was passed.
Thebill providing against dead beats
deirauding hotels was passed.
A resolution asking the Auditor to re-
port tho condition Of the irrsducsble
school fund, offered yesterday, was taken
up aud adopted.
BY unanimous cousent, the special
committee appointed to ascertain the
cost OF reiurnisbing the House OF Dele
gates aud what disposition could bt
made Of the present furniture, reported
that dtsks and chairs could bo bought al
from $S5 to $40 for desk and chair; i
was recommended that the desks nov II
use be turned over to the reform schoo
and that the ohaina hauSed in committee
sooms,
Mr.. Dyer moved to accept the repoE
and empower the committee TO pur
chase at once. Laid on the table fol
consideration,
| The hm 1Iet.ating to compensations o
iusticps, constables aud physEcisuS em
pIoyed in examination OF persons I'D
iudggd insane was passed.
The reasseasment bill was laid on thl
table.
The bill allowing sherifTs commission
for school levies was passed.
The bill relating TO the duties OF tn
sealer Of weights aud measures wa
By unanimous sousent, Mr.. earle, Q
Wood county offered resolutions adopte
by the Farmers' Alliance OF Woo
county, asking the enactment Of law
looking to equal and Just taxation.
By consent, Mr. Ferguson, Kanawha
by request, introduced House bill 20i
J concerning the government and contrC
Of the State University.
Mr.. Bryte, Of Preston, presented
resolution, Gsking the Committee o.
Education to investigate the exPedieDc
OF lbolishing independent districts.
House bills Numbers Q, so, l25. 10, 3i
40, 80, Gl, 81, 80, l24 LA. SO l3l, 10.
l59, l49, 9s, II, l40, ll9, 100, So, 40, q
} IS, ll8, 81, were read first time an
ordered TO second reading.
House bill No. 10, on flrst reading, Q
} motion Of Mr.. Pugh, was laid on th
} table,
Mr., White, OF Logan, offered resolT
ton to the effect that the fsg should b
displayed at hall mast on the Capitt
. till Monday at noon, on account OF Ii
+. death Of the Secretary Of the Unite
States Treasury, Hon. William O. VIII
{. dom, and that In respect to his memoV
the House do now adjourn. Resolutio