Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-03-06
The Legislature.

The Legislature has been working
hard so as to finish up the business
and adjourn by the latter part of this
week or the first of next. The Aus
tralian ballet bill has been passed by
the House and is now before the
Senate. 1t will be likely to pass the
Senate, too.
Senators Morris and st. Clair came
near having II free fight on Friday.
Morris had the floor, when ST. Clair
rose to the point of order that he
had no right TO speak at that time. In
his usual eyasperating way Morris re-
piled that he had the floor aud would
not yield, and that no one acquainted
with parliamentary law would at
tempt 10 raise such point. st. Clair
intilnated that if he wanted the floor
he would make Morris yield, and
started toward him. He got little
more than half way to Morris, when
the latter said he would not yield the
floor would not be "buldozed, and,
picking up q heavy square z ass ink
stand, said: IL think | understand
the laws of self-defense." With this
he turned helf way round. but the
Sergeant-at-Arms and others inter
fered. and the President called the
Senators to order. But for this
prompt interference there might have
been trouble.
The Governor returned to the Sen
ate without his signature the bill re-
lieying from taxation real estate that
has been purchased or condemned or
that NAV be hereafter purchased or
Il rs Y,,INIip rnn1s nd "a
leasing the lands contracted for or
condemned by a railroad company.
The Governor explained his reason
for vetoing the bill quite fully. An
other bin to answer the same purpose,
without the features objected to by
the Governor, is being prepared.
The Governor has approved the fol-
lowing bills which have been passed
by both Houses: Concerning the rate
OF tax on hawkers and pedIars; doing
away with the privy examination OF
married women III taking nrknowl-
edyements; fixing the time Tor hold
ing the circuit courts in the several
judicial circuits of the State; confer
ring additional authority on the
council of Shepherdstown in relation
to funding the bonded Indebtedness
of said town; with reference to the
appropriation OF land by railroad
companies; to permit the consolida-
ton of railroad companies; concern
ing the collection of school levies;
concerning the collection of taxes;
concerning the preservation OF fish;
to provide for the examination, super
vision and control OF State banks, TO
prevent the procuring for, or sale to
minors of cigarettes, opium etc; pro-
yidinp that road contractors shall
not be paid till their work is done
THE NEW APPoRTIONMENT.
The following is the apportionment
of Delegates as finally agreed upon
bv the Democratic caucus:
Number of delegates, II. Total pop
ulation 762, 1914 Ratio, 1914 Three
fifths of this ratio, 6, 445.
The delegates are apportioned as
follows: Barbour 1, Berkeley |, Boone
l, Cabell 9, Calhoun |, Doddridge l,
Fayette 2, Gillner /, Greenbrier 2,
Hampshire /, Harrison 2, jackson 2,
Jefferson 1, Kanawha 4, Lincoln /,
Logan /, Marion 2, Marshall 2, Mason
Q, Mercer /, Mineral /. Monongalia l,
Monroe /, Nicholas 1, Ohio 4, Pendle-
ton l, Peasants /, Pocahontas l. Pres
ton 2, Putnam /, Raleigh 1, Richie /,
Roane 1, Summers l, Taylor l, Tyler
/, Upshur 1, Wayne 2, Wetzel l, Writ
1, Wood 3.
Delegate Districts-Berkeley, JEFF
ferson and Morgan 2, Braxton and
Clay 2, Brooke and Hancock 1, Grant
and Hardy /, Lewis and Webster 2,
Mcdowell and Wyoming /, Randolph
and Tucker 2, Tyler and Wetzel /.
1t is said that by this plan the po-
litical complexion Of the House will
be, Democrats Al; Republicans 80