The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-03
House Of Delegates.

| Special DISpateh 10 hae InseltgeHe6.
CHARIEsToS, ". VA, Feb. 2.-In tht
House to-day the Committee on Taxa.
tion and Finance introduced a bill con
csrning the duties of Assessors, and asked
that it be given the number SO The
Judiciary Committee reported House
Joint resolution No II, distributing West
Virginia reports, and House joint reso-
luton No. IL, for the purchase OF Hutch
inson's treaties, without recommends
tion.
The Education Committee recon-.
mended the passage OF House bill "A
concerning the government and control
OF the University; also bill 200 author.
iztng the issue OF bonds for the purchase
or erection OF q school building for the
Fairmont Independent district, aud bill
20 providing for the sale OF the Normal
school building at FAirmont and erection
or purchase OF another.
The Claims and Grievances Commit
tee reported back the resolution to re.
fund forfeited bail to Joseph Seybold
without Recommendation.
The Mines and Mining Committee re.
ported back House bill 100, providing for
the weighing and measuring Of coal at
the place where mined, with recon-
mendRsion that 1t bs spbsGituted for
House bill 20 and that 1t do pass.
Bills were introduced and referred to
proper committees as follows:
By or. Laird, OF Wood, 208, amending
the Acts OF 1887. extending the C0ipoF
ota lt1uSNa af paRkhFahuPU
By Mr.. Welch, OF Mineral, No. 207,
providing that no attachment upon SUN
mons, judgment or original process,
shall issue against, be levied, or effect
the wages or hire Of any laborer or en-
ploye when not actually due.
By Mr.. CLARK, Greenbrier, No. 20S.
amending the Code, concerning the pay
ing Of witnesses when summoned for
the State before any tribunal.
By Mr.. Gramn, OF Taylor, by re-
quest, No. 209, amending the charter oi
giving TO Council authority to
grant or refuse license for selling intox'
Icating liquor, the question to be sub
mitted TO vote at the general election,
with petition OF councilmen and city
clerk praying the passage OF the bill.
BY Mr. White, OF Ohio, House bill No
2lO, to amend the Acts establishing the
school district OF Wheeling
30 as to provide for the examination Of
youth in the latter part Of April instead
Of July
Bv Mr. Findly, of Tucker, No 2l1, ex
tending the time Of the West Virginia d
railroad making connection
between the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroads.
BY Mr.. Carney, OF jackson, No. 2l2, to
amend the Code regulating tolls eyacted
by grist mills.
streets OF Huntington, was made the
special order for consideration to-mor-
row at lO:S0.
House bill No. 42, to pay Joseph NJ
Allen, Assessor OF TAYLOR cou .ty. for
services rendered In 1880, his salary hav'
ing been reducsd by the LeRislature
while he was in office, was placed on its
second reading. Mr.. Prichard, of Ma
rion, proposed an amendment allowing
al county courts to adjudicate such
claims, The amendment was lost. He
then proposed an amendment TO ap.
ply to Marion county. Agreed to. The
bill was ordered to It's eugrossment and
Mr.. Morgan, of wetEsl. offered reso-
ution asking the Judiciary Committee
% inquire into the expediency Of en-.
scting a Law go as to prevent actions be-
ng brought before justices out Of the
district in which the defendant resides.
Mr.. Johnston, Of Monroe, offered a
petition from the Farmers Alliance OF
Mason county, asking an amendment to
he law relative to the collection Of
saves; for prevention Of foreclosure Of
mortgages for. less than two.thirds OF the
amount Of the property involved, aud
Tor severe penalty for the violation Of
the usury law.
Communication from superintendent
Of Census Porter shows the population
Of the State by counties as follows: