Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-31

BY Mr.. Smith, OF Tyler, House Ri
No. 1870, amending the Code, concernin
I0nenceS against property.
By Mr.. Prichard, OF Marion, HOuS
Bin No. 200, % enable the Board Of Ed
3ucatiOn OF the independent school dis
-ltrict Of FairmOat % issue bonds FOR IN
erection or purchase of school build
ing. Also House Bin No. POL, authori
zing the sale OF the Normal SchOo
building OF FairmOnt
by Mr.. COrcoran. Ohio. 9O2. whicl
provides that sections H. and i, o
I Chapter l9i, Of the Acts of lSS9, en-
titled An Act 90 amend the Char.er D
OF the City OF Wheeling" be amende,
and re-enacted So as % read as follows
/ "l2, the said City shall be divided int,
not less than four nor more than ter
wards, etc; the remainder OF the sec
tion is unchanged.
els, the Council of said city shall. be-
fore the first day OF January, one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty-three,
and every tenth year thereafter, cause
enumeratiOus to be made, etc ~; the re-
mainder Of the section is unchanged.
By Mr. Hole, of Doddridge, House
BIN No. POS. requiring railroads TO stop
AN trains and provide telegraph Office
at any station that may be a County
seat.
By Mr.. Gibson, Of jefferson, petit
tIou endorsed by the County Court OF
jefferson county, praying the enact
ment OF "a law releasing from taxation
the farmers OF jefferson county, whose
crops were destroyed by cyclones and
storms.
by Mr. Welch, of Mineral, the pro-
test OF II. w. Barker and thirty Others
against the passage Of bill abolishing
attachments.
Senate Bills were acted upon As fol-
lows. No. "a, the independent school
district Ripley, was put ou its second
reading, and ordered 10 It's third read
ing. No. L., providing for special terms
OF Circuit courts, was put on its first
reading and ordered 70 its second.
The following bills We're passed.
No. 4. fixing the time OF holding cir
cuit courts.
No. g, Wheeliug'> electric light bill.
No. Is, providing for not less than six
nor more than ten months school in
MoundSville and giving the Board OF
Education power 20 levy not more than
65 cents on the 500 valuation for sup
port of the free schools.
No. 32, providing against dead beats"
defraudiug hotels.
Eleven o'clock. the hour for the CON
sideration OF House Bill No. -, the
special order, having arrived. Mr..
Thompson. Of Summers. moved 10 post
pOne it aud make 10 the special order
for next Tuesday at II o'clock. Mr..
cambridge moved % lay the motion TO
postpone on the table, which prevailed.
The resolution asking the Auditor TO
report the condition OF the irreducible
school fund offered yesterday, was
taken up. adopted
BY unanimous consent, the special
committee appointed 10 ascertain the
cost OF refurnishing the House OF Dele
gates and what disposition could be
made Of present furniture, reported
that desks and chairs could be- bought
al from S3j TO $40 for desk and chair,
and recommended that the desks now
iu use DE turned over % the reform
school aud the chsirS hc used in the
committee rooms.
Mr.. Dyer moved 10 accept the report
and empower the committee 10 pur-
chase 40 once. Laid on the table for
consideration.
By consent, Mr. Young, OF Upshur,
offered ID resolution asking the members
90 preserve better order in the House.
Adopted.
Bills ON their third reading were re-
sumed No. IS, relating 20 compenSa-
ti0us of justices. cOnStableS and phy>i-
clans employed iu the examination Of
persons ad Judged insane, was passed.
No. 46. vacancies iu county offices, was
also passed No. %. the re-aSseSSment
bil. was laid on the table. No. 64, in
relation 20 sherids' commissions FOR col
lectiug school levieS, was passed.
Number 10. relating Co the sealer or
weights and measures, was passed.
BY unanimous consent Mr.. Carrie, OF
Wood county, offered resolutions adopt
ed by the Farmers Alliance of Wood
county. asking the enactment OF laws
looking 90 equal and just taxation.
Mr.. johnson, of Monroe, presented
the claims of Joseph L0udermilk, late
sheriff of Monroe county, for $3.50.
Referred % the Committee on Taxation
and Finance.
House Bin No. C.. coming up ON third
reading, Mr.. Gibson moved % recOnsid-
er the vote, ordering the bill To its en-
grossmeut aud third reading. Mr.. Fer
guson moved 20 las Mr.. GibSOn's motion
on the table, which prevailed.
BY consent, Mr. Ferguson, OF Kama
wha. by request, introduced House
Bin No. 20f, concerning the government
aud control Of the State University.
BY Thompson, of Summers, by re-
quest. House Bill No. POS amending
the code. concerning the appointment
of special receivers by courts.
By Bryte. of Preston, a resolution
asking the Committee ON Education %
investigate the eXpedieucy OF abolish
ing independent school districts.
House Bills Nos. %. so. l2j, 10, 30, 40,
53. 81. 81, Q3. I24. IA, -, l3l, l42, l59,
t4q. 9S. n. $40. llg, 100, 50, 40. 2l 30,
no. 30, were read first time and order
ed 90 their second reading.
House Bill No. Is. on its first reading
ON motion Of Pugh, was laid on the
table.
Mr.. White, OF Logan, offered a reSolu-
tion Co the effect that the flag should o.
diSplaved at half-maSt on the Capitol till
Monday noon. on account OF the death
of the Secretary of the United States
Treasury. Hon. William. c. Window
aud that in respect TO his memory, the
House do now adjourn. The resolution
WAS adoptcd. Adjourned until Monday.