Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-05
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Special T,iCqrgla fotte Register
CHARLESTON, W. VA. March -
In the House to-day, the Judiciary Com
mittee reported back favorably House
Bill No. 276, making two assessment
districts i'm Mercer county.
Mr. Ferguson introduced House Bill
No. PSI. concerning damages sustained
ON account of roads being out of repair.
The bin provides that city shall not
be subject 20 action for damages unless
it is required by its charter to keep such
streets in repair, and shall not be liable
unless guilty OF negligence. The bill
was referred 10 the Judiciary Commit
tee.
senate Bill No. 81. concerning
the construction and repair Of
county roads. on It's third reading was
tabled, pending the consideration OF the
special order of House Bill No. go, the
taxation oi invisible property. Mr..
Juhust0n'S substitute was called up for
adoption or rejection. Mr.. Pugh moved
90 indefinitely postpone the bin and the
substitute. The motion was ruled out
of order. Mr. WEIGH appealed from the
decision oi the chair cambridge In the
CHAIR The appeal was sustained, the
motion put and lost. MIR. White moved
to make tine measure the special order
ion Friday 40 II a. M. Motion was
lost
With Mr.. Thompson, of Summers, ia
I'm the chair, Mr. Bennett moved TO re-
consider the vote by which the House
sustained the appeal for the Chairs de-
cisiou this morning. The motion was
entered in the journal TO be called up
later.
The substitute for House Bill No.
$3.50 was adopted and the bin ordered to
It's eugroSsment and third reading.
HOusc Biil No. -, comforting titles To
purchasers OF land sold rs delinquent or
unappropriatcd II provides that suits
may he instituted by the State ia her
own name 90 settle such eases. Ordered
90 it's third reading.
House Bin No. 1871, ParkerSburg'
electric light bill. was ordered TO its
third reading.
senate BIN No. 1874, TO rcdistrict the
state. was taken up ont of its regular
order, and reqd a first time and ordered
% lbs second reading.
House Bin No. 1871, concerning law
ful fences, received from the Senate
with amendments, was agreed 10 and
passed This bin makes any wire
fence lawful. aud il built OF barbed
wire, instead OF the fifth strand. there
shall Dee used plank not less than six
inches wide.
House Bill No. 30. concerning pow
erS and duties of town councils in towns
of 1000 inhabitants, giving them the
power o. erect. or authorize, or prohibit
the erection of saS works, electric light
works. or water works and power To
lay license tax ON livery men and hack
men carrying passengers for pay. was
ordered TO It's third reading
Judge SamuelS from the Committee
on Humane Institutions and Public
Buildings. reported, recommending an
appropriation of $1,000 10 erect an iron
fence around the Hospital for the In
sane no Weston, the item TO be inserted
in its proper place in the general APP
preparation bin. The report was
adopted
House Bill No. 97G. making two as
seSSment districts in Mercer county,
was taken mp ont of its order and read
the first time.
House Bill No. l2S. concerning the
sale Of intoxicating liquors to minors,
making il a misdemeanor for minor 10
represent himself TO be older than be is.
was tabled. 4 o'clock the House took
recess tin 40, 10 consider bills on
their first reading only.