The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-30
TIE HOUSE Ot DELRG ATEs.

latlng 70 the sale OF lands for school puI.
poses.
TaB HOUSE Ot DELEGATES.
The Bill concernlng County courts-oon
siderable BusineSs In a short Session.
Special Dispatch 10 ne 1ase!l,QeReT.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 29.-The
House was opened with prayer by Rev.
Terrence. Of the Kanawha Presbyterian
church. The standing committees re.
ported back bills as follows:
From Committee on Taxation and FL
nance, 1853 reported adversely, and 1874
From the Committee on Education,
1856, with a recommendation that it do
From tho Committee on Counties,
Districts and Municipal Corporations,
10l, Parkeraburg's electric light bill, re.
ported favorably.
Form the Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation, 81, adversely, 14S
favorably. A resolution referred TO this
committee asking an investigation as to
whether or not the charter Of the Little
Kanawha River Navigation Company is
forfeited, was returned this morning
with the report that no such charter
could be found.
House bills were introduced and re.
ferred as follows.
BY Mr.. White, Of Logan, No. 1902,
authorizing Logan county to issue
bonds, payable in not less than ten nor
more than thirty years, for the erection
OF q bridge over Guyandutte river, near
Logan Court House, provided the propo.
sition be approved by amaiority Of the
voters OF the county.
By Mr.. Gibson, OF Jefferson, No. 1893,
by request, making an appropriation Ot
public money for use OF the West vir-
ginia Historical and Antiquarian Society.
BY Mr.. Welch, Of Mineral, No. 194,
defining the duties and powers Of trus.
tees in trust deeds.
By Mr.. Pugh, Of Hancock, No. 195,
providing for the payment OF attorneys
In criminal cases.
By Mr.. st. Clair, of Monongalia, No.
196, concerning Storey College, Harper's
Ferry.
By Mr.. Welcb, Of Mineral, No. 1877,
relating to the Reform School and re-.
ceiving inmates into tho same. Also
No. 10S, relating TO tho condemnation Of
land.
House Joint Resolution No. IS, pro.
vidipg for printing aud binding 400
copies OF the second edition Of volume
one oithe West Virginia Reports, was
called up and adopted.
House bill No. 10, concerning weights
and measures, on its second reading,
was ordered to engrossment and third
reading.
House bill No. 15, fixing the salaries
OF sheriffs, county and circuit clerks,
prosecuting attorneys, etc., Called a
SALARY grab" bilD on It's second read.
log, was laid on the table, Mr.. Ffeer, Of
Richie, being the only one voting
against the motion TO lay on the table
TIE hour OF II o'clock having arrived,
House bill No: II, which was made the
special order for that hour, was taken
up, pending amendment OF Col. White,
which was TO strike out, "but the court
shall not strike out the evidence given
by party 10 the jury on the ground
that It is not sufficient In Law to sustain
his action or defense" The discussion
OF the bill was limited to members OF the
legal profession. Some opposed the
amendment because they claimed n
demurrer to the evidence would give the
relief sought by the amendment, The
amendment was lost.
Mr.. Gibson, OF Jefferson, then pro.
posed to amend By inserting between
the two paragraphs of the bill, that part
ofthe present law which by this bill rs
stricken out. The amendment waB Loot.
Mr.. Prince, Of Raleigh, offered res.
olution setting forth this: "As the legal
profession did not seem 10 understand
the subject under discussion, resolved,
that a committee Of farmers be appointed
10 draft bill the people could under.
stand. The chair, Mr. Welch prssid.
ingl ruled the resolution out Of order.
The bill was then ordered TO It's enRfoss-
ment aud third reading.
On motion OF Mr. HRnen the vote order.
log House bill MOL 10 third reading was
reConsidered. This bill d1es the time
for holding circuit courts, and was
amended as TO the time OF holding courts
lin Wood. It was then again ordered 10
It's eugrossment and third reading.
Mr. CLARK, OF GseenbEier, offered a
resolution requesting the Auditor tn re-
port to Committee on Taxation and Fin
ance the present condition OF the ire.
duceable school fund, where and at
what per cent invested, whether be can
suggest q plan whereby 1t can be used
for tho support Of FREQ school. Mr.. Ha.
men objected to the immediate consid
Grafton, and the resolution was lsid
over. AT l2:45 the House adjourned.