Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-05
SENATE.
Important Measures Considered Yester-
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Special Telegram 10 the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, February I. -
In the Senate to-day the Committee on
Counties and Municipal Corporations
reported back House Bill No. >, proyd-
ing for appeals from the Police Court OF
Wheeling, and recommending its pass
age: also Senate Bill No. SO, regulating
and granting license TO sell liquors in
cities and towns of over 1000 popula-
tion, reported adversely.
Senate Bill No. 2, providing that the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows may bring
suit TO recover property which has been
held by defunet subordinate lodges, was
passed.
Senate bill No. As, to establish a
County Court for Pendleton county; also
passed.
Senate Bill No. 81, concerning the
county in which suits are commenced,
providing when cases may be brought
in any county OF the State.
Senate Bill No. A and House Bill No.
; were read a second time and ordered
to engroSsment and third reading.
House Bill No. -, concerning col
lection OF taxes, on its second reading,
was referred to the Finance Committee.
Senate Bill No. II, concerning the re-
location Of county seats, on its second
reading was made the special order for
Friday at - o'clock.
House Bill No. 20, for tax on hawk
erS or peddlers, on its second reading
was amended by Mr.. Watts adding at
the end of the bill, ''or who exchange
such articles OF merchandise for the
produce OF farmers in part and the resi-
due in money where the produce is in
sufficient to pay in whole for any such
article Of merchandise so sought TO be
exchanged" Ordered to its third read
ing"
Senate Bill No. 40, providing that if
there be a mortgage or lien on land the
amount shall be deducted from the AS
sessed valuation OF the land before
taxed, on It's second reading, was made
the special order for IL o'clock to-mOr-
row.
Mr.. Morrison, of BraXton, offered a
resolution asking the Committee on HUI
name Institutions and Public Buildings
TO inquire into and report upon the eX-
Dediency OF fixing the salaries OF and de-
termining the number of physicians
to be employed in the State Hospital for
the Insane by law instead of by the
Board OF Directors. Adopted.
Mr.. LOwther, OF Writ, introduced Sen
ate Bill No. 90, which provides, first,
that the board of education OF every dis
trict and every independent district may
purchase at the expense of such district
or independent district text books used In
the public schools; and said text books
shall be loaned to the pupils OF said
public schools free of charge, subject TO
such rules and regulations as 10 care
and custody as the Board OF Education
may prescribe: provided, that If any
pupil so desire he or she may purchase
any text book at the cost price.
Two-Pupils supplied with text books
at the time the Board of Education may
select to purchase text books under the
provisions of this act, shall not be sup
piled with similar books by the Board
OF Education until needed.
Senate bills Nos. Is. 30, 81, 80, 81, IS
were read a second time, and each or
dered to engroSSment and third reading.
Senate Bill No. a., concerning the
civil jurisdiction of justices; No. 33, de-
fning who are exempt from jury duty;
No. -. providing for the incorporation
of joint stock companies without Spe-
cial charter; No. 81, relating TO phySi
clans and accoucherS; No. %, to amend
the school law and abolish the present
system of county institutes and the Office
OF County superintendent of Schools,
and to make the school months to con
sist OF twenty-five days, No. 20 specify
| ing text books to be used, and No. 90,
in regard to proceedings before justices,
were all reported.
Mr.. Morris resolution rediStricting
the judicial circuit was referred TO the
Committee on Judiciary. Bills were in
troduced as follows:
BY Gilkeson, Of Hampshire, Senate
Bill No. "a, 20 amend the law relating
TO the Potomac and Piedmont Coal Rail
road Company.
BY Mr.. Lowther, OF Writ, Senate Bill
No. %, concerning the duties and com
pensatiOn OF County Superintendent OF
Schools.
By Mr.. McCreery, Senate Bill No. 90,
by request, providing for the more Elf
cient prevention of Illegal sales OF III
toxicating liquors.
The following gentlemen were named
As standing Committee on Labor;
Parks, Cunningham, Hardman, Dorsey,
Garrison. Morrison and Ogdin. Senator
Stewart was added to the Committee on
Education.