The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-03
THE STATE SENATE.
Tho Judicial Circuit Bnl-wheeiing Eiec.
trio Light Bill Referred.

Tho JUDICIAL CiFcult bll-Wheellnk Elec-
tric Light Bill Referred.
Special DLpdteh TO nc iatsui0enecr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 2.-In the
Senate reports Of standing committees
were received as follows:
Finance-Senate bill No. 40, reported
back without racommendation; also
House bills No. 90 and 27, each rec0m-
mended to pass; also House joint reso-
iutton No. IA, for extra allowance for
iauitor and pay for sweepers during the
session Of the Legislature, recommended
not to pass.
Bills we're introduced and referred to
proper committees as follows:
By Mr.. Morris, OF Richie, No. SO, to
amend Chapter IA Of the Code as fol-
lows; Section 28. II any person use
toward another in any public place any
insulting or abusive language, or apply
to another any low degrading or appro.
brious epithets, he shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and subject to a fine OF not
less than five nor more than twenty dol
lars upon conviction thereof.
By Mr.. ]. W. Knott, OF Jefferson, No.
81, to amend the Code relating to en-
closures and trespasses.
Mr.. Morris, OF Richie, offered reso-
luton asking that the Judiciary Com.
mittee be instructed TO inquire into the
propriety OF q law providing for the re.
turn to George 8. Smith, OF Calhoun
county, OF S2.4l6, the amount OF pur-
chase money and costs paid by him for
a certain tract OF land in said county,
cold to him by the State, whi h land he
was deprivedot BY paramount title to
that OF the State; also to inquire into
the propriety OF general law providing
for relief in all such cases. Adopted.
Senate bill No. "A, amending the char
ter Of Point Pleasant, was passed.
Mr.. Morris introduced Senate Joint
resolution No. 8, providing an amend.
mert TO the Constitution concerning
judicial circuits. It proposes that the
counties Of Brooke, Hancock and Ohio
shall constitute the fret circuit; Monon
gala, Marion and Taylor the second
Preston, Barbour, Tucker and Randolp ph
the third; Marshall, Wetzel and Tyler
the fourth; Wood aud Writ the fifth
Peasants, Richie and Doddridge the
sixth; jackson, Boone aud Calhoun the
seventh; Harrison, Lewis and Upshur
the eighth; Gilmer, Braxton and Clay
the ninth; Kanawha, Mason and Put.
nam the tenth Cabell, Wayne and Lilo
coin the eleventh Boone, Logan, Wy
oming and Mcdowell the twelfth; Fay
ette, Raleigh and Mercer the thirteenth
Cireenbrier, Summers and Monroe the
fourteenth; Nicholas, Webster, Poca
hontas aud Ppndleton the fifteenth
Grant, Hardy, Mineral and Hampshire
the sixteenth; Jefferson, Berkeley and
Morgan the seventeenth.
By Mr.. Stewart, OF Hancock, Senate
bill No. SO, providing for the payment o.
losses on fire, lightning and tornado in
surance policies and providing q methot
Of determining the amount OF such
losaes
By Mr.. Arbuckle, Senate bill No. 90
providing for the regulation OF railroad
ireights aud passenger tariffs In thtE
State to prevent unjust discrimination
and extoTtiop In rates charged for trans
portation OF passengers and freight ant
10 prohibit railroads from charging othel
than lust and reasonable rates, and e
prescribe a method Of procedure and
rules for evidence in relation thereto.
By Mr.. Lowther, OF Writ, No. 81, EN-
powering the Board Of Education Of the
. Independent district to borrow money
and issue bonds for the erection OF
public school building.
The Wheeling electric light bill wal
read q arst time and referred TO thl
; Committee on Counties and Municipa
Corporations,
A Communication was received from
the Governor, transmitting particular
Of certain appointments, and the senat
went into executive session and con
firmed the following appointments mad
by the Governor:
Edward Robertson, Ohio county, Stat
Commissioner OF Labor for unexpireI
term commencing June LIST, 1880.
Regents West Virginia University: J
f. Brown, KRnaWha county, from mint
senatorial district, to flll unexpire
/ term ending June 80, 1894, vacanc
l caused by resignation Of D. 0. Gallahel
/. Thomas ]. Farnsworth, Upshur count!
Q for tenth senatorial district; JoseP
!, Mooreland, Monongalia county, eleVent
) senatorial district, unexpired term enI
' ing June 80, 1895; John A. Robinson
. Mineral county, twelfth senatorial dl
trict; w. w. Brown, Jefferson count,
Q thirteenth senatorial district, unexpire
It term ending June 80, 1905.
Members Of the Governors staff; a