The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-05
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CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. Ain the
Senate the Committee on Counties and
Municipal Corporations reported back
House bill No. 5, providing for appeal
from the police court Of Wheeling,
recommending its passage; also Senate
bill No. SO, regulating the granting Of
license to sell liquors in cities and towns
Of over 1000 population, reported ad-
versely.
Senate bill No. 2, providing that the
Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows may bring
suit to recover property which has been
held by detunCs subordinate lodges, was
passed.
Senate bill No. As. to establish county
court for Pendleton county, was passed.
Senate bill No. 81, concerning the
county in which suits are commenced,
providing when cases may be broughtin
any county OF the State, was ordered to
engtossment and third reading.
House bill No. 90, placing tax on
hawkeFs and peddlers, on It's second
reading was amended by Mr.. Watts by
adding at the end OF the bill, "or who
exchange such articles OF merchandise
for the produce Of farmers in part and
the residue in money where the pro
duce is insufficient to pay in whole, for
any such article OF merchandise 80
sought to be exchanged" Ordered to
third reading.
Senate bill No. 40, providing that il
there be a mortgage or lien on land the
amount shall be deducted from the as.
aessed valuation OF the land before
taxed, was made the special order for IL
o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Morrison, OF Braxton, offered
resolution asking the Committee on Hu.
name Institutions and Public Buildings
to inquire into and report upon the ex:
pediency OF fixing the salaries Of and
determining the number Of physicians
to be employed in the State Hospital for
the Insape by Law, instead OF by the
Board Of Directors. Adopted.
Mr.. Luwther, OF Writ, offered Senate
bill No. 9S, which provides, frat, the
Board OF Education OF every district aud
every independent district may purchase
at the expense OF such district or indie
pendent 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 TO care and Gus
tody as the Board Of Education may
prescribe; provided, that II any pupil so
desire he or she may purchase auy text
book at the cost price. Pupils supplied
with text books at the time the Board Of
Education may elect to purchase text
books under the provisions OF this act,
shall not be supplied with similar books
by the Board OF Education until needed.
Mr.. Gilkeson introduced Senate bill
No. O4, to amend the law relating TO the
Potomac and Piedmont Coal aud Rail-
road Company.
BY Mr.. Lowther, OF Writ, No. 95, con.
corning duties and compensation oi
County Superintendents OF Public
Schools.
By Mr.. McCreery, No 90, by request,
providing for more efficient prevention
OF illegal sales Of intoxicating liquors.
The following gentlemen were named
as a Standing Committee on Labor;
Messrs. Parks, Cunningham, Hardman,
Dorsey, Garrison, Morrison, 0gdin.
Senator Stewart was added to the Com
mittee on Education.
The Senate then went into executive
session aud confirmed the following ap.
pointments made by the Governor some
time ago: B. D. Spillman, Brgadiel
General West Virginia National Guards
Board Of Directors Of the Penitentiary-
H. 3. Howard, Of Mason; Frank W,
Brown, OF Marshall; ]. II. Miller, oi
ohioI P. ]. Crogan, Of Preston; William
Vandervort, Of PcOlhontas.
Adjourned.