The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-07
THE SrATE ShNATE.
A Number of New BIlis-whsellng Electric
Light Bill Reported.

Il
Light Bill Reported.
Special Dttpa,eh 10 he LrteIltgener.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. Gin the
Senate the following bills were intro
duced:
By Mr.. worley, of Preston, Senate bill
No. 9s, providing for the appointment
Of State Librarian and prescribing his
duties.
By Mr.. Gilkeeon, of Hampshire, No.
90, to prescribe sanitary regulations at
or near various springs owned by the
State,
By Mr.. Morris, of Richie, No. 100, to
amend The alternate road law.
Senate bill No. 80, to amend the Code,
concerning the separate property and
rights OF married women was laid on
the table.
Senate bill No. 95, to amend the Code
concerning insurance companies, was
tabled.
Senate bill No. 9l, empowering the
Board OF Education OF the Independent
district Of Elizabeth to borrow money
and issue bonds for the erection Of a
public school building, was ordered to
engrossment and third reading.
The Committee on Judiciary reported
Senate bill No. 10, to prevent county
courts from transferring railroad and
other county stock without the consent
OF the voters OF said county, aud Senate
bill No. 10, TO regulate charges for boom.
age on logs and timber with the recon-.
mendation that they do not pass. Also
Senate bill No. 81, permitting railroads
in certain cases to appropriate an estate
less than fee; No. G7, to permit county
courts to subscribe for bonds issued by
works Of internal Improvement; No. CO.
relating to subscription by county courtE
to railroad companies, and to the CON
struction OF branch and lateral railroads
were each recommended to pass. Sen
ate bill No. %, providing for warning o.
approaching trains, stopping Of passen
| ger trains at crossings and functions
; notice at telegraph stations whether pas
senger trains are on schedule time o.
not, was made the special order for Wed
i nesday at II o'clock. Senate bill No. II
providing for the relocation OF count!
J seats was made the special order for l:
. o'clock tomorrow.
, A Communication was received from
! the Auditor showing the amount OF fee
/ received by him for the year endinI
December 81, 1890. The amount for fil
ing annual statements Of Insurance.
companies and for issuing certificates o
authority to insurance agents, 81 800
4 for certificates showing redemption o
land at the Auditors Office, 1904 80
Q total, $l,954.
q House bill No. s, providing for appea
| from the Police court OF Wheeling wa
ordered to It's third reading.
House bill No. 20, regulating the tai
! on haWkers and peddlers was ordereC
to it's third reading, Senate bill No. 2s
concerning the amount Of land a corpo
ration may own was tabled. House bill
: No. 10, concerning duties and compen
!, sations Of sealers OF weights and meas
= ures was ordered to its third reading
The Committee on Counties and Mu
!. nicipal Corporations reported hacl
! House bill No. 7, the Wheeling EleC
trio Light bill, with the recommends
. ton that it do pass, with the tollowin
amendment:
provided, however, that the city o
q Wheeling shall NOT charge for electricit
\ 1t may furnish to itself or citizens Of th
u city at less than the actual cost OF sucl
J. electricity 10 the city; and the city Bhal
I keep proper accounts, showing sue
q cost oit for electricity so furnished, an
q in ascertainlng such CoStd the interet
i on any money or bonds used In the COZ
Q structton Of such plant shall be ascel
J. tanned.