The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-14
THE SENATE ROUTINE.
Important Amendment Adopted to the
Electric Light Bill.

Important Amendment Adopted to the
Electric Light Bill.
special Dispateh to ne LahHiO1eT.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 13-The
Senate Committee on Military Affairs re-
ported iavorably Senate bill No. lO2,
authorizing the Adjutant General to
compile, perfect and recopy the records
OF his Office pertaining to the War OF the
Rebellion, and appropriating sufficient
sum to execute its provisions.
House bill No. n, preventing courts
from striking out evidence insufficient
in law, on second reading, was indefinite.
ly postponed
Mr.. Gall, OF Barbour, introduced SEN
ate bill No. Ill, relating to granting
State certificates and making diplomas
from certain schools Of high grade equal
to diplomas from normal schools.
The chair appointed as the Senate
members OF conference committee tu
consider House bill No. 90, providing g
tax on hawkers and peddlers, as follows;
Nlessrs. Gilksson, Watts, Worley and
Whitaker.
Senate bill No. II, Mr.. wiley's Nor
NAL School bill, as amended by the
House was agreed to and passed.
Senate bill No. ID, authorizing Be,ke'
ley county to fund at lover rate OF in
terest $l05, 900 in bonds, as amended by
the House was passed.
Senate bill No. 10, preventing the sale
Of cigarettes or opium to minors under
l6, as amended by the House was
passed.
The Senate bill against allowing live
stock to run at large was passed.
House bill No. 7, the Wheeling Elec
tric Light bill, vas called up by Mr.. Gil
keson, the pending amendment. heiug
that offered by Mr.. Whitaker. Ar. Gal
moved to amend by adding after Mr.
Whitaksr's amendment the following
provided, however, the Council OF said
city shall notify the Wheeling Electrical
Company in writing that the city de-
siEsg 70 make purchase as herein pro
ylded, the said Electrical Company shal
sell In accordance with the provision o.
this bill (; and should the EleGtriosl Com
pany refuse to so sell then the city shal
be authorized to engage in the sale o.
Electric Light to private consumer
without the purchase proVisson herein
contained" Ths amendment was &C
cepted by Ar. Whitaker.
Mr. Gilkeson moved to further amend
by adding after this the iollowingi "Ant
provided further, that such plant auc
propsrty are adopted to the generation
aud distribution OF electricity Tor light
| ing purposes in the manner and accord
ing 70 the system that the City Council
may approve and adopt within Bil
months from the limO this act takes effect
Mr.. Arbackle moved 10 substitute the
following in lieu OF Mr.. Giikea0nll
amendment: "Provided further, that !
the said city engages solely in the man
utactuIs Of arc lights for ita own use I
shall not, under the provisions OF thi
act, be required to purchase from tn
said Wheeling Electrical Company
motors, machinery, engines, dynamos
poles, wiEes,ss ,ssetc,, eEeated and used To-
the manufacture, generating, dietribu
lion, use aud control Of incandescen
lights, which are not suitable for manu-
featuring, generating, distribution ant
controlling arc lights. The substitute
was adopted. Tue question on tn
adoption Of Mr.. Wbitaksr's amendmen
20 amended by Messrs. Gall and Al
buckle was adopted. :,
The ayes were Arhpckie, Campbell
Davis, Gall, Garrison, HardmQn, nott
Lowther, Ogden, st. Clair, Whitaker
Worley-l9. The noes were MessrI
McCreery (President), Cunningham
Gilkeson, MGrcum, Prichard, Sheppard
Stewart, Watta-s. Absent: Dorsey an
Morrison. Present and not voting
Parks and Wiley. Mr.. Yeater was pairs
with Mr.. Morris. The bill was ofdere
TO engFoesment and third reading. AC
journed till Monday at 10 O'Clock.