The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-18
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.


A Great Amount of business Transacted.
A Statue TO Senator Kcnna Proposed.
Special Dispateh to he IH!sl!tgeHeh
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. IL
Through a typographical error, or a
blunder on the part OF tho telegraph
operator, the INTELLIdENBER OF Thurs
day did an injustice to the state prin-
ter. The committee, in its report, stated
distinctly that what evils might exist
were tho fault OF the law and not OF the
public printer, who, they believed, had
fulfilled his contract according tosthe
strict letter OF the law.
The senate cleared its calendar yes
terday and again to-day and had time
10 take up bill introduced at this af-
ternoon's session, which was read three
times and passed, to take effect upon its
passage. 1t provides for an appropria-
ton OF $4,000 for a statue OF Senator
Kenna to BIO placed in the capitol at
Washington. The bill was introduced
by Senator Watts, at the suggestion OF
John \. McGraw, who came here to-day
from Washington for that purpose.
Tho senate committee on mines and
mining reported favorably on the house
bill concerning the ventilation and
drainage OF mines and the protection OF
persons employed therein, with an
amendment taking Fayette county from
the second or Kanawha senatorial dis.
trict and placing it in the third or Mer-
Ger county district. This leaves the
bill rs originally introduced, house
amendment having transferred Fayette
from the third district to the second.
The judiciary committee reported favor
ably on the senate bill to establish u
criminal court for Bluefeld.
Mr.. Games house bill to substitute
the alternate road law OF 1891 for the
alternate road law of 1928 in Marshall
county was indefinitely postponed, on
motion of Col. st. Clair. This after
noon the Charleston bridge bill was re-
jected by vote OF II to 4. 1t was
damned with faint praise" by Gen.
Watts, who introduced it and was vigor-
ously opposed by Col. st. Clair, chiefly
on the ground that it would work an
injustice on the people who had iR-
vested their money and built the pre-
sent bridge. Watts bill amending the
law concerning circuit courts; Dorsey's
bill establishing u criminal court in
Marshall county, Haynes bill to estab.
lish criminal court in Summers
county. Dorsey's bill amending the act
establishing free schools for Mounds
vile; the bill amending the city charter
of Huntington; the bill amending tho
law regarding tho preservation OF fish;
tho house bill relating to the deaf and
blind schools and the house bill amend
ing the boom law so as to include Put
nam county were passed, nearly all OF
them to take effect from their passage.
The house bill for the prevention OF
cruelty to children was referred to tho
judiciary committee. Col. ST. Clair in.
PRODUCED two bills one to amend tho
law relating to court stonographers and
the other concerning bills OF exceptions.
THE SENATE.
In tho house the committee on claims
and grievances reported favorably on
tho bill to reimburse Rev. @. b. Graham
for money enormously paid by him, but
the bill was promptly laid on tho table
on motion OF Mr.. Holt.
Tho committee on labor reported IA.
vorably on tho bill to prevent railroad
companies from employing inoxperi.
cnCcd engineers and on Mr.. Greor's bill
to secure semi.monthly payment OF
wages to employees Of mining and manu-.
featuring companies, otc. The Judi
ciary committee reported favorably on
Mr. Wilson's bill relating to tho for.
foiture Of rocognizancos before Justices
and the commitment OF trial by Justice.
Tho only change proposed Ia to substi.
tuto criminal for circuit courts when
criminal courts oxlat in tho counties. II
Is intended to remedy the defect in tho
tho Ohio county criminal court bill and
to prevent II from conflicting with tho
general law. Mr.. MCCallistcr's "iim
crow" car bill was reported adversely
Mr.. Pyle introduced bill requiring as.
SCISSORS TO ascertain from producers OF
petroleum, their agents or attorneys,
for purposes Of taxation, the valuation
Of tho oil produced by them, and
authorizing them to demand Of pipe
limo companies receiving such oil their
books to secure necessary information.
Mr. Clark OF Upshur, introduced u bill
10 amend the law concerning the adop.
tion Of children; Mr.. Trout a bill to
establish forty across tho Little IA.
nawha river at Newark, Writ county,
AMI Mr.. Daviss, Of Caboll, a bill to pro.