Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-21
IN The LEGISLATURE.
Members Of the House aad senate Still
Pouring Bnls into the Hopper OF the
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Pouring Bills into the Hopper OF the
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CHARLESTON, w. Va, January 2O.-The
House opened at ten o'clock with prayer
by Rev. j c. Johnson Of the Bapust
Church. The Committee on Labor pre-
scented its report upon the two bills OHereu
BY Mr.. Imhoif, providing for an
EIGHT hour work day and for
the punishment Of employers who
interfere with employees in Joining and
maintaining labor organizations botn
were favorably reported after hanging nre
two DAYS in committee and after long and
lively discussion. Other bills or interest
TO labor organizations were reported FAVOR
ably by the Committee on Mines ana MIN.
ing; one concerning the ventllatlon Oh
mines and the other ia relation TO screen
ing and weighing coal The Committee on
Judiciary, however. reported untavoraOly
the bill TO secure 10 laOOrers the payment
Of their wages at regular intervals.
Speaker shaw announced the following
regular committees in addition 70 those al
ready given out: Counties, Districts ana
Municipal Corporations; Mooman' ClarS
~ FL. Chambers, Lavelle, O'kaue, Shu-
mate Oh. NJ, Wilson (P, HI HOLE ia,
wards, Greer, Riley, InompSoa anu
Kirnes: Private Corporations and Joint
Stock Companies: Walker, Prince
Brockunier, Shumate b. p,
smith "a, Workman, Trout
Stapleton. KOOntz, Bowman, Shaw,
(H -Cl. stats, Wills, Tabler; Enrolled
Bills: Gcint commttee), Brock, Johnston,
Hon Clark (of Upshur), Hartmyer; Rules;
shaw (opeaker), cambridge Lively, Jonn-
stOn, Smith &c. L., Maxwell, Fl0yd, SJa-
pletOn; State Boundaries: Gamble, Ham
NETT. ImhofF, Shelton, Trout, Workman,
Davis (Alvin), Wills Gaines and Burgess.
Mr. Clark, of Greenbrier, offered a reso-
luton instructing the Speaker TO appoint
q special committee TO revise the present
election law aud prepare q bill upon the
subject. 1t was objected 70 by Mr.. Floyd
and under the rules, goes over one day.
Nearly an hour of the morning session
was consumed in the discussion OF n reso-
luton 70 appoint two additional Journal
pages, which was finally lost. Mr. john
sion offered a resolution asking Tor the APP
pOintmeut of a committee 70 provide for
taking proper precautions against the In
PRODUCTION and spread OF cholera. Mr. In
boff. of Ohio. offered two important bills
one TO prevent the employment Of children
under sixteen years OF age at such employ
ment as many endanger their lives, and
the other Dill providing for the enforce
ment of proper measures 70 secure the
health of female employees. SENATE JOINT
Resolution No 8, providing for the pay
ment Of expenses incurred IN the
Kenpa funeral, was taken up and
Dassed. Bv Mr.. Prince. q bill was offered
making 10 unlawful 70 form trusts and pro-
vfding punishment therefor. Several bills
were read for the 1irst time. Mr.. Harper
introduced a bill providing for the eStaO-
lshment Of a County Court for Pendleton;
by Mr. Gamble, a Dill referring 70 election
districts; oy Mr. Conrad, oil concern
ing allowances TO county OmcerS; Oy Mr..
Wilson, Of Ohio, concerning the duty OF the
sheriff and deputies 10 the collection
of taxes: bv Mr.. Floyd, a bill regulating
the court docket and providing that any
person making affidavit IN circuit court.
stating that he cannot get justice IN SAID
court. il shall be the duty Of the presiding
officer to remove the cause 70 the court OF
some adjoining circuit, 20 De finally heard
and determined; by Mr.. Clark, oil pro
viding for the better securement OF wages
due employees OF sub contr&ctors' by
Mr. Stapleton, OIL Tor
the prevention Of cruelty 70
animals and children, and providing for
the punishment of persons violating laws
relating thereto; by Mr.. HOLE, a bill con-
corning reports 70 be made BY school trus-
tees and their per diem; by Mr.. Clark,
bill fixing The penalty for perjury az con-
inemsnt In the penitentiary not less than
OpbnOr more than ten years.
r Tue committee on education reported ad-
versely upon the bin making il obligatory
Instead Of discretionary upon the part OF
school boards 90 dismiss incompetent
teachers and I'LL vacancies and dismiss the
school when a certain percentage OF pupils
are absent The bill was rejected. The
House then adjourned until Monday morn
ing.
In the senate.
Rev. IT. W Terrence opened the Senate
session with prayer. Mr.. Hartman offered
"a resolution inStructing the Committee on
Judiciary 20 report a bill requiring the
Auditor 10 report at the close OF each year
10 the T. rk OF the County Court in each
county the moneys due on &C
count Of lands redeemed az
his office Tue President appointed
the following Committee on Labor: Sena-
tors Watts, Parks, Hartman (of Calhoun,
Maho0d, Dorsey. Worley and Tarr A
resolution, passed at the last session, pro
vided for the appointment Of Labor Com
mittCe, but not being placed In the manual,
was overlooked by the President Senator
Wiley introduced q oil 70 encourage
the breeding aud improvement Of trOtting
and pacing horses, for the prevention and
punishment of fraudulent entries and prac-
ices iu contests of speed and prescribing
penalties therefor; by Mr. MahOod, by re-
quest, a bill to give water works and other
such corporations the right OF cOndemna-
ton for rights of way; by Mr. Tarc,
for the relief OF ex-Sherin SteenrOd
of Ohio county; by Mr.. Stewart, to create
a criminal court for the county Of Wavne,
also 10 create State insurance depart
ment; by Mr.. st Clair, authorizing the
consolidation Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
and the Greenb rier and New River Rail
way Companies by purchase, merger or
otherwise. also a bill concerning the COM
peusatiou of county officers. A resolution,
introduced by Gen. Watts, was passed ap-
pointing II. n. Scott steu0Erapher for the
Senate. The Senate then adjourned until
Monday morning at the usual hour.