Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-15
SENATE AND HOUSE
Nav Punishrnent Provided For Train
Robbers and Masked Sobbers-Business


the CdtnOilc CAQECh.
The Committee on Claims and Griev-
anccs recommended the payment OF
Sc. coo 20 reimburse Mason county for
money expended during the smallpox
epidemic Of lSl2.
The special committee to visit the In
sane asylums presented Its report.
The Penitontia-y lall was then taken
M on It's second reading and referred
10 the Committee on Penitentiary.
Nlr. Thomas made ~ unsuccessful ei-
fort TO take up the arbitration bill out
Of its regular order.
House bill 1856, concerning education,
was then taken up, and 10 occupied al
most the entire day. 10 was amended
10 hold school elections every four years
after 1894 at tGe general elections, and
fixing the compensation OF clerks OF
boards OF education. Several amend
rnents % strike out studies were re-
iected, and this prov sion was allowed
10 remain as ~ pDssent. The bill
finally passed % its CngrCSSment and
third reading.
Mr.. Green introduced bin 70 secure
proiGpt payment Of wages OF certain
employers.
ice mousse OIL ~ = al NNMEA VIC NVNAeJ
Court OF Eauawha TO purchase or erect
q bridge across the karawha river came
I'd on its second reading. The bill was
amended in several sections and passed
to It's ungrossment 2nd third reading.
Mr.. Johnston called up his resolution
providing for night sessions, and 10 was
defeated with the understanding that
instead OF adjoUrn;Rg the house may
take = recess any afternoon when II de-
sired 90 hold o night session.
6House bin. No IL, providing for the
regulation OF railroad freights and
passenger tariffs in the State and 20 pre-
vent and punish unjust discrimination,
came I'D on it's second reading and on
motion OF Mr. McClUng was laid on the
table.
The house bill to amend the acts con-
corning the criminal court Of Fayette
county was passed 20 It's third reading.
House Joint resolution, no. l., re-
ouesting our Representative and Sana-
tors 10 do an ia their power 10 secure
the reDeal OF the law exempting United
States currency from taxation came up
for consideration and was opposed by
Mr.. DaudriGge who argued that mem
bers would would want 20 be heard upon
10 and q great deal IF time would be
consumed while the passage Of the reSO-
luton would have no effect. 10 was in
definitely postponed.
Senator Calls bin concerning State
Boards Of Examiners and granting State
certificates, met the same fote as his
independent School District OF BelinG-
ton bin.
The following Senate bills were ad-
vanced 10 their second reading: TO eS-
tablish criminal courts ia CSball and
Mcdowell counties, % alter the
county court Of Marshall, for
the prevention OF cruelty 10
children and providing for their
proper care in certain cases, the bin
rating 90 the State Board OF Agricul-
ture, the bin relating 20 ferries, etc,
the bin providing for depositing certain
papers pertaining 20 land titles tn the
Stnte In the auditCrs office, the bill
amending the boom Jaw, the fish COM
missiouers bill. the Executive mansion
bill, the anti-P y )rton bin and several
others OF mlN6r importance, after which
The E0gBadjourned.
'T6c senate session was opened with
prayer by Rev. =. C. Barr.
The Senate bin % authorize the Gov
ernor 10 procure certified copies Of the
patents, plats and surveys OK land i'm
this State and concerning the drawing
OF grand jurieS, came up on their third
reading and Doth were made the special
order for 1855 o'clock, az which hour
they were read third time and passed.
The bill relating 90 the election Of
county superintendents Of schools and
other school officers passed TO its en-
grossment AID third reading with a few
slight amendments.
House DILL no. o. fixing the liabilities
OF insurance companies, known as the
valued policy bill, which was reported
adversely by committee, came up on its
second reading and was rejected.
House Din No. 4, concerning the as
sessment districts m certain counties,
was amended aud ordered 20 its third
reading.
The biIl 20 empower the county court
Of kanawha county 90 purchase or erect
q bridge over the kGnawha river was
made special order for $50 %. IN.
Mr. Watson introduced DIN In rela-
tiOn o. train roobeT!es and fxing the
penalties therefor, providing that if
murder is committed the juries shall,
have no discretion, but the penalty
shall be death, and further, THAI the
penalty for robbery by masked persons
snail be confinement for life In State
prison The rules wero dispensed with
and the bill read @ first time cDd sec
oEd time aud ordered TO rs third read
ms.
t..4, IAN ra -,.t, ,--.t... ty,. III
OF Directors of the Pcni,autiary % Ouen
certain streets through the prison
grounds, was ordered 10 It's eDgrossmeat
AID third reading.
The bin GO prevent che entry OF for
feited waste and unappropvisted land
on tho land books was read second
time.
Mr.. Henderson from the committee
on humane institutions and public
bulldogs reported back with favorable
recommendation the House oil provid-
Tag for the prevention of cruelty of
children and for their proper care and
maintenance I'm certain cases.
The bin ia relation 70 licenses was
taken Cp and ordered % the second
reading.
Senate bin No 40, the special order
for 1890 o'clock, was taken up. The
bin fixes tho compensation of county
officers. Considerable time was spent
I'm the debate. Several amendments
were adopted and the bin ordered 20
its engross mcnt and third reading.
Senate bin No. 100, reducing the
number Of regents of the State Univer-
sity from thirteen 10 seven came up on
a second reading, and on motion OF Mr.. /