The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-26

law exemping United states currency
IRON taxation was taken up and pretty
thoroughly discussed, Mr., McAllister
offered the following substitute;
"Resoltei, That It Ia the sense Of the
legislature Of West Virginia that the
law exempting United States currency
from state and local taxation should be
repealed" The original resolution to-
gether with the substitute, referred TO
the finance committee, At noon the
senatorial vote wrs declared, lmmedi"
ately upon reconvening the house ad'
iourned,
IN THE SENATE.
In the senate this morning the iudtcI-
ary committee reported adversely on
the bill creating a state insurance de-
partmeut and favorably on Mr.. Peck's
bill amending the law concerning the
assessment insurance companies. The
bill amending the reform school law
was reported iayoFably,
The following bills were introduced;
By Mr.. st, Clair, providing for deposit,
ing in the auditors Office records and
copies OF records relating to land titles
in the state procured from Virginia and
making the same o part OF the public
records OF the auditors office, BY Mr..
Morley, authorizing the adiptant gen.
eral 10 recopy and compile the records
OF the civil war in his office and ap-
propriating money theretorj also to au'
thorize the appointment OF women as
notary publics. By Mr.. Wiley,
Mr.. st. Clair in the chair, de-
tining tramps and providing pen
altles for them. BY Mr.. Watts, by
request, providing for the payment OF
certain military claims and to empower
school districts and state banks to issue
bonds. BY Mr.. Henderson, to protect
the rights Of riparian owners. BY MIR;
Cunningham, providing that apple and
peach brandy distilled in the state may.
be sold by the distiller in quantities Of
five gallons and over. not to be drank
on the promises, for a license tax OF $50.
BY Mr.. Peck, concerning the rate OF tax
on peddlers.
Mr.. Finley introduced q joint resolu.
ton providing for constitutional
amendment abolishing the irreduclble
school fund. It differs from MIR.
Brockunier's resolution in that II pro-
poses to distribute the fund in the man
ner provided by law, while MIR. Brock
unier's makes the manner OF It's distri..
button part OF the constitutional
amendment. Mr.. Finley thinks his
proposition will answer all purposes in
tended and will simplify matters con-
siderably.
The house joint resolutions to secure
Senator Kenna's desk and chair, favor
ing tho prohibition OF immigration for
time and Its restriction afterwards.
and providing for q joint committee to
visit the insane asylums were agreed to,
the latter being amended by making it
a committee Of five instead Of eight:
On. returning from the declaration OF
tho vote for United States senators, the
senate adjourned.
A PAGES LOSS.
George Kenna Welch, mail and bank
ing page Of the house, is disconsolate.
This morning he left his satchel con-
tanning money mail, etc., at the letter
box near the speakers stand and
stepped into the wash room. On re-
turning he says that he found S66 less
in his yalise than when he left He
will replace the money out nj his own
pocket, but Is at a loss to know who the
thief can be. He has no suspicion.
Messrs. Walker, Imhof and 0Kane
were granted leave Of absence to-day,
the former for ono week and the latter
until Monday.