Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-04

Several Measures Of more or Less Import
anos Considered nt Yesterdays Ses-

CHARLESTON, w. VA, February 3
The Senate session was opened with
prayer by Rev John Stump, OF the Bap-
list Church.
The House j0lut resolution favoring
annexation Of the Hawaiian Islands 70
TO the United States came up for con-
sideration, and on motion OF senator
Finley was laid on the table.
Senator Hardman. OF Calhoun, was
gransed leave Of absence for i've days.
Bin No. GO, relating TO the state
Board of Agriculture, came up on It's
third reading and was passed with us
title.
The bill relating to ferries, toll
bridges and water courses passed 10 us
engrOssmeut and third reading.
Bill No. 7S, relating 10 the assess
mept OF taxes, came up on third read
ing. and the announcement Of the vote
uDon its passage was postponed until
tomorrow morning.
Bill No. Ga. providing for depoSlting
in the Auditors Office certain documents
relating 20 land titles procured from the
State OF Virginia, and making the same
part Of the public records Of the Aud
itOr's Office, came up on its third read
ing and passed with its title.
Senate bin No. /, to create q criminal
court for the county OF Cabell, came up
on its third reading, aud Senator Peek
moved TO reconsider the vote by which
it was ordered % its third reading. On
motion OF Mr.. Marcum, the announce
ment OF the vote was postponed until
this afternoon, when the motion was
declared lost by a tie vote. Upon the
final vote the bill was passed by a vote
Of II TO 8.
General Watts for the Judiciary Com
mittee reported favorabIy upon the Oil
10 empower the County Court Of Brooke
20 fund the bonded Indebtedness OF the
county; and presented a substitute Tor
bin No. u. relating 20 delinquent and
upapproUriated lands On motion or
Mr.. SHEPPARD the rules were suspended
and the bill taken up for consideration
out Of its regular order and on his FUR
Their motion the Constitutional rule re-
curing the bin to be read on three
davs was dispensed with and the bill
read a first time by its title.
Senate blll No. 100, the substitute for
the married woman's law, then came up
for consideration. II was amended to
make a Judgment against her lien
against the corpus Of her separate real
estate. On motion OF Mr.. Finley the
further consideration of the bill was
made the special for 1890 O'Clock neX5
Tuesday.
Senator Dorsey's bill to alter and re-
form the county court OF Marshall, was
read q second time aud ordered 10 us
engrOssment and third reading.
n arFf ina
eourt for the county Of Mcdowell,
came up on a second readRg and an eff
fort was made TO kill ~ but 1t failed,
and it was ordered TO PTS engrosSment
and third reading.
Mr.. Watts introduced bill to estaO-
Hsh the indeSendent school district OF
Elk City.
The SenatQbnl concerning the exc
cution Of THO death penalty In the state
prison W. ordered to its engrOssment
and tbi1d reading
bill for the prevention OF cruelty
YChildren took like course.
The bin concerning the rate Of taXon
hawkers and peddlers was amended by
striking out S25 and inserting in lieu
thereof $50, and the bin was made
special order for next Monday morning.
The anti-PinkertOn bill was ordered
10 its third reading.
The Committee on Public Buildings
and Humsne Institutions, through
Chairman Gall, reported favOrabIY upon
bill providing for the erection OF an
Executive massiOn. On motion or Gen.
Watts the order of business was SuS-
pended and the bill was read a first
time.
The bin to grant relief to Sheriff
Steenrod was read and rejected.
Gen. Watts introduced bill in regard
to the incorporation Of the town OF
Clarksburg. The rules were suspended
and the bill read by It's title.
Mr.. Marcum moved TO adjourn until
Monday, and while the members were
wrangling Mr.. Gall moved TO adjourn,
which motion prevailed.
The House session this morning was
opened with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Barr,
of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Brockunier, for the Committee on
Finance, reported fsvOraoly upon the
bill concerning the collection OF taxes.
Mr.. Lively, for the Committee on Ju-
dietary, reported uniavora0ly upon the
bill fixing the legal rate OF interest; IA
vOrably the bin 20 prevent and punish
fraud In sales Of goods and merchandise;
also the DILL granting more than two
trials in the same case.
Mr.. Gall for the Committee on Roads
and Internal Navigation, reported IA
vorably upon the bin 70 substitute I'm
Wayne county the alternate road law OF
1872 for that OF 1892; adversely upon
the bill 10 amend the code relating to
public roads.
Mr.. Holt OF the Committee on Claims
and Grievances recommended adversely
upon the claims of Lavina Phillips, OF
Jackson county.
Mr.. Thomas, for the Committee on
Mines and Mining, reported favorabIy
upon the bill 20 amend the act concern
Ing the ventilation and drainage OF
coal mines and protection Of the lives
of persons employed therein.
Leave OF absence was granted 70
Messrs. HINES and Hunter, Of Wood
county, until Tuesday next, also Mr..
BricKenhofer, Of Harrison.
Mr.. Conrad introduced a DILL fixing
the liability Of life insurance companies
and life associations.
The special order for eleven O'Clock,
the bill to amend the laws concerning
deaf, dumb and blind asylum Of the
State, was taken no on second read
ing. The remainder OF the morning
session was spent in amending the bill,
and at noon the House took recess IN
III two o'clock.
Upon reassembling, Mr. Hartley NOV
Il - f,rtbar amend the hill by DrOyid-