Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-24

bis signature.
On motion OF Mr.. McCallister, Senate
bill No. l, tn establish Criminal Court
In Cabell county was taken up for con-
sheraton out Of its regular order, and
the DILL was read third time and
passed.
Mr.. Dorsey's Senate bill concerning
the penitentiary was read q third time,
and passed.
The House bill amending the statute
providing for more than two trials IN
the same case, was laid 90 the table.
The executive mansion bill was or
dered 70 It's third reading By vote OF "a
TO 81.
Parks bill relating 10 the State Board
OF Agriculture, was, on motion OF Mr..
Floyd, laid on the table.
The Senate anti-Pinkerton bill was
advanced TO It's third reading.
On motion Of Mr.. Floyd, the Senate
bill providing for private executions OF
the death sentence, was laid on the
table.
eThe Senate bill making land titles
reform and alter the coHnty court OF
Marshall; to establish a criminal court
10 Mcdowell county; authorizing the
Adiutant General to have and use an
official seal; authorizing the Board OF
Education OF the school district Of ST.
Adams to borrow money and issue.
bonds.
The Charlestown independent school
district bill: Senate bill amending the
boom law. and the bill amending the
law relating to the Fish Commissioner,
were laid on the table.
The Wayne county criminal CONT bill
was ordered to its third reading.
Mr.. Calls bill fixing the manner OF
ascertaining the number OF words IN a
legal advertisement was laid on The Ia
Bile. The Elkins school district bill was
passed; also the Belington, Barbour
county bill. The Mercer county crlmi-
nal court bill was passed. The Senate
bill to establish preparatory branch OIL
the University at Fayette, Fayette
county, was read first time. The gen
eral appropriation bill was then read
third time and passed.
The Senate session was opened with
prayer by Rev. Father Stenger.
The President presented report from
the Auditor, made in compliance With .
resolution of the Senate, showing the
amount OF the irreducible school fund
at this time, and also statement OF thu
amount contributed by each county In
the State for 1891. #</
Senator Whitaker said the Auditor
had made but partial report, showing
only the amounts pad 81 the counties
for the sale of delinquent lands, while the
amounts received for licenses and other
sources, which made up a considerable
portion OF the fund. were not repOrted,s
The report was misleading and useless.
Gen. Watts warmly resented the4n-
putation tuat Mr.. Duffy would present
a garbled report.
Senator Calls bill to reduce the rate
of taxation for general State purposes
from 25 to 90 cents, came up for con-
sideration on it's third reading, and On.
motion Of Mr.. Gall IL was laid oa the.
table. Speaking upon the motlotis'
Mr.. Gall resented the imputatlgQ'
made against the Governor for rec0ill.
mending a reduction Of taxes when II
was unwise and inexpedient TO dose:
The Governor was right, and II the atis,.
preparations had been kept down TO tbs
amounts recommended by him, the reg
duction could have been made. IL attef
the passage of the appropriation bHhs ~
will be found possible to reduce t2,.R..
ton, he will move 10 take up the eliklQr'
consideration. ~
The House amendments to the bill
amending the charter of the citybCi.
Parkersburg were cOnsiderec, several
rejected, and committee Of conferences
appointed.
The House bill extending the.time IN
which distraint and sale may be nIade
for taxes and fee bills was laid upon
the table, but later taken up and pc sSed.
The House bill to amend the'chapter
OF the Code relating to education, was
passed.
The House bill amending the screen
law OF 1891, was, on motion Of Gen.
Watts, indefinitely postponed.
Gen. Watts called I'D the bill author
izing the county OF Kanawha 20 pur-
chase or erect bridge across the Ka-
nawha, and it was indefinitely post
poned upon motion OF Mr. ST. Clair.
Mr.. CANDLES bill amending the cleo
ton law was taken up as II passed the
House, read three times under suspen-
sion OF the rules and passed.
The conference amendments to the
bill concerning the sale Of lands for the
school fund were agreed to and the bill
passed.