Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-13
The Legislature Will Begin its Bi-
ennial Grind.
MR.. SMITH AND HIS MANDAMUS
Count for Little When it Comes to
,Blufing the Legislature and
State Oficers-His Case Re-
ferred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections - A
Number Of Bills Introduced in
the Senate.
Srlnnl 1zlsaram to tes Rsatss-.

Cu,prrsToN w. VA, January 12.-The
Senate convened promptly at 10 O'CLOCK
PRAYER was offered by Rev. Mr.. Roller.
President Wiley, after the reading OF the
iournal. appointed as pages l.. Il. KENNEDY,
of Cabell: N. Burges, of Wayne; h. Hard
man. of Calhoun; Henry Woods, OF Kama
wha; Leon Morrison, OF Jackson ana guy
Warren of Mineral. The contest Tor tneSe
positions was very amusing, Gne At.te
fellows buttonholing President w Icy WIN
an adroitness and persistence whlcn Wouiu
have done credit TO some of the older loo-
byists. -,-,-. ,,,ouo. on,
nointed: Billion Mcdonald, Of Logan; L.
+ Meryail. Of Mason; y. L. Morris, OF ~
Ter. M. II. King. of Upshur; .. u. Wllk,
inson- of Cabell. and Thos. S. Raymond, OF
Marion. These appointments being ols-
posed Of, the grind commenced IN earnest.
The following measures were lnti iouuceu'
Senate bill No. l, by Senator Marcum'
bill to create a criminal court Tor the coun,
ty of Cabell. No. 2, by Mahood: A ollI
TO create q court of limited 1urlsolctlon lor
the CITY of Blueield. No. 8, by Mahood:
hill to create a create a criminal court
for the county Of Mercer. No. 4, by Ma,
hood. A bill to regulate the fees charged
by corporations for cemetery prlvlleges;
No. ). bv Mahood: bill to create a Grim
inal Court for the county Of McDoweu;
No by Dorsey: a bill to reform. alter
and modify the County Court of Marshall,
and 10 establish in lieu thereof Board OF
County Commissioners, accompanied Dy
resolutions asking the passage OF the 0ln;
No Z. by Henderson: bill to amend the
law creating a Criminal Court for the
county of Wood; No S, by Gall: bill to
nrovide for ascertaining the number OF
words in q legal advertisement by multi
nIvipg the number of lines by the average
humber of words in a line, instead OF oy
actual count; No 9, by Gall: bill 10 pre-
vent courts from limiting counsel TO less
than two hours in arguments IN CIVIL cases
%Senate Joint Resolution No. was lntro-
ouced by Finley; proposed an amenuIlehC
to the constitution providing 1or tne sIrlA-
ing out of the section reading that tue
| Legislature shall never pass law requlr-
ing registration of voters.
Senator Gall offered resolution 10 ap-
point the usual committees, which pre-
vailed. Senator Scott offered resolution
which was adopted authorizing the Presl,
dent To nppo mt j. f. Combs, OF NttlHpaeffsl III ffse
Oi the cloaA l0Vni. S4e memoers tk-..
left the chamber to go into Joint session
with the House to listen 10 the gladstone
evidence of the recent Democratic victory
in this State.
When the Senate reconvened after the
dissolution Of the joint session, resolu-
tion relating TO the library was passed.
The Governors Private Secretary ap-
peared with the message of Gov. Fleming.
II was partly read and ordered printed in
the Journal An adjournment was then
taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.