The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-11
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tax bill are endeavoring to bulldoze its
passage through the senate by telling
members Of that body who have favor
ite local school measures that ii ii is not
passed every local school bill will be
killed in the house, 1t is noticeable
fact that the vote by which ar. Brock
unier's amendment was voted down and
the vote to table Senator Calls Beling-
ton school district bill are almost iden-
tical, about tho only difference being
thatseyeral members were paired on the
Brockunier amendment. The friends
Of the bill in the house have already
majority, but whether ornotthey WILDE
able to intimidate the senate remains to
BIO seen.
The new married woman's law now
awaits the signature OF the governor,
The house this morning substituted the
bill passed by the senate for the house
bill amendment, suspended the rules,
read it a third time and passed it, to
take efTectfrom its passage. The houses
action was at once communicated to the
senate and that body lost no time in
concurring in them. Thus ono very i'm
portant matter was disposed OF without
loss OF time.
Mr.. Stats particular hobby seems TO
be amendments to the road law, but his
bills have met with decided opposition.
Yesterday the house refused to order
one Of them to its third reading and to-
day second ono, house bill G2, was in
definitely postponed. Afterwards the
vote was RECONSTRUCTED and the bill made
special order for tomorrow morning.
This was largely due to the efforts OF
Hon. Stuart w. Walker. An effort was
made to send IL to tho judiciary com.
miuee, but Mr.. Walker objected on the
ground that it wasa farmers measure
and that lawyers know no more OF coun-
~ roads than they do OF astronomy. 1t
seems certain that the bill will meet
with considerable opposition. Mr.. Will
son, OF Ohio, expressed himself as being
opposed toit, unless radical changes are
made.
There was an animated discussion in
the house this afternoon on the bill in
troduced BY Mr.. Wilson, of Ohio,
amendatory to the law concerning law
full fences. After hard fight its further
consideration was indefinitely post
poned. Senator Gall introduced u bill
to-day to reduce the state tax from
twenty-five cents to twenty cents. He
says It is intended to carry out the
pledges made by both political parties
last year that taxation should be re-
duced. II is believed the reassessment
OF lands made last year will justify the
reduction, which will afford much
needed relief to the people.
In the house this morning tho judi
ciary committee reported favorably on
the bills authorizing cities and towns to
purchase or construct gas or electric
works, and on the bill, originating in
tho committee, TO amend tho acts oil
1901, providing for the rcassessment OF
real estate.
An adverse report was made on the
Burgess pipe line bill which has been
sIumbering in the committee almost
since the beginning OF the session. The
penitentiary committee made favor
able report on Senator Dorsey's peni-
tertiary bill recommending an amend.
ment providing for the appointment OF
an oXecutioner at q salary OF $1,000 an-
nually. Tho bill providing for the exc
cution OF all death sentences at the
penltentiary was also reported favor
ably.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Clark, OF Upshur, to protect
fish and the purity OF the water in the
rivers, creeks or their tributaries. By
MIR. Daniels, providing penalty for
taking any female under 10 years OF
age for immoral purposes. The only
change from the present law is the sub
stitution Of 10 for u years. By Mr..
McCallister, requiring railroad compa-
MES to furnish equal accommodations
and separate cars or compartments for
white and iColored persons. Mr.
Thomas, Of Putnam, offered a rcsolu.
ton limiting debate in tho house for
the remainder OF the session to speeches
Of five minutea Its immediate consid-
Grafton was objected to and it lies over
one day.
On motion oil Mr.. Smith, OF Calhoun,
1t was resolved that the committee on
printing and contingent expenses BIO
directed to investigate the cost OF tho
state printing and consider tho ADVISE
bility OF establishing printing depart
ment for the purpose Of doing the state
printing. and report by bill or other
wise. The house bill establishing q
criminal court for Ohio county was
passed, to take effect from its passage;
also the militia bill and the bill amend.
ing the town charter Of ClarksburG,
THE SENATE.
In the senate Senator Morris iutro-
ducod a bill to alter aud modify tho
county court OF Tyler county. The
Judiciary committee reported back the
Wood county criminal court bill with
amendments, recommending its passage.
Favorable report was made on tho bill
relating to tho competency OF witnesses,
concerning the drawing OF grand jurios,
relating to licenses and relating to land
books. Adverse report was made on
tho bills relating to tho recording oil
papers, relating to tho prosecuting at
tornoys, relating to issuing OF warrants
by Justices, to establish u criminal court
for Summers county and creating the
Office OF court stenographor, and the bill
rendering women eligible TO tho Office
OF notary public was reported without
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