Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-21
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
A Great Many Biris Tha' Win Not be
Reached fsefore the Eud ofthe session.
.Spsrtos Ttifcrant 10 ~ Register.

Reached Before the Eutl 90 the 9caaiOh'
Spseio. TslsoraN,o ~ Rsgisssr
CHARLESTON, w VA, February 90
As the session OF the Legislature uears
its close. members are manifesting q
commeudable disposition 20 transact
the important business before it with
as little delay as possible. But four
DAYS remain. and il is not probable
thar the proposed extension OF i've or
ten DAYS vii prevail SCme pending
matters are certain % De neglected, as
rrciaUy those OF purely lOca. interest
The appropriation bin in The House Is
expected 90 consume az least day anu
half, Senator Calls bil fixing The
levy for general purposes, Mr.. BROCK
unier's Dill % distribute the irredncloie
Schoo. fund, the OIL amending the else
ton law. aud half dozen other import
ant measures, are yet to be acted upon
On no one of them Is the sentiment oy
any mems unanimous. sud 10 c0ase-
uueuce cons dera6e time VIII be spent
m debate. Ia view of these facts. 10 Is
barely possible the movement may
again be so -ated, as j. hiss beea allowed
90 die out.
Ohio county has been fortunate in Sc
curing prompt consideration OF meas
ures affecting her interests. The Grim
inal court bill was one Of the first TO
pass both houses and become a law.
Mr. Wilson's bill affecting owners of
property rented for Immoral purposes
met with little opposition, and the water
works bill was pushed through the Sen
ate. and is now Oh its third reading In
the House The measures enumerated
were not fought on the floor or In COM
mittee, but another important measure,
the electric light bill, will not pass so
easily, il indeed il IS reached before the
session closes. III il had been intro
duced earlier ia the session, It's fate
would probably be known TO day. As IL
is, 10 is so far down on the House calen-
dar, that IL may not be reached, and
there is too much opposition on the
floor of the House 10 permit Of its con-
SideratiOn under suspension OF the
rules.
In view OF the fact that the Legisla-
ture has under consideration a humber
of measures providing for extraordinary
notably he Worlds Fair,
Executive mansion, kenna statue, and
court bills; and the further
fact that some Of the State institutions
REQUIRE larger appropriations than were
anticipated, 10 is not probable that the
rate OF taxation will be reduced. The
Democratic members OF the finance
have been mindful OF the
pledges Of the party to reduce taxation,
but 10 Is found impossible to do so,
without leaving a considerable deficit in
the state treasury. The Senate will
defeat the Prince bill, fixing the school
levy az Is cents, and it will be allowed
10 remain at 10 cents, as at present. The
House will also probably defeat Senator
Calls bill 10 reduce the levy for general
purposes from 25 to 20 cents on theS1O0
valuation.
The unhappy differences Of opinion ,
among Democratic members, made 1t !
impossible TO pass a bill amending the !
present election law. The last election, |
however, proved that the present law is |
defective Ia several provisions, and Mr.. /
CANDLES bill is a measure which 10 is |
thought will be supported by the entire |
membership and some Re- /
pubHcans. It's provisions have been |
published in the REGISTER. The bill is
now on its third reading, and will |
BASS probably tomorrow, If it gets |
through the lower body, its friends will /
cease 10 tremble for its fate, as the /
Senate is Overwhelmingly Democratic. |
The House had under consideration |
ON Saturday a most important dill, said /
to have bgen prepared by the farmers |
Of Ohio County, aud introduced by Mr.. |
Johnston, of Monroe. The last clause
provides:
.In listing any class OF personal property,
the party owning the same may deduct |
cherelrom what he owes 10 others as prln-
,ipal debtor, but not what be may be liable
for as surety, endorSer or guarantor, unles
bis principal be insOlvent
The prime object Of the bill was to re-
lease farmers and others from paying
taxes upon the full value Of their prop
srty, when uniucumbered. Mr.. Walker
made a strong speech against the bin,
In which he pointed out the fact that
lll railroad companies in the State,
steamboat lines and other large corpo-
rations with bonded indebtedness would
take advantage OF the above section to
The extent of such Indebtedness, and
the taxable value OF property in the
State would be greatly decreased there
by This opened the eyes Of tue friends
II the Dill who had supported it ia en-
tire good faith, and II will be allowed
10 die without further attempt to pass 1t.
A great deal has been said and writ
ten about the Secretary OF State and
Auditor. under the fee system, but sew
aral members stated at the last meeting
Of the House Finance Committee that
the current rumOrS are greatly eXagger-
lted. Mr.. Edwards, of Kanawha, came I
no smiling nearly every day with res
llutiOn OF inquiry, but when the matter |
was placed IN proper shape IL met with |
no opposition from Democratic men, !
5ers. 1t was agreed that it would be I
unfair 20 change the law under the in l
coming administration, and the commit !
tee reported favorably bill requiring /
the officials named 20 turn all fees above /
q specified SUN into the State Treasury, |
the bill 70 take effect March 4. 1897. |
The evidence before the Finance Com |
mittee showed the profits from the fee /
system 60 be about One-half the amount /
fixed by common rumorS. The bill re- /
ported will hardly be reached before /
as IL will be crowded out |
by more important legislation.
Sheckler Indicted.
SpseiC' TslsgrCm 70 ths Register.
SrEUBENvILLE, o., February ga spe-
cial grand jury impaneled for the purpose,
nc eight O'Clock tins evening indicted 81
nou Sheckler who shot James Boreis ia a
coal mine so Bergho.z, this county. on