Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-16

The wheeling Water WORKS BIZ Passed
-Giadsone Congratulated

Chairman Hon, OF the committee on
education, reported iavora0ly the Dill
20 establish 8 preparatory department
at the University.
Chairman Prince reported back the
Peniteutiary bin with an adverse re
mort on the amendment ana favorable
recommendation upon the bill.
Mr.. Holt inJrod aCed q bill 70 author
ize the boards controlling any puoHc H.
stitutions 70 acquire adjoining property
by purchase or condemnation.
Senate bill 35, establishing the inue-
pendeut school district OF ElEins' on
second reading, on motion Of Clark, or
Greenbrior, was lad on the table
Tho Senate bill amending the boom
law was ordered 90 q third reading.
Senator Wiley's bin TO encourage tho
breeding OF trOttiDg and pacing horses,
and TO prevent fraudulent entries Ia
contests Of speed, came up on second
reading, and on mOcion OF Mr.. LaVelIe,
was laid 90 the table.
Mr.. Floyd secured unanimous con-
sent 20 call up for consideration tue
senate pepitentiary bin and quite an in-
forestinc discussion followed upon the
amendment providing for the Office OF
n,,bnc executioner Gai that all hang
inrs take place in the State Prison en-
closure. Mr.. Lively who opposed the
amendment. and Messrs. Koontz and
THOMPSON, VINO favored 1t, declared
against capital punishment The bur-
den of the debate WAS upon the cues
ton Of whether public bangings IN the
respective counties have o good or bad
effect. When The matter came 70 vote,
the amendment was defeated by vote
Of % 20 IS.
as the afternoon session the House
resumed Jus consideration Of the bill
and adopted a number OF amendments,
af.er which the Din was ordered TO q
third reading.
Mr. Edwards offered a joint resolu-
zion. thanking Hon. w. Z. Gladstone
f9r his efforts in the Irish Home Rule
cause. which was adopted, and also got
I'm his daily resolution, calling atten-
tion 10 the enormous profits OF the pub
lie printer, and the enormous salaries
of certain officials, and asking for an
investigation.
The bin providing for salaries Of
county officers was read third time
and passed.
ON motion bill 81, to establish en- In
depended school district CO ElkinS, was
taken from the table on q second read
ing and ordered to its third reading.
Mr.. Shaw, o! Barbour, made a similar
motion regarding the Senate bill 70 es-
tabHsh the independent school district
of Belington, Barbour County, and 10
prevailed. The bill was read a second
time and ordered 20 its engrOSsment aud
third reading.
The bin to prohibit the sale Of intOxi-
eating liquors 20 students was ordered
TO its third reading.
The bill TO amend the act relating 20
the school district OF MartinSburg was
also advanced % it's third reading.
The Mercer county criminal court bill
WaS read o second time.
The Petersburg city charter bill was
read q third time and passed with its
title.
Mr. Brockunier, for the finance Com
mitlee, submitted that portion OF the
appropriation bin affecting the lecisla-
tive department. which is similar 20 taat
prese9b< az each session. 10 provides
faz>p6ymcut Of members, officers, CLERKS
and pages IL also recommends an 2p-
Dropr.aticn of thr judicial department.,
which is larger than usual on the ac-
count o. the passage OF number OF
criminal court bills. The appropriation
for sgec.ul Judges IS $500 ana SLs00
for deficiency "a appropriation lor that
purpose, orio- to january 1st. For the
exective department thc appropriations
fvnE f.u fNa rnna rtffrrfrH
The Senate session was ogsaed with
prayer e. Rev. John Stump.
A message was received from the
Governor notifying the Senate of his
approval Of tbe D,Il Go appropriate
money for the third edition OF she Code.
On motion OF NJ. Gall the House was
requested Co return 20 the Senate the
Ohio county criminal court bill. Mr..
Gall secured the bill from Delegate
Wilson, OF Ohio county. 1t was amend
ed in a section which was regarded as
unconstitutional, In that it might per-
nit q second trial for the same offence,
a. I'd then passed.
Senator Tarr introduced the Wheel
ing Water Works bin, and the rules
were suspended, and the bill read a first
and second time.
The Committee on Education, through
its chairman, reported favorably upon
the bill Co empower the Board OF Edu-
cation of Elizabeth, Writ county, 20
issue bonds.
Mr.. Finley's resolution authorizing
the printing OF 1000 copies Of the mar
ried womau's law, was amended by in
serting 5000 instead OF 1000, on motion
Of Mr. Gall, and the resolution vas
adopted
Mr.. Peek introduced a joint resolu-
tiOn requesting our Representatives and
Senators TO favor the repeal OF the law
exempting United States currency from
taxation. The resolution lies over one
day.
The Senate bin relating to the cleo
tiOn OF county superintendent and 9TH
er school officers, came up for consider
alton and was amended by providing
that officers elected next May hold Office
until their successors are chosen. The
bin was then passed by q unanimous
vote.
The Senate bill concerning enclosures
and certain trespasses, was on motion
Of Mr.. Hardman, laid on the table.
The board Of regents bill was read a
second time and ordered 20 its engroSS-
ment and third reading.
The bin TO empower the county court
Of Kanawha TO purchase or build
bridge across the kauawha, was read a
third time, and on motion of Mr.. St
Clair, made a special order for tO-mOr-
row afternoon at o'clock.
The bill 10 amend the act establishing
the independent school district Of New
Cumberland, Hancock county, was read
q third time and passed.
AZ the afternoon session Senator TAR