Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-02-19
Yesterdays SESSIONS
OF tho House and senate-Fhe Two
Wheeling sIeasures.


Spsc,al Tsltqrom 10 tie Suaday r g,S'tr.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, February IS
The Senate held brief session this
morning. and adjourned at noon until
Monday morning, TO permit the mem
bers to meet in committee.
Rev. Roller opened with prayer.
Mr.. Worley introduced bill 10 repeal
certain sections OF tbc code concerning
marriages, deaths aud births. GA his
motion the rules were suspended and
the bill read the first time.
On motion OF Mr.. Finley, the rules
were suspended, and, the House bill 10
amend the code concerning education
was read the first time and referred TO
the Committee on Education.
The bill to establish preparatory
branch of the State University at Fay
-etteville, Fayette county, was passed
by a vote of Is TO +, the Republican
members voting against 10. 1t is ex-
pected that the bill will meet strong OPP
position in the lonse.
The Senate bill 10 create court Of
limited jurisdiction is the city OF Blue
field, Mercer county, was passed by
unanimous vote.
Mr.. st. Clair introduced a resolution
directing the Auditor TO furnish the
Senate a statement showing the present
amount OF the irreduca0e school fund
and list OF the counties with the total
amount OF money contributed by each
TO the fund, since its establishment.
The resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mir. Finley, the bill to
amend the act concerning the yentila-
ton and drainage OF coal mines, and for
the protection Of the lives OF persons
employed therein, was taken up and
ordered T. its third reading.
Mr.. Stewart asked TO have entered
upon the Journal for future considera-
ton, motion TO reconsider the vote by
which the Senate yesterday passed the
bill amending the boom law
A message was received from the
Governor, notifying the Senate OF his
approval OF the bill 10 consolidate the
Chesapeake and Ohio and Greenbrier
and New River Railroads, and the bill
to amend the acts concerning the es-
adjustment and management OF the
West Virginia reform school.
In the House this morning, the bill 10
appropriate $40, 600 10 erect a statue in
Washington TO the memory OF Senator
John +. Kenna was up for consideration
under suspension OF the rules. a mo-
ton was made 10 dispense with the con-
stitutional rule requiring bills to be
read on three separate days, and Mr..
Edwards made speech in opposition TO
il. He objected 20 nasty consideration
of measures TO appropriate money. The
motion did not secure sufficient num-
Der of votes, and was declared lost.
The Wheeling water works bill was
taken up out of It's regular order and
read a first and second time. IL was
placed first on the calendar, under the
head Of Senate bills, on third reading.
and will be reached on Monday, and
passed without doubt.
The session this morning was opened
with prayer By Rev. Johnson, Of the
Baptist Church.
Leaves OF absence were granted
Messrs. Smith, OF Marion; Davis, OF Fay
cite. and Wickeuhofer, OF Harrison.
On motion of Mr.. Brockunier the
rules were suspended for the purpose
OF taking up out OF It's order on a sec
ond reading, House bill 236, making APP
preparations Of public moneys to pay
general charges on the Treasury. and
on his further motion II was made the
special order for 1890 o'clock Monday
morning. He also moved TO make the
executive mansion bill specia! order
for 400 o'clock, but the motion was
lost.
Mr.. Lively, for the Committee on Ju-
dietary, submitted favorable report
upon House bill No. 223, to authorize