Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-17

Of boards OF education, was feao thiIu
time and defeated by n vote OF 20 TO 40
SIR. Lively here moved 10 suspend the
rules and take up for consideration the
Senate resolution proposing an amend
ment 70 the Constitution, which passed
the upper House by unanimous vote.
! The adoption Of the resolution required
two-thirds vote on the question OF
taking it up out OF order. The Repu0-
| icans voted solidly in the negative, ana
/ the motion was defeated.
The bill providing means for the pre-
ServatiOn of the health OF female en-
ployes offered by Mr.. Imhof came up
on its third reading and was passed by
q unanimous vote.
The House bill requiring towns to
publish annual financial statements
came I'd on its third reading and was
defeated by vote OF 81 10 SO. At the
afternoon session of the House the bill
I'm relation 10 the duties OF Commission
/ crs Of Labor and providing punishment
for diSObedience OF their reasonOole no.
tees, was read i third time passed by a
unanimous vote.
Mr.. Lively, from the Committee on
Judiciary, submitted favorable report
upon the bill providing an amendment
% the Married Woman'S act.
House bin So, 10 change the law gov
erniug the establishing Of roads, giving
I landowners an outlet to public roads,
on its third reading brought out an
interesting debate as 70 us
constitutiOnality between Mr.. Lively
Tor the negative and MIR. Walker in the
Affirmative. Mr.. Maxwell, In explain
Ing MS vote, stated that both gentle
en- were right in the posi- tions they as
sumed, but they did not understand
the bill. II provides that county courts
/ shall determine whether a road is pub
| lie or private. The bill was pasSed by a
vote OF 50 u Il. House bill
No. so. providing for the appointment
OF commissioners for the insane, was
read a third time and passed. House bill
/ 40, 10 amend the act concerning the
election Of school officers coming no on
a third reading, Mr.. Floyd moved TO
I lay the bill upon the table.
The motion was lost. The bill
was then read, and the motion was re-
ncwed by Mr.. cambridge and adopted.
House oil 135 concerning education
and the local school levy was amended
and passed.
Rev. Terrence opened the Senate
session with prayer.
Senate bill 100 decreasing the num-
Der OF members of the Beard Of Regents
OF the State University from Is to T.,
was read third time aud passed
Senate joint resolution No. I proposing
an amendment to the constitution 10
strike out the section forbidding the
enactment OF o registration law
was read q third time and
passed by a unanimous vote. The
House bill concerning the number OF
/ assessment districts IN certain counties
was read q third time and passed. Del
egate Smiths Marion county Criminal
Court Dill was also passed. Senate bill
12j. concerning Circuit Courts, was read
q second time and passed 10 It's third
reading. The Senate bill in regard to
reheariug of cases By the Supreme
Court Of Appeals was read a second time,
the rules suspended, and the bill passed
with its title. The Marshall County
Criminal Court bill was read a second
time, and on motion OF Mr.
Dorsey the rules were suspended
aud tho bill ordered TO
its enCrosSment and third reading. The
bill rendering women eligible 10 the Of
flee Of notary public was read q second
time. Also, the Senate bill to establish
a criminal court in the county OF Sum
mers. The House bill 20 set aside the
/ re 30. 4 In Of - in
and substitute that of 1891, was made d
special order for II o'clock tomorrow
morning. Chairman Gall OF the
! Committee on Roads and Naviga-
ton presented a favorable report
upon the bill concerning public roads.
The MOundsville School Bill was read
q second time and amended. House
bin No. &c, providing for the preven-
ton OF cruelty TO children aud for their
proper care and maintenance in certain
cases, came up on its second reading.
Mr.. Marcum moved to refer 10 to the
Judiciary Committee, and the motion
was lost. l; ;bcn passed to lis third
reading on motion OF Mr.. Finley. The
rules were suspended and the House
bill providing for em6Odylng
Into one the acts concerning the
deaf aud blind schools OF
the State was taken up out Of its regu-
lar order for consideration, together
with o substitute submitted by the SEN
ate Committee on Education. The sub
stitUte was adopted.
At the afternoon session the bill re-
Carding the preservation of fish, the
House bill empowering the Independent
school district OF Elizabeth. Writ
county, to borrow money aud the
House bill amending the boom
law were passed 10 a third reading.
At three o'clock the special order
FOR that hour, the kanGwha Bridge bill
was taken up and made a special order
for tomorrow afternoon. The Senate
bin % establish q preparatory branch
of the University at Fayetteville, Fay
cite county. was considered on its sec
Ond reading and a number Of amend
meuts adopted. Senate hill No. %,
amending the code relating 10 law
books was rejected on lis first reading.
Several uuimpOrtant bills reported adj
versely were rejected. House bill No. 20,
concerning the assessment OF taxes was
read q first Jime and referred TO the
Judiciary. On motion OF Mr.. Sheppard
the rules were suspended, and Delegate
j. b, Wilson's bill, pertaining 20 owners
OF houses rented for houses OF ill fame,
was taken up out of its regular order,
read a second and q third time and
passed. House bill 80, in regard 10
0GenSeS against property, came up on a
second reading with an amendment by
the Judiciary Committee, aud the amend
ment was rejected on motion Of
Mr.. Cunningham the rules were dis
peuSed with aud the bill read 4 third
time and passed.
House bill 40 empowering the Board