The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-25

amending lle law concerning tne con-
Rtruction OF booms and dams; Mr., Peck
one 10 provide for incorporating iRsur-
Rnce companies or mutual benefit So
Cieti0s on the assessment plan, to pay
sick benefits to members.
Tho senate took q ballot for United
States senators at noon and adjourned.
HopsE PROCEEDINGS,
In the house the judiciary committee
reported adversely on the bill creating
a state insurance department and favor
ably on bills concerning the printing Of
ballots for elections and requiring
boards OF education to publish annual
sworn statements Of their receipts and
disbursements.
The committee on taxation and
finance reported as originating in the
committee a resolution proposing to
amend tho constitution providing for
the abolition OF the school fund as q
permanent fund and providing that it
be distributed by the legislature and
annually applied 10 the support Of free
schools until exhausted,
The committee on humane iastitu-
tions reported favorsbly on q bill to es.
tablish q state orphans home. The
committee on labor reported adversely
on u bill to prevent the employment OF
children under sixteen in occupations
dangerous to health and morals, and
tavorably on bill to preserve the
health Of female employees and on q bill
relating to the state commissioner Of
labor and providing for tho punish
ment OF disobedience Of his notices.
MIR. Stapleton offered resolution re-
quiring the auditor and secretary OF
state to transmit to the house tabu-
lated statement showing the amount OF
fees collected by them during the past
year; objected to-lies over one day.
Mr.. Hays's joint resolution providing
for committee OF five from the house
and three from the senate to visit the
insane asylum at Weston and Spencer,
and Mr., ClNrk's joint resolution request
ing representatives in Congress to en-
deaYor TO secure tho repeal OF tho law
oxempting the United States currency
from state and local taxation, were OBJ
jected to and lie over.
Bills were introduced: BY Mr.. Clark,
requiring justices to act against persons
illegally selling liquor by Mr.. Lively,
authorizing the governor to procure
certified copies OF land patents from the
land Office Of Virginia; by Mr.. Harper,
making the state license tax on distil.
leries and breweries OF only 100 barrels
capacity per annum S25. BY Mr.. John
ston, relating to the assessment OF taxes,
the same introduced by him at the last
session; by Mr.. Johnston, providing
Tor tho forfeiture Of all interests and
costs OF suit where more than Q per
cent is charged. the same as introduced
by him at the last session; by Mr.. Dam
bridge, to amend the act to increase the
supply OF food fishes; by Mr.. Dandrldge,
providing for tho appointment Of fish
and game protectors not exceeding one
for each county; by Mr.. Walker, to pre-
vent fraud in the sale OF goods by timer
ant vendors and to regulate such sales.
A noon ballot was taken for United
States senator and q recess taken to
2:90. At the afternoon session q num-
ber OF bills were read and passed to
their second or third reading. The bill
to establish criminal court in Ohio
county was passed to its second road
ing.
AdooD MEASURE.
Tho billintroduced inthe house to-day
by Hon. Stewart w. WalGer,to prevent
fraud in tho sale OF goods by itinerant
vendors, is q bold declaration Of war on
tho "cheap JOHN" sales OF bankrupt
stock" "llre sales," etc. It requires
that these people must pay $500, and
also requires that when advertisement
is made OF such sale the vendor must
make affidavit that his representations
are true, giving the name OF person
making the assignment and the date OF
same, or tho date and place that the
fire occurred, who owned the stock, ETC.,
as the case may be. The bill is quite
long, and the measure seems to be pop.
ular. 1t Is intended to rake these fake
merchants fore and ait and cause them
to fight shy OF West Virginia.
The house railway committee this
afternoon had under consideration
Clurls's bill providing for railroad COM
mission to prevent discrimination in
rates, etc. lis similar to, il not ident.
icRl with, the Wilson.Chew chestnut Of
several sessions ago, 1t was pretty
thoroughly discussed, and tomorrow
will be reported back with the recolh-
mendation that it do not pass.
The senate judiciary committee spent
the greater part Of the afternoon con-
sidering the jury bill, but arrived at no
conclusion in regard to IT. The COM
mittee has not yet acted upon Hon.
Clarence Smiths insurance bill, but a
favorable report is expected.