The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-24

All HuNett6 tdpoFb Mhd MAUI uu tHo
bill taxing retailers OF revolVers and
pistols,
Mr.. Lively, from the judiciary com,
mittee, presented an adverse report on
the bill giving TO witnesses summoned
before grand juries mileage and attend-
ance fees; also favorable reports on
house bills 81, SS and AZ, the last named
bill providing for a criminal court in
Ohio county,
Mr.. Hoff, from the committee on edu-
cation, presented favorable report on
the bill revising the laws concerning
the deaf, dumb and blind school Of the
state,
A message was received from the
governor touching the subject OF the
land books and other records from
a number Of bills were introduced
and referred, among them the follow
ing:
BY Mr.. Thomas, to provide for the es-
tablishment and management OF the
West Virginia orphans home,
BY Mr.. Smith, OF Marion, to amend
the law concerning joint stock COM
panies; also q bill concerning the pre-
servation Of useful animals
BY Mr. Mooman, to prohibit the. sale
OF cigarettes or opium to minors under
sixteen years OF age.
By Mr.. Stapleton, to extend aud regu-
late the liability OF corporations and
otheremployers to make compensation
for personal injuries received by om-
ploVes Whilo in service,
Mr.. Smith, ,,of Calhoun, offered joint
resolution providing for securing as q
memento tho chair and desk OF tho late
Senator Kenna from the Uuited States
senate chamber, which was adopted.
FUNNY PROCEEDINGS.
The Democratic side OF the house
broke the record for partisanship when
Mr. cambridge, Of Jefferson, offered q
resolution providing for an additional
page, to be known as journal page.
Mr. cambridge spoke in support Of his
resolution, and urged that the delay OF
legislation by the want Of journal page
was costing the state at the rate Of S400
or $500 dollars per day.
Judge Maxwell offered an amend
ment providing that the new page
should be Republican, and to his sur
prise 1t was adopted. Then came the
fun. The question was on the adoption
OF tho cambridge resolution as amended,
and 1t was rejected by strict party
vote, Mr.. cambridge himself opposing
1t. So Mr.. cambridge is on record as
preferring to let the state go on losing
four or five hundred dollars per day,
rather than see Republican little boy
given employment
The afternoon session OF tho house
was briof. Bills were introduced as
follows: By Mr.. Gaines, providing
that the subject OF patriotism be taught
in the FREQ schools Of the state, and that
United States flags shall be provided by
the boards Of education tor use in
school rooms. BY Mr.. Workman, max.
ing the tax on peddlers $40 for travelling
on foot, SIG with one horse, and $50
with two horses.
Mr.. Dandridge introduced a house
joint resolution requesting our senators
and representatives IN Congress to use
every legitimate means to secure the
early passage OF the bill now pending
looking 10 the completion Of the Near
aqua canal.
Mr.. Hof' offered joint resolution
asking our senators and representatives
to aid in every possible way in the
enactment OF laws prohibiting immi.
grafton for time sufficient to protect
the country from cholera and restricting
the character and number OF immi-
grants hereafter. This resolution was
adopted by the @. A. OF +. NJ. B. A., on
January 90; also resolution asking
senators and representatives TO vote for
the repeal OF the homestead law and
favor the holding Of the remaining pub
lie land for farmers who arc citizens OF
the United States, to be sold only to
actual settlers for what it is worth.
This latter was also offered by Mr.. Hof
as a house joint resolution.
CHARLESTON GOSSIP.
A vigorous fight is being made against
the valued policy bill, and Colonel Ned
Stalnaker is in the battle with his coat
Off The bill is one Of the most import
ant measures before the legislature, and
is now In the judiciary committee. An
attempt will be mado to kill 1t th0ro,
and falling, the fight will be made on
the floor. It is known as house billNo.
0,apd 10 the same measure which passed
the senate last session, providing that
ull fire insurance companies doing busi-
ness in tho state shall be liable in case
OF total loss by fire or otherwise OF the
property insured for the whole amount
OF insurance. The objection TO the bill
is that 1t opens wide the doors for arson
and would render tho fire insurance
buOiness absolutely unsafe in West Vir.
ginia. It Is asserted that every state
which has passed such law has been
forced 10 repeal 1t, notably In Ohio,
where tho ratio Of loss increased 20
cents on the 500 Of insurance in the
seven years following the passage OF tho
act,
Tho judiciary committee to-day do.
clded TO report adversely tho bill Great
ing an insurance department and II is
safe TO say the measure, introduced
solely TO create new offices, Is practically
dead. Delegate Smith to-day Intro.
duoed q new bill embOdying all the nee
essary reforms proposed by tho bill, but
leaving out tho feature which was In.
tended to provide a place for one Of |
Governor.elect MacCorklo's henchmen.
Hon. Stewart F. Walker entertained a
box party composed Of newspaper rop.
resentativeS tonight at the Opera
House. After tho thoatro Mr.. Walker
gave q splendid supper TO tho gang"
The report published In two Wlieol- |
ing papers that Senator Worloy was dis.
satisfied with tho Republican cholCo oil
candidates for the senate 10 untrue.
Senator worlcy says that whilo no was
not prOscnt at the caucus hS heartily |