Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-28

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The bill. introduced yesterday oY MI
Mr.. Martin providing Tor
AJAX OF $780, 600
Oh building and loan associations OF
other states doing business In west
Virgins, has already provoked strong
op7ositiop against II. 4 prominent
member cf the house, speaking OF the
matter yesterday, says II i scheme Cd
The part % certain bulldog aod loan as
sociations OF this State 10 give them me
privilege OF roobing The people. de
saws the stockholders in building and
loao associations organized in this State,
have les protection than those, prooa'
DIV. OF any other State in the Union.
He says there is practically no proiec-
,ion for stockholders IN building aud
loan associations organized IN this State,
and 70 shut out such States as New
YORK. Maryland, New Hampshire and
Others, would be hardship 10 the peo-
ne o. this State, who have stock in
vested in them, and who have been able
10 borrow money which they needed on
short notice, on most excellent terms.
BE SAWS this Is class legislation OF tne
worst sort. !. the laws Of this State
PROVIDED FOR BETTER PROTECTION
OF ths s,ockbo'der in the West Viz
GINA associations, there nj ghI De some
reason for shutting out foreign build
inc and loan associations. But Until
our laws are amended so a. TO give pro-
lection 20 the stockholders, no steps
should De taken 10 shut out building
and loan associations OF other states.
The bill seems 10 have been framed in
tue interest Of tbs salaried officials OF
the West Virginia associations, aud
against those VINO have money 10 IN
vest 10 building and loan slOcS, or who
dssire 10 borrow money on the building
and loan plan. From present ind
cations 10 Is likely the scheme 10 dis
criminate against building and loan as
soci2tions OF other States will fail.
The judiciary Committee Of the
House was in session yesterday after
noon. and took Up for consideration the
oil providing for the rearrsnging OF
the judicial circuits Of the State. Ihs
Committee found & constitutional DIM
Guilty q the way or arranging the First
Judicial Circuit Tue Constitution pro-
vldes that the First Circuit shall De al
lowed TWO Judges. The arranging OF
the circuit according 10 the Jill under
consideration, coutempl2;es only one
Judge for each circuit, and whatever
Arrangement the COMMITTEES may make,
il il evident that they must provide two
Judges for the First Circuit. The Oil
provides for the adjustment OF the
Criminal Courts 10 all the counties, aud
the turning OF their business over 10
the Circuit Courts,
IS there IS 4 bin 10 each house provld-
ing for the rearrangement OF the
judicia. circuits, Il Is probable that the
judiciary Committee Of the two Houses
will nod 4 Joint meeting early In the
week 70 harmonic the two oils. Oue
OF these bills provides for eighteen cir
cults, and the other for nineteen. In
the Senate bill sixteen out OF the eigh-
teen circuits are Republican according
20 the returns Of the last election. There
5 10 dOu0. that the rearrangement OF
the judicial circuits will be made, as
the Republicans, Ia caucus, have decid-
ed that II shall be done.
The House Committee on Education
has been holding numerous meetings
the past week 10 consider
The SCHOOL BOOK QUESTION,
and the contest between the school
BOOK men Is growing very warm. The
American Book Company Will probably
no. fare 50 well 10 the matter OF fur
nishiug school books 10 the State as II
does under the present contract, since
= has decided not 10 Gus its prices on
any book. There IS 8 demand for the
reduction OF prices in school books,
and II tie American Book Company
cannot reduce prices, there are other
companies which will underSeIl them.
TIE Committee will PROBABLY oe ready
TO report u the House school book
Dill tomorrow.
An INSURANCE COMMISSIONER WANTED.
A new twist will be given TO the fee
systsm question tomorrow when III
Smith. Of Wheeling, will Introduce 10
the House OF Delegates bill providing
for an Insurance commissioner 10 ex-
anime the standing Of all Insurance
companies, a duty which low deyolves
upon the State Auditor. | will provide
that hereafter every insurance company
organized this State shall deposit
with the State Treasurer S25,000 10 ap-
proved bonds; that the Commissioner 10
be created by the proposed law shall
have the oversight OF all Insurance com
panies o. the State, aud shall receive a
salary Of 8. 500 per annum, TO be paid
on; OF the fees Tor examiuing,he stand
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ance Of such fees, which Will amount 10
over 5, 600, are 20 be covered into the
State treasury. This amount, Mr.. Smith
SAYS, will be saved 10 the tax payers OF
the State each year, and vii. also result
in a saving 10 the Insurance companies
OF Wheeling alone OF St, 600 a year.
The Introduction of this bill will bring
20 the front the fee system question aud
will serve 10 test the sentiments OF the
mem bers OF the House on the subject.
The proposed law is similar to that Of
the insurance statute Of Onio and other
States.
A CONFEDERATE HOME.
Delegates from the various camps OF
ex-Confederate Veterans Of West Vir-
GINA met here last week and organized
a Confe- crate 4, ONE Association, which
will build = home for disabled Confed-
crate soldiers. The following officers Of
the Association were elected. $. n.
Green, Charleston, President; Vice
Presidents. First district, Col. Robert
White, Of Wheeling; Second district,
Capt. Robert McEdowney, Of Wetzel;
Third district, Judge COffman, Of ClarEs-
burg; Fourth district, Judge J. &. Me-
Cluer. OF Parkers6urg; fifth district,
Gen. John McC2uslaHd, OF Mason; sixth
district, Capt. J. E. Thompson, OF Put
nam: seventh district, Capt. J. A.
WEIGH. OF Mcdowell; eighth district,
81 = - Pav,on ~ Greenprier. ninth