The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-21
HOUSE ri,uci:,;p,yGs.
'n''"c" transacted Saturday by tho
House OF Delegates.

i'nS'nc" Transacted Saturday by tho
Hons" OF Delegates.
Special Bhpd'ch 10 he Inrllgf,lerr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. jan. ,2O.-Iu tho
Wost Virginia house Of delegates yes,
torday tho committee on taxation and
linnncp reported substitute for house
bill No. "a. In relation to. evidence and
tho allowance TO witnesses Tor attond.
ance, and mn original bill, No. Isl, pro.
ylding for tho assessment Of taxation
OF palace mud dining room cars, otc.,
with recommendation that zach pass
Tho committee on humane institu.
tions and public buildings reported nd.
vcrsCly on No. 40, 10 establish n house
for incurnblos.
The committee OIL minos and mining
reported. recommending tho passage OF
house bill No. lb3, originating In tho
committee, n bill concerning mine ven.
tilntiOn and mino inspection as n substi.
tuto for Nos. 70. 8S aud 90.
Now bills wore introduced: No. los,
bv Hansford. to authorize u laborors'
lion on all foros. products for labor
performed thereon; No. 1850, BY
Martin, providing that all sentences
to death no executed by electro.
cution, privately, at tho state PEN
iieniilry; No. lb7. by Reynolds,
Amending tho law concerning gaming,
lotteries and lottery tickets; No. 1853, by
Dogcs, describing assessment districts
in certain counties No. 1853, by Piorson,
requiring sheriils, Clerks OF county and
circuit courts and prosecuting attorneys
to pay nll their ieos into the state treas.
ury except 1000 per annum; No. 100.
by cambridge. to raise tho ago OF con.
scns from twelve to fifteen years.
T. Mr.. cambridge presented petition
from the Teachers Institute, OF JeiIer.
son county. asking that Maury's geogra.
phles DO substituted Tor Mitchelrs, and
Swinton's histories for Holmes histor.
los; also that another text book DO
adopted in place OF Macy's civil govern.
mont,
Mr.. Edmiston offered q resolution
instruc,ing the judiciary committee to
investigate as TO what legislation is
necessary for the preservation Of tho
land records procured by West Nir.
GINA from Virginia. The resolution
lios over undor objection.
MIR. Fleming offered resolution pro.
vlding for the appointment OF aniassis.
tan' cloak room keeper and it was
adopted, with m amendment describing
the appointee's hours OF duty.
Mr. Hill, OF Boone. offered house Joint
resolution No. Is, requesting our repre-.
sontatiyes in Congress to urge the pass.
age Of n bill providing tor locking and
damming Coal river, which was referred
to the committee on federal relations.
Mr.. Martin offered resolution 70.
questing tho committee on education
to inquire into the expediency OF legis.
lation requiring boards OF education 10
furnish school books iree when neces.
sary Tor the successful carrying on OF
schools which was adopted.
House joint resolution No. 70, provid-
ing for the printing OF the supreme
court reports not out OF print. was re-
ferred to judiciary committee.
House Joint resolution No. 5, raising
joint committees to visit the insane
asyiuins was amended and adopted.
House joint resolution No. IL, relating
to the disbursement, OF $1,000 appro-
priated for copying tho land gran, books
OF Virginia and asking the governor to
report IN itemized statement OF its OK.
penditure, was called up by Mr.. Smith,
OF Ohio. 1t was amended by authoriz-
ing tho appointment OF joint commit.
tee to report as to the work done and
tho advisability OF its continuance, and
adopted.
A resolution offered BY Mr.. Smith, OF
Ohio. authorizing the appointment, OF
an assistant clerk for the judiciary COM
mittee, vas adopted.
Mr.. Davis, Of Cabell county, was
granted leave OF absence.
Senate bill No. Q. relating 10 estates OF
insane persons, was read second timo
and ordered to third reading.
Senate bill No. ). for the protection OF
riparian owners was passed.
House bill No, |, amending the divorce
law, was passed.
Adjourned to Monday morning at 10
o'clock.