West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-28
Lots Of Important Work Left Undone


and school book bills, the most i'm
portant legislation before the Legis.
lature failed when Smiths mechan.
les lien law, Stapleton's fee bill
and the judicial Circuits bill were
hung up in the Senate. The House
did its whole duty on these three
measures, but the Senate, controll-
ell by the Republicans, signally
failed to rise to the OCCASION, In
all 468 bills were introduced, $50
in the Senate and 3l8 in tire House,
covering every subject from the
protection OF skunks by Statute to
the most vital matters of State. At
q rough estimate, ono bill In five
becomes law and the rest are de-
funct. The most important bills
that are now laws by reason of the
Governors signature, or otherwise,
are as follows: Morris divorce bill.
reducing time from three to two
years; Huntington re.incorporation
bill, Harmer's law recognizing the
Board of University Regents and
Normal School Boards, Smiths bill
providing for the removal of iDcon.
petent county officials by the Courts,
Moundsville charter bill, annexing
Gloom" land; Collins bill reorgan-
izing State Board of Agriculture,
Evans bill preventing railroads SELL
ing coal and coke and preventing
discrimination in rates, Fleming
bill preventing prosecuting attor-
neys from interfering in Grand
Juries' work, Blues "Lexow" law.
Cooks Mingo county bill, Hender-
sons anti-shanty boat bill, Finley's
anti-cigarette law, Davies bill es-
tablishing branch of the State
University Mt Montgomery; prefer
red creditors bill, Mahood's Blue
field Colored Institute bill and
Martins greater Charleston bill.
The above is brief resume of
the most important work OF the
Legislature. A detailed list OF the
bills passed, complete and accurate,
with possibly one or two exceptions,
is as follows House bulls passed ::
L, amending divorce law;2, amend
ing law In relation to transfer of
property by married woman; 3,
authorizing independent school dis
trlct OF Spencer to issue bonds; 5,
changing the time for working
roads; s, Huntington's re-incorpo.
ration; 14S, removal by Courts of
incompetent officials; 10, amending
Moundsville charter; 16, authoriz-
ing Moundsville Board of Educa.
ton to issue bonds; %, authorizing
Councils Of towns to ill vacancies
In office; 81, amending Petersburg
independent school district law;
SO, amending law Furnishing lar
ceny; 30, abolishing Wayne county
criminal court 43, establishing
State Board of Agriculture; Sc,
changing time Of holding Kanawha
Criminal Court; IS, changing time
of holding Courts in Mason, Put
nam and Kanawha counties; gre,
preventing railroads from selling
coal and coke and preventing dis
elimination; ca, creating indepen
dent school district of Bridgeport;
GO, extending Weston independent
school district; &C, authorizing the
appointment Of special constables;
l35, barring prosecuting attorneys
from Grand Jury room; 1913, au-
thorizing Courts to appoint church
trustees; 81, authorizing Courts OF
FIRST Judicial Circuit to appoint
stenographer; 1875, authorizing the
town Of Harrisville to issue bonds;
30J, legislative Appropriation bill;
1877, amending New Cumberland
charter; 23S, authorizing Berkeley
county to fund bonds; 200. author
ing Courts to investigit ate municipal
affairs; 294, abolishing Brandon.
vile independents school district;
q, amending law regarding com
pensstion OF county officers; 80.
authorizing vote in school levy;
100, amending law regarding asses.
sors; SIG, providing compensation
10 those who catch saw logs; 233,
relating TO commissioners proceed
ings; 1872, amending the charter Of
Bluefeld; $50, providing for the
education Of children at poor houses;
141, relating to taking Of bonds for
fines in Courts; ~, changing time