The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-30
NEW SCHOOL BOOKS.
Tho Joint Committee on Education
win Probably Report To-day.
GOVERNOR M'CORKLE'S FIRST VETO
VIII Do on tho Mingo County Bill
because OF an Oversight Which
Can Yet DO Kcmediod-lNirst In.
dcpoudcnt School Bill PASSES tho
lIouso-commlttces Hard at Work.
Railroad Commission TO DO Argued
To-day. p.s .tsaffr
speelal pl.palcl o d. ln,l1iqenct,.

Special Dipatci 10 he fnieiigenctr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 20.-Tho
sonato completed lts calendar again to.
day without waste OF time, and after nd.
iournment meetings OF tho committees
on finance and education wore held and
several bills passed on, which will be re-.
ported tomorrow.
Tho house \committees on finance,
judiciary and education were In session
this evening. Mt
The committee on education did not
report tho school book bill to-day, as
was expected, but will probably do 80
tomorrow. The bill as agreed upon by
the committee will substitute Montgom.
ery's for Holmes history, Meservi's for
Mayo's bookkeeping, and Hyde's for
liarvey's grammar. State Superin-
tondent Lswis's. for tho coming school
history OF Nest Virginia, /. added to
the list. The bill also provides for a ro-
drcsion OF about 40 per cent from the
present contract price.
The Grst bill establishing an indie.
pendent school district passed this
session, run the gauntlet OF the house
to-day. 1t met with some opposition
and several members who voted for It
expressed themselves. US against such
measures on general principles.
The house railroad committee will
hold a session Mt 1 o'clock tomorrow to
consider house bill l27. providing for a
railroad commission. Three hours will
DO allowed counsel for and against tho
measure. It is understood that Genor-
al st. Clair. Hon. J. II. Gaines and ex.
Governor Wilson will cham Dion tho
bill and Hon. c. Wood Dailey and
others will oppose it. Tho time will be
evenly divided and each side will be
given careful hearing.
NrSGo COUNTY BILL UNCONSTITUTIONAL
1t has been discovered that the bill
creating tho county Of Mingo is uncon.
stitutional from the fact that it ap-
pointed commissioner for the county,
whero this power il only vested In the
governor. Governor MacCorkle will
vo,o it for this reason. but It may vet
be passed in an amended form.
House bill Sc, the mechanics' lion
law. introduced by Mr.. Smith, OF Ohio,
created quite breezy discussion in the
house this afternoon. 1t was opposed
by Mr.. Mcdonald. whoihought it dan.
gerous in it's present form, and wanted
it referred back TO the judiciary COM
mittee. Messrs. Py.o and Fleming al so
favored its recommittal, while Smith
and Toler opposed it vigorously. Mr..
To!er said it's friends wanted square
fight. and il the bill was to be Killed
they wanted it killed in the house,
where its opponents could be pu, on
record. Mr.. Smith also looked upon
tho motion TO reconm;t as an effort 10
kill the bill, but at last Withdrew his
objections on the promise that it should
bc reported back not later than Friday.
Tho bill was given to the COMMITTEE
with that understanding.
A LIVELY DISCUSSION.
There was another lively discussion
over house bill is, extending the time
for the correction of erroneous assess
ments. Mcssrs. Morris and Harmer op-
posed it on the grounds that it was not
in the interest OF the farmer, but rather
OF foreign land owners, and this Wow
was shared by others. Mr.. Fleming
favored it, and after tho loss OF consid-
erablo time, it was ordered to third
reading
The finance committee is still busily
engaged on the appropriation bill and
is making all possible progress.
Tho committee to visit tho penitcn.
tiary will leave tomorrow.
Tho opinion is expressed in Demo-
cratic circles that the legislature can
not possibly dispose OF the important
measures before it and adjourn within
tho limit Of iorty-Gve, days, to which
the Republicans answer: "Wait and
sce."
The committee on education held n
lengthy secret session tonight. 1t is
understood that the report OH the school
book bill will be made tomorrow. Tho
bill will report, "rhe American Citizen"
in place OF Alacy's civil government"
Cutters thrco books OF anatomy arc in.
cluded in tho list. while Ginn's sys,om
OF ponmanship supplants EIlsworth's.
Ame's Mature readers" ara included
in tho list OF supplementary readers.