The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-01
SCHOOL TAX BILL

trionds OF the Lockuey school tax bill,
who were 80 confident Of tho passage OF
thar favori,o measure, wero severely
iolted this morning. when the bill wa,
doieatod by q vote OF l3 to s. Thoy
hardly know what to think OF it. Ono
OF the ardent supporters OF tho bill rc.
marked that 1t was simple case OF "oh,
what difference In tho morning, and
that was all there waa OF It" There
was no discussion .wha.ovor. The bill
was simply put on its passage, with tho
result given. Senator Whitaker led tho
opposition. and II is largely due to his
efforts that the bill was defeated. Short.
ly afterwards, Senator Lockney intro,
'duced another bill, which substitute,
"l2s, for "l5' In the school tax aud "23"
ior ~ III the state tax. He claims
that members who voted against the
original bill will support thi, one, aud
seems to be confident of'ita pasIage.
More business was disposed OF in tho
house to-day than at any previous day
OF the session. No undue haste 10 being
displayed, but no time 10 being wasted
in wrangltng over uuim portant matters.
AS a rule the wind iamming" OF former
sessions has been conspicuous by its
absence. and it was particularly so to.
day. Tho present legislature is making
record for itself OF which 1t may well
be.proud.
THE ASSIGNMENT Dill.
Tho frlonds OF senate bill IS. ''con.
cerning acts valid between parties, but
void as to creditors and purchasers"
arc somewha. surprised at tho oppoai.
ton that has developed. They claim
that a strong pressure will also be
brought to bear on theIr side, and that
battfc royal will bo on when the meas.
ure comes up 10 tho house.
This, il tho bill which tho Wheeling
chamber. OF commerce Opposes, and
whose delegation is here TO try .rosic.
teat Il 1t is opposed also by o.hc. ihb.-
bihg Interests. John Ruhl, Of CHRIS
burg, and J. Hagan, ot;Huntipg;on, TO.
gether With Charlsstahjobbe,s, stand
with the Wheeling 'deSsEsti6n in oppo.
sition to tho mcuspte;tvhich. .seeks to,
restore the law as Il exjGed' bsfore the 1
passage ofthe presensyst which has 20 I.
do with preferences in assicctnen.s.
The iobbers are conferring on certain
amendments to the pre,eut law. which
they think will make it satisfactory.
They would provide that any encum.
brance on real estate for existing debts
shall not be impaired after II shall have
been on record for sixty day., and,
further, tina. the real estate encum.
brancs shall be valid II given for q bona
ide cash loan or as security for an en-.
dorsemen.
BERKELEY SPRINGS PROPERTY.
>Messrs. Dawson and Sitter, OF Berkeley
Springs. and John Farron. Of Martins
burg, arc here to urgc bill authorizing
the trustees to lease the sprin IS pro.
perty to company which Is to build
handsome hotel, and to make other i'm.
proyemonts, with Wow to provide drst
class accommodations tho year round.
The expenditure would be about $780,.
600 and tho lease is 10 run for ninety
nins yearJ. The trustees are advised
that they have the authority to mako
the lease without an enabling act, but
they prefer that their action shall be
ratified by the legislature. The matter
has started well. aud unless tho short
ness OF the session operates against it,
1t IL likely to 90 through Tho improve
monts are 70 be completed within threo
years.
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COMPROMISE.
The. coal operators and railroad rep.
re.entatiyes got together to-day, and
when they appeared before the railroad
committee this afternoon. announced
tina. they had decided 10 ask tho com.
mitteo 10 lay aside the railroad COM
mission bills and tho coal agency bill
and pass compromise coal agency bill.
This bill hau bscn agreed upon by the
two interests, but there had not been
.ino to ge. it in shape to present. 1t
will be ready Tor the next meeting,
which may be tomorrow. Messrs. St.
Clair, Er,kine. Miller and Delegate To-
ler spoke Tor the coal mon. The railroad
men wcro satisfied with the compro-
mise aud did no. address tho com.
mittee.
THE NEW JUDICIARY hill.
Tho Republican members OF tho
judiciary commit,oes OF tho senate and
house hold 4 conference tonight, whom
tho plans for reforming the Judiciary OF
tho state were thoroughly discussed. 1t
10 safe to say that tho bill reported will
provide for twon,y judicial circuits, aud
that fourteen OF thOm will ba Rapubli-
can, Judging from the present political
status Of tho counties comprising
them.
MrSGo BILL APPROVED ny TIE GOVERNOR.
In order to mako sure Of tho consti-
tutiouality OF tho Mingo county bill,
Governor McCorklo will submit to tho
senate Tomorrow. a communication in
which lio noninutos J. X. Anderson, j.
i. DOskins, und Alexander Stafford as
com minissonors for tho now county.
They are tho gen.lomen named in tho
bill and their appointment sets all
doubts ut rost.
II Ia rumorod that tho Communica.
ton also uomina,os sheriff. prosecuting
attorney, clerks Of tho county and cir.
chi. courts aud asscsgors. Iud that ilvO
OF tho nppointae, are Republicans aud
three aro Democrats. This, however. Is
douied by sumo who ought to know.
All doubts will be settled tomorrow
morning, WHOM tho communication will
be road, and tho nominations will
probably be confirmed IN executive
sesslon, C. Il.
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