The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-22
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CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 2l.-Mr.
Campbsll offered a revolution tcndor.
ing tho thanks aud congratula.ion, Of
the house to Clerk Dawson aud assi,.
tants for their faithful and ablo services,
which was adopted. A resolution al.
lowing 81 por day extra to tho cloak.
room keepers wa, adopted; also q res.
olu,ion allowing tho mail and banking
pages 81 and the other pages s. and
s. so per day. Mr.. Staplcton otierod a
protest against this action OF tho house
in this respect, and asked that It DO
printed In the journal. Later, a similar
protect wa, entered by Mes,rs. Corbc.t
and Purdy.
Bills passed: Senate bill l4e, amend.
ing tho law regarding establishing and
changing Of election precincts; 50, pro.
viding that owners OF lots In tracts re.
turned delinquent for non. payment OF
taxes may redeem such part as they
own; l4S, relating to, the election Of
school commissioners for the city OF
Huntington; l22. establishing colorod
institute at Bluedsld; II, extending
limitations OF suits; 1870. prescribing
the time OF working roads in Pendlaton,
Berkeley aud Morgan counties: house
bill Isl, providing for the taxation OF
dogs in Harrison county.
Mr.. Greer oaored o resolution asking
our representatives In Congres, to ad.
vocate the paIsage Of the Buckner bill,
giving West Virginia Sl7,777 acres OF
unappropriRted land, Of the United
States, which will sell a. 81 % per acre
and pay more than $1,000, 900 into the
state school fund.
Bills advanced to second reading:
House bill 1874, concerning cases in
which state license is not required;
senate bill, 8. providing for the pay.
ment Of certain military claims; 80,
regulating the sale OF liquors BY drug.
gis;s and giving prescriptions for same
by physicians.
Bills advanced TO a third reading
Senate kill 6S. concerning the authenti.
cation OF deeds aud other wri,iuyi; %,
repeating the law establishing fish
commission; Il, concerning .embeIzle.
ment.
Rejected-sena,e bill so, to encourage
the breeding and improvement OF trot.
ting aud pacing horses.
The vote by which house bill 103, to
employ convicts on roads, was rejected
was reconsidered and the bill was
passed. A resolution returning thanks
to the representatives. Of the Wheeling
1S1ELLiGEscgR. Register and News,
Cincinnati Post and Charleston Mail for
their fair and impartial reports OF the
proceedings. was introduced BY Mr. Ed
mission and adopted.
A resolution was adopted extending
the per diem OF the speaker ten days,
OF the clerk forty days, OF one assistant
twenty days, Journal clerk fifteen DAYS,
and sergeant-at-arms ten days
A resolution allowing Alfred Phillips,
clerk Of the finance committee, ten
days extra per dion, at q per day, for
purposes Of preparing 4 comparative
statement OF the appropriations made
by the Legislatures Of 1893 aud '95, was
adopted.
A message from tho governor an.
nounced his approya! Of house bills l+S,
relating to removal from Office OF county
and district officers; Is. providing for
filling vacancic. in municipal Offices by
appointment by town councils; ). pro-
vidinG tina. two days labor on roads
mus. BIO performed before the first day
OF June in each year.
M. Mcdonald introduced 4 resolu-
ton returning the thanks Of the house
TO the speaker for his fair and courteous
treatment and presenting him with the
gave! used at this session was adopted.
Mr.. iarmcr introduced resolution
complimensing the reading clork, T. W.
j. Blackwell, which was adopted.
The house adopted the agreements OF
the conference committee on tho appro-
priatiou bill and refused to recede
from its amendment appropriating S.
COO Tor the purchase OF lot adjoining
the governors mansion, which fact was
communicated to the senste.
Senate bill %, relating to tho pay.
mont OF public revenue, into tho state
treasury, was referred to the finance
committee.