The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-06
STATE LEGISLATURE.
beginning To-Day u Night Session
VIII Bo Hold.
YORK TRANSACTED YESTERDAY.
Tho pif'aront Measures Acted Upon
AMI tho Now oncs Introduccd-Mr.
Smiths Mechanics lion Inv Passes
tho Honso-Tho School Book Nil a
Special Order For Thursday.
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C%HAnLEsroS, W. Va, Feb. 5.-In tho
house Mr.. Blue presented tho petition
Of o. I. Stroh and thirtoon others, OF
Taylor county, asking tina. tho corpor.
alto limits Of Grafton DO extended. Mr..
Collins presented a petition OF A. L
Rymor and twenty-five othors. Of Put.
nam county, aaking tho enactment Of n
law requiring boards OF education to
purchase United statoi flag. Tor school
houses. Mr.. Martin prevented tho poti.
ton OF NJ. Levi, asking for an appropri.
alton Of S3S3 for tho completion Of his
contract to put up the capitol elevator.
Mr.. Porter offered n resolution that
tho committee on roads and internal
navigation be directed TO prepare q bill
~embodying the features Of lu alternate
road laid suitable to tho present roads
Of tho counties OF tho state, which wa,
adopted.
The committee on counties, districts
and municipal corporations reported
iavorably on house bill II, amsudiug
the charter Of Sistersvillo.
Bills introduced: 27S, BY Smith, OF
Ohio, amending the law pertaining to
support OF the poor. On his motion the
rules wore suspended and the bill was
read the frst time and ordered to a
second reading: 219, by Pipes, relating
to fees OF c%onstable,; $50, by Pipes, 70.
lating to fee bills OF justices OF the peace;
PSI, by Pipes, prohibiting FREQ lunches
where intoxicating liquor. arc sold;
80. by Rinehart, relating 10 work on
roads; 9SS, specifying tolls that may De
charged on turupikes; oSi, by Dlue,
amending the charter OF Grafton, which,
on his motion, was read a trst time and
ordered TO q second reading. under u
suspension OF tho rules; 2S5, by Staple.
ton. providing for the appointment OF
commissioners for the promotion Of
uniformity OF legislation in the United
States; 2S6. by Brady, relating to the
payment OF thu fees OF justices and con-
stable, in criminal cases. was read and
ordered 10 4 second reading.
House bill 81, amending tho game
law, was made q special order for IL
o'clock tomorrow, on motion OF Mr..
Brady, and house bill III, on the same
subject, for ll:S0 tomorrow.
House bill 10, militia law, was made
a special order for 1880 Friday, on mo.
ton OF Mr. Fleming.
House bill l36, the school book bill,
was made a special order for $50 Tliurs-
day, on motion Of Mr.. Morris.
BILLS PASSED.
House bills IS, Smiths mechanics
lien Law, and ITO. establishing a bureau
OF labor statistics aud board oil arbitrs-
ton.
Bills advanced 10 second reading:
House bills 2+0. defining trusts and to
promote FREQ competition; l2S, allowing
aIsesiors to make reductions on real
e,ta.e in certain cases; 30. requiring the
auditor and secretary Of state TO pay
one-half OF all fees received into the
state treasury $50. concerning the exam
ina,ion Of state banks; ISL, to regulate
the practice OF dentistry go. providing
for the appointment by circuit courts Of
committees TO inquire into municipal
affairs Of incorporated towns; 272, pro-
hibiting railroad companies from engag
ing in the coal or coke business; 2+4, re.
lating 10 the manufacture aud sale OF
oleomargarine, etc. 209, to provide for
supplying lost records by county clerks;
JOY, authorizing county courts TO
issue bonds for the purpose OF funding
their Indebtedness; $50, cnlarcing the
powers Of Parkersburg as to the taxa
ton OF certain property; II, amending
the charter OF Sisiersvi!le.
Advanced sothird reading: House bills
q. relating 10 the state board OF health,
and the qualifications necessary to prac.
tice medicine; 1875, allowing IiarrisvilIe,
Ritchie county, to borrow money for oil
and ga. purposes; l3S. requiring the
secretary OF state to keep and publish
records OF interpretations, increase aud
decrease Of stock, changes OF name. eiC. !;
s., changing the ,imo FOR holding the
kannwhu, Mason and Putnam circnit
court; li6, providing Tor two ASSESS
men; districts in Boone county and one
for Logan county, 100 relating to the
correction OF erroneous assessments;
l35. concernin; grand jurors.
Mr.. Morris offered n resolution pro-
viding for three sessions tomorrow. one
beginning NJ 10, one at ., and one Mt
$50. adopted. House bill 10, amending
the charter OF New Cumberland, was in.
definitely postponed on motion OF Mr..
Clark.
Sennts proCs,hAurx