The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-22
HOUSE PltOCEEDINGS.
Business Transacted In the Lower Branch
of tho Legislature.


of the Legislature.
'Teetcl Dispcieh TO he Frttli3tnosr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, jan. 2l.-In the
house to-day, the committee on judi
ciary reported favorably on senate bill
No. l, providing for the election OF
special judges in criminal courts; house
bill No. So. amending section !, chapter
s, OF the acts OF 1890, and house bill No.
Sc. to amend the code concerning lodge
charters, &c.
The committee Oh private corpora
lions aud joint stock companies reported
adversely on house bills No. 81 and los,
for the improvement OF the Guyandotte
river, and abolishing days OF grace. re-
spectively.
The committee on taxation and
finance reported rs originating in COM
mittee, house joint resolution No. lG,
providing Tor the employment and pay
ment OF persons employed by the jani-
tor OF the capitol during the session in
advance Of the appropriation therefore.
1t was adopted.
Tho penitentiary committee reported
iavorably on house bill No. l3G. provid.
ing that all executions OF death sen-
tcnces be conducted privately n! the
peuitentiary.
Tho speaker announced the appoint
men. OF C. y. Smith and &. L. Cozzins,
OF kanawha, rs keeper and assistant
keeper OF the cloak room. and George
I. Goshorn, oil Grant county, as libra
rian. Also the following committee on
the par, OF the house TO visit insane
asylums: Hons. c. A. Cuslip, ]. II.
Brownfield and Joseph A. Pieraon.
House joint resolution II, declaring
it the sense of the legislature that
United States senators should be elected
by the people, was objected to, by Mr..
cambridge, OH account OF similar res
olution being before the senate.
NEW MEAsuEEs.
New bills wore introduced: lG0, by
Pyle. 10 change the county line between
Doddridgc and Tyler counties, accom-.
panied by the petition Of William Laudy
and iorty-Gve others; lGl. by cambridge,
providing for tho care oil the poor; l62,
by Cook, OF Mcdowell, amending the
election laws; 1872. by Carder, relating
10 grand juries la, by Clark, OF Upshur.
extending the time in which distralnt
and sale may be mado for taxes; 100, by
APPLETON, stating salaries and fees to DO
allowed county oi!iccra and requiring all
fees received in excess Of tho amounts
stated to DO turned into tho county
treasury; lGG, by kiser, concerning
suits before justices; l67, by Boggs,
amending tho rond law; lGS. by Glover,
to close The account O! tho stato against
the Merchants Bank Of Charleston; lGS,
by Fleming, amending section 10, chap.
tor ISL. OF tho code.
Mr.. Evans introduced resolution
Ninstructlng tho committee on judiciary
to inquire into tho proprloty OF roquir-
ing all officers OF whom bonds are re.
CURED to furnish tho same through
some reliable surcty company author
lied by law TO transac! business in this
state.
Mr.. Clark presented house joint rcso-
luton Is. asking our senators and repro
sentalivey In Congress to use every
legitimate means to secure legislation
restricting foreign immigration. which
was ro!orrcd TO tho committee on federal
rotations.
Mr.. Reynolds offered resolution IN.
strucling tho judiciary committee to in
quirc into the oxpcdioncy OF providing
by law that no state or county officer or
nttorney.at.law shall become security on
my official bond or bonds given in legal
proceedings. Tho resolution was
adopted.
MIR. Evans offered resolution that
tho judiciary committee Inquire into
tho propricty o. changing tho attach
ment laws OF tho state. Adopted.
HOUSE HILLS PASSED.
House bill 3. Amending tho code as TO
tho timo Of working roads, was passed,
10 tnko effect from It's 7nssosc; OIL mo-
ton Of Dir. Crialip, Eou,o bill 8, amond'