The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Dsluge OF Bills Prosecuted in tho
House.
THE VIRGINIA DEBT RESOLUTION
Acted uron..Spcakcr Edwards Names
Ills Committccs-ohio County Hon.
orcA-rhc Senate Down to business.
List OF tho Now Bllls Introduced.
House Appointments Made.

bills In tho house this morning. tits
doubtful II such food ever descended
before In the history Of tho state.
The BILLS wcso: Il, by Fleming, por.
tanning 10 pay aud attendance OF w.t.
ncs,cs; II, by Fleming, to amend tho
codo relating to indictments in frivolous
cases; IS, by Fleming, providing for
sessions OF tho supreme court Of appeals
at Charleston In January and October OF
each year; Il. by Glover, relating to
municipal elections; 10, by Toler, 10
protect employees and laboror. in their
claims for wages; 40. by Jones, provid.
ingtorcompulsory Attendance at schools;
Il, by Lawson, changing the time for
holding the circuit courts Of both juii.
cial circuits; 4S. by Collins, to establish
state board OF agriculture; 40, by
Kimos, to ptotec, birds aud game; 90,
BY Brady. providing for tho employ.
ment Of convictits on public roads; 81,
by Brady, to establish state reform
school for girls; 81, by Hoover, provid.
Ing for state tax OF 20 cents on tho SlOO
valuation for general purposes and Is
cents for free schools; 80, BY Pieraon,
authorizing the organization OF corpor.
atoms for tho buildingland operation of
railways; 81. by Smith, to prevent
fraudulent sales OF goods by itenirant
vendors; IS, BY Smith, OF Ohio. relating
to action for tsespass; So, by Smith, Of
Ohio, the mechanics lien law;
81, by Purdy, relating to guards at the
peuiten.lary; IS, by Purdy. authorizing
the school district OF Moundsvillo to
issue bonds; 80. by Smith, OF Ohio,
authorizing the judges OF tho First
judicial circuit to employ shorthand
writer's in certain cases; 60. by. Purdy,
TO create the independent school dis
trIct OF Benwood; 81, by Reynolds,
amending the code ia relation to incor.
pora,ed cities, towns and villages; 81,
By Reynolds, amending tho code in re.
la,ion to incorporated cities; IS, by
Gloves, placing state levy for!genesal
purposes at twenty cents aud Tor school
purposes at fifteen cents on the 500
valuation; 81. by Harmer, establishing
the Independent school district OF
| bridgeport; 50. by White, OF Preston,
amending section II. chapter 1856, OF the
code; 20. by White, OF Pre,ton, con-
9cerning the appointment OF special con.
stables; 81, by Sluckey, to establish
local boards OF health; 6S, by Edmis.
ton, establishing and describing bound
aries OF the independent school district
oi Weston; SO, BY Stamm, providing Tor
tho examination and licensing OF sta.
tionary engineers; 20, b. Clark. appro-
prIating - 600 for monuments At Gettys.
burg; Il, By Pyle, amending the charter
o: SIs:ersville; -. By Porter, concern.
Ing the salaries aud duties OF county
superinsendenss OF Tree schools; 73, by
Anderson, concerning the filing
OF state bonds in justices courts;
a, by Anderson, relating 10 evidence
and allowance OF witnesses for attend
auce;75, by Corbett, relating to tres
pass by stock; IS, By Brownfield, max
Ing eight hours a legal days labor; II,
lby Cook, establishing criminal court
IN Summers county; IS, by Smith. OF
Brooke. amending the charter OF New
Cumberland: 10. by Sturm. amending
the mining laws of the state; so, BY
liansiord, TO proven: sawdust from be-
In. thrown into the creeks and
rivers OF this, state; 81, by
lIansiord, repeating the license
tax on sewing machine peddIers; 81, by
Harding, relating to offences against
property; So, by Harding, concerning
husbands liability for lots OF wife;
Isl, By Martin. fixing the time for hold
Ing circuit courts in the seventh judicial
8cIrcuit; S., by Martin, providing for
four terms OF Kanawha criminal court
each year; So. by request, by Evans,
aamendIn. section 4, OF chapter s., OF
the code; 81, By Smith, OF Wayne, by
request. relating to actions before JUS
t'ces; SIS, by Sturm, amending mining
7 laws Of the state.
RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED.
4 Resolutions. were introduced by Rey.
5noids, instructing tine committee on
taxation and finance to Inquire as to
gthe eIpediency OF amending tho laws
1to AZ 10 tax sleeping cars. products of
oil we'll and other property which is
proper subject OF taxation under the
constitution and is not now taxed; also
as 10 the eNpediency OF requiring
licenses OF owners OF merry.so.rounds,
a pcdders, book agents, etc. The rcsolu-
ton lies over.
A Also, n resolution asking that tho
judiciary committee inquire into the
3eTpediency OF repeating tho act allow
ing certain individuals 10 per cent OF
the direct tax, due the state from the
national government. Adopted.
4 ny Greer, authorizing the standing
committees to have the bills printed.
4 Adopted
( By Evans. allowing J. B. Peyton, late
clerk OF the house. ten DAYS pay for
tetT!ce. a. this session. Adopted.
4 By Person. instrnciing the judiciary
committee to inquire into the expedi-
ehcy Of amending tho code so as 10 re.
quIre Joint stock companies to appoint
an attorney In each county, where they
/ 90 business.
4 Nr. Edmis,on introduced house
Ioni resolution No. 10:
4 E9otr>d by The legislature Of lNld rir.
i'M~. That this legislature hereby do
cIinea TO enter into any negotiation
with tho debt commissioners, or com.
q iAls'Ion, appointed under joint reso.
y Int'on adopted by the joint assembly
II" Virginia in March, 1894. looking to
5Ahy settlement OF the Virginia debt
question on the basis set forth In said
Iolnt resolution. Adopted by unani-
nous vote.
4 Mr. Evans offered resolution in.
.Hlctlng the clerk TO have printed | 900