Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-01-20
YESTERDAYS HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Considerable Routine business Trans
acted-More Bills Introduced.


CHARLESTON, w. VA, January 10
The House Committee on Taxation and
Finance reported substitute for House
bill No. "A in relation TO evidence ana
the allowance to witnesses for attend
ance. and an original bill, No. l54, pro-
yiding for the assessment and taxation
of palace aud dining cars, etc, with
recon- mendatlon that each pass.
The Com mittee on Humane lnstitu-
tions and Public Buildings reported ad-
versely on bill No. 40, TO establish
house for iucurabes.
The Com mittee on Mines and Mining
reported, recon mending the passage OF
bill No. 1853, originating in the commit
tee, and bill concerning mine 7entlia-
tion and mine inspection as a substitute
for Nos 70, SS and 90.
Bills introdu uced: No. 155 oy Hans
ford, to authorize laborers lien on all
forest products for labor performed
thereon; No. 1856, by Martin, pro viding
that all sentences to death be executed
by electrocution, privately, at the State
penitentiary; No. 157, by Reynolds,
amending the law concerning gaming
lotteries and lottery tickets; No. 10, oy
Boggs, describi ng assessment districts
in certain counties; No. l59, by PIER
son, requiring sheritfs, clerks OF county
and circuit courts and prosecuting at
torn eys to pay all their fees into TIE
State treasury except 81, 900 per annum;
No. 100. by DaDdridge, to raise the age
OF consent from II TO ID years.
Mr.. Dandridge presented a petition
from the teachers institute OF Jefferson
county asking that Maury's biographies
pc substituted for Mitchell's, aud Swim
toms histories for Holmes histories,
also that another text book be adopted
in place OF Macy's civil government
MIR. Edmiston offered a resolution In
structing the Judiciary Com mittee to
investigate as TO what legislation is
necessary for the preservation OF the
land records procured by West virginia
from Virginia. 1t lies over under obJec-
tion.
Fleming offered a resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of au assistant
cloak room keeper, which was adopted,
with an amendment describing the ap-
pointee's hours OF duty.
Hill, Of Boone, offered House Joint
Resolution No. Is, requesting our rep
resentatives in Congress TO urge the
passage OF a bill providing for locking
and daming Coal river. which was re-
ferred to the Committee on tederal
Relations.
Martin offered a resolution request
ing the Committed on Education to In
ouire into the expectancy OF Legislation
re ouiripg boards OF education 10 FUR
nish school books free when necessary
for the successful carrying on OF
schools, which was adopted.
House Joint Resolution No. II, pro-
yidipg I or the printing OF supreme
coprt reports now Outof print, was
referred to the judiciary committee.
House Joint Resolution No. 8, raising
a ioint committee to visit the insane
asylums, was amended and adopted.
House Joint resolution No. IL, relat-
ipg TO the disbursement OF $4,000 ap-
propriated for copying the land grant
hooks of Virginia and asking the Gov
ernor TO report sn itemized statement
of its expenditure, was called up by
Mr.. Smith, OF Ohio, amended by au-
thorizing the appointment CT joint
committee to report as to work done
and advisability Of its continuance, and
adopted.
A resolution offered By Mr. Smith, of
Ohio. authorizing the appointment Of an
assistant clerk for the Judiciary Com
mittee, was adopted.
Mr.. Davis, OF Cabell county, was
granted leave OF absence.
Senate bill No. Q, relating to estates
OF insane persons, was read a second
time and ordered to third reading.
Senate bill No. 5, for the protection OF
riparian owners, was passed.
House bill No. l. amending the divorce
law, was passed.
Adjourned TO Monday morning at 10
O'Clock.