The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-15

Special Disrdteh 10 ne lnislii0neet.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Fob. l4.-rhcro
was a good deal OF breeze in tho sem
ate this afternoon over house bill 90,
providing for the removal OF the county
seat OF Grant from Petersburg to Mays.
vile. In the senate tho Republicans
have favored aud the Democrats op.
posed the bill. When tho vote was
taken yesterday no: Democrat voted.
Senator Reed (Rspublican). OF Harrison,
moved to postpone The announcement
OF the vote until to-day. Senator Finley,
OF Tucker. from tho Democratic aide,
raised the point OF no quorum. The
president OF the senate decided the
point no. well taken, n quorum being
present. Tho announcement OF the
vote was therefore postponed until 10.
day. The journal recorded Senator
Grsmm (Rspublicanl, OF Taylor. as ab.
sent and no, voting. the fact being that
he WAS present and voting. This cor
rec,ion was made.
This opened the ball. Senator Farr
tRerubllcan). of Doddridge. moved a
further correction. Senator Finley was
recorded as absent aud not voting. Farr
wished him recorded as present aud
no: voting. On this there was lively
contest between Farr and Finley. in
the course OF which Mr.. Finley gave
notice that On account OF Irregularities
in the passage, the removal Of the
county seat Of Grant will be contested
in the couria at every step and to the
last. The corrections in the journal
were made and the bill passed. the Re.
publicans voting ays and Democrats no.
In the course OF the controversy, the
president OF the senate called attention
to rule requiring senators TO vote. and
said that senators certainly must re.
spect ther own rules. On this suggss-
tion they, all voted. II they had not
those present would have been counted
TO show a quorum.
: Arnold Scherr. OF Grant, VIII o has
pushed the bill industriou,ly. says he
ia not afraid Of proceedings in court.
Some doub, is expressed as to whether
the governor will sign the bill.
THE SCHOOL LEVY BILL.
Senate bill .ll3 (she school levy billy
coming up, Senator Whitaker made a
point OF order that the same subject
had already been acted on. and he
moved to reject the bill. 1t provide, n
schoo! tax OF IL cents and state tax OF
IS cents. Senator Lockney tPopuiist),
nyT Tolp sy,ryal thoS tho hill
be passed to its third reading. Senator
Whitaker, OF Ohio, made good fight,
but By vote of II to 10 the senate re-
fused 10 reject the bill and it Was passed
to its third reading.
NEW LInEL LAW.
In the senate to-day Senator Reed, OF
Harrison, offered senate bill No. l47,
amending tho libel law, providing that
before n libel suit shall bo brought
against newspaper, the aggricved por.
son shall, at least three days before FL
ing suit, serve notice on the publisher
specifying the statements alleged to be
false and defamatory. Itit shall appear
on the trial Of the action that said ar
,icle was published in good faith, that
its ialsity was duo to a mistake or mis-.
apprehension of the facts, md that n
full aud fair re,raction was published
within three days after such mistake
was brought to tho attention OF the pub.
Usher, in as conspicuous place q, the
article complained OF, tho plaintiff shall
receive only actual damages. Tho pro-
visions OF tho net shall not apply 10 any
case OF libel agains. any candidate for
public Office unloss u retraction OF the
cha:ge is made cditorially In conspic.
nous manner at least three days before
election.
4 GREATER GRAProS.
Senator Grn:nn. of Taylor. by unani.
mou. consent, oFcrod bill l4S. to in
corporate Wc,. Grafton with Grafton,
tho proposition to be submitted to tho
pcoplc. A reference OF the bill was dis.
pensed with and the bill read RS,
time.
THE HOUSE.
The house sessions to-day werc I'm.
: eventful and bu>incsi-iko. There was
marked absenco OF oratorical displays
and little disposition was shown to oc
cupy time unnecessarily.
Both houses held sessions tonight
in order to dispatch business. In the
house Mr.. Brady moved to indefinitely
postpone tho bill creating the West
Virginia s0ryico commission, saying
that i. had been suggested that thnrc
was considerable buncombo in It and
that aomebody hoped TO mako political
capital ont OF it. Ho was opposed tc
such mcnsureg.
Mr. CAmpbel was inclined to Mr.
3rady's Wow Of tho case. Mr.. Hawkint
favored tho bill and spoko briefly OF the
services rendered tho state thirty yoart
ago by the men for whose benefit the
measure WAS proposed. llo had mover
heard Of II claim being presented ir
their favor before. although he had OK
pected 1t. lie thought 1t shame that
thcy hnd not boen compensntcd LOT
tloir sorv!ccD long ago and hoped Tho
bill would pass. There was no further
discussion and whom tho roll was called
Mr. Campboll voted for tho bill. Mt
Brady retained his original position, III,
vote being ono Of the fow recorded
against II.
TIE COMPULSORY EDUCATION RlLL.