Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-06

oF the Measure-A Motion
--ss 10 Adjourn the House Over
Monday, but It was Amended,
-+ Work will be Resumed To-
Prominent Wheeling People
~ r-arlestOn on Business-The
----.5 Committees Giving Hear
.-- -1 People Wanting Appro-
.-s-51s -Ths Bill TO Allow Cor
-5us to Hold Large Tracts of
-s-I-A Permanent State Ex-
t5c Proposed.
tae REGISTER.
lesion. w. Va. February o
1ldon to the Augusta county
--.l an advantage to-day by Sc
adjournment of the House at
I tomorrow.
notion was made to adjourn over
Monday and was about to be put
-..- member on the other side
-..-. 90 amend by making it to-mor-
which was adopted.
-.,s said that an adjournment was
20 give the carpenters an op-
.~f,v TO do some work in the hall
. .a 20 6 o'clock no work had been
advocates of the new county
lain. -o have a sufficient number OF
-.. 10 pass the bin. while those on
,- other side deny it. They say that
v Democratic member and seven
7m5,ican members will vote against
bll
Tie opposition claim TO be gaining
ad and that every hour of delay
.s fo their strength. N attempt
r- be- made to take the bill up to-
--ow morning.
There are numerous insiuuations
about the use Of Doodle.
VIM. z. Hubbard and 5. q. Smith, OF
Wheeling are i'm the city, looking after
l,es in the Supreme Court.
The cigarette case Will come up IN
The supreme Court tomorrow and an
4~sllment 10 show that it is uncOnStl-
utioual. Mr. Fuller, of New York, at
.Orney for the Cigarette Trust, Will
also appear in the case.
Mr. Hubbard appeared before the
House Committee ON the Judiciary and
made an argument in support OF bill
In regard 20 the condemnation or land
i Cor q railroad.
CD. Robert White who is here look
after legal business. viii lecture in
4 First Presbyterian Church next
sunday evening. His subject viii be
s. Reply TO lngersOll
y b Archer, b. y. Amber II. n.
,.o-- and Judge #. l. SJealey, of Par
.rsrIrg. are here on business in the
supreme Court
Col. D.. W. st. Clair came down from
Fayetteville this morning and is look
i-atrer some bills pending in the Leg
lsa-re.
The Finance Committees Of the two
houses met last night and gave hear
/ Igs 90 numerous persons asking for
preparations. The largest delegation
u .1e capital for that purpose is COM
posed of members of the board Of di-
l-.-o-s of the Weston hospital for the
insane. Those who were present and
spoke before the committee were J. 5.
Sr.s-aud. of Hamlin, president of the
.,-i. John b. FlOy, of Charleston;
Robert II. Armstrong. of Arbuckle; 5.
d. Mcguire. Of Jackson; c.. l.. ThOmp-
r Of Huntington. and Alex. Ne
Weigh. of Anderson.
President a. G. WOrley, of the Boys
Reform school, and Superintendent ID.
N Shaw. of the school. appeared be-
ra the committee and spoke OF the
s.ties of the school
hamilton Halter Principal OF the
aEe.i COlOred Institute. was also
.0rs the board.
3e1reseutatives OF StOrer College,
school for COlOred students, located
1a-per's Ferry. represented that
-ui0u 20 be i'm a very bad way. and
s- said that if the Legislature failed
give rhis school a substantial appro-
a-c0 the institution would have TO
ls doors
s. committee of the finance COM
ICES VI the Senate and House, in
the chairman of each commit
will go 10 Huntington tomorrow
visit and inspect the buildings OF
ts.au College. The college Is ask
au appropriation OF $4,000 for
no the buildings
>-e the tanbark bill was killed in
Senate. another bill has been pre-
which gives TO corporations the
-l hold more than ten thousand
H- an unlimited amount OF land.
caldwell. president of the Bank OF
-.ou. is here advocating the pas
the bin. He SAYS that if the
->re passes the bill II Will en-
-.. Virginia Railroad Company OF
.a is president. 90 mortgage ITS
and construct the road. As II IS,
-uanv holds three or four hun
t.1usand acres of land through
>.s of an association of corpora
- .G- is unable TO mortgage II be
IS feared that &c is unlawful for
-.aDv 90 hold land in this way,
..refore MORTGAGES of the kind
r.t he marketable The con-
of the VirginiaS railroad up
raud0tte valley, Mr.. Caldwell
depends upon the passage OF this
introduced i'm the House of
providing for permanent
the products Of the State IS
which is being discussed with con-
interest II provides for the.
aUt by the Governor of board
mi % which memhers of the