The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-28
sne1ial plspatch to Tho Intolllrencer.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligeneer.
CHARLESTON, w Va. Jan. 81
Delegate Toiers mine inspection bill
passed It's third reading in the house to-
day This measure is strongly urged by
the coal miners Of the state. 1t is COM
plalned ihat II IS no longer possible for
three inspectors to cover the whole state
sufficiently. Since the present act was
passed :he number OF mines in the state
has increased largely. Then. for exam
ple. there were six mines Ir the Norfolk
& Western region. Now there are fifty.
The Toler bill divides the state into five
districts, for each of which there Is to be
un Inspector at snlary OF $1,000 year
and actuai travelling expenses, limited
to $500. The appointments are to be
made on the nrst TUESDAY In June next,
which places them in the hands Of Gov
,rndr i Ntk.rs"n. The term OF office Is TO
" four years.
II Is provided that the counties Of JEFF
rarsJn. Berkeley. Morgan, Hampshire.
Mineral. Grant. Hardy. Pendleion. Kan
d0lph, Barbour. Tucker. Preston ana Up
slur shall comp)ae the first district,
The counties OF Hancock. Brooke. Ohio.
Marshall. Wet2el, MOnOngalla, Marion,
Harrison. Lewis. D0ddridEe, Tyler,
Peasants. Rltchle. Wood. Writ. Cal
noun. Gllrncr. BraNton, Taylor, Jackson,
Putnam and Mason, shall comprise the
second district
the counties Of Roane, Clay. Kanaw-
ha.. Boone Logan. Wayne. Lincoln. and
Cnhell shall comprise ihe thiTd-district.
The couuties III Mingo. Wyoming. Nc
D1Nell and Mercer shall compose the
fourth district.
Tnr counties Of Summers, Monroe
Fayettc, Nicholas, Greenbrler Webster.
Pocahohtas and Raleigh shall compose
;he Gf!h district.
Every mine Inspector shall inspect
every coal mine In his inspection district
az least once in every quarter. or In case
OF his sickness he shall cause the same
10 ne Inspected by practical coal miner
OF nj least six years experience, and said
mine insDeetor Shall see that the prOvis-
ions nf The mining laws OF the state are
properly enforced. and the auditor OF
thls state shall not pay any salary pro-
v!ded for in this act until the mine in
Fpactor shall have filed with said auditor
n statement, unde- oath, that ne mas
complied with all the provisions OF this
act
There IS a mine inspection bill in the
senate providing for chief inspector and
s5ur asslstants. This measure Is prefer
red by some as bringing under one re-
gsonsIble head this important branch or
:he executive authority.
senator Hensley's bill to prohibit any
railroad more than forty miles long from
charging more than three cents a mile
for passengers, to compel all railroads
more than a hundred miles In length To
sell thousand mile tickets for twenty doI-
lars. and otherwise regulating railroad
rharres. will be reported adversely by
the senate railroad committee. The
committee Is impressed with the repre-
sentntlou that the short lines could not
exist under the three cent provision.
Col. Alex Campbell begins to be en-
c6uraged In his efforts TO bring the stale
20 the relief or Bethany college. He iinds
that the Institution has In the legislature
more friends than he thought 1t mad anu
these have promised to work Tor the SoV'-
600 appropriation. With this Col. camp
bell Is confident that the college can OUT
live the hard times and get squarely on
It's feet again.
The success OF the AToundsville charter
amendment IS very gratifying to the
Niorsball county brethren. Speaker Ha-
non and Delegate Leach got Il through
the house az lightning speed. on the
second day after * reached the senate.
b,ing To-day. Senator Matthews mad II
thrGngh that body and on its way to tue
governor. Haste wa3 necessary 10 ger II
through before to-murow's election
the bin gettllng the supreme court OF
apDeal5 In Charleston, cutting out tBe
sItiings In Wheeling and Chariestowh' is
Bringing In protests from lawyers IN
other parts OF tile state The judges de-
.Ir, tht. passage OF the bill. When the
b.ll was up before the opposition was
strong enough 10 defeat H.
THE individual tanners and Hon. f. NJ.
RavnuiIs. OF Mineral county the repre-
sentative OF the United States Leather
company. were heard this afternoon be
fore the senate committee. Jonn -
Hoffman. jr.. OF Wheeling, and H. :. Nc
C1nnou. OF Moundsvllle. spoke asalil5tt
nc leather company's BIZ. ! Is pOssli,
hIa that some agreement may be IgacIic5 ll. y
Hv which the company will he allowed
=. Mold "A reasouable amount of bark land
ror each tannery with n fiNed minimum
gluicIty. one proposition is lOOOO ncreS
rar each taupery in the state having a
oapaclty ~ tan 10000 hides a year. me
rgrta5t over thi5 measure IL one OF the
mos. determined OF The session.
THO bill 10 protect The trade marks of
rlttlprs has passed The house. The iair-
5-..es gf f5, measure is 30 obvious that the
mate n, not likely tu reject It.
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