Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-12


a.a1n-The Military Bill Sent
TO Committee for Further
r deratiOn- May Pass with
rsudments-The Girls Indus
e. school Bill Rescued.
Che Register.
-r0u. W. Va, February IL
Hauen left the chair soon
e House convened this morn
moved TO reconsider the vote
the House failed 70 pass the
bin yesterday. The House
the motion, and the bill was
u-ted to the committee on mill
rl.rs.
.ommittee has been considering
today and the military men
, rsented to a number Of amend
t1 it.. The committee will make
. report 10 the House tomorrow
i'm it's amended shape.
Tho bin will probably go through
House without friction.
senator Hughes this morning intro
t.f bin and railroaded it through
f-s second reading. changing the
.-. for the appointment Of regents OF
.-a state University taking it out of
.. hands of Governor MacCorlde to
.--ofrr them. making it unlawful for
r.m ro be appointed till after the 10th
March So that Governor Atkinson
NAV have the appointing Of the re-
-.rts The regents of the university
who are i'm Charleston. both Demo
Gratis and Republicans, denounced the
narrow partisanship displayed in the
ATTEMPT to change the appointment Of
regents. 1t is in line with the bin
changing the time for the appointment
of the directors of the insane hospital
The bin to- prevent cruelty TO child
rem and providing for their education
and maintenance in which Mrs. j. X.
List is Interested. has received a IA
yorbIe report. and there appears 10 be
bat little opposition TO it in either
house.
Speaker Haneu went on the floor to-
dav and rescued the industrial school
for girls bin from its obscure place
nm the calendar among a long list Of
bills ON the first reading, and had it
ordered to- it's second reading.
Tho bin providing for all of the
-ems of the supreme court to be held
charleston got only seven votes to-
..v and was lost on its third reading.
.- arcount OF the sickness Of President
.....k.r. of the Senate. the Constitutions
Amendment Commission has not yet
.npoirted. and Will not be- till be
.... to leave his room. Speaker Hanen
r leave saturday for Washington 10
....-. to pressing business and Will rot
..-. tiu some time next week. SO the
.s-.1n may not be named till to-
r.. .r, end of the session. The COM
mission. when appointed. will meet SLd
.E t.v for beginning the work, but II
-.-ood they will not commence
.... r...-- rim some time I'm March. pro-
...- soon after The new administration
comes .r. 10 is expected that they vii.
session at least month. and IL IS
-.-rt taat a. special session OF the
r.s5-are will Doe called by Governor
Atkinson to meet in June TO consider the
.r.r-S which may DE proposed 10y
commission.
,arrst1 county people have ac-
their defeat with becoming grace.
were unfortunate iu not being "o'e
.w -o The satisfaction OF the Leg
chat they had the necessary area
which to form new county. How
e- ...y have not given up the nEh''
uI b, before the constitutional
...rt Commission and the special
ur the Legislature 20 ask FOR
- 90 form "a new county out OF
.. of aa0 square miles. and taking
territories from counties which viii
10 them 800 square miles. TX
-fon Doe secured I'm the consti-
r. Augusta county people will
.. necessary steps 90 have their
-.aded. though it defers the mat
least two years longer.
Regents Of the state University. ln-
COL j. A. Robinson. of Fatter-
k Mineral county; james A.
of Putnam county; Col T.. L-
Nc Fairmout; Edsar F. Rucker
.a. and Geo. r. Evans. OF Mar