The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-08
WEST VIRGINIA
In concre--Svhat Our Representatives.
Aro Doing for Th,ir CoIxtitue eut.-y,fll.

In Concress-What Our Representatives
Arc Doing for Thsir rConstitnents-yills
introduced.
Special Dispatch to tho Intell.Ecneer
WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 7.--west
Virginia representatives and senators
in Congress have made q good start to,
secure legislation the present session by
getting In bills carly. A good many
measures ot interest to citizens OF the
state have already been introduced and
others are being prepared for introduce
tlon.
Bills recently presented are as fol-
lows: BY Mr.. Dovener-To segregate
and return TO the public domain mineral
lands upon reservation for the use of
the Metlakahtla Indians, in Alaska.
The effect Of this measure is to open up
Annette Island for settlement. A du-
Npllcate of It has been presented In the
senate by Mr.. Elkins.
Another measure by Mr.. Doyener Is to
pay Alfred c. Davis for extra services
rendered as assistant index clerk.
By Mr.. Dorr-Bills, respectively, 10
place the name OF Samuel B. Koontz on
the pension rolls, papers to accompany
the bill; granting pension to Mildred
S. BraZie; to relieve David Stephenson
Of the charge OF desertion; to Increase
the pension Of John Williams; to grant
pension 10 Sarah A. Hawkins; for the
relief OF Charles L. Pyle; petition OF
Preston Sherrard and others to make
the practice OF polygamy n felony.
BY, Mr.. Dayton, bills for the relief, re-
spectively, OF Catharine L. CLANCY, OF
the trustees OF Tuseanawas lodge OF Odd
Fellows, Martlnsburg. duplicate OF
which has been introduced In the senate
by Mr.. Faulkner: TO divide the state OF
West Virginia into two judicial districts:
to pension George II. Llston; TO pension
Arabelle Downey; for the relief OF the
estate OF A. H. Herr: to grant pension
to Isaac D. Cardwell; relief OF Robert
S. Moss, administrator OF James A.Moss;
relief OF Daniel II. Shields; incress OF
pension to S!la5 H. Mickey; relief 10
John W. Smith: RELIEF OF u. E. church,
Webster. West Virginia; relief OF George
kooHce; pension to Henrietta 3. Lee,
only surviving child OF Daniel Bedlnger,
soldier OF the revolutions; relief OF Will
lam Norris: for relief OF NJ. L. church, st.
Joseph's Catholic church. Trinity p. E.
church and German Evangelical church,
all OF Martlnsburg; relief OF James v.
Moore: relief OF Mary T. Buckley: relief
Of Martin Hope; pension to Catherine
Hey; pcn5ion 10 George W. Johnson;
pension to FranciS NJ. Cain; relief of
Thomas D. Hawkins: relief OF Howard
F. Smallwood. Jefferson county; relief OF
George ". Graham; relIcs OF John w.
V!ands; resolution authorizing the
President TO nominate lieutenant: COM
mander r. ". g. Brown, retired. 10 pe
commander, retired, United States navy;
bill FOR relief oc James Evans; OF Ann Z,
Heiskell: OF Nancy A. f. Hoffman: re.
moval OF charge OF desertion. from John
Lyons army record; relief OF A. B.
Rohrbaueh; relief OF estate OF Daniel
OFT, deceased late OF Jefferson county:
10 es,nbllsh engineering experiment sta
lions In connection with colleges iestnb-
lished under act OF July 2. 1862, and sub
eequent acts; TO provide 70. annual
leaves Of absence 10 certain per diem en-
ployes.
BY Mr.. Mllev--Blll for the relief OF
John II. Gardner. late ot Company +,
Fifteenth Indiana Volunteers; relief OF
Joseph II. Imsco: relief OF Adolphus P.
! Clark; relief os Captain c. FulleT's com
p'thy ~ 'NSL lleiulu iiillAl., Ttllrk Dl
Captain A. A. Chevaller: relief OF Mrs
Elizabeth Nelson.
Representatives. OF districts, adjacent "a
the western pan handle have presented
| measilrea ne follows:
BY Mr.. hcheson, PennSylvan!a--Reso
lutions % trades leagues. o! Phladcl.
phIH. !ndorslag substitute for Foraker
bill! amending inler-F:a:e commerce
law; also, reyo!utIony OF came body for
the Improvement OF the Delawarel! river;
bill for relief OF James N. Andrews: tc
correct the military record OF Allen
Hyatt: th,corcct military record Of
Martin Hope: resolutions OF Greene
County Medical Society. protecting
aSalndt senate bill relating 10 vlYisec.
tion; 10 grant pension 20 Or. Samuel Me-
Laugnlln; TO gran, pension TO William
7. Bane.
BY Mr.. Danford, OF OliIo--BIil to gram
/, pension TO Jane E.Z!nk with papers, tc
pension Margaret Hawthorn; 10 peneio'
john bohley, late OF Flrst Wes. virg!n!t
| VoluniccSs: report fr0m comml.,ha or
immigration cn house bill 10 afiGnd tn.
mlGia.ion laws; bill to pcaelon james II
Gardner; 10 pens!on Sarah Z. Chamber.
lain q ta.s sIE