The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-10
Special Dispatch to the 1ntcllirencer.

1pcSIhl llspdtCH 10 tNe lntcIliGeECef.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. Feb. 9.-one
of the first measures 10 pass both
houses OF the present legislature went
through to-day. when the senate passed
house bill No. l. amending the act cs-
tabl!shlnG the independent school dis
trIct Of Ceredo. The bill is purely To-
cal measure. The senate also passed
NJ. Matthews bill providing for the
admission Of cadets to the West Virg!n-
Ii colored institute. Two important
measures passed the house. One OF
them vas Mr. Darst's bill requiring fire
Insurance companies 10 pny In case o:
loss by fire the full face value OF the
policy. The bill encountered consider
able opposition. The other was Mr..
Hucsts bill. providing r0r legal half
holiday for banks. Notes due after noon
Saturday will not he pro,estable until
the following Monday The house also
passed Mr.. Hurst's bill permitting the
corporation of Charles Town 10 refund
Its bonded Indebtedness.
Both branches are rushing their work
now In order to dispose OF us much of 4;
as possible. The house has been hold
ing night sessions. and the senate viii
begin 10 do so next week. Owing to the
legislative ball Tomorrow night, 1elth-
er bouy Will meet in Its own hall to-
morrow. The senate will assemble In
the supreme court. and VIII then prob
ably aGjour? over until MOndaF. The
house adjourned until Saturday.
Delegate Harry Mcclure. OF Wheeling,
has prepared substitute for the hotel
bill which he introduced several days
ago. ii seeks to protect the hotel keep
efS ny Imposing strict penalties 20" FAIL
ure OF guests 10 settle for their enter
tainmeht or otherwise attempt 10 de-
fraud hotels. On the other hand. the
hotel men are nude liable 10 the extent
OF $500 for baggage entrusted 10 their
possession. There are number OF the
provisions Ia I'll. bill. Bernie McLure.
Of Wheeling, and other hotel men, are
here 10 help II along.
Mr.. Mccoy. OF Ohio county. has sue
ceeded in getting through the house Il
measure OF interest 10 sheep breeders.
The bill makes 1; compulsory OIL thu
county commissioners to indemnify
sheep owners out % the. dog :aN fund
FER any loss they may suffer from the
depredat!oas OF dogs upon their Hooks
The Dill was introduced at the request
OF tho Wool Grawecs, Association Of
Ohio county.
An important measure pending is Sem
ator Hughes bill. which places in the
hands or commission the authority 0t
determining what text books shall he
used IN the schools OF the state. and Of
determining all questions connected
hnnlsr I,n d.
10 consist o: nine members. eight Of
whom are 20 be appointed by- The gov
eTnor, the ninth being the state super
inteRdeHt OF schools. who Is 20 be ex-
oiiiclo chairman. The bill also contains
provision for the repeal OF the Gep0s!-
tory school book law. the act 20 co In
10 effect in 1901, n the expiration OF tho
time for which contracts have been
made
Another measure passed By the house
yesterday MAS Mr.. Grants bill 10 amcl-
iorate the condition OF orphans In the
almShouses OF the state. L provides
that the county court OF any county in
the state may, in its discretion, nllow
any organization. corporation, or nsso-
ciat!on operating In this state. that has
for its object the care Of orphans, to
take from It's almshouscs any or all or
phanS that mis' be at any time perma-
rent inmates.
The organization must be IN good
standing. and mus; he managed by re-
sponsible persons. and It's aGcn: must
give satisfactory PROOF ;ha: It's object is
TO furnish orphans with comfortable
homes. y provides that In. no case shall
any orphan he taken from the aims
house without his or her consent. The
bill was introduced at the request o, the
Childrea's Home Society OF West VIr-
gina.
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