Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-08
THE LEGISLATURE.
Routine Prpceedings of Yesterdays Session
Told In Detail


The Senate was opened with prayer by
Rev. DR.. M. F. Compton!
Senator Mcneil, from the committee
on elections and privileges, made the
report in the Morris-Kidd contest case,
recommending that Kidd be seated. The
report was made the special order for
o'clock, at which hour it was adopted
by unanimous vote and Mr.. Kidd was
sworn in as a member.
Senator Fast, from the committee
on education, reported favorably upon
Senate bill LOG, authorizing the indie
pendent school district of Charleston
to refund its Indebtedness at lower
rate of interest, and House bill /,
amending the law creating the indie
pendent school district of Ceredo
The Judiciary committee reported IA
vorably upon Senate joint resolution
Is, authorizing the Supreme Court re-
porter to have printed new editions of
certain numbers of the West Virginia
reports, which was adopted.
Senate bill 48, providing that notes
which fall due on Sunday shall be pay
able on the following day, was passed.
House joint resolution %, asking Sen
ators and Representative to favor the
pure food bill, was referred to the com
mittee on federal relations. y
Senate joint resolution IA, for the
payment of the commission appointed
by the last Legislature to investigate
the public printing, was adopted.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Marcum, Senate bill 10, for the
payment Of jurors in cases before JUS
tees.
BY Osenton, Senate bill III, relating
to express companies, providing for
their taxation and to prevent their
forming trusts.
Senate bill No. 1, to suppress prize
fighting, was rejected by a vote of IL
to 8, Senators FAIR, Smith and Whit
aker voting for it.
The House was opened with prayer
by Rev. w l. Canter.
The judiciary committee reported ia
vorably on House bill &c, relating to
insurance by companies not incorpO-
rated under the laws of the State; SO,
to prevent the infection of water
courses; 124, concerning the tax on
hawkers and peddlers; 125, for the pun
: ishment of a mortgager of personal
property for moving such property or
fraudulently converting the same to
his own use; 1877, relating to disturbing
literary societies; 1870, relating to State
licenses; $50, to repeal section 449 of
chapter Al of the code as amended by
chapter 90, Of the acts of 1897, and 203,
to repeal the bicycle law.
The committee reported adversely on
House bill 100. to amend the bicycle
law: 1876, prescribing the qualifications
of voters at municipal elections; 13l,
to amend the code in relation to in
quests upon dead bodies; f35, in rela-
ton to appearances by attorney in pro-
ceedings before justices; 1873, relating
to taxation of property of railroad, tel
egrapb and telephone companies; 1879,
to amend the act concerning unlawful
cOhGbitatiOn; 143, to hasten the trial
Of chancery cases; 144, to afford better
accommodation to persons travelling to
court houses; ISL, to amend the law
providing for license tax on travelling
exhibitions; 1876, placing the age of con-
sent at Is years: 1853, relating to the
property rights OF married women; lo9,
concerning the jurisdiction and powers
OF county courts; 100, to amend the
law concerning State licenses; 161, for
the appointment of a State elevator in
spector: 1874 to establish certain secu-
lar days and half days as legal holi-
DAYS; and 1865, making notes due on
Sundays protestable on the following
Monday; 1870, relating to judgment
liens.
Bills were introduced as follows:
House bill 208. by the judiciary COM
mittee, relating TO the duties of the
clerk Of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
House bill 209, by Wyatt, author
ling the town Of ShinnStOn to issue
bonds for water works.
House bill 210, by Stephens, to amend
the law relating to witnesses before
grand juries.
scribing penalties for profanity and vul-
garity.
House bill 213, by Stephens, requir-
ing county courts to pay road survey
ors out of road funds of their respec-
tive districts
House bill PA, by Davis, of Mineral,
to amend the law prescribing the time
for holding Circuit Courts.
House bill 215 by Cushwa, to amend
the election laws.
House bill PIG, by Morris, for the sub
mission Of q hog law to voters OF each
magisterial district.
House bill 217, by Bowman, relating
to express companies.
House bill 21S by Hurst, to protect
life and property at railway crossings.
House bill 219, by the judiciary COM
mittee providing for the education of
children in poor houses.
House bill 220, by Taylor, to estab-
lish the independent school district of
Milton.
House bill POI, by Ash, to authorize
employment of stenographer for
courts of Marion county.
House bill 222, by Davis, of Harrison,
relating to the sale of liquors by drug
gists.
farmers to destroy certain n0Xious
weeds.
The resolution appointing Stephen
Collett Littlepage as a personal page
for the Speaker was adopted.
House bill so, authorizing the leasing
of the Berkeley Springs property, was
passed.
In the afternoon Mr.. Outright called
up his resolution granting Rev. Anna
B. Shaw privilege to address the men,
bers on the subject Of woman suffrage.
On motion of Mr.. Davis of Harrison, it
was laid on the table.
MIR. Fisher offered a resolution which
lies over one day, to prevent members
from speaking more than once upOn