The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-13
THE LEGISLATURE
Routine Proceedings of the Senate
and House of Delegates.

AsoatAhC Va taG oCIahC
and House of Delegates.
Special Dispatch TO tho InteillSencer.
CHARLESTON, ". Va, Feb. r.
The senate was opened with prayer
yesterday by Rev. DR.. r. D. Roller.
Senator Beaver introduced senate bill
1875, 10 change the time for holding the
circuit courts .ot the Ninth judicial
circuits.
Senator Burkhart introduced senate
bill 1876, to repeal the act TO prevent
the jumping on and off trains.
The resolution providing for extra
pay for the attaches OF the senate was
taken up and rejected.
The committee on the judiciary re-
ported favorably on senate bill 12i, con-
corning state license: senate bill 49,
concerning education: senate bill 100. to
amend section 10. of chapter 100, OF the
Code, and house bill .. concerning the
reassessment Of real estate.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Senate bill 121, by Garrett. to increase
the license tax upon corporations. end
appropriate the revenues derived there
from to the maintenance OF the State
University. The rules were suspended
and the bill was advanced to its second
reading.
Senate bill 12S, by Mcneil, to create
state board OF undertakers.
Senate bill 1923. to amend the act reiat-
Ing tosthe release Of liens.
Mr.. Mcneil introduced senate joint
resolution, No. is, memorialZlng our
senators and representatives in Con-
gress for the passage OF an act to pro-
hiblt the sub-lettIng of star route mail
contracts.
Senate bill 81. requiring school houses
to fly flags, was defeated on its third
reading by tie vote.
A number OF bills were advanced on
the calendar to their third reading and
others were made special orders for
certain days.
President Marshall announced the
following visiting committees on the
part OF the senate:
Observation-Disclosures and Baker.
Weston hospital-McNeil and Mar
cum.
Spencer hospital : woodward and
Romney e-Getzendanner and
Cornwell.
Unlversity-PIerson and Dotson.
Pruntytown Reform School-Garrett
and Ashby.
The house was opened with prayer by
Rev. r. D. Roller.
The judiciary committee reported fa-
rornbly on house bill No. 43, requiring
owners OF dams along creeks In Brooke
county TO construct chutes: house bill
LOG. relating 10 license tax on persons
or companies keeping vehicles for hire:
house bill leg. TO amend section SO OF
chapter 80. OF the Code. and senate bill
Sc. to amend the act establishing crImi.
nal court for Ohio county.
The committee reported adversely on
house bill 81. concerning county
courts. their Jurisdiction and powers:
house bill 70. concerning compulsory
vaccinations: house bill ll9. to provide
for the reprinting the West Virginia
reports: housc bill 1919, to AMEND seq
tlon l,,of chapter T6. OF the Acts OF 1891 /:
house bill l59. to establish state board
OF surveyors. and house bill nc. to
amend division %, OF section %, OF
chapter $50. OF the Code.
The committee also recommended
the adoption OF house Joint resolution
lG. providing an amendment to section
.. OF article 4. of the constitution.
The committee on mines and mining
reported adversely on house bills 1874
and 1893. relating to the ventilation of
mines.
The committee on Immigration and
agriculture reported adversely on house
bill ZIG. for the adoption or hog law
by voters Of mAgisicrlal districts.
The committee on humane institu-
tons and public buildings reported a
substitute for house bill No. 81. creating
II state board Of underwriters. and ask
ed that 1t be referred TO the committee
on judiciary.
Tho committee on counties. district
and municipal corporations. reported
fnvorably on house bill No. OPS, TO
amend the charter Of Moundsvlllc, and
house bill No. lis, to amend the char
ter Of Grafton.
The committee On education reported
adversely on house bin No. 900, to cs-
tablish the independent school district
of Milton. and far0rably on house bill
No. ga, TO extend the powers o: boards
OF education in relation to kindergar,
tens.
On motion OF Mr.. Stephens, house
bill No. 100. amending the charter OF
Sistersvillc, was taken up out OF Its
order and advanced 10 Its third rcad-
Ing. "
Mr.. Mansfield offered a resolution
providing for the payment OF W. y,
Crooks. for services us clerk, which was
adopted. -.
Mr.. Cushwa presented resolutions
adopted by the state grange, favorinC
the passage OF housc bill No. o. con-
corning trcspasscs by railroad GONNA.
MES. and house. bill No. .l5. providing
that road surveyors he elected, instead
or being appointed BY COUNTY edurts