The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-16
The LEGISLATURE.


Passcd-Thc Capital Removal Bill.
Special Dispatch 10 the Intel!Isencer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Feb. 1.-THE
house was Opened with prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. Wade The education commits
tee reported favorably upon house bill
225, to amend section ., OF chapter As, OF
the code.
The committee on private corpora
lions reported favorably upon house bill
IL, amending the law for the inco-pora-
ton oc savings banks. The committee on
immigration and agriculture reported
favorably upon house bill 80, approprl-
ating public money 10 encourage agri-
, culture.
The judiciary committee reported fa-
vorably upon house bill 2iS. to amend
section a.. OF chapter 81, o. the code.
! The committee on claims and Sriev-
ances reported adversely on the claim
of the Grand Rapids Furniture COM
pany for balance due on chairs; also on
house bill 1888. providing for the destruc-
|, tion OF the chicken hawk.
A statement from the superintendent
of free schools was ordered printed in
the Journal.
| AIr. Morrow offered resolution di-
| rscting the clerk OF the house 10 lay be-
fore the house the full correspondence
pertaining 10 the pardon OF Robert Nc.
Dowcll, who was sentenced for life for
arson.
| The following house bills were passed:
lO2, for the prevention OF accidents and
~ lIfa bnuIth nf ~
| ployes; e., amending the act pertaining
to Marshall College: 2l5. relating TO the
! taxation Of express companies.
Tie speaker announced as the COM
, m!ttee under Mr.. Davis resolution con-
corning consideration of proposed con-
siltuiiona, amendments, Messrs. Davis
| (Of Harrisol), Dent. Logan. Mansfield,
Fisher, Davis. COZ MineraD. Hurst. Bee.
Darst. Oldheld. Hall, Huptonstall, and
Hunt.
House bill G, providing for 4 state
board to be Known as the West N!r-
sinia Humane Society" was passed be-
Vote OF IS 10 10.
House bill go, to establish the inde-
pendent school district OF Terra Alta,
came up as a special order Of business,
on It's third reading. and was passed.
House bill IS, amending the Charles
Town charter, was passed: also house
bill e0l, 10 amend section Is. " chapter
| SO. Of the code: house bill iS, requiring
| owners OF dams IN Brooke county, to
construct chutes TO permit fish TO pass:
house bill l6I, amending the act Great
! Ing the Independent school district Of
Grant, Harrison county.
House bill 81. creating state board OF
; undertakes. was taken uD OUT OF order
aal advanced TO its third reading.
House bill -, regulating hours of la
| Dor on public works: house bill IS. re-
lating 10 duties of university regents;
! house bill Il. amending the act relating
| 20 the West Virginia reform school:
| house bill 2S, amending the charter OF
Moundsville: house bill si.,o amend Sec
! ton 60, OF chapter %, OF the code, were
| rejected.
House bill 90. for the payment OF wit
ncsses before grand juries, was indeti-
! nitely postponed.
House bill 255 providing for the re-
movai OF the state capital TO Parkers-
burg. was offered by Mr.. Harnish. The
! house refused 10 dispense with the ref
erence 10 committee. Adjourned.
The senate was opened with prayer
by Rev. ]. W. Stump. President Mar
| shall announced the appointment OF
Mcssrs. Smith. Lanham and Beavers as
additional members OF the committee or
| enrolled bills.
9Ir. Kidd introduced senate bill 13i,
to amend the code concerning and reg.
ulating the application OF joint stock
companies and concerning the license.
! Mr.. Whitaker introduced senate bill
1S5, 10 regulate the manufacture and
sale >: food products.
Mr.. Fast offered senate joint resolu-
! lion 20. 10 give precedence 10 the gen.
eral appropriation bill and the resolu-
! lions proposing amendments TO the con.
s;tution on the calendar OF both houses.
The resolution was adopted.
Senate bill 6J. 20 amend the code con-
corning state and local boards OF health.
aEd senate bill g., 10 amend section l..
OF chapter IS. of the code, relating to toll
roads, and turnr!Ises were passed.
House bill -, for the Incorporation Of
Fairmon,.Wcst Fa!rmont. and Palatinc.
WAS advanced 10 It's third reading.
| Senate bills were advanced to their
| third reading as follows:
No. 10. providing for taxation OF tcle-
! graph. telephone, express and pipe line
companies. Senate bill l9I. increasing
the license tax upon corporations for the
| pcnclll q. lile S.'tIc 'elsllH WIS llduc
J 4 special order for tomorrow afternoon.
Senate bill lS@@. amending the Parkers-
burg charter; senate bill ia. amending
the act concerning appeals TO the SUI
! prcmc court; house bill Il, concerning
powers Of county courts, In relation 10
roads and bridges: house bill l09,
amending the Slstersvllle charter, were
J advanced 10 third reading.
| Mr.. Kidd offered senate hill lrt pro.
: vidlng for removing the state capital