Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-28

change the ltime for holding the Cir
cult Courts bf the Eighth Judicial Cir
cult, House bill No. 122, authorizing
the corporation of Charles Town to re-
fund its bonded Indebtedness; House
bill No. 20, making certain days OF the
year legal holidays in State banks;
House bill No. Is, to amend and re-
enact Section 8, of Chapter SO, of the
Code, House bill No. SIS, to permit the
judge Of the Eighth Judicial Circuit
and the Criminal Court of Cabell coun-
ty to employ a short hand writer,
House bill No. Sc, to amend Section l,
Chapter 157, of the Code, House bill
No. Is, to amend the charter of Hinton,
and House bill No. So, to amend Sec
ton Is, OF Chapter 8, Of the Code.
The same committee reported adj
versely on House bill No. SO, to fix
the liability of insurance companies,
House bill No. 81, also fixing the LA
bility of insurance companies, and
House bill No. SO, to amend Section 70,
Chapter Al, Of the Code, relating TO
mills.
The committee on the penitentiary
reported adversely on the bill provid-
ing for the appointment of a chaplain
for the p~enitentiary, and House bill
No. Is, providing for the conveyance
Of prisoners to the State penitentIary
by officers therefrom.
Bills were introduced as follows:
House bill No. 1913, by Mr.. Brown,
making it unlawful for corporations
and firms to pay their employees in
script or merchandise checks.
House bill No. 124, by Mr.. Malcolm,
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and pedlers.
House bill No. 1875, by Mr.. Taylor, by
request, to provide for the punishment
OF a %mortgager Of personal property or
a grantOr in a deed of trust conveying
personal property for remaving any of
the property SO conveyed thereby cut
of the county, or secreting or selling
the same, or fraudulently converting
the same to his own use.
House bill No. 126, by Mr.. Hughes,
providing who shall be eligible to vote
at municipal elections.
House bill No. 127, by Mr.. Hughes,
repeating Sec. 8 of Chap. 14S Of the
Code, relating to disturbing literary
societies.
House bill No. 12S, by Mr.. Logan, by
request, appropriating $500 to COM
plete the work Of making a roll of SOL
diers from this State in the civil a
House bill No. 1923, by Mr.. Oldfield,
amending Sec. SO Of Chap. 20 Of the
Code, concerning the pay of assessors.
House bill No. $50, by Mr.. Jarrett,
amending Sec. 80 OF Chap. 80 of the
Code, concerning State licenses.
House bill No. 131, by Nc. Mcclure,
q t16ndin0 Cor 9 of Ehnn 1Ed Of tho
Code, relating to the holding Of in
quests.
House bill No. 1872, by Mr.. Hall, re-
pe2ling Chap. 81 OF the Code relating
to the killing of deer.
House bill No. 1873, by Mr.. Wyatt,
amending Sec. Is Of Chap. so Of the
Acts of 1897, concerning offenses
against the law for. the preservation Of
game.
Mr.. Wagner introduced House joint
resolution No. 16, proposing an amend
ment to the State Constitution that,
THE Legislature shall provide by law
for the registration of all qualified
voters" 1t was referred to the judi
ciary committee.
Mr.. Wagner presented a resolution
| passed at d Farmers Institute, held III
| Tucker county, asking for legislation
to Go away with district boards of
education, also a petition asking for
legislation fixing the liability Of
saloon-keepers for the acts of persons
intoxicated by drinks bought at their
saloons, also asking the Legislature
TO appropriate $500 for the relief Of
S. B. Waversley, who lost some $4,000
in 1896 and 1897 by floods. The reso-
lutions were referred to the committee
On claims and grievances.
Senate Joint resolution No. 4, pro-
viding for joint committees to visit
the various State institutions. was
| read and a substitute was offered by
Mr.. Davis, of Harrison, which was
adopted. 1t provides that the COM
mittees consist OF five. two on the
part Of the Senate to be appointed by
the president, and three on the part
of the House to be appointed by the
speaker thereof.
Mr.. Bowman offered a resolution
authorizing the speaker to appoint a
stenographer and tyeDewriters for
the committees on the judiciary and
on taxation and finance. The reso-
luton was adopted.
The House adjourned until Monday
at = o'clock.
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