The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Volume OF new Business Con.
tinues to Increase.
A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
Asked for by the House To Settle the
Difference With Senate on the visi.
tation Comrnittccs-Lnrgc Number
orNcw Bills n,rOduccd--Pro
for HaHgiags III the PeHiteHtiary
May go Through.
Special Dispatch to tho In,q,llsoncer.

Special Dispatch to tho In.e,ltsorcer.
& CHARLESTON. ". Va. Feb. 1.-The
house was opened With prayer by the
Rev. afr Lightncr.
The committee on taxation and
finance reported favogably upon house
bill l45, that checks drawn upon The
state must be presented FOR payment
within three sears; and adversely upon
house bill 49,. appropriatiaG monies for
the relief OF o S. Long. ct al.
The judiciary committee reported a
substitute for house bill 5, concerning
execution OF The death sentence. ana al
so recommended the passage OF house
bill %, amending the Charleston char
ter.
The committee on immigration anu
agriculture reported adversely on house
oil Ill. concerning standard weights.
y The claims and grievances committee
reported favorably on house bill u. for
the relief OF suretcs on the bond OF j..
II. Polling.
The committee on roads and internal
navigation reported adversely on house
BIZ IA, to Construct and keep in repair
( public roads and house bill 40, reuufr-
inS each voter under fifty years 10
WORK on tht roads Personally or bs sub
stitu;e not exceeding eight days each
year.
The committee on education reported
a substitute for house bill i5I. relating
TO establishment OF school book boards.
Auditor LaFo!iettc presented his re-
port of expenditures OF the contingent
fund Of his Office.
Inc judiciary committee reported IA
r6rabiy on the proposed amendment to
article 6. OF the constitution, providing
that no charter shall oe granted 10 any
church or religious denomination, ex-
cePt missionary societies.
Mr.. Bowman offered the following.
which was adopted bF a vote Of - to 1:
Resolved. That the senator's and
representatives tn Congress from this
state be, and are hercoy requested 20
exercise their influence to secure the
proposal OF an amendment 10 the const!-
tuition Of the United States providing
Tor the election OF senator's by direct
vote of the people"
Upon motion OF Mr.. Davis, Of ;larri-
son, the house declined to Tecede trdtn
its position with reference TO the ap-
poinunent Of committees TO visit state
institutions, and requested % the SEN
dse committee nj conference.
The judicL./y committee reported IA
vo:ably Upon house Joint resolution No.
u.
Bills we're introduced as follows;
House bill Isl, by clma.Ittcc IN elu.
cation, establishing school book
board.
House bill ljc, by Mansfield. pertain
inv 70 the legal rights % married wo-
men.
House bill 159, by Hunter, concerning
the couHts courts,t their Jurisdictions aud
powers.
HOUSE bin lcc by McLure, concerning
state licenses.
Huuse bill i6i. by Rarmson. for
state inspector of elevators,
House bin ld2. by Wyatt. 20 provid,
free beds Tor hospitals Throughout. the
state.
House bill ,6S, BIZ Spencer Cor the
taxation and maau:ac;rre OF articles
and products OF machanicai skill.
House bill iGt by Ash, establishing
certain holidays.
House bill TO- h#' Ash. making II note
due on sunday TO De payable or pro-
tested on Monday.
House bill l6G. by O'Br,cn to prevent
railroads from running mixed trains
House bill l61, by Davis, (Jf Harri-
sont. relating 10 the Independent school
district In the township OF Grant, Har-
riSor couTtE
House BIZ les. by Talbot. amending
the act relating 10 tins for holding cir
cult court In Jackson county.
House bill lG9. by Fisher. requiring
clerks OF county courts to keep record OF
nh TikS lrfi if3 1RS ~ iiyr 81
House bill 10, by Spencer authoriz-
Ing the sale OF cemetery land In Spencer.
MIR. Darst received unanimous con-
sent 10 cali H1 the substitute for house
bill D.. providing for execution OF the
death penalty in the walls ~ the ncni-
tertiary. II was ordered 10 its third
reading.
The vote by which house bill CO wag
rejected was reconsldercd and the bill
re-committed to the committee on arts.
sciences and general Improvement.
a large number .. bills were passed 10
their second reading.
House bills l0J, TO amend the militar6.
ia%: SO. to regulate Ttiiers' tolls; S.
providing 70: the destruction OF noS!ors
weeds, were rejected.
House bill 1903, 10 prevent the .emplov-
fneft u child labor. waG reported adj
yersely by the committee on LABOR. Air.
Connolly demanded the ayes and noes.
Tie house refused to reject the bill, py
Il vote ~ II 70 &c, and II passed TO ITS
second reading
IN the senate. senate Joint resolution
80. II. PROPOSING amendments 10 the
S'a'" constitution, Was passed to its
second reading.
senate n!il ~. WIS thea taken 10,
read third time. and passed. 1t pro-
Woes FOR the better ventitat ton Of mines.
senate joint resolution S, which was
MADE special order for o'clock. was
lald on The table. It provided FOR a
commission 70 revise the school lass.
The house resolution on the same sub
9ect VIII probable be adopted. Adjourn