The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
a Number Of Bills Passed by Both
Houses = Powers OF Committee to
Investigate Charges Against Dele
gate Hughes Enlargcd-Thc Capital

Houses = Powers OF Committee to
Investigate Charges Against Dele
gate Hughes Enlargcd-Thc Capital
Removal Bill Shclvcd.
Specla, Dispatch to the Intelligencer
b CHARLESTON, w. Va. Feb. l6.-
The senate was opened with prayer by
Rev. II. G.. Schmidt.
The judiciary committee reported ia
vorably upon senate bill No. '1Sl. to
amend section - of chapter T., OF the
Code: also senate bill No. 100, to pro-
hibit the selling Of pools on horse races
and base ball games.f
The committee reported, unfavorably
upon senate bill No. .l2G, to repeal the
act. TO prevent, the jumping on and Oft
trains;' and favorabty upon house bill
No. 20. setting apart certain secular
days. us legal holidays; house bill No.
%, to amend section l, Of chapter 81, OF
the Code, and house bill No. Sc, TO:
amend section OF chapter 80 Of the
Code.
House Joint resolution No. Is, propos-
ing an amendment to the constitution
to authorize the Incorporation Of mis-
slonary societies. came up on second
reading, and was advanced on the cal
endar.
House bill No. l09. amending the
Sistersyille charter, was read 4 third
time and passed.
lNtI 4 o..
hospitals in the mining districts. was
passed.
House bill No. %, amending section
4. OF chapter 1i6. OF the Code. was
passed.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Mr.. Kidd. to refund to John Ho-
gan certain license money paid by him
to the state.
BY Mr.. Burkhardt, to amend section
IL, sof chapter 81, of the Code.
Senate bill No. 49, amending the
charter of Moundsvile, was passed:
also house bill No. 80. amending the
Fairmont charter; senate bill No. 1o5,
changing time Of holding court In the
Ninth judicial circuit: house bill No.
l., providing for rcassessment OF. all
real estate: senate bill No. II, amend
ing the election law.
THE house was oDened with nr,var
a.. p ,-uo,
W t'e'. ~ "a ~ iNei'eS
The finance committee recommended
The adoption OF the resolution to pay E.
Z. Hood $50 for services as clerk in
opening the session. The house adopt
ed the resolution.
i.i nc tnii,ii' it, Oh llhhn6rhiioh ana
aslleu.t"se reeU.''''thueu passage or
houss pill NO. 40 regulating the manu-
r,,,n '',iu ,hae ". io1n p,pduc.s.
ne toiiiI'l't.ee oll euuGatioh reported
iayon"iy upon nouse oth no. o. refat-
i"e " -.ne s"ppo'1 VI i'ee SCHOOLS ny
s', 'f 90; IN, ~ -,
., iiui'e pii' ~ TO- 10 ahehd section
o.; oa etnPter o! me .tode, was sub
.ii..e" N, m'.i"us o ieeon'i'e,iuatloil' anu
nouse nhl ~. -; W cs'"plisu the ihde-
pe,,uen. sCilooI Instruct nl milton. "a
peIt COUNTY was reported pack nd
fcIset3.
.Messts. hoWhah ana y Brien. OF the
eu ,!c committee submitted II MIN
1rit! report on mouse PM NO. %, provid-
ING lor hh.ihcrease IN me school levy.
recommending 'hat II 40 not pass.
T Inc governor. transmitted the docu-
mchls ana reasons Tor pardoninS Rob-
ert Mcdowell. called for IN the resolu-
tons offered by Mr.. Morrow.
Bills We're introduced ny follows.
by AIR. outright, FOR the removal OF
the state capitol TO Buckharuon.
BY Mr. Raymond. to create the indie
pendent school district OF Frankfort. In
Grecnbrier county.
Mr.. Logan, OF the special. committee
to Investigate the charges against a.
l.. Hughes, asked authority to investl-
cute fully.
MIR. Powell arose, aud asked that the