Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-23
THE LEGISLATURE.


| House was not In session to-day. The
Senate was opened at 10 o'clock with
prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Carter. Bills
were introduced as follows:
Senate bill 10. by Mr.. Lanham, to
amend section IL of chapter 119 Of the
code, relating to attorneys.
Senate bill 20. by Mr.. Pierson, for
the relief of ]. M. Pierson, security On
| the bond of G. w. Arbogast.
Senate bill q, by Mr.. Sturm, to
amend the election law.
Senate bill %. by Mr.. Pierson, to
empower the boards of education of
several school districts within this
State to levy and collect per capita tax
annually for school purposes.
Senate bill %, by Mr.. Pierson, to
punish bribery at elections and stating
what expenses may be paid by candi-
| dates for public Office.
Senate bill "a, by Mr.. Mcneil, in re-
lation to who shall be competent wit
nesses in felony trials.
Senate bill %. by Mr.. Dotson, pre-
| scribing who shall be exempt from jury
duty.
Senate bill 26, by Mr.. Ashby, to m
| power the independent school district
of st. Adams to issue bonds.
Senate bill q, by Mr.. Mcneil, to
amend and re-enact Sec. 5 Of Chap. "A
of the Code.
Senate bill %, by Mr.. Mcneil, to
create a State board of pardons.
Senate bill 20, by Mr.. Mcneil, to
amend Sec. 20 of Chap 1873 of the Code.
Senate bill 80, by Mr.. Mcneil, in re-
lation to boards of examiners and
granting of teachers certificates.
Senate bill 81, by Mr.. Mcneil, to
authorize a laborer's lien on all forest
product for labor performed thereon.
Senate bill 32, by Mr.. Mcneil, to
amend and re-enact Sec. l of Chap. 1872
of the Code of 1891.
Senate bill 80, by Mr.. Fast, to make
every Saturday afternoon a legal half
holiday.
Senate bill "a, by Mr.. Kidd, to author
ize fidelity and guaranty companies of
this and other States to transact surety
business in the State of West Virginia.
House joint resolutions creating COM
mittees to visit the State institutions
were adopted.
Senator White offered a resolution to
pay Senate attaches only from the date
of their appointment, but it was adopt
GU VIII OCLbIOl wi dl1SIu-
ment to pay from opening of the SEES
sion.
Senator Lanham offered a resolution
declaring that Senator Marcum's seat is
contested by J. e. Collins, and declar-
ing his sea vacant pending investiga-
ton by the committee on privileges and
elections. The resolution goes over
one day.
President Marshall announced ,ap-
pointment Of the following committees:
On Judiciary-Messrs. Farr, Mcneil,
Fast, Cole, Pierson, Smith, Dotson,
Kidd, Osenton.
On Finance-MeA srs. Fast, Whitaker,
Carrot, White, Baker Is. L., Getzen-
danner, Mareum, Kidd and Baker (B.
J.).
On Education-Messrs. Hughes, Pier
son, Getzendanner, Fast, Burkhart and
Beaver.
On Counties and Municipal Corpora
tions-Messrs. Smith, woodward, Lam
ham, Whitaker, Baker Is. L., Hughes,
Kidd, Beaver and Cornwell.
On Roads and Observation-Disclosures.
White, Carrot, Cole, Sturm, Baker (B.
j., and Ashby.
On Banks and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
~Getzendanner, Hughes, Whitaker, Cole,
Beaver and Dotson.
On Public Buildings and Humane In
st1tutions-Messrs. Lanham, Farr, Gar
ret, Mcneil, Hughes, Ashby and Corn
we'll.
On neutrality-suspicious.. Mathews,
White, Cole, Fast, Marcum and Baker
(B. j..
On Observation-Disclosures. woodward,
Whitaker, Farr, Mathews, Baker Is.
To, Getzendanner, Cornwell, Marcum
and Dotson.
On Militia-Messrs. Pierson, Getzen-
danner, Fast, Mcneil, Cornwell and
Beaver.
On Federal Relations-Messrs. Gar
Is. L., Ashby and Osenton.
On immigration and Agriculture
Messrs. Burkhart, Garrett, Lanham,
Sturm, Cole, White. Cornwell and
Baker (B. j.
On Mines and Mining-Messrs.
Sturm, Baker Is. L., Whitaker,
Hughes, Farr, Beavers and Kidd.
On LabOr-Messrs. Baker Is. L.,
son and Baker (B. j.
vi Clolllo anu GIlCf dLCcS- hlCSSlS.
White, Fast, Pierson. Mcneil, Math-
ews, Ashby and Beavers.
On Forfeited, Delinquent and Unap-
priated Lands-Messrs. Cole, Farr, Gar
ret, Sturm, Lanham, Kidd and Dotson.
On Public Printing-Messrs. Garret,
Hughes, Mcneil, Cole, Mathews, Baker
(B. j., and Beavers.
On Rules-Mr. President, and Messrs.
Getzendanner, Farr, Ashby and Kidd.
On Public Library-Messrs. Cole,
Getzendanner, White. Pierson, Ashby,
Baker Is. L., Beavers, Fast and Os-
tenton.
To Examine Clerks Ofice-Messrs.
~Getzendanner, Pierson and Dotson.
Joint Committees to Examine En-
rolled bills, Con the part of the Senate)
-Messrs. Hughes and Baker (B. j.
When the Senate convened in the af-
ternoon the chair announced the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Burkhart on the COM
mittee on privileges and elections.
Senator Ashby offered Senate bill 35,
amending the act relating to taxation
of insurance companies, ETC., and SEN
ate bill SO, amending the act relating
to building and loan associations.
Senate bill 81, by Baker, to convey
prisoners to the penitentiary by Off
GERS of that institution.
Senate bill SO, by Stark Baker.
amending the Code in relation to where
SHIFTS are 70 he commenced