Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-21
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with reference to the contested seats
would be outlined.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock and was
opened with prayer by Rev. A. M.
Kelley.
The written notification from the
House was received. Mr.. Mcneil, of
the committee on privileges and cleo
lions, reported the names of persons
elected as Senators and fixed the mile
age.
Resolutions were introduced appoint
ing j. B. Newman, o. Wayne, as as
sistant sergeant-at-arms, e. c. Frame
as general stenographer, and l.. c..
Loeb as assistant clerk, all of which lie
over one day.
Mr.. Osenton offered resolutions recit-
Ing that e. G. Pierson and II. C. GetZ-
endanner accepted military commits
sions under the United States govern
ment, and declaring that they thereby
became ineligible and forfeited their
right to seats in the Senate. Referred
to committee on privileges and cleo
tions.
Mr.. White offered a resolution de-
claring that a contest is pending
against Walter l.. Ashby, Senator from
the Ninth district, and ~suspending
Ashby pending settlement of the con
test.
Mr.. White also offered a resolution
declaring that NJ. B. Morris and not
r. F. Kidd, was elected to represent the
Fourth Senatorial district, and provid-
ing for swearing in NJ. B. Morris. Both
resolutions lie over one day under the
rules.
Senate resolution No. 6 was offered
for the creation Of a commission to re-
wise the school law of West Virginia.
Under a suspension of the rules,
House joint resolution No. l, providing
for a joint committee to notify the Gov
ernor that the Legislature is ready for
business, vas adopted.
Senator Whitaker was not present at
roll call, and was granted leave of alb
until next Tuesday.
The chair announced the appoint
ment of White and Lanham, Republi-
can as additional members Of the
privileges and elections committee.
Senator Kidd, Democrat, called atten-
ton to the fact that the committee was
composed of seven Republicans and
two Democrats, while the House COM
mittee was three and four. Senator
Cole was excused from serving on the
committee, and the chair agreed to ap-
point a Democrat in his place.
The following appointments were an
uounced by the chair: o. E. DarnelI,
of Upshur, committee clerk; S. S. Buz-
gard, Of Morgan, doorkeeper; j. w.
Davis, of Preston, assistant secretary;
S. w. Starks, of KanaWha, librarian;
J. C. Cambell, of Kanawha, cloak room
keeper, and Jos. billiard, of Wood, as
Sistant.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Senate bill No. 1, by Smith, to sup
press prize fighting.
Senate bin No. 2, by Farr, to protect
the lives and health of persons employ
Aed in manufacturing establishments.
7 Senate bill No. 3, by Marshall, to
create a State board of pardOns.
Senate bill No. 4, by Dotson, provid-
ing that executions Of the death sent
ence shall be by hanging at the State
penitentiary.
Senate bill No. 5, by Lanham, for
furnishing stationery to clerks Of Cir
cult Courts.
Senate bill No. 6, by Mcneil, to
amend game laws.
Senate bill No. Z. by Mcneil, to
amend the act appointing game and
fish warden.
Senate bill No. s. by Hughes, that all
executions of the death sentence be at
the State penitentiary.
Senate bill No. 9, by Whitaker,
amending the law imposing a a on
collateral inheritances.
Senate bill No. 10, by Dotson, for the
assessment of telegraph, telephone, eX-
press and pipe line companies.
Senate bill No. II, by Cole, to amend
the election laws.
Senate bill No. IL, by. Osenton, to
amend the charter of Hinton.
Senate bill No. 10, by Whitaker, to
amend the act providing for the incor-
poration Of savings banks.
Senate bill No. II, by Baker, to regu-
late the valuation of timber lands.
Senate bill No. Is, by Whitaker, re-
lating to the taxation of railroads.
Senate bill No. IS, by Farr, to amend
the law relating to the redemption Of
forfeited lands.
Senate bill No. II, by Farr, provid-
ing for the impeachment of county and
uiolllCl OIltGlG.
Senate bill No. IS, by Dotson, pro-
viding for the assessment of foreign
building and loan associations.
The House vas opened with prayer
by Rev. Guy Crooks, of Clarksburg.
Speaker Mckinney announced the
committee Oh education as follows:
Bowman, SmoOt, Knight, Long, Nor
row, Mead, Carter, OBrien, Talbot,
Mansfield, Hunt, Outright, Wright,
Hill. Legge.
the chair announced committee
clerks as follows: j. E. Somerset, of
Summers; B. II. Webb, of Kanawha;
John c. Chapman, OF Harrison; r. D.
Heiron0mous, o. Tucker; Fred NJ. Sci
bert, OF Berkeley; JOS. d. Smith, of
JEFFERSON; NJ. Burgess, of Wayne; b.
McCaw OF Cabell; Scott Lowe, of Mar
ion. John Pattoo, of Kanawha, was
appointed cloak room keeper; c. II.
Smith, IF Jefferson, assistant; A. n.
Campbell, of Nicholas, librarian, and
Ira Dempsey, of Fayette, a page.
Bills were introduced as follows:
House bill SO, by Taylor, for the relief
of the sureties on the bond of T. d.
Peyton.
House bill 70, by MORE, for the con-
struction of walks along public high
ways.
House bill Il, by Harnish, concerning
the power of county courts in relation
m roads ond hridqaS