Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-07

Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, February 6
The House was opened with prayer
by Rev. J. C. Barr, of the First Pres
byterian church.
Pending the reading of the Journal
on motion its further reading was dis
pensed with.
The Committee on Roads and In
ternal Navigation reported ~unfavora-
bly, upon HI. B. 293, amending Sec. 29
of Chap. 43 of the Code of 1899, pre-
scrfbing maximum loads wagons
should carry over county roads.
Mr.. Darst moved to lake H. j. r. 81
from the table. He explained that the
fund in the hands of the Point Pleas
ant Monument Committee now reached
S11, 900, and the object of the resolu-
ton was to place this fund in the
hands of a committee who would pro-
coed to build the monument. Mr..
Darst's motion prevailed, and H. ]. r.
81 was adopted.
Fl. B. 200, an act for the formation
of corporations for the construction
of dams, booms, ETC., was read a third
time and passed, to take effect from
passage.
Mr.. Smith, of Ohio, moved reconsid
Grafton Of the vote yesterday on H. B.
14S, relating to hotel licenses, remov-
ing license tax on hotels; carried. Mr..
Smith said he voted against the bill,
He did not understand that Charles
ton Endorsed an additional license OF
S per cent. One hotel in this city paid
$500 a year. He always stood for re-
sources of the State. He opposed d
law that permitted the imposition Of
such a tax.
Mr.. Reynolds wanted further time
for those opposed to the bill to con-
slider the matter, and on his motion
further consideration was postponed
until to-day at 1 O'Clock.
H. B. 263, special order, a bill pro-
viding for the paying of one-half of
the fees of the Auditor ant Secretary
of State into the State treasury, came
up OF second reading. Mr.. Anderson
offered an amendment to make the bill
go into effect March 4, 1901, instead Of
March 4, 1905. The matter was debat-
ed by Mr.. Anderson, Mr.. Reynolds,
Mr.. Darst, Mr.. Brannon. Mr.. Martin,
Mr.. Fisher, of Braxton, Mr.. Jackson,
and Mr.. Kenney. Mr.. Hervey moved
the previous question, and the amend
ment, on an aye and no vote, was lost
by a vote of 20 to 40. Mr.. Anderson
then offered an amendment to pay the
whole amount of fees into the State
treasury, instead of half. MI. Laugh
lin offered an amendment to Mr.. AL
dapcnn'C q ~ nr1d,po AMI nrnuidipn for bo
payment of four-fifths of the fees into
the State treasury. Mr.. Laughlin said
that with the increase of the fees re-
sulting from the growth of the State
the emoluments of the office would De
increased, and the pay of these officers
would still be too large, and one-fifth
of the fees would provide sufficient
emolument to the officials. The chair
ruling that Mr.. Alderson's amendment
has precedence, Mr.. Anderson spoke
in favor of his amendment. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Alderson's remarks,
at 1920, the House took a recess I'M
til 2 o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Harris.
Afternoon Session.
The House ~reconvened at 2 p. M,
and the question being upon the
amendment of Mr.. Anderson, Mr.. Mill
ender raised the point of no quorum.
The roll was called and disclosed a
quorum. Mr.. Willis moved further
postponement of the amendment until
2:30. Carried.
Mr.. Kenney moved to take up H. B.
264. Mr.. Smith, of Ohio, moved to lay
the motion on the table. MI. Kenney
called for the ayes and noes, and the
motion to lay on the table was lost by
a vote of 80 to Is.
H. B. 269, to prevent the jumping on
or Off Of trains, was taken UP out of
order and read a third time.
Fl. B. ., relating to the disposal of
the Berkeley Spring property, at re-
quest of Mr.. Jackson, was taken up out
of order, read a second time and adj
vanced to its third reading. Mr.. Jack
son proposed several amendments,
among them n providing for the sale
or lease, in whole or in part, of said
property, which amendments were
adopted.
H. B. 173, amending Secs. SO, 81 and
100 of Clap. IL of the Code, known as
the Military Code, wa taken up IN
third reading. Mr.. Martin moved
that the bill he recommitted to the
committee on Military Affairs. Car
ried.
H. J. R. 8, proposing amendment to
Art. 9, Sec. l of the Constitution pro-
Viding for the election of county treas
nrer. was taken UP, and MI. Darst,
OatrOn of the resolution cajd If would