Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-15
TWO CENTS
FOR AUGUSTA COUNTY.
Constitutional Amendment Pro-
posed Making it Possible.

Mr.. prltchard Has Introduced 1t into
the House Anti Prize Fighting Bin
Finally Passes Locks aud Dams TO
be Purchased Other Routine Matters
Mt Charleston.
In the House to-day Mr.. Pritchard
introduced constitutional amend
ment making the minimum limit for
area of new counties 300 square miles,
instead Of 400 as now. This Is with
a view to creating the new county OF
Augusta, with Warrington as the
county seat.
Mr. Luzader offered female suf-
frage amendment; Mr.. Anderson res
olution that the House shall not do
business any morning until each mem
Der has been furnished calender.
All went over till tomorrow.
The following measures were passed
by the House:
Senate bill LOG, concerning the duty
of the State Board OF Agriculture;
House bill LAG, extending the time for
which distraint and sale may be made
for taxes and fee bill; House bill 22f,
to fix the time for holding courts in
the thirteenth judicial district; House
bill $40, extending the time in which
distraint and sale may be made for
taxes; Senate bill sd, to suppress prize
fighting, House bill I94, establishing
a County Court and Board of Commits
sioners for Pendleton county; Senate
joint resolution II, raising commits
sion to have the coat OF arms OF the
State placed On the main turrets Of
the arm6red cruiser West Virginia,
and appropriating $1,000 therefor;
Senate bill 48, amending the law vest
Ing TO savings banks; House bill 237,
authorizing commission to audit ac-
counts Of County Courts; Senate bin
%, to prevent the introduction aud
spread Of contagious diseases among
domestic animals; House bill 1876, pro-
yiding for free schools In the town Of
New Haven; Senate bill so, making 1t
Il misdemeanor To remove personal
property covered by mortgage or deed
Of trust from the county where situ-
ated; House bill 800, authorizing
Buckhannon TO issue $40, 900 refund
ing bonds; House bill 253, relating to
insufficient bonds; House bill 292, In
cooperating the city OF Manningten.
President Smith announced the APP
pointment Of Senators Baker and
Beavers as members on the part OF the
Senate OF the committee to visit the
miners hospitals.
The following measures were pass
ed: Senate Joint resolution, providing
for the gift to the armored cruiser
West Virginia; House Joint resolution
3S, requesting Congressman and Sena-
tors to favor a bill for the purchase OF
the locks and dams on the little Kan
awha river; House bill So, for the
preservation OF the lives and health OF
employees in manufacturing and mer-
camille establishments; House bill 81,
to provide for the inspection and reg
ulation OF oils used In the mines OF
the State; House bill 100, amending
the law relating to the drainage aud
ventilation OF mines.
The Senate agreed to amendments
TO Senate bill 54. to suppress prize
fighting, and again passed the bill.
Senator Kidd offered a resolution
expressing sympathy for the family OF
Hon. J. M. Jackson, whose demise
was made known in this city during
the day. The resolution was taken
up for immediate consideration and
unanimously passed.
Almost the entire afternoon was
spent by the Senate in consideration
OF House bill PIT, the Dawson corpor-
alton bill, which was amended In
some slight and unimportant particu-
lars and ordered to third reading