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

MAJ
Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, February l.
The committee on Education reported
favoring the passage of H. B. IS, con
| corning the limitations of school trus-
tees in the employment of school
teachers, and S. B. 113, to amend the
law relating to the salaries of school
teachers.
The committee on the Militia report
ed recommending the rejection of S.
B. 20, creating a State service com
mission, and the committee on Claims
and Grievances reported recommend
ing the rejection of S.. B. SO, also pro-
viding for the creation of a State SER
vice commission.
The committee on Finance recon-
mended the passage of S.. B, 1926, au-
thOrozing the city of Grafton to refund
and increase it's bonded indebted
ness.
Bills were introduced as follows:
No. 1872, by Senator Marcum, to
amend the acts of 1897, in relation to
the election of school commissioners
for the school district Of Huntington.
1873, by Senator Marcum. by request,
W coldblISII Iuc 1Iu6p6lIutuC SCHOOl
district of Central City, in Cabell coun-
ty.
134, by Senator Smith Senator May
in the chair) to require the opinions of
the Supreme Court to be printed in
pamphlet form after each general and
special term.
S. J. r. 10, providing for the appoint
ment of a committee to visit the Hos
pital for the Insane at Weston, was,
on motion of Senator Davis, amended
so as to provide for the appointment of
another committee to visit the hospital
at Spencer. 1t was then adopted as
amended.
S. Bs. 8, to increase the power of
mayors of incorporated towns for the
suppression Of crime; SO, to amend the
law concerning contracts, conveyances,
etc, and IA, providing for the sale of
lands returned delinquent for the o
payment Of taxes in the same year in
which they are returned upon order Of
County Court without waiting to be
certified to the Auditor.
S, B. 81, TO define trusts and to en-
courage free competition in the State,
was made the special order for Feb
ruary It'll at 1920 o'clock a. m.
s.. B. 116, to amend the law concern
ing the State Home for Incurables;
100, providing that teachers in the
public schools shall be citizens Of the
State and shall have resided in the
county at least six months; so. to pro-
vide for placing low water alarms on
steam boilers, and 120, the re-district-
ing bill, were advanced to their third
reading. Several amendments to the
latter bill We're offered on the Dem
ocratic side and rejected by a strict
party vote, but there was practically
no ~disSension. 8. B. 90. concerning
the time of sheriff's settlements with
the State, was also advanced to its
third reading.
The committee on Finance reported
a substitute of S. B. So, relating to the
license tai on telegraph. telephone and
express companies, which was given
the place of s. B. So on the calendar.
Senator Whitaker. on leave. intro
duced S. B. 1856. requiring clerks of
County Courts to provide general in
dexes to records OF deeds, deeds of
trusts, etc.
senator Whitaker moved that H. B..
20. placing the granting OF liquor Ii
censes in the hands of judges of Cir
cult Courts, be taken up out of its or
der, but the motion was voted down
and the bill will take its place on the
calendar in its regular order.
A recess was then taken to 2:30
o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
On ~reconvening the substitute for
S. B. 55, relating to the tax on foreign
insurance, telegraph, telephone and ex-
press companies, was taken up out Of
its order on motion of Senator Davis,
and advanced to its second reading.
S. B. SIS, increasing the license taxes
of corporations and join stock compan-
les, was made the special order for Mon
day next at II o'clock.
S. B. 129, the Congressional redistrict-
ing bill, and House bills providing for
the inspection and regulation of oil
used in coal mines, IS, authorizing the
city OF Martinsburg to issue bonds Tor