Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-19

1.-THE Committee on Roads and In
ternal Navigation reported favorably
on s. B. No. So, to amend the law pro-
viding for the printing of the jour-
nails of the Senate and House of Dele
gates.
Bills were introduced as follows:
"A, by Campbell, Of jefferson, re-
lating to division hedge fences.
Is, by Price. 10 prevent horses,
mules or hogs running at large within
one mile of incorporated towns.
rs, by Koran, to amend the law con-
corning appeals to Circuit Courts
II, by Burkhart, by request, concern
ing commercial fertilizers and repeal
chap. II Of the acts of 1891.
Miller introduced S. j. R. 7, propos-
ing an amendment to the Constitution
providing that the Supreme Court OF
Appeals shall consist of five judges,
instead Of four, as at present 1t was
referred to the Cimmittee on the Ju-
dietary
Whitaker, on leave. introduced No
70, to amend the law relating to the
incorporation of title and trust com
panies
Cornwell offered the following reso-
luton. which was, on his motion,
adopted under a suspension of the
rules:
Whereas it appears that many of the
charters secured by foreign corpora
lions IN this State are for irresponsible
concerns and are forfeited at the end
of the first year by failure to pay the
tax thereon: therefore. be it
Resolved, That the President of the
Senate be and is hereby authorized
and requested to appoint a special COM
mittee of three members to inquire in
to the expediency Of amending the law
governing the incorporation Of joint
stock companies. and if found desirable
to draft and submit 10 the Senate a bill
for that purpose. In order for said
committee to secure the desired infOr-
nation, the Secretary of State is re-
quired to furnish tC said committee
herein provided for such information
as the committee in its judgment
deems pertinent and important to its
work.
Prest. Smith appointed Cornwell,
May and Harmer.
No. Is. to amend the Code relating
to the relocation of county seats. was
read a third time and passed without
amendment
No. 49, providing for the respectable
burial OF INDECENT soldiers and sailors.
was amended, on motion OF Senator
Price. by inserting the words. "or any
deserving INDECENT Confederate soldier"
The amendment was adopted by an
almost unanimous vote. Lanham being
the only member voting against it.
The bill was then recommitted to the
judiciary Committee, on motion OF
Senator May.
May oHered resolution providing
for the appointment OF a committee
OF three TO wait upon the public printer
to inquire as to the cause of the DELAY
in the delivery Of Senate bills and
journals
Whitaker offered s. ]. R. S. provid-
ing for an amendment to the constitu-
ton placing the number OF judges OF
the Supreme Court at five instead OF
four and otherwise amending Secs. =
and Is CT Art s.
5. B. 4S. to amend the act OF Feb
ruary p, 1887. for the incorporation
OF savings banks. was advanced to its
second reading.
A recess was then taken until $50
o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Baker introduced s. B. so, to change
the name of the Potomac & Piedmont
Coal ana Railroad Company and to
confer additional powers thereon. 1t
was referred TO the committee on rail-
roads.
The committee on railroads reported
fsvorabiy on S. B. 6. authorizing the
union of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
road Company and the Glen Jean.
Lower Loup & Deepwater Railroad
Company; 5. B. I. authorizing the
union of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
way Company and the Greenbrier Rail-
way Company. and 8 B. 9, authorizing
the union OF the Chesapeake & Ohio
railway and the Guyandotte Valley
Railway Company.
The committee on mines and mining
reported favorably on s. B. 20. to
amend the law concerning the duties of
mine inspectors
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