Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-09

companies as enjoyed Dy domestic
companies.
H. B. III. concerning State licenses,
was, on motion OF Mr.. Martin, indefi-
nitely postponed.
Adjourned.
| Senate.
Special to the Register.
|, CHARLESTON, w. Va, February
| THE session was opened with pray
er by Rev. S. X. Arbuthnot, of the NJ
E. church, of Parkersburg.
The committee on Education re-
ported back S. B. lao, to amend the
law concerning the examination of
teachers, without recommendation.
The committee to visit the Home
for IncuraIbles at Huntington reported
that they had found that institution
to be satisfactorily managed, that the
inmates were surrounded by pleasant
home influences, and that the finances
had been carefully handled, also COM
pIimenting Mrs. Ruffner very highly
on her management of the institu-
tons affairs The committee recon-
mended appropriations aggregating
$4,000, as follows Repairs and ad-
ditional furniture for old building,
$500; addition to stable, 5000; Iur-
niture for new building, $1,000; roads,
walks and grading, $1,000; laundry,
S6,0O0 water mains and fire appara-
tus, $4,000
Bills were introduced as follows:
No 164, by Senator AshJby, to pro-
! vide for the reassessment Of real es-
tate in Kanawha county.
No. 165, by Senator Koran, by re-
quest, to establish the Independent
school district Of Flatwoods. in Brax-
ton county.
II. j. Il. 2, to amend the Constitu-
ton concerning the salaries OF State
officers; 5, to amend the Constitution
by making the Secretary of State an
elsctive officer; Is, to amend the
Constitution by providing for five
judges OF the Supreme Court of APP
peals, and 28, proposing Const1tu-
tional amendment to dispose of the
irreducible school fund were advanc-
ed to their second reading.
H. J. R. 81, providing for the erec-
ton of monument at Point Pleasant,
in commemoration CT the battle at
that place, and S. j. r. Is, raising a
joint committee to visit the State
miners hospitals, were adopted
S. B. 81, to define trusts and pro-
vide for free competition, the special
order for 1920 o'clock was ordered
to it's engrossment and third reading.
S. B. 126 authorizing the city of
Grafton to refund its bonded indebt-
edness; 95. to prevent the introduce
ton and spread of contagious disea
ses among domestic animals; 1872, to
amend the acts of 1897, in relation to
the election of school commissioners
for the schcol district of Huntington;
133,to establish the Independent school
district of Central City and H. B. III,
to amend the acts OF 1891, authorizing
the city of Wheeling to generate and
sell electricity and gas, were passed,
the three latter to take effect from
their passage.
H. B. II, changing the time for
holding court in the Ninth Judicial
Circuit, was advanced to its third
reading.
Senator Lanham moved that the vote
by which S. B. 81, to define and regu-
late trusts, was ordered to its third read
ing, be reconsidered. Senator Kidd OPP
posed this motion and intimated that
it was instigated ''by the Secretary of
State or some one interested in the
trusts" which insinuation was denied
by Senator Ianham. Senator Osenton
opposed the motion to reconsider and
charged the Republicans with bad faith
in their action in the matter. Senator
Horan replied briefly The motion to
reconsider prevailed by vote of Is
to II, without further debate
On motion of Senator Kidd, the bill
was made a special order for 8 O'Clock
of the same afternoon, the vote on his
motion being 10 to u.
H. B. IA. authorizing an action of tres
pass on the case, in assumpsit, for a
breach Of any contract, was read
third time and passed under a sus-
pension of the rules.
On motion of Senator Harmer, H. B.
172, for the protection of the skunk
or polecat in Jackson, Marshall, Wood
and Brooke counties, and in other coun.
ties, subject to the wishes of the resi-
dents of such counties, was taken up
out of its order and passed.
The Senate then took recess to $50
o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
S. B. Sc, the new State bank law. was
taken up on its third reading and
passed
Senator Kidd then called up S. B. 81,
to define and regulate trusts, the special
order for O'Clock. An amendment Of
fered by Senator May, taking the power
to prosecute for violations of the law
from local officers and lodging it entire
ly with the Attorney General of the
State. met with vigorous opposition on
! the Democratic side. led by Senator
Cornwell, who stated that the effect of
the amendment, if adopted, would be to
practically kill the bill. Senior May de-
Tended his amendment and disclaimed
| any such intention as was charged by
Senator Cornwell
Senator Whitaker stated that he was
opposed to combinations of wealth, on
general principles. yet he believed the
bill demanded more consideration than
could be given it in its present status,
and he therefore moved that the bill
be recommitted to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Senator 0stenton opposed the motion