Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-28
Senate.

Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. January %
The Senate was opened with prayer by
Rev. ]. Evhn Bullock, of the colored
BAPTIST church.
Senator Burkhart asked to be ex-
cused from service on the committee to
visit the penitentiary, and Senator
Price was appointed in his stead.
Bills were introduced as follows:
No. Ill, by Senator CoTder, to reg
/ ulat? the fees of notary publics
No. 112, by Senator Marcum, to
amend the law concerning the election
of municipal officers.
Senator Burkhart introduced a reso-
luton requesting our Senators and Rep
Tesentatives~ in Congress to favor the
passage of . bill providing for the
purchase Of the Temple farm and
Moore house. at Yorktown, Va. by the
general government.
II. B. 33, amending the Huntington
charter, and Is. making Davies Facts
in Civil Government a supplementary
text book, and S. BIS. 81, to authorize
the Board of Education Of the city of
/ Clarks5urg to prescribe the school
books to be used in the public schools
there; SO, to amend the charter Of
Blueield, and 81. changing the time of
holding teachers institutes, were pass
ed.
Senator Koran moved that the vote
by which the Huntington bill was
! passed. be reconsidered but his mo-
ton was voted down. His objection
was that it places the matter of grant
ing liquor licenses in the hands of the
city Council instead of the County
Court, and that he voted for it with
! out understanding this. There was
considerable opposition to the Blue
field bill on the same ground, but it
was passed by vote Of Is IS.
S. B. 80, providing for State ex-
hibit at the Pan-American exposition,
was laid on the table. on motion Of
Senator Corder.
S. B. 81, to amend Sec. 4. Chap. AZ, Of
the code, relating to the collection Of
taxes, was made the special order for
Saturday at II o'clock. S. B. Sc was
made the special order for Saturday at
IL 80 clock
A recess was then taken to 2:30.
At the afternoon session 5. b. IA pro-
viding for the sale of lands delinquent
for the payment of taxes without
being certified to the Auditor. was
made the special order for Monday at
o'clock.
5. B. rs. to repeal Sec "A of Chap. IL
of the Code Of 1899, was advanced to
its third reading.
S. B. H. repeating Chap. Y of the
Acts of 1891. concerning commercial
fertilizers; 66. to amend the law relat-
ing to State banks; so, to change the
name of the Potomac & Piedmont Coal
and Railroad Company and to confer
additional powers thereon; 80. to
amend the law relating to the care Of
the poor; 81, TO amend the law relating
to the issuing of State certificates to
school teachers; 70, to amend the law
relating to the Incorporation of title
and trust companies; 10, to amend the
law relating to the duties of the game
and fish warden; rs, to prevent horses,
mules or hogs from running at large
within one mile of incorporated towns;
and II, requiring assessors to collect
statistics for the State board of agri-
culture; and H. BIS IS. relating to the
collection and credits of municipal
taxes; and IS, to amend the law pre-
scribing the duties of school trustees
in relation to employing teachers, were
read first time and advanced to their
second reading.
S. B. 81 to amend the law relating to