Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-24
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS
IN THE SENATE.

Special TO the Register.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, January 20.
The session was opened with prayer
by Rev. r. C. Johnson, of the Baptist
church. The Committee on Immigra-
ton and Agriculture reported favoring
the passage OF S. B. II, requiring as
SCISSORS to collect statistics for the State
Board Of Agriculture.
Bills were introduced as follows:
No. SO, by Senator Campbell, Of JEFF
ferson, to authorize County Courts to
call special elections on the question
of granting liquor licenses.
No. 81, by Senator Kidd, to amend
the school law.
No. 95, by Senator Campbell, of JEFF
ferson, to prevent the introduction
and spread of contagious diseases
among domestic animals.
No. So, by Senator Davis, to provide
for the presentation to Congress OF a
statute of Francis H. Pierpont and ap
propriating $4,000 for that purpose. 1t
provides that the Governor President
Of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Delegates, eX-officio, and
James F. Brown, Clarence u. Smith,
John Frew and Thomas c. Miller shall
institute a commission to secure such
statue from competent artist.
President Smith announced the ap-
pointment of Senators Davis Miller,
Whitaker, woodward, May, Ashby and
Campbell, of jefferson, as members on
the part of the Senate Of the committee
raised by S. j. r. 6, to provide for the
re-districting of the State.
Senators Sturm and CornweI were
appointed as members of the special
committee to visit the school for the
deaf and blind at Romney.
Senator Ashby introduced a Tesolu-
ton appointing Willie Thomas, of
Charleston, an additional page, which
was referred to the special committee
appointed to consider such questions.
Senator Miller introduced a resolu-
ton requesting the Auditor to furnish
the insurance of the public buildings
of the State. 1t lies over one day un-
der the rules.
H J. R. IS, complimentary to Col
onel Andrew S. Rowan on his meritor-
Gus service in carrying the memorable
message to Garcia, was adopted by an
unanimous vote.
H. J. R. s, raising a joint committee
to consider proposed amendments to
the Constitution, was rejected.
S. Bs. So, to amend the road in rela-
tion to the letting OF contracts; So,
providing for the printing OF addition
al copies Of the House and Senate
journals; 6, authorizing the union Of
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Com
pany and the Glen Jean, Lower Loup
and Deepwater Railroad Company; Z,
authorizing the union of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railway Company and
Greenbrier Railway Company, 9, auth
oriZing the union of the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railway Company and the
Guyandotte Railway Company, 20. to
amend the law concerning the duties
of mine inspectors, and 60, to prevent
the introduction and spread of the San
Jose scale and other dangerous insects.
were read third time and passed No
65 to take effect from its passage.
S. B. 40, to regulate the fees charged
by the Secretary of State. was advanced
to it's second reading; No. Al, making
kidnapping a capital offense under GER
tain circumstances, was read a second
time and laid on the table on motion
of Senator May.
The Senate then went through the
formality of taking the preliminary
ballot for an United States Senator
Hon. Stephen B. Elkins was nominal
ed by Senator Harmer. and Senator
Kidd, on behalf OF the Democratic side.
nominated Hon. John T. McGraw. No
,, other speeches were made, and the
| vote stood: Elkins Is; McGraw ).
Senator Cornwell was paired with
Senator Baker, who is i'll, and Senator
| Kidd with Senator Whitaker, who Is
at his home at Wheeling.
Afternoon Session.
| On reconvening, S. B. Il. to make
kidnapping capital offense under GER
| tain circumstances and which was
| tabled pending the preliminary vote
| on United States Senator, was taken
| up and passed
| On motion Of Senator Koran, the
| vote by which ii. J. r. was defeated.
| was reconsidered and the resolution
was taken up and passed. II provides