Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-31
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Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, January 80.
I'm the House the following commit
tee reports were received:
Taxation and Finance, favorably on
H. B. 219, extending the time in which
distraint and sale may be made for
taxes.
Joint committee on enrolled bills, S.
j. R. 6, providing for the redistricting
of the State and reapportionment of
representation in the Legislature; S.
j. R. S, for appointment of a commit
tee to confer with Secretary Long re-
lative to the cruiser West Virginia;
S. j. r. 4, authorizing Auditor to is
sue warrants for per diem and mileage
of members and attaches; S. j. R. 3,
that State Superintendent of Free
Schools furnish a tabulated statement
of the apportionment of the general
school fund; H. j. r. IL, raising spe-
cial committee of members of both
Houses to visit the deaf and blind
school at Romney; H. j. R. II, raising
a special joint committee to visit the
pe~nitentiary and report upon the adj
visibility of purchasing the mammoth
mound at Moundsville; H. B. Sc, to
amend Code concerning assessment
of taos; S. j. r. 2, relating to the Vir-
sinia debt question, and H. j. R. IS,
complimentary to Andrew S.. Rowan.
Whereupon the Speaker signed the
same.
Counties, Districts and Municipal
Corporations, favorably on H. B. 222
authorizing Shepherdstown to fun its
bonded. Indebtedness; H. B. 223, regu-
lating the granting of franchises by
County Courts and other tribunals;
engrossed S. B. Is, as amended in com
amending Secs. /, 2, 6, and 8 Of acts
1897.
MI. Anderson offered the following:
Whereas, or the 14th day of Janu-
airy, 1901, the Delegate from Nicholas
county introduced two resolutions, one
with respect to the appointment of a
committee to ascertain fees collected
in the Auditors Office and the other
for the appointment of a committee to
ascertain the amount Of the fees col
lected in the Office of Secretary OF
State, the first of which resolutions
was referred to the Committee on Ed
ucation on January 18th, and was re-
ported back to the House with amend
ments to pass, and on January 18th.
was again referred, this time to the
Committee on Taxation and Finance;
and the second named resolution was
referred to the Committee on Taxation
and Finance on the 18th day Of Janu-
airy, and neither of said resolutions has
been reported back from said. commit
tee, although the said committee was
directed by resolution of this House
adopted on the 23rd instant, to report
back said resolutions.
Therefore, Resolved, That said com
mittee be again directed to report back
said resolution with some sort of rec
ommendation.
On motion of Mr.. Jackson, the reso-
luton was taken up for immediate
consideration, and was thereupon de-
feated.
Mr.. Martin offered the following:
Resolved, That all debates on House
resolutions be limited to three min
utes to each speech, and not more than
any two speeches Shall be made on any
one house resolution.
Immediately considered and adopted.
Mr.. Wetzel offered the following:
Whereas, there is now pending be-
fore the Congress a bill providing fOl
the payment of a subsidy out OF the
National Treasury to the owners Of GER
tain classes Of ships, which bill is pop
ularly known as the Ship Subsidy bill
and, whereas, the principle involved
in said bill is in violation of the spirit
of the Constitution of the United
States, and the interests OF the peo-
pie thereof. Therefore,
Resolved, That the Senators and
Representatives from this State, in the
Congress be, and they are hereby &c
quested to vote against said bill should
it be submitted to a vote, and to US
all proper means to accomplish its de-
feat.
Motion of Mr.. Jackson to Immediate
ly consider was rejected.
S. j. R. II, requesting u Senators
and Representatives in Congress tc
consider the proposition for the pur-
chase of the Moore House and Temple
farm at Yorktown, was adopted.
Messages were received from the
Senate announcing the passage of S. Bs
so, II and SO.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. Reynolds
introduced II. B. 255, for redistrictine
the State of West Virginia for rep
resentation in Congress. reference was
dispensed with, the rules suspended
bill taken up out of order, read &