Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-22
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
OF THE LEGISLATURE,

Incorporation OF church property, on
announcement of vote taken several
days previously, was passed by a vote
OF SO to II.
Mr.. Willis called up substitute for H.
B.. POI, concerning compensation and
! duties of county superintendent. All
vanced to third reading.
Mr.. Smith, Of Mcdowell, called I'D
S. B. Is, concerning the relocation of
county seats. During it's reading Mr..
Hearne moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the bill. Mr.. Smith, of Nc
Dowell, spoke earnestly against post
ponement, and explained the bill. A
similar bill was fully discussed and re-
jected earlier in the session. Mr..
Hearne earnestly opposed the bill and
was in favor of the postponement of
the measure. He said it was a bill aim
ed at Mercer county. Mr.. Smith said
it was a general law, and did not apply
TO Mercer any more than to any other
county; 1t was to make the laws in this
state uniform. Mcdowell had nothing
to do With Mercer and did not care
where Mercer located its court house.
Mr.. Brannon spoke in favor of the
bill, on the ground that it made a uni
form law regarding this matter. I'm
der the present law it requires a ma
jority vote in one case, a three-ffths
In another and a three fourths in a
third case. The motion to indefinitely
postpone was lost. The bill as amend
ed, requires a two-thirds vote in all
cases to relocate a county seat.
The bill was advanced to third read
ing.
Substitute to S. B. IA, providing for
the sale Of lands returned delinquent
for -nor-payment of taxes in the same
year in which they are returned. upon
order OF the County Court, without
waiting to be certified to the auditor
and by him afterwards certified to the
sheriff for sale, was passed.
Mr.. Fisher, of Braxton, moved to
reconsider the vote by which the
amendment to S. B. Is, was adopted.
Mr.. Grant explained that the amend
ments were agreed upon in committee
after much thought. The committee
amendments were then severally put
again and rejected. AS the bill now
stands on third reading, it requires a
three-ifths vote to relocate a county
seat.
Mr.. Smith, of Ohio, called up S. B.
ia, relating to the printing of the
Supreme Court records, and providing
that they be printed in the counties
where the records originate, with GER
tain rules and regulations concerning
the printing of the same. which was
passed.
Mr.. Briant called S. B. ia, similar
to III. b 319, authorizing the Board of
Education of Greenbrier district Of
Summers county, to fund at a lower
rate of interest, one hundred and TWEEN
ty 800 bonds; reference dispensed with,
read a first time; Constitutional rule
suspended, bill read and second time,
advanced to third reading and passed.
Into effect from passage.
Mr.. Davis called up s. B. 1877. which.
he said, was in the interest Of his coun-
ty. He charged that there were hood
lers here tampering with the bill. He
had his kit of tools and could go and
make his living; it did not depend
upon this bill. The bill is to amend
the laws and regulations regarding
licenses. Mr.. Davies claimed that IL
censes in Fayette were given out by a
ring.
Mr.. Smith, of Ohio, was opposed to
the bill as applying to the whole State
and thought the bill ought to go to a
committee.
Mr.. Fisher, of Braxton, opposed the
bill. The greatest lobby that ever came
to Charleston was the liquor lobby here
now in the interest of this bill. There
was general opposition to the bill,
which takes the granting of licenses
out Of the hands of the County Courts
in certain circumstances, and gives
small towns and villages the power to
grant the same. Bill was read a first
time, and Mr.. Fisher, of Braxton, NOV
ed indefinite postponement. The ayes
and noes were taken, resulting in the
motion being agreed to.
Mr.. Smith, of Ohio, called up S. B.
ITO, making it a misdemeanor to wilful-
ly or improperly damage or destroy
property of livery stable keepers in
cities of over twenty thousand popula-
ton in this State when in possession
of bailees, was passed.
Mccoy called up S. 3. ~, regulating
licenses at public theatres, public wat
ering places, ETC.; read a second time,
constitutional rule suspended, read a
third time and passed.
Committee on Finance recommended
granting J. B. Peyton $50 of services
rendered preparatory to the assembling
of the Legislature; also extra pay to
the various clerks and attaches of the
House, and also arranging for the Ser
geant-at-arms to draw the warrants in
time for members to get their pay be-
fore the 22nd.