Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-16
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
OF THE LEGISLATURE,


House,
Special to the Register.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, February A.
when the House assembled this
morning Mr.. Smith, of Ohio, moved
tnat the first order of business-the
reading Of the journal-be dispensed
with. Adopted.
The following committee reports
were received:
Mines and Enthusiastically on H.
b. 14S providing for the weighing OF
certain products and fixing the duties
of check weighmen or wheighmaster;
also H. b. lat, regulating weights and
measures; also S. B. 70, amending Sec.
CT Chap. 70, Acts Of 1888, as amended
by Chap. SO, Acts of 1897; and unfa-
yorably on H. B. 234, to amend Acts of
1891, providing for weighing and meas
uring coal.
III. B. ITS, on motion of Mr.. Jackson,
was made the special order for 1880
to-day, in order to more fully examine
into Senate amendments thereto be-
fore concurrence.
The following resolutions were re-
ceived and laid over one day, except
where otherwise stated
BY Mr.. Alderson-Resolved, That
hereafter the House shall not proceed
to business without having first at
least on the desk of each member a
calender of the days proceedings.
BY Mr.. Pritchard-H. j. r. Al. Re-
solved by the Legislature of West Vir-
ginia, two members elected to each
House thereof agreeing thereto, That
the following be proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution of this State:
That Sec. s of Art. 9 of the Consti
tuition OF the State of West Virginia
he amended so as to read as follows:
mo new county shall be formed in
this State with an area less than
two hundred square miles, nor with
population less than ten thousand;
nor shall any county from which
new county or part thereof shall be
taken, be reduced in area below two
hundred square miles, nor with popu-
lation below ten thousand. Nor shall
new county be formed without the
consent Of a majority Of the voters
residing within the boundaries of the
proposed new county, and petitioning
or voting on the question"
BY Mr.. Layden-Resolved, by the
Legislature OF West Virginia. two
thirds of all the members elected to
both houses agreeing thereto, That the
following amendment to Art. 4 of the
Constitution of this State be and is
hereby proposed, to-wit:
That Sec. 1 of Art. be amended so
as to read as follows:
10 ri nf a
State shall he entitled to vote at all
elections within the counties in which
they respectively reside, and at all
municipal elections in which the
granting of license to sell Intoxicating
drinks is an issue: all females over
the age of 81 years shall have the right
to vote, but no person who is a minor
or of unsound mind, or a pauper, or
who is under conviction of treason,
felony or bribery in election, or who
has not been resident of the State
for one year, and of the county in
which he offers to vote sixty days next
preceding such offer, shall be permit
ted to vote while such disability con-
tinueS; but no person in the military,
naval or marine service of the United
States shall be deemed a resident of
this State by reason of being stationed
therein
The following bills were introduced,
on Motion of leave, read by their titles
and referred to the appropriate COM
mittees:
BY Mr.. Grover (by request)-H. B.
322 "a bill for the relief of M E.
Circle Referred to the committee on
taxation and finance.
By Mr.. Handley--H B. 1923, "A bill
ITO amend and re-enact Secs. 4 and 5
of Chap. IL of the Code of West Vir-
ginia, in regard to compensation OF
spersons in the service of the State, Of
dice expenses, etc Referred to the
committee on taxation and finance.
By Mr.. Jackson (by requesO-H B.
324, "a bill to prevent the manufacture
and sale of candy adulterated with
poisonous substances or other ingre-
dents detrimental to health" Refer
Ted to the committee on taxation and
finance.
By Mr.. Johnston--H B. 1926. ga bill
ITO amend and re-enact Sec / of Chap
so of the Acts of the Legislature of
West Virginia of 1895, as amended and
re-enacted by Chap 50 of the Acts of
the legislature of West Virginia of
1897" Referred to the committee on
education.
II. B. 81, establishing the independ
ent school district of New Cumberland,
In Hancock county, was read first time
and advanced
Committee on Education reported