Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-02-27
STATE News Happenings.


winch removes the limit under which
'ohcerns may be chartered an this
s|a'e, was passed in the senate TODAY
~ surety party vote, 10 take eff
'' from passage. Other important
measures passed by the senate were
those taolishing preparatory
cranch OF the state university NJ
heyser and abolishing that az Nor
sahtown, and the amendment TO the
constitution making the Office of Sec
rotary of state elective. In the house
the OH To provide boards of c1ual-
llation for the re-assessment of real
estate was passed by a narrow mar
gin. The finance committees report
oi appropriations for the varions in.
e'itutions OF the state was presented
III ooth senate and house to-day. ap-
gegating the sums of Si.l49.OeO for
the first and 81, 106, 900 for the second
year
charleston, Feb. 1s.-The senate to-
hlght, by a vote of to 3, refused to
take up out of order the Ssisber
pure food" bill, which was ;ntr,-
duced in the house this afternoon and
passed that body in IS minutes. The
purpose of the bill is TO prevent the
aduiteration of food and dairy pro-
cucts, and differs only from the meas
ure that was defeated Saturday in
That 1T does not include drugs. The
refusal of the senate to advance, tho
measure from the fcbt of the list will
effectually kill it, as it will not he
reached this session. The house
ripper BILL" providing for the reor-
ganization of the boards of the va
nous institutions, 10 In number.
were read third time and passed i'm
each instance by a strictly party vote.
A number of the senators made brief
speeches explaining their votes, dem
ocrats taking the ground that the
passage OF the bills set bad prece-
dent and further that it was an in
suit TO the present governor of the
state The house passed the senate
Oil taxing dealers in cigarettes. The
general appropriation bills were made
a special order in the senate for to-
morrow. But four more days remain
OF the present session. and the rush
To get various measures through has
begun.
Charleston, Feb. 22.-The last ses-
sion of the West Virginia Iegisla-
ture closed at midnight. Appropria-
ton bills occupied the whole day, and
there was almost deadlock on
the Pan-American Fair appropria-
tfon. twenty-five thousand dollars
was asked by the senate bill. but the
house scaled this down to $4,000 to
pay bills already incurred. The ap-
preparation was defeated. President
Smith. of the senate, was given sill
yer service, and Speaker Wilson, of
the house, diamond pin.
The West Virginia Sons of the
Revolution elected the following Off
GERS: President, G.. w. Brockunier.
Wheeling; Vice President, A. r..
White, Parkersburg; Secretary, S. T..
Morton, Wheeling; Treasurer, G. d.
Hart, Clarksburg.
Samuel Martin, y. d o. engineer,
has sued for divorce. charging inf
deity. He also sues Eugene Sum
merville, editor of the Grafton Lead
er, for $4,000, charging alienation
of affections.
John Howe, a Polander. 10 years
old, was found near Thomas the 9th
er morning with his skull crushed.
His pockets had been rifed
The appropriation bill calls for the
resignation of President Raymond.
of the state university, and accept
ance by board of regents before uni
VprsitV aIlOxUaUca ic
e. Fl. White. United States express
agent at PennsbOro, charged with
selling liquor on Sunday. pleaded
guilty. and was fined SO and costs.
He delivered c. o. ID. jugs of liquor
which came in the regular order of
business.
Allie Stuart's body was found in a
fence corner near his home at Clarks-
Vile. He was "a farmer, and left the
city for home about noon. Clashes
about his head and body Indicate that
he was stabbed to death.
BURGLARS the other morning blew
open tho safe Of the bank at st. Al
bans. near Charleston, securing 81
or s. in cash and SO i'm revenue
stamps. They escaped on a hand car.
John Wesley Millslagle, aged 40.
-~fen over a stone wall AZ Piedmont. in
10 pond of water and died from cx-
pOsure.
y. s. Swink. Of Mt. Hope. was ar
rested ON warrant. charging him
with the murder Of Ed. Jones. Of Mt.
HOPE
jasper Singleton, son OF j. y.
Singleton. OF Shinnston. was in
stan;Iv killed while hunting. lie was
climbing fence and his gun was dis
charged by the hammer touching on
rail.
Worry over the fact that her son
ran away from home has caused Mrs.
!. w. James. Of South Parkcrsburg.
to lose the power OF speech through