Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-21
THE ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
OF the House of Delegates at Charles
ton. NJ Saturdays Session
Snectal m the Registrar

OF the House of Delegates at Charles
ton. NJ Saturdays Session
Special to the Register
CHARLESTON, w. Va. January 10.
The House opened with prayer by Rev.
r. H. Merrill, of the Kanawha Pres
byterian church.
Mr. Jackson. from the COMMITTEES On
the JUDICIARY, reported back-H. B. No.
26, to provide for the appointment of
a game and fish warden: No. Is.
amending the law relating to licenses:
H. j. R. No. s, providing for a special
joint committee to consider the exped-
iency Of calling a constitutional con-
vention; H. j. r. No. 2, to amend the
Constitution in relation to the salaries
of officers: II. ]. r. No 5, to amend
the Constitution so as to make the
office OF Secretary of State elective; H.
B. No. Is, providing for an amendment
to the Constitution increasing the
number Of Supreme Judges to five. with
favorable recommendation for all.
Mr. Grant, from the committee on
municipal corporations. reported iav-
orably H. p. No. 1876, to amend he
charter OF the city of Fairmont. and
No. III, to authorize the city Of Wheel
ing to sell electric light to private con-
sumerS.
Mr.. Murphy. from the committee on
claims and grievances reported favor
ably H. B. No. 107, relating to the
hunting of rabbits with ferrets.
Mr.. Hanna, from the COMMITTEES on
immigration and agriculture, reported
favorably II. B. No. 127, requiring man
ufacturers of commercial fertilizers to
file bond, and H. B. No. 129, to COM
pei sellers of commercial fertilizers to
see that the goods they sell are equal
to the samples.
Mr.. Hervey, from the committee on
roads and internal navigation. report
ed favorably H. B. No. 1874, to amend
Secs. /, 2 and Is Of Chap. 81 of the
Code, relating to the preservation Of
game, and No 140, to amend the alter
nate road law.
Fl. J. R. No. 8, to appoint joint COM
mittee to take into consideration all
the plans for amending the present
constitution or making new one was
taken up and adopted.
The Governors special message re-
ceived yesterday, was taken up, and
the resolution contained therein, COM
memorating Captain Andrew S. Rowan
was unanimously adopted by an aye
and no vote.
On motion of Mr.. Anderson a certified
copy of the resolutions was ordered to
be sent to Captain Rowan's parents.
On motion of Mr. Lowry the Commit
tee on Judiciary was instructed to in
quire into the question of how illegal
voting can be prevented and whether
certificate showing the payment Of
capitation tax should be required OF
each voter
Mr.. Anderson offered a resolution
instructing the Judiciary Committee
to prepare a memorial to the Legisla-
ture of Virginia with the purpose of
getting some steps taken to keep the
waters of New river from being con-
Eliminating by the iron ore washings
as they now are Referred to Judi
ciary Committee.
Mr.. Brannon introduced II. J. r. No.
IS, to amend the Constitution so as to
fix the salaries of Supreme Judges at
81 900 and the Circuit Judges at $500.
Referred to the special committee on
constitutional amendments.
Mr.. Brannon offered resolution de-
claring it the sense of the House thai
the federal Constitution should be so
amended as not to prohibit Congress
from enacting a law putting a tax on
incomes.
He moved immediate consideration
of the resolution and demanded the
ayes and noes, and the motion was
lost by a strict party vote.
Mr.. Luzader offered a resolution di-
recting the clerk to ascertain why so
many plumbers occurred in printing the
Journal. Gees over one day
The following bills were introduced
and severally referred to the appropri-
ate committees:
BY Mr. Darst, II. B. No. 172. to make
it unlawful for any person to Kill or
injure the skunk or polecat Referred
to the Committee on Claims and GrieY-
ances.
BY Mr.. Smith. of Mcdowell, H. B. No.
173, to amend secs. so, 81 and 100 Of
Chap. IS of the Code, known as the
military code. Military.
By Mr. Lilly, H. 3. No. ia, amend
ing the law relating to notice 70 ter
inmate a tenancy Claims and Griev-
ances.
BY Mr.. Jackson. H. B. No. rs. for
the placing of low water signals on
steam boilers. Labor.
by Mr.. Jackson, n. B. No. 176. to
amend Sec. Is of Chap. 131 of the Code
relating to new trials. Judiciary.
H. ]. r. No. II, providing for a COM
mission to revise the school laws OF
the State was taken up AMI adopted.
Lilly's resolution directing the jani-
tor to keep the temperature of the
House at IS degrees, was taken up and
adopted.
The resolution Of the committee on