Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-19

payment out of the State treasury fees
of attorneys defending poor persons
charged with crime under order OF a
court, or a judge in vacation. Taxa
ton and finance.
By Mr.. Swisher, H. B. 153 to amend
Secs. /, and "A of Chap. II OF the acts
of 1883, to amend the charter Of the
city of Fairmont so as to include Pala-
tine and West Fairmont. Counties,
districts and municipalities.
By Mr.. Swisher (by request), H. b.
154, to amend Sec - OF Chap. 80 of
the code, concerning the county courts,
their jurisdiction and powers. Judici-
AIRY.
By Mr.. Brannon, H. B. 1856, of amend
Sec 26 of Chap. 123 OF the code.
Judiciary.
BY Mr. Luzader, H. B. No. 157, to
amend paragraph 4, sec. ga, chap.
149 of the Code and to add new par
agraph. Claims and Grievances.
By Mr.. Wetzel, H. B. No. 1855, de-
filming liability of railroad and other
transportation companies. Railroads,
By Mr.. Baker (by reQuesD to amend
sec. and Z, chap. 80 Of the Code, edi-
ton of 1891. Judiciary.
H. B. No. Is to amend the law relat
ing to the employment of teachers in
the public schools of the State, was
taken up, read a first time and ordered
to second reading.
H. B. No. Is, providing Davies
Facts in Civil Government be made
an optional text book in the public
schools, and H. B. No 1875, amending
the law in relation to the independent
school district of Wellsburg, were ia
ken up, read a first time and ordered
to a second reading.
H. B. No SO, to provide for a COM
mon school education for the pauper
children in the poor house of the
State came up, with an adverse report
from the Committee on Education,
and, on motion of Mr.. Martin, the bill
was recommitted
H. B. NJ. III, coming up with an ad-
verse report from the Committee on
Education, was, on motion of Mr.. Mar
tin recommitted to that committee.
II. B. No. 2S. to amend the law re-
lating to the employment of teachers
in the public schools of the State, COM
ing up with an adverse report from
the Committee on Education. Mr. Mar
tin moved that the bill be recommit-
ted.
Mr.. Smith, of Ohio, chairman of the
committee. opposed the motion, saying
that the same ground had been cover
ed in another bill which the commit
tee thought better one, and that the
labors of the committee would never
n al OF
velsely were sent back to them
considerable discussion was pre-
cipitated over the matter, the motion
to recOmmit having the support of
number of members whose measures
had suffered the same fate in COM
mittee.
The motion to recommit was finally
agreed to.
H. B. No SO, providing for the cor
poral punishment Of pupils in the pub
lie schools, coming up with an adverse
report from the Committee on Educa-
ton was read and rejected.
H. B. No. 6, to prevent cruelty to
animals-prohibiting the carrying Of
fowls with their heads down, and the
placing of fowls in coops in which
with an adverse report from the Com
mittee on Humane Institutions, was
read and rejected.
H. 3. No. So, to prevent cruelty to
children; H. B. 40. 50, concerning the
employment Of children, and H. B. No.
So, to prevent the docking of horses,
coming up with adverse reports. were
all rejected.
H. B. No. 80. to raise the age of con-
sent, and H. B. No. GA. to prevent
prize fighting. coming up with adverse
reports, were, on motion of Mr.. Nc
Colloch, referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
H. B. No. 8, to provide for the sup
port of wives and children. was read
a first time and ordered to a second
reading.
On motion of Mr. Smith. Of Ohio, the
House took recess till O'Clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
1t was 2:10 before enough members
Of the House arrived to justify Speaker
Wilson in calling the body to order
Mir. Laughlin. by unanimous consent,
introduced H. B. No. 1853, to tax Pc
trolium oil and natural gas taken out
of the State Referred to the Com
tee on Taxation and Finances.
Mr.. Darst, by unanimous consent,
introduced H. B. No. $50, to change
the name of the Potomac and Pied
mont Railroad Company and TO en-
large its powers. Referred to Com
mittee on Railroads.
The Speaker announced the appoint
g o-r,i,o on
enrolled bills: Messrs. Mcintosh,
Lowry, Luzader and Fisher, Of Nor
gan.
On motion of MI. Jackson, Fl. B.
No 10, to create State board Of ar
bitratlon. was ordered printed.
H. B. No 81, amending the law re-
lating to the Industrial Home for
Girls so that officers may be sent from
the institution for those committed 20
it, was read a first time and ordered
to a second reading.
H B. No Sc. providing for the
health and safety Of employees in man
ufacturing, mechanical and mercantile
establishments, was read first time
and ordered to a seconu reading.
H B. No. 81. providing for the sup
port Of INDECENT parents by their chill
dren, and H. B. No. 104, relating TO
State and county boards Of health and
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