Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-19

| ginia Home Guards who served in the
] Civil War the benefit of the United States
pension laws, was passed.
| The Senate substitute for H. B. rs. to
amend the law concerning State licenses;
| S. B. u, for the protection of fish in pri-
| vate waters; II. B. 292, to amend the
| charter of Warrington, were passed, the
| latter to take effect from its passage.
| II. ]. r. 8, providing for an amendment
| to the constitution, creating the office of
| county treasurer, the special order for II
| o'clock, was defeated by a vote of Is ayes
| to noes, thus falling short of the neces-
| sary two-thirds vote.
| II. B. 81, the Swisher pure food law, was
| vigorously opposed by Senator Lanham,
| who said that no possible good could come
| from such a bin, and that it would cause
unnecessary expenditure of the peoples
| money. He stated bol1ly that a powerful
| lobby was behind the bill and that it was
| due to the influence of this lobby that such
| a remarkable effort was being made to
! secure its passage. He spoke very plainly
on the subject, and as he said talked
right out in meeting" Senator Kidd also
opposed the measure, his principal objec-
ton being based upon the ground that it
laid down the bars for unlimited and use
less expense and further that he was OPP
posed to the creation of new offices at the
expense of the people without any benefit
to any one except those who hold them.
Senator Osenton advocated the bill in a
speech, replying to both Senators Ian
ham and Kidd, particularly resenting SEN
ator Lanham's statement in regard to the
| influence of the lobby.
Senator Price made speech against the
bill. denouncing it as a dangerous meas
ure, and at the close of his remarks Sena-
tor May demanded the previous ques-
ton.
The bill was rejected by a vote of II to 8.
The Senate then took a reces5 TO 2:30
p. Ia.
Afternoon Session.
The Judiciary Committee reported rec
ommending the passage of Fl. B. 121,
| amending the act fixing the time for hold~
ing Circuit Courts. and 222, authorizing the
town of Shepherdstown to refund it's bond
| ed indebtedness.
II. B. u, to amend the law concerning
the allowance of county offices; s. B. 17S,
providing that dams or other distractions
in streams, preventing the passage of fish,
may be declared nuisances, were passed.
II. B. 173, to amend the military code.
was made the special order for Monday
next at 9 clock.
S. 3. 155, amending the law concerning
| the appointment of special commission
| ers and their duties, was passed.
! On motion of Senator Campbell, II. B. SO,
| making an appropriation of $500 for a
| monument to Levi Morgan, one of the
, pioneers of Wetzel county, was taken up
| out of its order and passed.
| II. B. S25, amending the act creating the
| independent school district of Charleston,
was taken up out of its order, on motion
| of Senator Ashby, and passed, to take
| effect from its passage.
On motion of Senator woodward, H. b.
| 1885, amending the act establishing the in
| dependent school district of New Haven
Mason county, was taken up out of it's or
! der and passed.
| II. B. 2S7 providing for the reorganiza-
ton of the boards of directors of the State
| hospitals for the insane, one of the So
| called ripper bills. was taken up out of
! its order, on motion of Senator Koran,
| and advanced to its third reading
The was followed by calling up the
other ripper bills. The bill providing
for the reorganization of the board of the
| Morgantown University, was amended on
motion of Senator May, by providing that
none of the members shall be a resident
| of Monongalia county
Senator Osenton moved to amend the
| bill concerning the miners hospitals by
| providing that at least one member of
! each board shall be a practical coal
miner. This was opposed by Senators Ho-
ran and Lanham, and was defeated by
vote-of - to 6, a strict party vote. Sena-
| tor Osenton then moved that one member
| of each board be a railroad employee, but
! this amendment was also defeated.
| The bills concerning the reform school,
| the State board of health, the Bluefeld
! Colored Institute, the State board of ag-
riculture, the asylum for incurabes, the
| West Virginia Colored Institute and the
/ State normal schools were advanced with
| out amendment, all being sent to their
! third reading. Senator Osenton moved
TO amend the bill relating to the Bluefield
| Colored Institute by providing that at
least one member Of the board be a col
ored man, was defeated by a strict party
vote, the Republican Senator's voting
against it.
On motion of Senator Smith. Senator
Lanham in the chair. H. B. 223, to reg
uate the granting of franchises by county
courts or town councils. was taken up out
| of its order and passed.
On motion of Senator Kidd, H. B. 173, to
amend the law concerning the State Ma
| tional Guard. was taken up out of its or
! der and passed.
On motion of Senator Baker, the bills
| authorizing the city council of Bt,elhan
non to issue bonds, and to amend the law
+, in relation to the county court of Pendle-
ton county. were advanced 10 their third
reading The latter was amended by SEN
ator Osenton so as TO apply to other coun-
| ties in the State under certain conditions.
| The Senate then adjourned, on motion
of Senator Lanham.
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