Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-19
SW|SHER PURE FOOD BILL
REFUSES TO Be DOUNED.
HE-iNTRODUCED AND PASSED by
THE HOUSE IN THE SPACE of
HALF An HOUR.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENrs
TO THE NUMBER OF FIVE ADOPTED
FOR SUBMISSION BY
THE HOUSE.
Special to the Register.

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CHARLESTON, w. Va. Feb. IS
The Swisher pure food bill refused to
down. With the change of a few words
and emitting drugs from Its opera
tons the same bill, defeated in thu
Senate on Saturday. was re-in:roduced
in the House this morning by Mr..
Swisher, and in less than thirty min
utes had gone through the full course
or readings, under suspension OF the
rules, and was again passed.
When Swisher communicated its
passage to the Senate he walked down
the aisle TO within few feet of Sem
ator Lanham. an directed the commu-
nieation directly to that gentleman,
and in manner that seemed to dare
him to try his best efforts 70 secure
the second defeat Of the measure.
Fast time was also made on House
bill S31. reported from the judiciary
committee in the morning and made
special order for 230. and then passed
under suspension of the rules. inside
of half an hour, under suspension of
the rules.
This bill provides for submitting TO
vote of the people at the next general
election five amendments 10 the con-
stitution as follows:
Making the secretary OF State an
elective officer;
Providing salaries for all State Off
| GERS, and turning fees into the treas
ury;
Increasing the number of judges of
the Supreme Court to five;
Limiting the irreducible scnool fund
| to million dollars;
Creating the Office of county treas
urer;
The appropriation bill will be taken
up tomorrow morning in each house
as special order The fight will be
fast and furious to the finish. the
managers in the two bodies trying to
drive the bill through with as lit
tie amendment as possible, and each
member with a pet appropriation do
ing what he can to have it included in
the hand-out.
In the House the following meas
ures were passed:
House bill 277, the Dawson corpora
ton bill. with Senate amendments;
House bill 219, extending the time in
which distraint and sale may be made
for taxes. with Senate amendments;
House bill 223, to regulate the granting
of franchises by county courts or
municipal councils, with Senate amend
ments; House bill 30S, amending the
law relating to enlightenment; House
bill 332, to prevent the adulteration OF
food and dairy products; Senate bill
107, providing for copying certain rec
ords in Logan county and making
them parts of the records of Mingo
county: Senate bill 49, concerning the
obtaining of money or other property
by false pretences; Senate bill 2 TO re-
quire a license tax for the sale OF cigar
cites; House bill 1893, relating to the
Independent school district cf Hunt
ington, effective from passage; House
bin 21S providing for moral training
in the public schools house bill 33l,
providing for submission 10 vote OF the
people at the next general election OF
five amendments TO the constitution
House bill 231, amending the charter
of Wellsburg, effective from PASSAGE
House bin 100, regarding the bribery
or other unlawful influences Of cleo
tors; Senate bill $780, to legalize the
action of stockholders in cases or
proxies where the givers OF the proxies
have died; Senate, bill J. requiring ap-
plicants for license to practice law to
have been residents for at least one
year of the State and county; House
bill 1863. requiring boards Of education
and school trustees 10 display the
United States flag over school houses
during the school sessions; House bill
239, extending the time in which rail-
roads organized since June /. $780, may
complete their railroads and put them
in operation; House bin 313. relating
to relocating railroads ana condemna~
ton proceedings therein.