The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-06
BILL
To 3D READING !.
IN THE SENATE.
PASSAGE OF MEASURE.
, REGARDED ASSURED.
Delegate Hilleary Introduces.
Bill for Judicial
Redishicting.
BY rHoMAs D. NAYS.

Special to The lntelligencer. a-5s5
CHARLESTON, ". Va. Feb. 5-Un-E
less the unforeseen and unexpected hap
TO street paving. tax limits, etc, tonor-
row will be made law, Us far as 1t iS.in5::
the power of the Legislators. the meas
ure, house bill No: 81. introduced ey
DELEGATE HsrIy Wess todsY hsying been sa al
endar Of the senate.
Passage Of the bill Is assured In tho
event the full routine Of business IS
gone through by the upper house.
M9rgantowns oed charter and PHI spsnsSTea
charter introduced by Senator Hough, !
were also advanced to third reading and
will likely receive their finishing touch
along with the Wheeling measure. =,
Charter Bills Passed. -
The Benwood and McMechen charter
bills today Joined the ranks of the
measures passed by both houses durit g.
the senate without n dissenting vote.
Both of these measures originaed In the
house, passage there having been COM
pletcd last week. ~
wheeling Interested.
The neT code bill came up today f0rl'
final vote in the house. The measure Isl
in conflict with special legislation pass.
cd creating the independent senool dis-s
trict Of Wheeling. and Delegate Rich-S
ards offered an amendment to the meas
ure by which the operation Of the clause
relating to lcvics was excepted as FAR
ms Wheeling is condemned.
Tho measure was adopted as amended
and sent to the senate. where the
amendment offered BY Delegate Rich.
ards was rejected. The measure was
returned to the house with aTequest for;
a conference regarding the matter, Delcs
gate Richards has opposed enactment of
the measure since its Introduction. and
appeared before the education commit
tee in an effort to amend the bill, ex-
cepting Wheeling from the clause relat-5
ing to tax lcvies. which is in conflict
with laws now on the statute books.
l., Bloch Bills Passed. ti58;
Three bills introduced by representa-
tivcs from the northern section Of The,
state were passed by the senate, being
by Senator Bloch, relating to building
and loan associations and corporationt
directors, and senate bill No. 161, intro,
duced by Senator Stewart, providing fDr.
the establishment and maintenance tof'
the Marion county law library.
Boxing Bill to Third Reading. =;
The Bloch boxing bill was advanced.
to third reading on the senate calendar;
today, but even the strongest support;
ers admit that what disposition or ace;
tion will be taken tomurrow Is Alto,
sether matter Of conjecture. x.
r., The measure. which provides -fof~tar'
creation Of a state athletic. commission;
to govern boxing and sparrlng contests,
was adversely reported by rne Judiciary
committee. but was given n place on tho
calendar in order to secure printing OF
the bill.
Bill Advanced.
Senator Blochs bill authorizing the:
purchase Of a tract Of land by tie
Wheeling schools for athletic. purposes
was also advanced to third reading.
Others to be advanced for final action
were two mea" .,res by Senator 'Stcwar..
relating to purchase Of additional ground !
for the boys industrial school and the
Marion county high school.
Patorsbly Reported.
Bills favorably reported out Of COM
mittecs today included house bill No, !,
1874. by Delegate Richards, relating to !,
corporation directors: senate bills 158
and 202, by Senator's Hough and Bloch.
respectively, relating to county courts !
and duties OF prosecuting attorneys were
both adversely reported by the senatct
judiciary committee.
Few Judicial Districts. -
Delegate John B. Hillcary of Buckhan-c =
non introduced a bill proposing the re-,
districting Of the judicial circuits. I'm. .
der the proposed bill the First judicial,
circuit would be composed Of Hancock. :.
Brooke. Marshall and Ohio counties. :
Marion county alone would compose the .
Thirteenth judicial circuit. ,ass,