Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-28
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CHARLESTON, W. VA, January 81
The railroad biIl, prepared By General
S. Clair, attorney for the coal opera
tors Of the Kanawha and New River
valleys, and introduced in the Senate
by Mr.. Haynes. IS far-rssching il Us
provisions, and the severity OF the pen
sitiss attached, il Is thought, will de-
feat It's passage unless the bill itself be
greatly modified.
The bill makes +; unlawful for any
railroad corporation, 5y is officers, rs
agents, or otherwise, 20 engage in the
business Of buying coal, coke, or other
Commercial. commodities, or 20 lend is
aid 70 any person or firm engaged 10
such business I, makes il unlawful
for any person or firm to enter into any
agreement with any railroad corpora
ton, its officers or agents, 10 supply OF
purchase from any such railroad cor
pOrati0ns cosl, coke, and other CONNER
cial commodities, sed makes IL nnisw-
ful 70: Any railroad %
DISCRIMINATE AMONG sHIrPEBs,
and forces them 20 make sufficient pro-
vision FOR the transportation Of coal and
coke offered for transportation. II
makes il incumbent upon the officers Of
railroads 70 furnish & sufficient number
OF ears for TIE transportation OF coal
auu coke from all TIE mines, without
favor or liberalization.
The Circuit and Criminal Courts, OF
any county 10 the State, through whiC
railroads pass, have concurrent juris-
diiiOn OF a. tie oiensss snd violations
OF tbiS act The penalties attached ior
tie violation OF any o. The provisions o.
the proposed law are from I've 70 ten
thousand dollars for eaca Ofsuse, aud
the officer or agent OF such railroads,
who violates auy OF the provisions OF
the iaW, is 10 os deemed guilty OF 3
felony, aud upon conviction shall be
confined 10 the peniientisry not less
than one. nor more than FIVE years.
10 addition 70
THESE SEVERE PENALTIES,
IL is provided that the railroad violating
any OF the provisions Of the Jaw, shall
forfeit It's charter, rights and privl-
Ieges.
The bill is now il the hands OF the
Senate Committee on Railroads, aud
will probably De taken up for consider
alton early in the week.
A leading men Ger OF the legislature
said 10 the Register cores Dondent:
This Dill cannot pass In It's present
shape. As has already beer intimateo,
II Is aimed especial y At the Chesapeake
and Ohio Coal Agency, aud II IL becomes
q Jaw, that firm viii have 20 go OFT Of
the business. II is intended also. 20
preventive formation and operation Of
al such companies organized among
the officers, stOc ShOlders aud directors
Of railroads The coal operators along
Jne line OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, heretofore have been unable
10 get their products 10 market, except
through the Chesapeake and OHIO Goa.
Agency. That IS, they have been pre-
vented from going into open market
themselves, and have been compelled 10
sell the whole OF their products 20 the
agency l understand that the c. 6 o.
agency has already decided 70 90 Out OF
the business, aud II lhis be true, the
Chesapeake and Ohio people Will prob
ably not fight the bill"
10 addition 70 her work in behalf Of
the Dill 10 establish an
INDUSTRIAL HONE FOR GIRLS,
Mrs Isaiah Warren, OF Wheeling, is
giving her attention 10 two other meas
urss, one Of special interest She has
had prepared and introduced 10 the
Senate, by Mr.. Young, OF DSnur,
joint resolution proposing al amend
ment 70 the Constitution providing for
female suffrage. Ii will doubtless come
up for consideration % the Senate to-
morrow. Mrs. Warren says there is
strong influence In favor OF female sut-
rage in this State, and the consider
alton Of this resolution will test the
sentiment OF the people 10 regard TO
this question, whether 10 pass or not.
Mrs. Warren says her heart is in the
measure, and II sire goes down, she vii.
20 down fighting TO the very last. She
says she expects 70 vote in West Viz
GINA before she dies.
Her other bill is ore TO prevent town
clocks from striking Ia the night time.
She SAYS she knows q number Of cases
ia Wheeling where sick persons have
died from the effects Of the disturbance
caused by the striking Of the town
clock.
THE STATE GRANGE
which was 10 session here this week,
has adjourned, and most Of the dele
gates have returned 10 their homes.
Some OF the officials, however, remain
20 look after some legislation in which
farmers are especially interested. They
will have = hearing before the judiciary
COpmittes OF the House tomorrow on
the bill which they propose, providing
that all persona. property upon which
there is lien or mortgage. shall be ex-
empt from taxation tG the amount OF
such liens or mortgages, and that the
holders OF such liens aud mortgages be
taxed instead. There is considerable
interest on this subject among memoe
Of the Legislature, but it is not prob