West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-01-28
CHARLESTON CHIT CHAT.
Personal POINTS AND POLITE.
CAL PLUMS, PENCILED DOWN
FOR THE ARGUS READERS.
And Legislative Notes and Notions
Noted Down from the Editors
Note Book.


coats or overshoes. We didn't go
without the latter, but we came
without them. as some provijcnt
fellow stole our overshoes and we
caught severe cold coming home
in a storm without them. 1t wa,
no more than we could expect, as
there were several hundred hungry
patriots there after some other fel.
lows shoes. We are thankful we
saved our overcoat In that crowd of
Republican office scek ers, who were
willing to take anything they
could get.
TT
We tried hard to get bill in
troduced in the Legislature to make
it penitentiary offense for anyone
In this State to get out y patent on
car coupling, bnt there was such a
rush OF other bills we gave it up
and came home, expecting to re-
turn soon and try it again. The
first day the mill was open for
grinding, eighty bills were intro
duced in the House IN one hours
time, breaking the record OF all
previous legislation. A dozen mem.
bsrs we're on the floor at a time
waving q bill in their hand and
shouting. "Mr. Speaker ?" or
course but few Of them were read
as they were nearly all referred to
some Com mittee, and the Clerk
merely mum bered them consecu-
lively as they came to hand and
read the title, number and who in
troducsd the bill and what Com
mittee it was referred to. Lots of
them are never heard from after
that, as they are killed off in the
Committee rooms. Every mem Der
wants to present a bill and make
his constituents believe that he is
doing something.
TT
About the smartest looking mem.
Der on the Republican side of the
House is Payne, the colored lsgis
lator from Faystte county. He is
very light mulatto, and withal
good looking fellow. Dresses we'll
and makes very good appearance,
and is expected TO make a record
during the session. He is repre-.
sented to be smart and we'll edu.
Gated. His desk is way back in
the rear, next to the cloak room.
TIT
On the Democratic side, one of
the leaders is former resident of
KiHgwood, Hon. Edward A. Ben.
nett, now residing at Huntington,
and representing Oabell county IN
the Legislature. He was Auditor
Of the State many years ago and
is we'll known to all the old resi-.
dents of Kingwood, and asked
about many of them.
TIT
The newly. elected State Supt. of
Schools, James Russell Trotter,
was shakIng hands around among
thu politicians and smiling radiant
ly over his coming location in the
Capitol building, where be will be
at the head of u handsomely furn
ished department with several
clerks at bis command. And by
the way, it is said that one Of those
clerkships will come to Preston
county, and that ex Supt. Lerain
FOrtney will be the lucky man. We
hope this is true, as Mr.. Trotter
will be very ungrateful il be for
gets the county Of his birth aHd
breeding, and no better appoint
ment could be made than that of
Mr.. Fortuey.
TIT
Another lucky drawer of one OF
the prizes in the Legislative Lot
terry is Col. Wilbur IL. Brand, Of
Canton, Msrion county, who is we'll
known bore in KingWood and is a
nephew Of Wm. II. Brand. The
Colonel fret started out to ron for
the Legislature from Marion coun-
ty, bot got turned down. Ho then
went down to Charleston ss can
didate for the Office Of Sergeant at.
Arms Of the House, bot failed TO
get ia the combine, and 30 was
still on tae outside, but being de-
termined to break into the House
Of Repreheusibles in some way,
stuck to them ill he got Com