The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-02-20
Hon. q. W. Laishley's Letter.
CHARLEsrsN. Feb. 13. ]

CHARLEsTsN, Feb. 10, 1897.
EDITOR New DOMINION:
AS this is day off, no session of
either House or Senate as the com
mittees were behind with the work
and especially the Finance Commit
tee and number of the members
wished to go home; both houses adj
journed ON Friday until Monday
The business of the legislature is
moving along smoothly, as we had
no United States Senator to elect,
there has been but little party fric-
ton. Up to this time there has been
but very few bills which have been
acted upon by both houses and be-
come laws. There are many house
bills passed their third reading
adopted by the House and sent to
the senate, also many Senate bills
are awaiting the action of the House
The fore part of the week the new
county bill was uppermost in the
minds of not only the senators and
delegates but of almost every one
Augusta, because a very familiar
name here and it's friends left no
stone unturned that would advance
its interest, but this legislature de-
cided when the motion was made to
strike out the enacting clause and
the champions of this measure did
not appear with their surveys and
maps as they had assured us they
would do that there was something
wrong with this New Augusta, so they
cut its head off by vote of 3S to rs.
Then one of its friends movad to lay
its lifeless remains ON the table where
it is resting quietly. The Senate
also laid the bill on the table. As
there were bills in both Houses for
the formation of this new county.
There are several important bills
pending but have not yet been agreed
to by both Houses. The military
bill met with lively resistance in
the House and was so mutilated and
disfigured that it's best friends could
scarcely recognize it. After a con-
siderable battle it was referred back
to the military committee and has
again been reported back to the
House. The committee gave it an
other scarifying. 1t will likely come
up the first of the week again. The
commission to revise the constitu-
ton have not yet been named but
we venture to guess that Col. Fast
will be one of that commission
Speaker Hannah and some others
took advantage of the recess and
went over to Washington to-day
We presume that three-fourths of
the two Houses are out of town, as
the capital has a deserted appear
ance in both halls to-day This is a
beautiful day, the sun is shining
brightly which it has not done be-
fore for the past 10 days or two
weeks. The atmosphere has been
very damp and heavy and very I'M
healthy. A great many of the mem
bers are complaining. DR.. Good
knight and Prof. A. L. Wade are
here. 1t has looked something like
home the past sweek as DR.. Good
knight, DR.. Myers, G.. c. Sturgiss
John Il. Price, w. e. Glasscock,
Frank Cox, and James M. Anderson
have been here. We were greatly
panied. to hear of the death of Miss
Carlow and the accident to her
mother and Mr.. Davis. We also
shed the sympathetic tear with Mr..
Blair in the loss of his wife and
mother Of the dear little children.
May Gods choicest blessings be
vouch safcd to them in their sad
loss. A. this letter has grown too
long already, / win close by send
ing my kind regards to az my
ffiends and hope e may find them
IA TIE enjoyment az good health as
y lcoses 80 @. W, L.