Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-26
GOSSIP OF
The LEGISLATURE.
How Some of the Solons Put in
Their Time.
Some Of the Humorous Incidents of the
Session How Laws are Sometimes
Juggled by Skillful Dodgers

Some uf the professors from the
Agricultural Department OF the State
University are here in the interest Of
the bill 10 compel those who sell COM
mercial fertilizers 20 make the goods
sold come up TO the samples by which
they are sold In analysis. They can
give all sorts of scientific reasons for
the things they want DONE and the
chances are they will have it as they
wish.
Yesterday was the day appointed
for the Republicans ia the Senate to
plan small politics. That body after
having almost unanimously adopted a
resolution to investigate the UNIVERSE
ty referred the resolution on the same
subject which came 10 it from the
House TO the Judiciary Committee
with the intent and the effect to en-
compass its defeat, unless when it
sees this in cold print, and recognizes
how silly its action was, it changes its
mind and decides to have it reported
back and adopted There may ha e
been legislative bodies OF weaker de-
ment than the present West Virginia
sample, but they have not done bust
ness in this State.
The Secretary Of State through Mr..
Whitaker has introduced Senate bill
No. 40, relating TO additional fees for
the much over-worked and under paid
Secretary Of State. The bill reads:
a IF faf saI,,.
for services rendered in his Office the
following fees to be paid by the per-
son TO whom the service is rendered,
at the time it Is done. except as here
matter provided:
For testimonial, one dollar and
fifty cents.
For copy of any paper. II one sheet
one dollar.
And for each sheet after the first,
seventy-five cents.
For issuing a commission to q COM
missioner in any other State, five dol
lars.
For issuing commission to each
notary public, two dollars and fifty
cents.
fugitive from justice demanded of the
executive authority of another State
to be paid to the Secretary out of the
civil contingent fund tive dollars.
For issuing warrant for the arrest
of fugitive from justice demanded
by the executive authority of another
State, two dollars.
Tho follaxU nn a ,npI ~ e,,c,
gested:
For entering office during Office
hours 81 cents; after office hours, SO
cents.
For asking an ordinary question dur
ing office hours % cents: extraordinary
question Al cents.
For one half minute conversation
with Secretary of State, SO cents, each
additional half minute "a cents.
For entering private office with hat
on $l.123; with hat off Slip. For
two minute conversation with Secre-
tary, $54; each additional two minutes
$3S6 For gazing on the dashing
and gallant Major Elliott 49, As min
ute. When Major looks twice at Sec
rotary, time is up.
For shaking hands with Secretary,
rs cents; two hand shakes within
hour $l.49.
For looking at Senator Elkins' pic
ture in Secretarys Office, first minute
10 cents; each additional minute, 9
cents
For ordinary calls to pay your re.
spects 80 cents; on political business,
S499.87 cents minute payable in GER
titled check, cash, express or money or
der before goods are delivered.
The above prices are for well known
and approved members OF the Repub-
lican party: Democrats will be charged
double the above rates.-Kanawha
Gazette,
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