Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-14
TWO CENTS
STARTLING ACTION
House has Passed a Bill of
Great Local Interest.

Preparatory Department 10 be Aboi-
ished Here aud Removed to keyser--
irredueible School Fund to go State
arms FOR the Cruiser West Virginia
Other Legislative Business Dene.
CHARLESTON. Feb. 1.-THE House
has passed the bill abolishing the
preparatory department of the Uni
sersity at Morgantown and removing
IL to Keyser. This bill was introduce
ed on Monday by Mr.. Reynolds. 1t
has the Senate to pass before IL be-
comes law and on account Of the
shortness Of the time IL is hardly ex-
pected TO pass but tAe situation Is full
Of danger for Morgantowns interests.
Lin the Senate today the committee
that visited Secretary OF the Navy
Long, with reference to appropriate
action by the State regarding the
cruiser West Virginia reported rec
ommending that the State shield be
cast in bronze, and placed upon each
OF the main turrets of the cruiser and
that a committee of five from the
Legislature and five to be appointed
by the governor be created TO take The
matter In chlrge.
LII accordance with the recommen-
dation Senator Harmer offered joint
resolution providing for the commit
tee and making an appropriation OF
81. 400 TO carry out the plan. The
resolution lies over under the rules.
The Senate passed the following
measures:
House joint resolution Is to amend
the constitution SO as to abolish the
irreducihle school fund, House bill,
It's amending the law IN reference to
school leyies; Senate bill SO, 20 pro-
vide for the support OF wives and chill
dren; House joint resolution 80, 90
authorize the board OF public works
TO have the attorney general and 9TH
er counsel appear for the State in the
case OF Hatfield VS. King now La the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
The vote on House joint resolution
No. was announced and the resolu-
ton declared adopted by 81 TO 0.
Mr.. Herbert NJ. Wilson OF the Uni
ted States geological survey addressed
the Senate during fifteen minutes
recess on the subject OF the state
making an appropriation for having
geological maps made OF the state.
saying the general government would
pay half the cost.
The House today passed the follow
ing measures:
H.. J. r. 40 providing for com
mittee OF five from each house on en-
rolled bills and prescribing It's duties;
III. j. II. 40 to authorize the board OF
public works to have the attorney
general and other counsel appear for
the state in the case OF Hatfield vs.
King: II. B. SO to appropriate 80, 500
To build monument to Levi Morgan,
at New Martinsville, Wetzel county,
III. b. I'll providing for the dockeIing
OF judgments and other liens of like
character; II. Bs. $50, aS7, 283, 286,
2s5, 281, 2S9 and 2SS known as the
ripper bills and designed to give the
incoming Governor the power to reor-
ganize the boards for the government
OF the various state institutions; 5.
b. 54 (H. b. 229) to authorize the
town Of Shepherdstown to refund its
bonded Indebtedness; III. +. 2l6 au-
thorzing the county court OF Kanaw-
ha county 10 take from Peter Silman
ex-sheriff OF Kanawha county orders
allowed on the school fund aud allow
ia lieu orders on the general fund OF
the county; s. B. "a to punish cruelty
to children; S. B. Sc the Davis state
banking bill; ii. b. 173 to amend the
military code.
The vote on the preparatory depart
ment removal was SO to 30.