Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-02-04

Animals. Anderson Makes his Infin.
ence Felt Other Bills That Have
Been up Valued Policy Bill Under
Fire Other Insurance Legislation.
CHARLESTON, Feb. THE progress
OF the redistricting bills aud the de-
feat OF the Langhlin license bill were
the features Of last week in the Leg
islature. The former carried with it
the interest that attaches TO 4 hot DO.
litieal debate, and the other was
chiefly interesting aside from It's great
Importance, by reason OF the smooth
lobby work by which Its defeat was
accomplished.
In the discussion that was brought
on BY the redistrictIng measure the
Democrats had all the best or it.
Not only are Anderson and Brannon
especially strong la controversial argu-
ment, bnt they had the easier side OF
the matter, for the hypocrisy OF the
majority was so apparent that their
champions could not face the viii her
ing sarcasm and blistering inyective
of the men who needed but to speak
the mildest truth to cover them with
confusion. And the truths spoken by
the Democratic speakers were not
chosen with particular regard TO mild
ness. Mr.. Alderson's speeches were
bitter In the extreme. He raked over
the record OF the Republican party for
years, even back to the time when Ii
was la power In this State before, and
showed 1t to be an Organization OF
greed and plumber aud false pretenses
held together by the cohesive power OF
public plumber: THAT ft had gone out
OF power in 1871 violating the consti-
tuition, and come back to power In
1897 violating the constitution, and
that there was no good In Ii. He
threw the whole fire and force OF his
nature into che delivery OF his Philip
pics, and they stuck and burnt until
you could see the thick skinned ma
Jority vince and squirn as IL In actu-
al physical agony.
Brannon's style Ii more ironical
than vituperatlve aud his manner is
more insinuating than that Of Alder
son but IL burns and smarts just the
same.
Senator Campbell, too, has had re-
marks TO make upon more than one
occasion In reference to the gerryman-
der bills. The first time he tackled
1t was when he rose and asked that he
be allowed 20 take his name from the
roll Of members OF the special COM
mlttee 10 which was referred the re-
n sat II -
notified Of any meeting Of the COM
mittee so that be could attend, and
yet the evidence that such meetings
had been held was found In the bills
which the committee had reported.
He did not want to. be regarded a.
particeps crIminais In the infamy Of
the bills introduced and SO withdrew
from the committee. He spoke again
when the bill apportioning the sena-
tors and delegates was under discus
sion and endeayored TO get Jefferson
county put In the list OF counties get
ting two delegates. He was strictly
In favor he said, Of representations nc
cording to population and did not
think counties with six Thousand
should have as much voice Iii leglsla-
tion as those with fifteen thousand.
He proposed an amendment giving
every county with less tnau fifteen
thousand population one delegate and
each county with more than fifteen
aud less than thirty, two delegates
and so on, making fifteen Thousand
the basis. or course he was trying to
whistle down the wind, and but vast
ed his breath. The majority had
yielded his soul to King Caucus
the bosses allowed it TO retain under
its control.
The valued policy bill is causing
considerable discussion now, and a
very determined fight is being made
on each side. Support for the meas
ure comes from some OF the smaller
counties, where Its hard to get insur-
ance at best and where the members
say 1t will be impossible TO get il IL
the restrictions are made too severe.
The Reynolds bill to amend the Law
relating to-taxes upon insurance and
other companies is so drawn that 1t Is
being misunderstood The bin really
says that Insurance companies are to
pay "a mills for fire, and Is mills for
life companies on all business written.
That would make the tax on s., 600
fire policy 1880 and on $5, 600 life
policy SIS which anybody can see
would be outrageously high. The
author meant his bin to put tax on
the premiums paid OF ~ and Is mills
respectively. II should be so amend
ed and doubtless will be that there can
be no mistake as to its intention.