Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-17
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Some of the Things that are
Happening at Charleston.

NOV tue 1dHiputil htsutHttUE UUt
Through -Constitutional Convention
Likely to Come Off Raymond's Resi-
gnation said to have Been offered to
The Regents.
The Campbell resolution was
adopted by unanimous vote of the
Senate and for two years at least
there will be no more Virginia debt
question sitting at the iestal board
of West Y rginia's prosperity, like
skeleton at feast, to rob the viands
of their most, delightful taste says
the Charleston Gazette. The fact
is the resolution, coming as it did
so early in the session, took the
friends of the bondholders by sur.
prise. found them unready to meet
it and struck panic to the hearts of
their hravest allies in the Senate be
fore they could rally their forces and
form theil battle line.
| The haste with which Senator
Koran unnecessarily demanded the
ayes and noes on the adoption of
the resolution, 50 that he might get
on record against it, was one of the
things that even at the end of the
session, will do to look back upon
and laugh about
The State is to be rid OF Raymond,
and well rid. 1t is an open secret
that his resignation will be put in
the hands of the board of regents
within very few days; it is no Sc
eret at all that the board will accept
the resignation, and everybody will
be glad to learn that Raymond will,
at once and for good, leave the State.
There things,were intimated in these
columns two DAYS ago. Then they
were probabilities. Now they are
eertainties.
With the chief tirebrand disposed
of the work of recognizing the uni
versity will progress without let or
hindrance A bill will be enacted
into law providing forthe reorgan
ization of the board Of regents; it
will be reorganized with the name
of George G. Sturgiss left off, and
minus several other names of persons
not popular with the incoming adj
miEistration, and in their places
will be the names Of men who are
friends both of the administration
and of the school. Then with am
| pie appropriations, such AS will be
made when it is understood that the
school is to be reorganized and put
in friendly hands, the work of build
| ing up great educational institu
tion will proceed, and nothing will
stand in the way OF West Virginias
having one of the great universities
of the country.
The prospects are good for a new
constitution for the State. Senator
Whitaker yesterday introduced
bill in the Senate providing for
vote upon the proposition to hold "a
convention to make new organic
law and its passage seems pretty
well assured, as does the adoption
of it BY the people at the polls. 1t
is the same bill in effect as that pre-
pared some years ago by the late
Judge JAS. A. Ferguson. 1t provides
for convention of fifty one members
composed of three from each Sena-
torial district and twelve from the
State at large. To avoid having too
great preponderance of members
of one political party it provides
that no voter shall vote for more
than seven members at large or
more than two district members.
This bill or similar one, who have
the support of majority of both
Democrats and Republicans in both
branches of the Legislature, for the
sentiment in both bodies is atrong
in favor of new constitution.
The bill introduced by Senator
Baker to form West Virginia com-
mission for the Pan-American EXPOSE
tion at Buffalo, and appropriating
$50, 600 fur the purpose Of making a
State exhibit there, is another meas
ure that will probably be passed with
out serious opposition. The feeling
issstfong in the State now that every
thing possible should be done to bring
its resources prominently before the
eyes Of the world OF investment, and
these fairs and expeditions have
hecolne the most popular Of all
advertising mediums for that pnr-
pose Therefore, the Baker bill will
probably find rather smooth sailing.
Notice Of Dissolution.