The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-08
BIDDING FOR THE TRUSTS
West Virginia Likely TO BIZ 4 Rival
of New Jersey.
The Governor to Recommend n
Wholesale OTerharIinrs Of the Cor
bines-.'reE pairing at Charleston
for the Opening of the Legislature.

pOru:TOn Laws in Favor of the
ComIines-GreE'ar at Charleston
for the Opening of the Legislature.
rARKERsBURG. ". Va. Jan S.-West
Virginia is likely to become the rival of
New Jersey as the home of the trusts if
The recommendation Of the Governor IS
agreed 10. and the prospect is that it
viii be. fer it meets with the approval of
the leading Republican politicians who
have influence over legislation.
The Governors recommendation. which
viii be made in his message TO the Leg
islature tomorrow. IS to lake the limit
on the capital stock Of corporations
chartered in this State At present no
corporation can be Incorporated IN the
State with more than $500 G00 capital
An effort was made at the Issl session
kind. but the Democrats. who had ma
joriry in the House. defeated it Now
that the Republicans have both houses
and the Governor. and are in favor Of the
passage Of the bill, 1t viii no doubt pass
\ general Oyerhauling CT the corporation
LAWS viii be recommended by the Gov
eTn0r-
He viii recommend that the amount of
land which corporation may hold be
increased, and if the unlimited capital Is
allowed IN CharterinE corporations that
a graduated scale of fees be adopted
varying with the size Of the capital he
also wants a heavier tax on foreign cor
porati0ns than one the domestic kind He
estimates that a Law framed after his
recommendation will increase the reve-
nucs OF the State $1,000 eco q year.
CHARLESTON. W Va. Jan. 8-The
eonTening of the Legislature on W4dnes-
day next has put life in the town and a
large number OF people have arrived The
prominent politicians Of West Virginia
with Senator Scott, are here. Senator Ell
k2s, who has not arrived, is looked Tor
in a few days
Those who are here looking for jobs OF
any kind. from President of the Senate
and Speaker Of the House down to mes
SeEgsT boy. are more numerous than at
any previous session The main fight Is
for Speaker Of the House and President
Of the Senate. For President of the Sen
ate there are two regular candidates. An
thony Smith. OF Richie county. and Stark
l. Baker, OF Randolph county The pros
pectIve candidates are Hon Nelson E
Whitaker, Of Ohio county, and Thomas E
Davis OF Taylor county. 1t appears that
SakeT shows the greatest strength as lie
IS the only one that is making a real fight
There is heavy unLe-Currcut for Whitta-
ker. and his friends appear confident OF
his success
For the SDeakership Of the House
there are four candidates, " c. Wilson
OF R. ldOlph county, J. s Darst. of Jack
son county; Z N Grant. Of mongolia
county. and T A Martin, Of Ka1awha
county II Baker. OF Randolph should be
.2ade Presi5 mt Of the Senate. Wilson. who
IS from Randolph county. would be knock
81 out as the Legislature would not give
more than one Office TO the same county.
The CGUcusgs viii be held tonight to
make selection from the candidates Is
IS minated that dark horses may be
brought into the contest \ great deal
DEPENDS on which side gets the chairman
CT the caucus
one OF the Interesting proposed enact
rncnts VIII be the new ReapPCrrionmeul
bill by which the State VIII be divided in
70 five congressional districts. Accord
Ing 20 the plan mapped out by the Eepub-
lican leaders. The redIvisi0u will be at
fertcd so as 10 preclude the election Of q
single Democratic Congressman for many
years Heretofore TWO Of the four dis
Jriets have been arranged so that both
5arties had All equal chance
In the l=% FIRST district, which will
comprise the counties of Brooke, Dcdd-
ridge. Hancock. Harrison. Marion. Mar
shall. Ohio. and WetzeI. the Republicans
viii have a minimum majority Of 1902
votes
The Second dictrlct viii be composed
OF Barbour, Grant. Hampshire. Hardy.
MOnongaIia. Morgan. Mineral. Berkeley,
PendletOn, Preston. Randolph, Tucker
Jefferson. and Taylor. and viii have
Republican majority Of 1906.
IN the Third district composed of Ma
son. Putnam. Kanawha Clay. Fayetce
Nicholas. GEeenbrier. Upshur. Summers
PCcah0ntas. and Webster there viii be Il
Republican majority Of 3 958 votes.
The Fourth district which includes Ty-
Ter. Peasants Richie Gumer. Lewis.
BraZton. Calhoun. Doane. Writ Wood
and Jackson counties. viii be Republican
by a majority Of 2J11
The Fifth district made up Of fragments
OF the old Fourth. VIII include CabeI Lin
coin, Wayne. Logan, AIingo. Boone. Raj
eigh, Wyoming Mcdowell Mercer. and
Monroe. and viii have a Republican ma
joriry Of 1888 Membership IN the House
or Delegates VIII be based upon the ratio
OF one delegate to each y 600 Of p0uula-
t5an- The new bill is creating storm Of
protest from the Democratic minority IN
the House.