Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-03-02

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not later than the first day Of Janu-
airy 1902.
The said commission shall be PAID
each ten dollars a day for each day
necessarily spent in the discharge OF
their duties under this resolution,
and their necessary travelling ex-
penses. but only the time spent in the
sitting to discharge some duty impos-
ed upon or referred TO il by the COM
mission. The commission may en-
nIoy n secretary, whose comDensa-
tion shall not exceed segenty-hye
hundred dollars, which amount Is APP
propriated for the purpose, out OF he
money in the treasury and not other
wise appropriated, and il the seventy
five hundred dollars shall prove IN
sufficient to pay such cost under the
provisions of this resolution, then
the deficiency shall be met by a rat
able reduction from the pei diem Of
the members of the commission.
Fast Legislation.
Charleston. w. Va, Feb. 22.-It has
been fully determined that there will
be no extension of the West Virginia
Legislature beyond the constitutional
time-45 days. An adjournment will
be had today. A session Of the House
was held last night to pass upon the
general appropriation bill, with the
amendments made by the Senate.
This bill was passed by the House
Wednesday and the Senate yesterday
afternoon. There will be little II any
trouble in the House over the bill.
The Senate substitute for a House bill
creating the West Virginia commits
sion was passed.
There was an attempt while the
Senate was considering the %appropria-
ton bill, made by Senator Corder, TO
strike out the appropriation of s25,
600 for a State geological and cor
omic survey.
The amount SIP, 900 was a%ppropria-
ted for the construction of the annex
to the Capitol Building.
A bill for the protection of fish III
private waters was taken up in the
Senate that had passed that body with
certain House amendments and pass
ed on again making it aRlaw.
The Wheeling gas and electric light
bill is now a law, it having gone
through the House with the Senate
amendments providing that the city
of Wheeling should purchase the plant
aud fixtures of the Wheeling Electric
Company.
The joint resolution passed several
days ago by the House and sent to the
Senate for concurrence and was re-
turned Yesterday to the House and
passed again with the Senate amend
ment. The bill authorizing the APP
pointment of a commission to revise
the tax and evenue laws, the incor-
poration of cities and towns which
have over 1000 inhabitants.
The Senate amendment to IA House
bill requiring boards of education
and school trustees TO display the
United States flag over every school
house in the State making such dis
play optional intsead of mandatory by
substituting the word may" instead
Of shall" in the provision directing
the display wa passed by the House
and is a law.
A Senate bill concerning the relo-
cation of county seats requires the
question of relocation to be submitted
on petition of two fifths Of the voters
and such relocation made when three
fifths of all the votes cast are in favor
of it.
A bill relating TO division hedge
fences, compelling the keeping of
them properly trimmed so as not TO
encroach out Is inches on either side
of the public highway, was passed by
the House, it having previously been
passed in the Senate, where it or
iginated.
The Senate met in executive ses-
sion Wednesday nigth to consider
Governor Atkinson's appointments to
the boards of the different State in
situations. All but one were confirm
ed, the exception being Hon. Richard
Randolph Mcmahon. of Harper's
Ferry.
Some Appropriations.
Charleston, W. Va, Feb. 22.-The
general appropriation bill of the pre-
sent legislative session has passed and
before night will be a law, 1t con-
tains of course, appropriations for
two fiscal years, the first from Oct.
LIST, 1900 to Oct. LIST 1901, and the
second from October list 1901 10 OctO-
her LIST 1902. Both years are very much
alike. The items must be of great
interest TO any taX payer of West