Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-22
WILL INVESTIGATE.
Senators of Both Parties Unite
in Resolution


Uniyersity-fhey A.lege Gross Mis-.
management aud are Hot on the Trail
But Three Men Opposed TO 1.-THE
MorgantOwn Charter
i CHARLESTON, w Va, Jan. 22---Ii
the senate has its way the state uni
versity will be thoroughly iusest
gated. Monday morning it passed
a vigorous resolution demanding in
vestigation and several senators Of
both parties took occasion to air
their views emphatIcally. The out.
look is for lively time at the Uni
versity. When the senate met at II
o'clock, Kidd, (dem. Gilmer), intro
duced Joint resolution reeiting that
charges having been made of gross
mismanagement of the university
and as the university asks for an
enormous appropriation joint com
mittee of five be appointed to inyes-
tigate thoroughly the charges and to
ascertain the amount of the appro
priation necessary TO maintain the
institution. The resolution also in
structs the committee to determine
who is to blame for the lack OF har-
mony existing in the faculty.
Koran, (rep. Nicholas), moved to
amend by striking out all pertaining
to charges and to instruct the com.
mittee TO ascertain the necessary
appropriations only. Kidd protested,
stating no charges, but the commit
tee was authorized to Investigate ru-
mors rife for two years. Ashby
(dem. Kanawha), spoke along the
same lines
Lanham, (rep. Prcstoa) said the
resolution declared the management
guilty before a trial had been held
Harmer, (rep. Harrison J, spoke with
much feeling. He said:
Every paper in the state of both
parties and religious papers as well,
has teemed with charges of gross ex-
travaganee at the university. They
want three hundred thousand dollars
and | believe that to protect peoples
interests we should find out what
will he done with this money and
what they have done with their
funds in the past. Il has been
charged that professors drawing vi
600 year salary have been given
twelve months vacation on full pay.
| want to know il its true that such
practices are in force. This resolu-
ton is not half wide or strong
enough. We should probe to the
bottom
Hotan's amendment was over
whelmingly defeated.
THE UNIVERSITY RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, 1t has been published
: throughout the State that the West
Virginia University is being grossly
mismanaged, and that the faculty of
said institution is not working In har-
mony and
WHEREAS. Large appropriations
, are sought for said institution and
which seem far in excess of it's legit-
innate needs: therefore be it
Resolved by the Legislature Of West
Virginia, That joint committee to
consist of three mem oers OF the Senate
and five members Of the House, APP
pointed by the President and Speaker,
be authorized aud directed to visit
the West Va. University aud thor
oughly inspect the same and fully in
vestigate the management thereof, TO
ascertain the amount OF money neces-
sary to run the same, the number OF
teachers and professors employed and
how the money last appropriated has
been expended.
The resolution also authorized the
committee to employ clerical assis-
lance and call for papers and testl-
mony needed to accomplish the pur-
pose of the resolution.
The resolution was adopted by
vote OF IS to 3. Those voting in the
; negative were: Koran, Lanham and
Campbell, OF Calhoun.
The Morgantown charter was the
only bill on third reading In the time
killing house Monday 1t went
through without opposition though
1t is not in the shape its promoter
wanted it, Like every other town
in the state M0rgant0wn wanted to
handle the license question for itself
but the legislature thought the county
court ought TO have some say in the
matter as well as the city council be-
cause Morgantown is a university
town 1t is al right to prevent the
presence OF saloons 10 university
town. hut Morgantown has always had
several speakeasies which openly sell
Intoxicating liquors and the town is
deprived OF the revenue which would
arise from licensed saloons.
Concerning Town Councils aud License.
A bill has been introduced at Char