Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-01-24

DELEGATE HUTzLER'S BILL
The First Of Many to Amend City
Charters Was offered
GOSSIP ABOUT THE CAPITOL
Interesting Persooages Who Are to Be Found
in tie franches Of The State
legislature.
GOSSIP ABOUT The CAPITOL
Interesting Personages Who Are to Be Found

legislature,
Charleston. w. Va. Jan. l1.-Yes-
teraav the state Legislature started
to do real business. alioarnlng at the
close. f. 'oa3a1.
Senator 81 snpball. Of Jefferson, Of
fered q bill progiling f2r the creation
of a staUe Failroad commission. with
power to prevent discrimination ia
Shipments, regulate traffic, and fix
rates, etc. Il prohibits railroads
Tor emngageine in any other than q
transportation business aud IRON own
ing and operating coal and other mines
and ENGAGING in numbering. The
commission is to be bi-partisan. is
given wide scope Of power. and sever
penalties are attached to violation Of
or failure to comply with its orders.
The bill was referred TO the committee
on railroads.
Senator C~orrigan, of Marshall Coun-
ty. introduced a joint resolution re-
latluG TO il6 "NSloDliShb anu I'M
provement Of the Ohio River and pros
viaing for Il joint senate and house
committee of five members to take the
matter in charge. In the house Mr..
B~arnhardt offered a resolution author
izing the governor { 0 take any action
deemed necessary to prevent the pol
luton OF the waters of the Kanawha
and New Rivers and appropriating ST.
0o0 for the purpose,
Senator Campbell offered a bill pro-
viding for the erection at a point on
the Potomac River, near Shepherds
town, of a monument to James Rum
sew. the inventor of the steamboat.
An appropriation of So, 800 is asked
for this purpose.
The first of a number of bills to
amend charters Of cities throughout..the
State was offered bv Mr.. J. G. Huts-
Ter, of Martinsbnrg, to give that place
W TO build its own water works.
Among others Of Importance were
bills providing for a registration law,
free text books in public schools,
making shortages in accounts Of sher-
ifs and other officials a felony, and
to prevent the employment of minors
under fourteen years of age in mines.
factories. mills. &c. The appointment
Of committees will be given out Mon
dav. until which date both houses aG-
iourned.
Senator Darst introduced a radi-
cal measur providing for the abolition
of the fee system in county offices and
making county clerks ineligible to a
second successive term. Delegate Gre
CORY will push his"On to Cairo reso-
luton, and expects no opposition.
Delegate Caldwell will introduce bill
taxing fortune tellers and the like $50
per day.
A special committee Of the State
Medical Society formulated a bill that
provides penalties for travelling fake
doctors, and also asks II at the State
Eoalth Board of 10 members be chosen
hereafter from a list of 500 named by
the Doctors Association. Eleven hun
dred of the 1900 doctors in West Viz
ginia belong to his association,
The West Virginia Legislature. al
ways rich in characters, will have
quite a few this session. 4 new BIOS
som, although he is "A fading leaf in
the matter of years. is Tom Reed Aier-
Ger, a member of the House, or "Un-
Gle Tom," as he is already affection
ately being designated. Tom Reed un-
til Monday had never been in Charles
ton. He is IS years Of age, and his
personal appearance suggests a village
store character, such as you may see
in THE Old Homestead" aud other
pGstorals. He has the fringe of spin
ach under his chin, a delightful VIZ
aiuia accert and a warm hand cla-r
and smile that make everyone his
fricne. When asked if there was "
''h5g eon5ine'' in ms aceuts, lcl,
Tom said mo sub; they raise sheer
in nir county.
A duplicate eg james c.. Blame may
be seem amy day i'm i}o House, sittio-
on a chair ana leaning over the raj.
inQs edge. 1t is the ''de9n OF thl
House. Colonel james b. Peytar,
of Kanawha, a typical old Virgins
gentleman. who for nan successive
termsuRaes former Democratic regime.
was CLERK & the House. Tie was Civ
en- tho empty nomination by bis rar,
this time Colonel Peytou is o 4
liehtfcl conyers4tionalisr, and h
form courtesy makes him number ha
f-ields boy his acquaiatauces. Eio la'
haca coachin1 suoake~ Meats, the
yo3a- PA ~Eersburzor, or lt5le point.
OF procedure. Colonel Payton's re.
semblanoa 10 Blaine is temuereA ONLY
by the distinction Of his brown eyes