The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-21
WILL USE THE VETO
Power Very Vigorously if the
Legislature Docs Not

Power Very Vigorously if tn.
Legislature Docs Not
Pass Measures that He can Conscien
tionsiy Approve Says Governor
Enthusiastically Understood Thal
!. He means it-Democrats viii bs
Heard from.
| CHARLESTON, w. Va. Jan H.
Governor White stated to q number
of the members OF the legislature
who were gathered in his office, that
the gubernatorial veto would be
welded at this session of the legis
lature as 1t never had been welded
before Ia the history of West vir-
ginia. He said he had the last say,
and he was going to say it, without
fear or favor. He will stop any
measure which he does pot think for
the best interests OF the state. The
governor evidently means business.
There promises to be an unusually
heavy grind OF business when the
session gets properly started next
we k. There are bills, bills and
again bills to come up. Some of
them and their promoters have re-
ceived serious setback by the
governors warning note against the
folly of heaping up more expenses
until the state catches up with it
self. Most of the prominent people
here praise the message as one OF
The ablest documents that ever came
from West Virginia governor,
The Panhandle delegation has al
ready gotten in its oar, and especial
| ly in the senate, where Senator
Charles E. Carrigan has introduced
three bills and Senator Jac,.b Sny-
der one.
Mr.. CARRIGAN's BILLS
WERE AS FOLLOWS:
Joint resolutions relati Z to the
development and improvement of
the Ohio river, and providing for the
appointment OF joint senate and
house cmmittee 10 use their influence
in that direction with the prominent
men in both the house aud the SEN
ate at Washington. The bill was
referred to the committee on roads
and navigation.
Bill to provide free text books for
the public schools of West Virginia.
Mr.. Carrigan being superintendent
of the Benwood public schools and
rising young educator is well av are
of the benefits of such a measure,
and will use all the influence at his
command to get it through the sen
ate. He stated Friday that he had
every confidence of it's being passed.
The third bill was introduced by
Mr.. Carrigan by request, and re
lated to the infection of the death
penalty.
The bill introduced by Senator
Snyder was introduced by request,
and Jake introduced it without refer
ence to his knowledge of con-
tents. 1t provides for the raising of
the age restriction for children en-
ployed in the mines from IL to IA
years, and was referred to the com
mittee on mines and mining.
"Why don't you go in aud leg for
it?" said Mr.. Carrigan, noticing
the apparent indifference of the sen
ator from Ohio.
81 don't know nothing about it"
was the reply.
Major John Glass has landed the
job of printing clerk in one of the
houses, and it is said to he one of
the few really strenuous jobs in the
gift of the legislature.
S. ). Curtis of West Liberty and
Jonn Wallace, the popular cores
pendent of the Pittsburg Dispatch,
are others of the Ohio county boys
who are preparing to walk down
Easy street at a salary of five or
more per day.
The Democrats here, while in the
minority, are laying plans to let the
Republicans know they are here at
any rate, although they can hardly
do anything that is effective. The
Hon. E. b. Carlln of Sutton, stated
to the News reporter that they we're
going to make the Republicans put
themselves on record on certain mat
ters which he would not reveal, and
he stated that the action the party
in the majority has taken on the
Virginia debt question was going to
be used effectively against them.
THE reputation of the Virginia
debt is something that has been
done in the West Virginia legisla-
ture at every session for many
years he stated, "but this time
when 1t was brought up a motion
was made by Republican to lay it
on the table. A vote was taken on
it and the Democrats all voted
against it, while the Republicans
voted for its going over Don't that
look like the Republicans are swing
ing around in favor Of recognition
of the Virginia debt? That is one
thing we are going to make them go
on record"
Mr.. Carlin said they had regular
plan of campaign mapped out, but
did not care to reveal it at present