Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-01-24
AFTER TAX Commission
All Bills Pertaining to Commission
i Are Side Tracked.
THE COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Adverse Report on Erection Of Monument to
lanes Rumsey at Shepherdstown

JdltSS hutHep1 a. Su0ptSiuSto"H
Charleston, ". Va, Jan. 21.-The
report of the Tax Commission. with
accompanying bill. has received II
other blow, Senator Harmer's resolu-
ton asking the Tax Commissions re-
port and dispose of it, to the exclusion
of all other business, was tabled by an
almost unanimous vote. When brought
mp in the House by Judge Reynolds,
leader of the majority, it met the same
fate. The s~idetraeking of the measure
in both houses is a surprise to its
friends. 1t is generally believed the
measure has a slim chance of being
considered at all during the regular
session. Its advocates will probably
demand an extra session to consider
the measure. or will insist upon hold
ing a constitutional convention. 1t is
thought the opponents of the Tax Com
mission measure would accept the lat
ter plan.
Senator Cornwell introduced a reso-
lGtlOA til0b D10NihCS III viz apINiAt-
ment of a joint committee TO consider
the contract between the Federal Gov
eminent and the State under which
Federal prisoners are kept in the West
Virginia Penitentiary. and make a re-
port upon the ACCESSIBILITY Of canceling
the contract.
The Finance Committee of the Senate
reported adversely on the bill provid-
ing for the erection of a battle monu
ment at Point Pleasant.
The Committee on Education recon-
mended the passage OF the measure to
do awav with the State University
Preparatory School.
In both the Senate and House a halt
was called on the wholesale %appoint-
ment of clerks and pages. and no more
attaches will be appointed.
Delegate Ellington, OF Kanawha, Of
fered a resolution looking to the ex-
pulsion of the lobby from the floor of
the House, When it comes M today a
lively time is expected.
Secretary of State Dawson, the rec
ognized State Republican leader until
defeated in the Speakership fight. was
given another hard shove down the
political toboggan. Immediate consid-
GRAFTON of the State Tax Commission
report, at his suggestion, was moved
by Senator Harmon and Delegate Rey-
RRa1Ae aF1 vnfoI lAvrr, A.rarYrho lr ~ m Wv
in both Houses. The sight Of Dawson
tiptoeing around Harmer's and Rey-
nolds' chairs aroused opposition.
The fall from grace of Dawson in a
week is the remarkable development
of the session.
The members Of the House voted
themselves free postage and fountain
pens. Many additional Jobs were
created for defeated clerkship and
pageship %aspirants. Delegate Harris
caused smoking to be forbidden in the
House.
Several members and attaches attend
ed a cooking main between Hunting
ton and Charleston birds at a resort
farther down the river.
The famous Augusta county fight is
TO be revived again bv a large lobby
from Warrington, which aspires to be
the county seat of the proposed new
county.
Four years ago thousands of dollars
were spent by Warrington people to
secure a divorce from Marion county.
and the bad blood has not been washed
away. Up to mat time Warrington
merchants patronized Fairmont whole
salers. but not since, and the intense
feeling is still shown in other ways.
1t is proposed to form a new county.
to be known as Augusta county, from
parts Of Marion. Whetzel and Harri-
son counties. Warrington is now a
par of Marion county, of which Fair
mont is the ountv seat, aud its citi-
zens, grown quickly rich from oil, are
willing TO spend large sums to have
Warrington Agusta's capital. Fred
Bartlett and the Others give various
reasons for their presence here, but it
is limited hat the bill for the new
county will be introduced Tuesday or
a day or so later, probably by Dele
gate Fnrbee of Warrington. The Fair
mont crowd will fight it to a finish.
Among the novel bills introduced
was a bunch designed to ridicule the
craze for raising monuments in West
Virginia to pioneers and the like. One
bill provides for a shaft to the late