The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-17
LEGISLATORS
Are Hard atIt- Bills Already Intro
duced.
Committees Partially Announced
by Presiding officer.
session, From outlook. win be Busy
One.

Session. From Outlook. Will be Busy
Charleston, W. Va, January 49,
Both Houses after brief session this
morning, Adjourned until Monday.
This recess was taken in order to give
President May and Speaker Moats
time to complete the arduous task Of
naming their committees.
1t may also be time saved in the end
to the members, for by Monday they
will have had good chance to study
some Of the very important questions
they will have to meet.
Late this afternoon Secretary Shaw
gave out an incomplete list of the
House clerks. There will be at least
three more appointed. The lucky ones
so far are S. f. Parkhurt, S. Hodges,
W. L. Crooks, Major Glass, j. G..
johnson, Clark Colerider, Camden
Swisher, Upshur Higginbotham, BE.
Sayre and ]. f. Maynard.
The House convened at1o.5e O'Clock.
The opening prayer was made by Rev.
Perry Reedlng.
The speaker then announced the
appointments made in pursuance of
the resolution of Thursday. Mr. Har-
ris then offered the following resolu.
tion, authorizing the sergeant-at-arms
to get United States flag aid sus-
pend in the arch behind the speaker,
which was adopted under suspension
of the rules.
Mr.. Hawks, of Jackson, offered a
resolution providing for watchman
to hold any person found swiping the
property Of the members.
Mr.. Barnhart offered resolution
authorizing the Governor to take any
1ctlon he deems necessary TO prevent
the pollution of the New and Kanawha
rivers and approprlating one thousand
dollars for this purpose.
Hon. Andrew Horan, messenger for
the Senate, announced the concur
renee of that body ia House resolu-
tion No. 2.
Mr.. schilling introduced a resolu
tion providing for typewriter and
stenogradher for the use of the House
generally. Opposition developed.
Mr.. Edgerton moved the adjourn:
ment be had on Monday in order to
allow the speaker te prepare the COM
mittees. Lost.
Mr.. Hughes then offered the follow
ing resolution, which went over
House joint resolution, No, ere.
ating a committee on appropriations.
Whereas, Byreason of the recon-
mendations and drafts of bills for
raising revenues submitted by the
commission authorized by the resolu.
tion of the Legislature passed the 2Oth
day of February, 1901, the labors OF
the committee on taxation and finance
of the Senate aud House of Delegates
will be largely increased; and
Whereas, The appropriations OF
public money for the expenses Of the
State Government is of such vital i'm.
portance as to require the whole time
and attention of the committee hay.
ing charge of that subject; therefore
be it
Resolved, BY the Legislature of w.
Va, that the Speaker of the House ef
Delegates shall appoint committee e.
of the House, consisting of not more
than seventeen members, to be known
as the committee on appropriations Of
the House OF Delegates, and all ques-
tions arising in the House pertaining
to questions, bills and resolutions
originating in the Senate shall be re
ferred; and said committees respect
lively and jointly are hereby, authorlz
ed TO bold such number Of sessions as
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