Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-02-21

Charleston. W. Va. Feb. I3.-Gover-
nor White sent to the Senate today 9
special message making sensational
charge against Senator Caldwell and
suggesting that an investigating COM
mittee be raised to inquire into the OPP
position to certain pending medical and
whiskey legislation.
The Governor quoted from letter re-
ceived from a Parkersburg physician
to the effect that certain Senator said
if the physicians wished their bill put
through cutting out the practice of este
opathy they could get 1t done for Gao
The message created great sensation
in the Senate, and in moment the body
was seethin& with indignation. Senator
Colcordsdfered resolution. coming evil
IDENTIFY from the executive Office. to have
the matter investigated.
Senator Caldwell moved. as substi-
tute. that the sergeant-at-arms return the
message to the Governor. and the motion
prevailed by unanimous vote.
Senator Caldwell offered resolution
to raise q committee of three to invest.
gate and report what persons had beer
here during the session attempting to
have passed or to defeat whiskey OF
medical legislation and also to inquire
and report what money. if any. had been
used at this or any previous session.
The resolution went ever one day.
The Senate passed the bill making the
Auditor attorney IN fact for all non-resi.
dent corporations doing business under
West Virginia charters and requiring the
fees to be turned into the State Treasury
This win incease the revenue by $50, ooc
each year, as there are 1000 such corpor,
atiohs and each pays $40 year. The
Senate also adopted unanimously JOINT
resolution offered by Senator Cornwel
to allow4the Daughters of the Confeder
acy to erect upon the Capitol grounds al
their own expense a monument to the
Confederate dead.
The House today amended the Genera
License bill by putting in it the provision
from the bills prepared by the State Ia,
Commission putting tax on oil and ga.
production. After trying in every way
to defeat the amendments offered b,
Wetzel. Democratic leader. the admins
tration leader introduced another bill
embodying the same provision and ad
vanced it to second reading. Their
they offered a substitute for the licens.
bill with the oil and gas tax left out. i
was adopted and advanced to a thirt
reading.
Charleston, w. Va. Feb. I7.-Th,
Senatetoday appointed a committee t.
investigate the charges made agalns
Senator Caldwell IN Governor Whites
special message. to investigate charge.
made against the Governor by Senator
Caldwell and also the charges made il
the newspapers concerning the alleged
graft in connection with the pending
bill to reduce the fees of nonresident cor
porations.
Charleston. w. Va, Feb. 18th,
Senate today passed the Pure Food bill
introduced by Senator Campbell. after
the Darst measure had been defeated. Il
is almost the same as the Darst bill, ex
cept that it eliminates the pure food com
missioner and places the matter in tn,
hands of the Board of Public Works
The appropriation is also cut down from
$4,000 to $I,5o Senator Campbell
has been greatly interested in the matte
because of the fact that it includes tn,
analysis of fertilizers and is expected I,
save great deal of money to the farmer
of the Eastern Panhandle.