Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-02-28
West Virginia Legislature.

West Virginia Legislature.
The House adopted two Senate joint
resolutions to permit the building on the
Capitol grounds by the Grand Army and
the Woman's Relief Corps Of monu-
ment to the Union soldier and the build
ing by the Daughters of the Confederacy
of a monument to the Confederate SOL
diers.
The Senate investigating committee
adjourned without substantiating any of
the charges made against Governor
White or any other State official.
Governor White Friday night sent to
the House special message reciting the
fact that serieus charges had been made
against him in the Senate and that the
committee appointed to investigate them
had taken no testimony and would now
take none. He demanded that COM
mittee be raised by the House to sit dur
ing the recess and make f1ll and COM
plete investigated and report to the next
session of the Legislature that he be
proved guilty or exonerated. A resolu-
ton was Immediately adopted to raise
such committee.
The Senate spent Friday morning in
discussing the majority and minority re-
ports of the committee appointed to in
vestigate the charges growing out of the
Elliott letter, together with resolution
offered by Cornwell instructing the com
mttee appointed to investigate the White
Dawson matter to go ahead and make
the investigation. despite the refusal oil
Caldwell to prosecute. The resolution
was voted down.
Just as the Legislature was about tc
adjourn its regular session. about 4
O'Clock Saturday morning, Governor
White sent proclamation to each house
calling for its reconvention in extraor.
binary session at noon Saturday.
The session had lasted practically all
night, and assault after assault was made
on the little band of Democrats who were
standing out against removing the consti.
tutional obstruction to admit what they
claimed was an unwarranted treasury
raid. Every possible influence was
brought to bear without avail, and at
last it was realized that there was nothing
for it but to adjourn and let the Governor
use his pleasure as to an extra session
the Senate having refused to agree to an
extension. Governor White. in his con-
vening proclamation, mentioned only the
subject of appropriations, and nothing
can be considered except the two regu-
lar appropriation bills.
? Wetzel to the Republican members OF
the House
. This session of the Legislature will
go down in history as monument to
your incompetency and disgrace to the
State. But how could we expect it to be
otherwise, sprung as you have from the
most corrupt election frauds that have
ever disgraced the annals of a common
wealth."
When the two bodies met at noon the
Senate took up the bill providing for the
expenses of the Legislative session and
salaries OF executive officers, advanced it
to second reading and adjourned till
Monday. The House took up the qen-
eral appropriation BILL and it, too, was
sent to a second reading, the Democrats
by agreement. allowing 1t to be read
first time by title, so as to save time. 1t
was then made special order for Mon
day at 10 O'Clock.
By vote of the State Senate on a
House joint resolution a State flag was
adopted for West Virginia. The design
is sprig of mountain laurel upon an I'M
maculate white field with pale blue
border
The Democratic leader, Mr.. Wetzel, on
Yesterday led in an endeavor to insert an
addition of $4,000 in the University
appropriation for this year for the cree
ton of a building for the college of agri-
culture. The University appropriation
for the year already exceeds $3.50, 600
and the amendment was voted down by
a vote of so to IS.
1t is thought that the session will be
brought to close today.