Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1905-01-24


Ofthe standing committees of the State
Senate Mr.. Campbell is appointed on
Education, Roads and Navigation. Mill
tia. Mines and Mining. and Labor; Mr..
Cornwell on Counties and Municipal
Corporations. Railroads. Public Printing.
Rules. Judiciary. and Finance. OF the
House standing committees Mr.. Wetzel
is appointed on Taxation and Finance,
Private Corporations and Joint Stock
Companies. Roads and Internal NavIga-
ton, Printing and Contingent Expenses.
and Penitentiary.
In the Senate on the 10th. Mr.. Camp
bell introduced.
S. ]. r. No. 4-Whereas, the people of
West Virginia at the general election of
1900 declared by an overwhelming ma
jority in favor Of registration law, and
in mandatory terms directed the legisla-
ture to enact the same.
And whereas. no legislative action has
as yet been taken towards carrying out
the will of the people as expressed at the
polls: Be it therefore.
Resolved. That the judiciary COM
mittee be and is hereby instructed to re-
port fair and impartial registration law
for the consideration of the legislature.
In the House Mr.. Wetzel introduced
House Bill No. IS. providing that all
contributions to election funds over fifty
dollars in amount be reported to the
clerk of the circuit court. Referred to
committee on Judiciary.
Also House Bill No. 50, to fix the
hours of service of employees. Referred
to committe on Railroads.
Mr.. Hazlett offered resolution in.
structing the senator's and requesting the
representatives in congress to oppose any
revision of the tariff.
He asked for immediate consideration,
but Mr.. Wetzel of Jefferson. objected.
and the resolution went over one day un-
der the rules.
Charleston. w. Va. Jan. 1.-THE first
political discussions of the Legislative
session came on today, and both houses
took a hand in the entertainment.
In the Senate the contest took place
over Swisher's resolution to instruct the
Senators and Representatives in Congress
to oppose any revision of the tariff.
Campbell offered substitute reciting
President Roosevelt's attitude with re-
gard to the proposed revision and in.
structing the States representatives to
support his views. After a sharp debate
between Messrs. Kidd. in support. and
Foreman, in opposition, the substitute
was defeated. The resolution was then
adopted.
In the House tilt was lnaugurated in
the same way. Hazlett offering the reso-
luton and Wetzel the substitute. The
same course was pursued as in the Senate.
There was also lively debate on a res
olution offered by Carlin to appoint a
JOINT committee to investigate the univer-
sity. Carlin and Wetzel spoke for the
resolution, representing that they We're
the friends of the institution and wished
to know what was being done with the
money the people were paying for its
support. Kelly and Fleming spoke in
opposition, saying the investigation was
useless expense and more could be
learned from the reports of the officials
than a committee could find out. The
resolution was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
The same course was pursued with a
resolution offered by Anderson to investi-
gate the two hospitals for the insane at
Weston and Spencer.
Among the important bills introduced
in the Senate today was one to create a
purefood commission and one to impose
liability upon railroad companies for in
juries to employees received while engaged
in the duties of their employment. This
is the Fellow Servant bill which caused
such hard fight two years ago between
railroad representatives and labor leaders
and which was defeated then.
In the House Price, of Pocahontas, IN.
troduced bill to establish aState dIspen.
sary patterned after the South Carolina
Charleston, w. Va, jan 2o.-Mr. Har-
per introduced into the House bill to
change the style of State execution for
capital offenses from hanging to death by
electric shock.
In the Senate the resolution declaring
that West Virginia owes no part of the
Virginia debt was adopted after the de-
teat of a substitute offered by Mr.. Camp
bell, providing for committee to gather
data to prove to the representatives OF
Virginia that this State owes none of the
debt.
Mr.. Browning offered a resolution t.
amend the Constitution so as to raise the
pay of members of the Legislature from
s4 day to $40 day.
In the House yesterday. Mr.. Wetzel
offered joint resolution to provide for
appropriating $50 tor building mon.
ument to lanes Rumsey. Referred to
the committee on taxation and finance.
Also House Bill No. 235. amending the
law relating to the time for distraint and
sale for taxes, Referred to Judiciary.
Rev. DR.. M. H. Houston, former dis
tinguished Presbyterian missionary in
China. died Thursday, in Augusta. Ca,
and his remains were inferred at
Va, on Friday.