Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-02-17
THE STATE SoLoNS,

lar by the legislature that may be re-
garded as OF any practical benefit to
taxpayers of the State. The time OF
both houses has been chiefly taken
up, if we uay judge from the news
paper reports. with ''eussin matches
resolutions demanding retractions,
apologies, then fraternizing, then
quarreling again, investigations, etc.
etc.
Delegate Powell, of Marion, cursed
and abused Senator Marshall, who
came to the house to report the pas
sage OF a bill by the Senate aud the
time of the Senate has since, in
large measure been taken up in dis.
cussing a resolution demanding an
apology from Powell or his dismissal
from the house. This resolution was
finally passed aud it now threatens
another, If the house does not act, re-
tusing to receive any communications
| lIOfE Inc mouse.
The senate defeated the bills to make
the secretary of state member of the
board cfpublic works, to create the
office ofsuperiutendent of buildings,
to provide for an office to look after
State archives, and to create pure
food commission 1t also referred to
the judiciary committee the bill
amending corporation law so as to re-
duce the charter fee of nonresident
corporations and raise the fees OF resi-
dent corporations.
The house listened to speeches from
Maxwell and Carlin on the resolution
to adept State flag with leaves aud
flowers of mountain laurel on a field
with white bordered with blue and
gold.
Administration measures had the
right of way in the house aud many
were advanced toward passage. The
bill amending the corporation law was
passed, and the one amending the
general assessment law enacted last
summer advanced to second reading.
McClnng introduced in the house
'Iim Grow" Car bill and Waldo in
troduced a resolution to amend the
constitution making the payment of
capitasion tax prerequisite to vot
ing.
At Mr.. Dawson's request, Powell
introduced from committee bill to
create a railroad commissioner.
The house advauced to third read.
ing the bill to license motor veh cles
and to regulate their speed, and also
the bill amending the banking law, so
that the State banks with the mini
mum capital OF $25 1000 must have
their capital all paid up before start
in ia business The bill also places
building ard loan companies under
the supervision OF the State commis-
siouer of banking.
A bill to impose liability upon en-
ployers for injury sAered by en-
ployes while performing the duties OF
their employment was introduced in
the house today by Mr.. Gallaher, and
advanced to second reading without
being referred TO committee. A sim
liar bill somewhat less far reaching
has been before the Senate judiciary
committee since the early days of til e
session and no effort has been suffer
ed to dislodge it. Decisions Oft Su-
preme Court in the last few years
have entirely destroyed the rights OF
employees to recover when injured by
the carelessuess or negligence of fell
low-employe:, no matter OF what su-
perior grade and it is being sought to
restore the law to some thing near the
common-law practice which these de-
cisions have superseded.
The House advanced the bill 70
AMEND the law relating to banks. trust
companies and building and loan as
sociations. This provides that banks
gaEizedlwith the minimum capital
stock, S25 900, cannot do business I'M
til it has beautifully paid up. and puts
building aud loan companies under
the supervision of the State Bank
Examiner. 1t also precludes stock
holders from securing loans by by
Potheca ting their stock as security in
the bank to-which it belongs. The
bill was ordered to its third reading,
A lively and interesting discussion
was precipitated by the consideration
of the bill defining motor vehicles, re-
curing them to be licensed. prescrib-