The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-16

CHARGES
DOODLE
AND SENDS SPECIAL MESSAGE TO
SENATE ASKING THAT cALD-
WELL BE INVESTIGATED.
SENATE RETURNS MESSAGE TO
G0vRNoR, AND ASKS HIM FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Incident Grows Out of Newspaper Ar
ticles That contairsd Statement
That State Board of Hcalth Had
Bean Asked To Pay For Legislation.

besn ASKED 10 ray F0f Legislation.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, Feb. l6-An-
other legislative investigation will BE-
opened in the West Virginia legislature
as the result OF special message sent
by Governor White to the State Senate.
He refers TO newspaper articles appear
ing in Pittsburg and Wheeling papers
accusing Legislators of booiling in com
nection with liquor and medical l'gis-
htion. The message reads in part as
follows:
In communication received by me
from a reputable physician OF Parkers,
burg, recently, the following statement
is made:
:. The West Virginia Board of Health
aud the West Virginia Medical Society
have a bill. No. 81. before the legisla.
turl We hear ii passed the House but
quacks are holding it up in tn sanat,
by hired attorneys to lobby against ii
and are told by the use OF boodl5.
we cannot prove this latter as we
do not know. However. the president
of the State Board says the ,nator
told him this:
Oct $500 and we will put your
bill through
This was stated eoenly in the
Medical Society last niaat.,
SIN view OF THESE published STATE.
ments it seems to me The Senate owes
il TO itself AMI tine npopl, Of In, state
to Investigate these charges and il there
is any foundation for them 10 take snch
action as be proper and right 10 cl,a-
the Senate Of the charges un,ler which
il rests.
s.In tnis connection I also suggest
that tn, scopa Of any investigation to
b. had might b, enlarged 50 MS TO fur
ni,n to the public list of those who
are. or nave been attending the lcqi.la.
turo in Ia. interests Of or against
liquor and medical legislation. The
people Of the state are entitled to know
what Influences are at work"
As the communication contained only
portion Of the articls in question the
senate returned the message to tae GOV.
clnor with instructions TO send III, en-
tira articl, with the mssage.
The senate had another sensation YES.
terdav morning when Ssnator johnson
arose to question Of personal privilege
AMI savNely denounced the Wheeling
Intalligsncr for an articl in Tuesdays
issue rsfiectina upon MIN for his action
in regard 10 foa bill fixing toe nav OF
county Superintendent he being ons of
the number. His remarks were very
personal and Later at the aotal George
4. Lauehlin. the editor. wao is in charg,
Of the Charleston bureau during the leo.
islativ, session. approached MIN and ask.
- ain, ,.a,+ h. ,n,ont il, them Joon.
son tb,n turned in and gave Lanohlin a
foorf,, ,,rhoI costicot;on T,ero was
,m,,,o c.nso for wor bnt Iauonlir
tb6nant bett,r If II anil No blows wpr,
str,al,
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I. r. o. jefferson county p'os,n'"s 'or
i'c'n'e TAX on Oh ana gas ne ""ena-
ment mas been eliminated' however, DS y
q substitute Tor inc section IN whicn II
! contained. wnicA substitute omits inc
tax.
Mr. lngram, OF Brooks county mas
introduced bill in the House taxing
coal. OIL and gas as in tne tax commits