The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-17
HALTERS
OPPOSED
BY COLE
IN LEGISLATIVE MATTERS UNLESS
HE KNOWS WHO HOLDS END OF
STRAP.
THORN, OF THIS COUNTY, ALSO
COMES INTO PROMINENCE, oP-
POSING PROPOSED CAUCUS.
Effort To Hold One Finally Materiali1es
Into Conference only-Many Bills Are
Introduced-House Committees in Full
Named.


CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. IT Al
ready more than one Hundred bills OF
various kinds have been introduced in
either branch of the state legislature.
Definite action has not been taken on
any of taem except the proper rerer-
ence.
A caucus of the Republican members
Of both houses was called for last night,
but there was consideraoa objection and
it merely resolved itself into confer
cnce.
Senator Darst wanted Governor White
Governor elect Dawson anu Commission
er Dillon invited to the pow WOW.
Senator Cole objected to special invita-.
tions and insisted mat tine invitations
should be extended to all good Republi-
cans, and as no ona objected it was SO
ordered. McCamic moved that the toni
porary officers be made permanent.
Cole thought this looked suspicious
and protested, saying he was opposed
to haltsrs unlts ne knew VINO neld the
other end of the strap. Fleming, of
Marion, objected to ths McCamic mo.
tion and the caucus idea generally.
Supporting those views were Delegates
Craig. of Peasants; Hittle, of Barbour;
Seaman. Of Jackson, ana Senator Thorn,
Of Harrison.
Seaman's Republicanism which n,
had acquired among tine root matted
bills Of Jackson would not peJmit him to
support the motion. While Thorn. vita
a style peculiar to Kings school of orr
tory. insisted That he would not be tru-
to the yeomenry of Harrison county ii
ne upheld the caucus suggestion,
chairman Heradon favoring caucus
said: "There is confusion in the null
tiplicity of counsel" while Thorn, on
The otner hand reverently held that ''iu
The multitude of council there is wis
DOM
The standing committees of the House
complete are as follows:
On Elections and Priyileg,s-Messr-.
S,aman. chairman, Baker, McWhorter,
Harper. Loughry. Bardin, Pric,, Kiser
and Eldeman.
On Federal ReIations-Kittlc. chair
man; Sinclair, Kelley. of Roane; Am
mons. Owens, Davis, Waldo, HUFF and
Hutton.
On Taxation and Finance-Poweu.
chairman; Scott, Kalbaugh. Smith, of
cabell; Mcdonald of Kanawha; wetzsl,
of Jackson; Davis, Admir-. Hazletr,
Jrice. Wetzcl, of Jefferson; Hays, Nc
Chung, Mitchell and Anderson.
On Military AfFairs-Lanham, chair
man; Warman, Scott, Adair, Fox, Da-
Wis. Smith, of Tyler; Herndon. May
silles. Carlin. Preston, westpal and
Kump.
On the Juiiciary-Messrs. AicCamie,
chairman; Herndon, Haylor. McWhortar.
Craig, Seaman. Maxwell, of Harrison;
Lanaam, Marman, Rardin. Preston, Car.
lin. Coger. Crum and Wood of Harly
On lucation--Messrs. 9TcW7nortSr,
chairman; Freeland. Adair. Craig. Lar
ham. Maxwell, of Ohio; Henscley, Rail
ley, Warman, Parks. Fox. Kelly, OF
Mason; Wetzel. of jefferson Kump anil
Edleman.
On Counties. Districts and Municipal
corporations--Mcssrs. Hazlett, enair-
man; Chapman, Carney, Hearn, I.anharn,
Fleming, Iagerman, Smith. Of Tyler;
Loughry, Mcdonald, Of Logan; Gallagher
Morgan ana Kump.
On Private Corporations and Joint
Stock conpanias--Messrs Baker, chair
man; Parks, Kittle. Ingram Jarrett.
Wetzel, Of Jackson: Fleming. Hutton,
Waldo. Coger and Osborne.
On Roads and Internal Navigation
Mcdonald, of Kanawna. chairman; Free
land. Wood, Of Fayette; Zinn. Jewell.
Riddle. Owns, santrock, Kelley. Of
Mason; Osborne. wetzsl, Of Jefrs9'ol;
Morgan and Ellsman.
On Forfeited ara Jrssprepriatt,l
Iands-Seaman, cnairra1; Fsss....s, K ~
ley Of Mason; Evans. Hagsrman. Rsgar.
Kiser. Wood, Of Hardy: and stone.
On Claims aud Grievances - Roger,
chairman; Ingram, Jarrett. walker,
RardiH. Cook. Riddle, Hagerman, RIM
hart; WestPnal. Nutter. stone ans
erum.
On Humane Institution, and phil.
Buildings-Messrs. Adair, chairman,
Henseley. Naylor, Jewell. Kenev \,
Roane; Jarrett, Harper, Hendsrsor.