Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-01-19
The LEGISLATURE.

The West virginia Legislature got
down to real work on Monday, when
the committees were named and both
houses were fully organized.
Senator Campbell is assigned to the
committees on Education, Roads and
Navigation, Militia, Mines and Min
ing. and Labor.
Senator Cornwell is on the commit
tees on Finance, Counties and Num-
cipal Corporations, Railroads. Public
Printing, Rules and Judiciary.
In the House Mr.. Wetzel is on tie
committees on Taxation and Finance,
Roads and Internal Navigation, and
Penitentiary.
Senator Campbell, Of Jefferson coun-
ty, offered a resolution calling on the
majority to enact a registration law
in obedience to the mandatory amend
ment to the constitution adopted two
years ago.
Senator Thorn offered resolution
calling for legislation looking to the
establishment of a system Of roads at
State expense.
Among the many bills introduced
we note the following:
To require municipal corporations
to make semi.annunal statements of
their financial condition.
To require physicians, surgeons,
lawyers, dentists and undertakers to
pay license tax.
Requiring railroads to carry pas
sengers for not more than two cents a
mile and making rail- DAD tickets trans
ferable.
To provide for the nomination Of
candidates for office by direct vote.
To establish at Camden on Gauley
hospital for inebriateS, dipsomaniacs
and habitual drunkards.
To authorize county courts to mark
the sites of forts and blockhouses &C.
cupied by pioneers.
To compel railroads to furnish sep
arate cars for white and colored pas
sengers.
Creating a State school book board.
Providing for the compulsory at
tendance of children at school.
To prevent the sale of cigarettes to
minors.
To prevent the adulteration Of to-
bacco and cigarettes.
To amend the liquor license law SO
that councils Of incorporated towns
and cities may issue licenses without
consent Of county courts.
To amend the law relating to brlb-
cry at elections.
To amend the law relating to the
fees of sheriffs.
To amend the Constitution so as to
make secret ballot compulsory.
Providing for registration of voters.
The first political contest Of the ses-
sion took place on Tuesday over the
tariff question. In the Senate Mr..
Swisher introduced a resolution to
instruct the Senators and Representa-.
tlves in Congress to oppose any re-
vision of the tariff. Mr.. Campbell Of
fered substitute reciting President
Roosevelt's attitude with regard to
the proposed revision and instructing
the States representatives. to sup
port his views. After sharp debate
between Mr.. Kidd, in support, and
Forman, in opposition, the substitute
was defeated. The resolution WAS
then adopted.
In the House tilt was inaugurated
in the same way. Mr.. Hazlett offer
ing the resolution and Mr.. Wetzel the
substitute. The same course was pur-
sued as in the Senate.
There was also lively debate on
resolution offered by Carlin to appoint
joint committee to investigate the
University. Carlin and Wetzel spoke
for the resolution, representing that
they were the friends Of the institu-
ton and wished to know what was
being done with the money the PEG.
pie were paying for its support. Kel-
ley and Fleming spoke in opposition,
saying the investigation was a useless
expense and more could be learned
from the reports of the officials than
a committee could find out. The res
olution was referred to the committee
on finance.
The same course was pursued with
a resolution offered by Anderson to
investigate the two hospitals for the
insane at Weston and Spencer.
Among the important bills intro
duced in the Senate was one to create
a pure food commission and one to i'm
pose liability upon railroad compan-
les for injuries by employees received
while engaged in the duties of their
employment. This latter is the fell
low-servant bill that caused such a
hard fight two years ago between
railroad representatives and labor
leaders and which was defeated then.
In the House Mr.. Walker intro
duced resolution declaring that
West Virginia owes no part of the
Virginia debt and will not confer with
anybody as to what she shall pay. 1t
was adopted,
Other important measures intro
duced Tuesday were: Amending the