Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-01-20
THE LEGISLATURE.

President OF the Senate and n Speaker
OF the House last week 9th houses adj
journed on Friday until Monday to
give the presiding officers on opoortu-
nifty to II AXE up the various commit
tees On Monday speaker Grosscup
announced The Committees naming c.
W. McCamie of Marshall County.
Chairman Of the judiciary Committee,
l.. c. Powell of Marion, Chairman OF
the Finance Committee. and Hsymond
maxwell Il Harrison County, Chair
man Of the Committee on railroads.
The speaker also announced The follow
ing appointments Of house attaches:
Committee clerks--Law renee Petty,
Phil Waters, Alvin Cummins, Sylves.
ter Curtis, Marshall Higginbothsm, G.
Nj. Haddox, A. T. Morrison, John w.
Cook, J.W. Lively Waiter t.ailihan, l.
w Hays, j. G. Summers, &. w. Wolt.
Pages-Johu Hoffman Goshorn, War.
rem Staunton, Fred e. Kiser, Milton w.
Young, James Snyder Fred CtIenaweth,
Clarence Walker, Oscar Akers, Charles
NJ. Lewis, Charles Bumgafdner, W. A
Bender, Willie Leftwich, L. q. Young.
Harry Morgan, Charles Cohen.
p. ~ Hood, private secretary to the
speaker Miss Rachel Rummel, steno-
efapher; George II. Goshorp, librarian:
z. n. Edgington. assistant sergeant-at-
arms; Robert Beckley, assistant do r.
keeper; J, w. Viney aud Ross Robin
son, eloakroom keepers; j. w. White,
gallery doorkeeper.
Chief Clerk Shaw announced as his
assistants, J. w. Warman, b. r.. Sayre,
Camden Swisner, G. l.. Topping, j. l..
Shrver, George w. Sturm, II Davis,
II. > Rummel, s. = Buzzerd, John F..
Glass, Adolph Scherr, o. A. Ashburn,
| w. Il Psrknurst, Il. f. Morgan. X. G.
Moore, :. p. Smith, w. G. Warden,
! w. +. Arnett.
| In the Senate President Northcott
announ ed the follow ing appointments
Private Secretary to Preeiden.-Col.
John E. Day, of Wheeling.
Stenographei Miss Cecil Stone Miss
Helen Kaufman.
Assistant Serg't at arms Byrd Hill
Libraiian-H. A. Slower, with ]. c.
Gilmea as assistan,.
Assistant doorkeeper-ToI Adj
| kIns.
Cloakroom keepers -Jenki ~ and
Childs
Committee Clerks. 0. Dunlap.
w. r. Coleridge, w, III. Morgan, d.
Jere 5enseman, Ash' McVee, w. f..
Swan, K c. Lilley. n A. Douglas,
Hon er Pardiu4, p. II. Anderson, Jno.
5. Scott aid w. II. HILL
Pages Moses Darst, Win Peters, NJ.
| w Ryan, Rayner White, Russell II.
Barr, Russell Lutes, Charles h. Cam :
bell, Joan Burns, Robert Cole, Robert
J. Williamson.
The members from Berkeley Jared
pretty well in the committee assign
ments Mr.. Hulsler being on the con :
mittee on railroads and on an inspec-
uon of the penitentiary. Mr. West
/ phal is on the committee on mililry az
fairs and claims aud grievances. Mr..
Wetzel of Jefferson county Is on the
committe on taxation and finance ana
education, roads and internal navila.
tien and on penitentiary.
In the Senate Mr. Cornwell IL on the
following committees: Counties and
municipalities, railroads, public print
ing, rules, judiciary, finance. Mr.
Campbell Is on the following commit
tees: Education, roads and navigation
military, mines aud mining, labor.
Two resolutions were introduced to
amend the constitution in relation to
| taxation.
Bills were introduced as follows: To
| prevent the adulteration If food and
drugs aud 10 create the office of pure
food commissioner: TO provide for Legal
izIng primary elections and nominating
candidates for office by direct vote; to
amend the law relating to the employ.
ment Of children; TO compel street car
companies TO provide seats for motto :
men on duty TO prevent the pollution
OF the water Of the Great Kanawha by
4 persons living outside the State; To-
provide fire escapes for buildings IL
which labor Is employed.
| Important bills introduced were: r,
raise the age OF consent 10 sixteen years
and provide emssculaiion as penalty
Tor Violation; Ia prev ent the sale OF Gig
arettes to minorr; TO amend the laws
enacted last sumner with regard 10 fees
of sheritis and county clerks; TO amend
the laws regarding taxes on collateral
inheritance and devIses; to authorize
the governor to make contract for re-
vision OF the code; to authorize Fair
mont City Council TO issue 500, 0O0
boEds to improve the city water works