The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-31
'NAYLOR FOR
TWO-CENT BILL
CHAIRMAN OF HOUSE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE EXPLAINS HIS
POSITION.
VIII LwoRk AND VOTE FOR BILL
AS He DID THE LAST
TIME.
ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE, he
SAYS, HAS BEEN MIscoN.
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CHARLESTON, Jan. s1.-In some
manner the impression, has gotten out
that the House Committee on Judi.
fciary had turned down the two-cent
!. rate bills which had been referred to
81, and there has been great deal
OF adverse comment against the com.
mittee by some Of the State papers on
this account. The report got started
here when tho judiciary committee
turned back the bills which had been
referred to it and recommended that
they be given to the railroad commit
tee.
The report that the committee had
turned down these bills, and the sub.
sequent comment by the newspapers
has caused many Of the senators and
delegates considerable trouble, as they
have been receiving letters from their
constituents asking for an explanation
OF the matter.
Chairman Naylor, of the house ju-
dietary committee, gave this newspa.
|per the following interview on the
matter which is self-explanatory:
The impression seems to have got
ten out that the judiciary committee
of the house has reported unfayorably
on the two-cent fare bill, and some
criticism has been expressed against
the committee on account of this er.
roneous impression. The facts of the
matter are that five twolcent bills
we're introduced in the house = three
of which were referred to the railroad
committee and two to the judiciary
committee. These bills differed, some
being for straight two-cent fare on
all lines and others providing for an
exception in the case OF literal and
short lines in the State. Whatever
committee should have these bills be-
fore 1t should certainly have all OF
them, and the patrons of the two bills
which were referred to the judiciary
committee requested me to send them
back to the house and have them re-
ferred along with the other bills which
were already before 1t to the railroad
committee. This was done, as we con-
slider that committee the proper one
to consider them all, and not that we
desire to shirk any responsibility in
this connection. and as there were a
number of lawyers who were members
OF the railroad committee as well as
the judiciary committee, who would
!, look into the legal effect OF any act
which might be passed en- this import.
ant subject. I can say for myself that
] favored the two-cent fare ILL ut the
last session of the Legislature and ex
rect to use by influence towards its
rassage at this session, and while
4 cannot speak for all of the mem. ers OF
the judiciary COMMITTEES. 1 can say.
authoritatively, that great number,
and think very much the majority
Iot this committee, are in favor OF a
two-cent rate bill.
"The Impression that the judieii ry
committee referred this bill bac'< To
. the house with the recommendation
that It do not pass mitch have gotten
out from the fact that We referred it
back with the recommendation tat 1T
go TO the committee on railroads and
NJ f,rm the fact that the personnel
OF the judiciary COMMITTEES was OPP
posed to the bill. The wisdom OF their
action can be seen by subsequent de.
velopments, as the railroad commit
tee promptly considered the bills be.
fore 1t. including the ones referred to
1t from Cur committee, and some days
hack reported the two-cent fare bill
back to the house, recommending its
passage"
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