Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
PRESENTS LIBRARY BILL
Senator Silver Working in the
Interest of Martinsburg,
SENATOR CAMPBELL ACTIVE
Introduces Several important Bills
Committees Named in the Ssaate
ed Mouse.


Charleston. W va. Jan. l6. Ser
ator Silver Yesterday offered IN the
senate bin providing for the support
of the public library in Martmsburg
Senator Silver also secured the alp
pointment of democratic clerKship
for ]. w. B. Evans. OF BerkeleT coun
ty, in the senate.
The democrats are being severely
censured for offering the prohibition
amendment. The Jim Grow bill
offered by Mr. Evans, of Mingo
will pass the house.
Senator Campbell on Tuesday offer
ed a bin to provide for maximum ,
cent fare on railroads; bin to Gre
ate a railroad commission and an
anti-West Virginia debt bill.
Senator Littlepage offered in the
senate concurrent resolution for a.
committee TO inquire into the opera
lions of the Standard Oil company in
this state.
The Williams house joint resolution
/ to put West Virginia on record as ia
voring the election of United States
senators by direct vote Of the people,
struck snag in the senate. 1t was
adopted in the house with but four
(dissenting votes, but the senate by a
strict party vote referred it to the
lcommittee on the judiciary. Senator
| Campbell, of jefferson, made strong
argument in favor of its immediate
adoption.
The house passed under suspension
|of rules a bill appropriating $4,000
flor the erection of a West Virginia
building and making state exhibit
bat the jamestown exposition.
Amends Tax Laws.
A bill to amend the law so that
taxes paid upon property assessed by
he board of public works when found
Excessive may be returned, was read
Ia first time and ordered to a second
reading.
The speaker announced the appoint
nent of standing committees as fol
ows:
Messrs. Sutphin, (chair
nam, Holroyd, Massey, Brammer
Harmon Shumway, Justice, Maxwell
Nils, Osborn, Barlow, Dean, Wooddell
md Kuykendall.
Election and Privileges Messrs.
Hughes, (chaiIman), Shepherd, Boyle,
Harris and Williams.
Federal Relation-Messrs Jersey,
er, Hagar and Stanaker.
Iagar and Stanaker.
Military Affairs-Messrs Stallings
chairman), Roach Hersey, Jacobs,
trother, Smith (of Roane), McGrey,
Wells, Justice, Dent, Preston Mccoy,
trader, Bland and Mitchell
Counties, District and Municipal
orporations-Mes Craig, (chair-
lan), Buchwald, Smith, tof CabelD,
evol, Nugent, Ammons, Jacobs, Duff
I'D, Embleton, Harr, Wood, (of Har-
y, Williams, Dean, Mackin and Kuy-
Pndal
Private Corporations and Joint
Eock Messrs. Cooper
chairman), Duty, Carskadop, Harne,
syneal, McGraw Stanton, Wetzel
lays, Mitchell Suader and Hall.
vJudiciary- Messrs. Naylor, (chair,
lan) Duty Craig, Stallings, Evans,
billiard. Parsons, Stricklilng, Cooper
trother. Preston, Kenney, Mccoy
land and Wood. Cof Hardy)
Committee On Railroads-Messrs
cCrum, (chaiman), Mason, AIdel-
erg. Ammons HOLE, Allen, Duftield.
svol, Holrogd raylor, Ballard, Gal
CHER, Stone, Bias and Lowe
Committee on Mines and Mining
essrs Roach. (chairman), Nugsnt,
mbleton, Satroack, Sincl$r, TaSor.
arr Ribblett. Curry, Mcdonald,
ackin and Hagar
Committee on Labor-Messrs. Nj
nt, (chairman), Buchwald, Boyles. |
neal, Morton, Ellis, Massie, Ja
Us, Wells. Flesher, Hasar Wood !
ii, Harris, Stamaker aad Ballard.
Agriculture and Immigration-I
essrs. HOLE, (chairman), Maxwell, |
ood (of Berkeley, Brammer. Nor
n, Dufleld, Curry, Hersey, Hughes, |
mt, Lowe, Harris, Bias and Stalnak- !
wrs. Evans chairman, Harmon,
ANYWAY, Wood, of Berkeley, |
ghes, Flesher, Maxwell, Boyles |
,blett, Morton. Stalnaker Bias, Bar
and Osburn.
forfeited and Delinquent Lands,
ssrs Strother. (chairman), Curry,
en, Holroyd, Stalhngs, Dent, Shat
Dufiield, Wood (of Hardy, Bar
Wetzel and Stone.
rs.