Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-01-17
THE LEGISLATURE.

troduced, among them numoer OF
much Importance to the people.
Delegate Craig, Of Peasants county,
has introduced two.cent fare bill IN
the House. Two years ago 7. F.
LanLam, of Taylor county, fathered a
bill providing for two.cent fares, and
it passed the House by large major
ity, being killed in the Senate. DR..
Lanham was defeated for reelection,
presumably by the influence of the
| B. & o. Railroad. The House will
undoubtedly pass the bill, and there
wall be mighty howl if the Senate
defeats the measure.
Judge F. H. Evans, prominent
member of the House from Mingo
county, has offered Jim Grow bill,
which he will push. His county is
traversed by the N. g. W. Railway,
and he wants separate coaches for the
whites and blacks. The Democrats
will vote for the bill, but the Repub-
licans will be afraid to pass it.
Delegate Cooper, of Wood county,
has bill to provide for compulsory
primary elections. In general way
it provides that all parties shall make
nominations for the various offices to
be filled by election on the same day,
the expense of the primary to be paid
by the State and the election held
under the protection of law, just as
the real election is held.
In the Senate joint resolutions were
offered to amend the constitution &c
as to create the Office of lieutenant
governor to make the regular legis-
lative session 90 days instead of As
and pay members $500 a year to
make all counties have the uniform
number of three county commissioners
and pay them So day ; to create a
commission of IA to investigate the
matter of the Virginia debt and the
suit instituted by the State of Virgin
la against the State of West Virginia
to prohibit the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquors in the State
All were referred to committees for
consideration.
In the House 43 bills were intro
duced on Monday, among them being
measures TO provide for an appropria-
ton of $50, 1000 to make a State ex-
hibit at the Jamestown Exposition,
providing $5, 900 to transport the ex-
hibits from the State Historical Socie-
tY to the Exposition and bring them
back, to regulate the sale of cocaine
and like drugs pure food bill; to
define the persons to whom railroads
NAV give passes; to amend law re-
lating to granting divorces, and to
create the Office of superintendent of
public buildings.
House joint resolution No. l, offer
ed on Thursday by Mr.. Williams, re-
lating to the election OF Uuitsd States
Senators by direct vote of the people,
was taken up in order and adopted,
only 4 votes being cast against it to
IS for it. In the Senate, however,
on Tuesday the measure struck snag.
The Democratic Senators wanted to
pass it right away, but the Repubh.
cans voted solidly to refer it to COM
mittee, which was done.
Mr.. Bland offered joint resolution
to amend the Constitution so as to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of
spirituous liquors in the State as a
beverage.
In the Senate on Tuesday bills were
introduced to allow the county of JEFF
ferson to refund its bonded indebted
ness; to increase the salaries of judg-
es of the circuit and Supreme Courts !;
to appropriate money for erecting
monument on the battlefield of An
tietam to commemorate West Virgin
la soldiers to prescribe the ballot to
be used in elections.
Senator Campbell, of Jefferson, in
troduced a Jim Grew car bill in the
Senate.
The House passed, under suspension
of rules, bill appropriating $685.
900 for erecting a West Virginia
building and making State exhibit
ton at the jamestown Exposition.
A bill to amend the law so that taxes
paid upon property assessed by the
Board of Public Works when found
excessive may be returned, was read
first time and ordered to second
reading. This bill is intended to
cure defect in the law because of
which railroad corporations which
have appealed from the assessments
of the Board Of Public Works are re-
fusing to pay their taxes until the
cases are decided, for the reason that
there is no way by which they can
ger back any money 50 overpaid.
Important measures introduced In
the House were to fix the salaries of
sheritfs, clerks and other county Of
fcisls, and cut off their fees; to re-
quire county courts to invest sink
ing funds now in the possession of
shc riffs; to better protect the lives Of
travellers and employees on railroads;
to create State board of examiners
and to provide for the examination
and registration of nurses.
The committees were announced on
Monday. Hon. G. NJ. Wetzel, OF JET
ferson county, is on the committees
on taxation and finance, private cor.
porations and joint stock companies,
forfeited and delinquent lands, ex-
ecutive Offices and library. In the
Senate Hon. William Campbell is on
the committees on railroads, public
library, education, militia, enrolment