The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-02
The RAILROAD
LOBBY SLASHED
Mr., HOLE MADE FIERCE ON
SLAUGHT IN THE HOUSE
rWo-cEnT RATE BILL CAUSE OF
a WARM DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
YESTERDAY MORNING AND CON.
SIDERABLE HEAT DEVELOPED
IN Til pEeATE-THE ROUTINE
PROCEEDINGS.

CHARLESTON. Feb. 2.-The House
of Delegates opened yesterday morn.
ing at 10 o'clock with prayer by DR..
Roller, Of st. Johns Episcopal church.
The committee on education report.
ed favorably House Bill No. &c Great.
ing Independent school district of
Rldgeley and House BIZ No. 294,
amending the charter of Slower col.
lege.
The committee on counties. dis.
tricts and municipal corporations re.
ported favorably House BIZ No. e4s,
TO allow the Issue OF bonds by city
council of Clarksburg; also House BIZ
No. s1g, relating TO Incorporation Of
towns, and House BIZ 262, relating to
issue OF bonds by the city of McMech
en-.
The committee on taxation and
finance reported back unfavorabIy
House Pill No. ISIS. relating to assess.
ment Of taxes: also House Bill No.
49,, relating to the Virginia debt and
making defense fund for suit now
pending; and House BIZ No. IS, to
establish court of limited jurisdic.
ton in Marion county.
The committee on humane instltu.
tons and public buildings reported
unfavorably House Bill No. r7s. a bin
to establish hospital for Inebriates.
dipsomaniacs and habitual drunkards.
The committee on game and fish re-
ported fayorabfy House Bill No. 1871.
a bill for the protection OF game and
FISH and forbiddfng the sale Of the
same IN certain counties in the State.
The committee on judiciary report
ed favorably House Bill No. 119, re-
1ating TO suspension of judgments, de-
.crees and orders of Circuit Courts.
and House, Bill No. lsS. TO authorize
grand lodges to acquire real estate
and exempt the same from taxation.
and House BIN No. III, prescribing
certain rIles for the Circuit Courts OF
West Virginia as to instructing petit
juries upon the trial of cases both civ
n and criminal.
Mr.. Wetzel presented a resolution
asking that the State tax commission.
er and the state auditor be required
TO furnish this house such information
as they possess and make such suS.
sestions as may aid in framing prop
er remedial legislation to prevent the
evasion of paying the license taxes in
localities IN the State.
Mr.. Wetzel presented another reso-
hutton asking because OF the auditors
report being Soluminous that he be
requested to furnish a table showing
the amount of all kinds of property
assessed for State and school purposes
for the years 190I-1905-190G with the
rate Of taxes thereon for each year;
The net saving. II any, in gross amount
each year to State by the changes
made ia our laws; the gross amount
OF revenues for each of said years de.
rived from all other sources and the
gross Sim expended by the State, and
that he furnish a statement showing
the items of all expenditures of and
on account of the Office of State tax
commissioner: the persons to whom
paid the several amounts to each and
for what paid. The resolution went
over one day under the rules.
Mr.. hole moved to take up oat Of
its order House Bill No. IL. fixing u
maximum rate Of Two cents a mile for
passenger travel on railroads. In sup
port Of the motion Mr.. Hole made a
speech Of some length. in which he
severely arraigned the railroad lobby
which he said was here in great
strength and which had been received
handsomely in the senate.
The speaker called Mr.. Hole to or
der telling him that 1t was not in or
der to refer in that manner to a con.
current body.
Mr.. Hole then dashed out at some
lmagina-y member or members who
we're opposing the two cent fare prop
osition. He wanted. he said. TO put
them on record. and he demanded the
ayes and noes.
Mr.. Evans resented the implied crit
icism OF Mr.. Hole as to the influence
of the railroad lobby on members of
the House. He had seen no railroad
lobby here.
The motion to take up the bill was
agreed to unanimously upon an aye
and no vote.
Mr.. Hole then moved that the bill
be made a special order for Friday
at II a m. This motion brought a
long discussion, participated in by =
number of members, all of whom de-
clared they were in favor Of the bill
and were anxious to go on record in
that way.
Mr.. Kennedy appealed to Mr.. Hole,
Wbn had ratsod 90 ,,,,,at. at..,..h...z