Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-03-02
MONEY FOR THE HOSPITAL
Appropriation for Martinsbnrg
Hospital Cut Out.
BILL TO TAX The LOBBYISTS
Blow at the Third House" Proposec
In the senate-The Business Of
the Legislature.

Charleston. Feb 2S-The house has
refused to allow the proposed appro-
priation Of $1,000 for the Kings
Daughters hospital in Martinsburg,
and that item has been cut out Of the
senate appropriation bill now under
consideration in the house. The house
also rejected the item Of $4,000
which was. asked for the purpose Of
fighting the san Jose scale and peach
yellows in the state. This item was
also in the appropriation bin as it
came from the senate.
Little Progress Made.
The legislature made little progress
in its work yesterday. The senate met
for short time, advanced to third
reading a bill to change the beginning
of the license year from May l to
July /, and then adjourned. The house
discussed the bulk bill and finally re-
ferred it to the judiciary committee,
and put in the afternoon on the gen,
eral appropriation bill. which was UNI
finished when adjournment was taken
for the day.
Yesterday evening the governor at
tended the democratic caucus and ask
ed it to furnish the votes necessary
to put into effect from passage the
general revenue bill passed last week.
The caucus, after the governor left,
by unanimous vote refused to accede
to the request.
Odd Fellows Home.
Charleston, Feb. 27--The legislature
has passed the bill relating TO the es-
adjustment of the proposed Odd Eel
lows home in this state, and the bulk
bill, the recordation tax bin and the
appropriation bill are now under CON
sideration. The senate appropriation
bill, which was passed by that branch,
carries an appropriation of s10,500 for
the Kings Daughters hospital in Mar
tinsbwg.
To Tax Lobbyists.
An attempt to bring up the saloon
license tax and county local option
measures was made in the house by
Preston Cd, Greenbrier) in q bill
which provides for raising the price
of license to $3.50 and allowing the
. counties 10 vote on whether they
should grant a license. The speaker
on a point of order held that the bill
did not conform to the governors
call, and it was ruled out This was
the only feature of, the entire morn
ing of the house. In the senate the
feature was the introduction by Sen
ator Thorn of a bill which provide for
a license of $40 on lobbyists, after
they have stated to the secretary of
state what and why they are lobby
ing for or against.
The routine of the house was strung
out during the entire forenoon and
amou4ted to very little. A resolution
providing for a state flag was adopted
Smith, of Cabell, introduced bill pro
viding for a tax on lamp-black, coco
cola, ginger ale. pop and drinks of a
like nature, read for the first time.
Antitrust Bill.
HOLE introduced a bill defining a
trust and providing for penalties for
violation. Bills constituting the audi
tor attorney in fact for nonresident
and foreign corporations and defining
duties of an attorney in fact were in
troduced by Massey.
The legislative appropriation bill
was introduced by Staunton. Preston
introduced his bill providing for tax
on liquors, which was ruled out. Or
this bill Speaker Seaman ruled the
bill out of order and an appeal was
taken, but the speaker was sustained
Opposes Antitrust Bill.
In the senate the judiciary commit
tee reported against Bailey's anti
trust bill and a minority and majority
report were submitted on the bill pro
viding for stamp tax on instruments
filed with the county clerk.
Marshall moved to reconsider his
motion that a committee be appointed
to notify the house that the senate was
ready to adjourn sine die and the re
consideration carried and the motion
was killed
Bailey's bill providing for license
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