The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07
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pres was substituted lot ~ ami camp
bell moved to strike out euactfng
clause. Marshall commended the bill
looked like part OF scheme to do
away with normal schools. The mo
tion was heavily defeated. anu the
bill ordered to third reading. This
bill allows university graduates to
teach without being eYaIn!ued
Senate bin No. 5. refusing railroads
right to condemn both sides of navf-
gable streams, passed after an effort
by Marshall to postpone it until to-
day. Kidd. Leftwich, Miller and Mar
shall voted against It, The Montgom-
cry Sunday selling bill was advanced
to second reading.
At the opening of the afternoon ses.
sion of the house, Stanton submitted
"a communication from the officials OF
the West Virginia insane asylum,
stating that the appropriation of $4,000
last year for, improvements has BEEN
Slightly overdrawn in an attempt to
make the Improvements permanent.
A number of amendments were
tackled onto the dog bill and it was.
made special order for Monday ut Q
O'Clock:
House joint resolution No. s, pro-
posing an amendment to the constitu.
tion providing for the election Of
lieutenant governor, was read the Sec
ond time and passed to third reading.
House bill No. 4, by Stror1ers, re-
lating to the, registration of voters;
was; read a second time and resub.
mitted to the judiciary committee.
House bin no. ~. by Hole, In rela-
ton to the, abatement as a common
nuisance OF all places where intoxfcat-
ing liquors are sold contrary to law,
was read a second time and passed to,
third reading.
House bill No. 8, to make more
effective the prohibition Of the sale
of liquors on Sunday, was passed to
third reading.
House bill No. 2, CONCERNING the
valuation and assessment of property
for taxation by the board of public
works, on motion OF Statffngs, was re.
submitted to the judiciary committee.
Engrossed substitute senate bill, No.
1G, was read the first time and referred
to the committee on education.
House joint resolution No. 10, to
provide for the appointment of a COM
mittee to secure a site for the home
for tuberculosis patients was adopted
after being amended by striking out
the clause providing for an appropria-
ton.
House joint resolution No. 10. by
Wetzel. In regard to Impeachment OF
State officers. was referred to the
judiciary committee.
The house had pretty good session
during the morning and considered
quite lot Of business, among which
was the new dog law and several edu-
cational bills. The house committee
on education reported ravorably house
bill No. &c, relative to the qualifca-
tons and salaries of county school Sill
perin'endents, and also house bill No.
II, providing for supplementary aid
for certain school districts. The same
committee reported mfavorabIy house
bill No. 49, to create school book
T. board and provide for text books in
the free schools of the State.
Allows Levy for Bond Issue.
Stannton, from the committee on
No. 10, to limit levlcs. The bill has
No. 10, to liites levvedes. The bill has
been amended TO cover the objections
raised by Wheeling interests and allow
! of levy for the bond issue. Concur
rent resolution No. =, asking the
West Virginia members of congress
to favor Legislation giving States more
effective police control of the liquor
| traffic. was adopted.
| On motion of Jacobs. of Marion, the
! engrossed substitute for senate bill No.
1G, relating to the West Virginia Nor
nal Schools, was taken up out of or.
der. read the first time and ordered to
! its second reading. House bill No. 5,
creating the independent school dis
trict of Gassaway, passed, as did also
house bill No. 10, regarding the value
of the university diploma, and No. IS,
cutting out general history from the
public school course; also house bill
No. %. relating to the salaries OF
teachers.
The new dog law then came up and
caused a flood of oratory. Many coun'
ties were exempted from the law.