The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-27
REOLUTION FOR
ADJOURNMENT
INTRODUCED
aturday Is Day
Set To Quit
(special to West virglnian.)


CHARLESTON Feb. 27.-Resolu.
4iohs were introduced in both branch
es for adjournment Saturday. 1Ais
indicates that the county salary bill
may not get through the Senate, al-
though 1t is generally thought that 1t
WIN. tits now in the committee. The
appropriations bill passed the House
this morning.
The. first matter taken up by the
Senate yesterday afternoon was House
bill No. 90, revising the liquor license
law, which came up on the refusal Of
the house to concur in the senate
amendments. The senate refused to
I 1ecede and the house asked for a con.
ference: Senators Bailey, Hazlett and
whyte. OF Mcdowell, were appointed
conferees on the part Of the senate.
The house conferees will be appoint
Z ed today. This Is bill which is de-
signed to make retail liquor licenses
granted by cities at least us high as
# the price fixed by the State-$G00. TIL
house, however, insists that when the
seIty license is higher than 5000 the
State license must be the same as the
4 city. The senate refuses to agree to
this Both bodies however, are will
ing that 5000 shall be the minimum city
license, and a compromise will he
reached by the Conference on this ba-
Il sis. The vote on senate joint resdlt.
.tlon No. 6, providing for exemption Of
farm products from taxation. was an
T,ounced, and the amendment was lost,
lacking the necessary two-thI,d vote.
Committee Continues.
There was quite stir-up over SEN
ate joint resolution No. IS, which pro-
yiles that the n,nc investigating CONT
mlttee shall submit an itemized list
Of expenditures and then be discharg'
ca from further duty. Bailey objected
to the resolution, claiming It was out
Of order on the ground that as tile
resolution creating the committee In
structed it to report at the next resl.
lar session, 1T was not within the 'rrv-
ince Of the special session to discharge
the committee. President McDermOtt
sustained the point of order AMI refuS-
ed TO allow consideration of the res
olntion. Marshall conrended the chair
was wrong in its ruling, but no appeal
was taken. This means that the COM
mlttee will continue the investigation
and make fuller and more complete
report at the next session.
resolution from the United Nine
Workers. now in convention here, was
read, regretting that the house had de.
cllned to receive DR.. Mitchells minor
ity report. on the ground that snch re-
tusal makes it look like an a'tempt is
being made to suppress some of the
facts ascertained by the committee.
K II also declared against the white
washing Of the report submitted by
the committee. The resolution was or
dered printed in the journal.
II paving BllI Passed.
House bill No. 70. Staunton's paving
/ bill, after being slightly amended. was
passed. House bill No. 81. for the re-
vision Of the education code, the sec
ond reading being completed after
three days Of hau! labor. was ordered
tothird reading. Senate substitute for
house bill No. 9, the dog law, passed.
House bill No. S6 the county salaries
measure, was read a first time and
referred to the committee on finance.
ii VIII be reported back favorably.
Governor Dawson stated last 'ght
Z that he had not definitely decided
whether or not he would call another
special session to pass local option
and primary election law.