The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-22
BOARD !
GOESsTtl!R [ u! III
!
SENATE TAKES FINAL FAVOR;
sABLEfAcT ON BOARD 4
" or CONTROL. 81.

! B. . u 80 |Ha - -"
In the Senate Saturday afternoon
House bill no. 2s2, creating a State
board OF control was amended so as to
make members give $4,000 bond. "hc
bill was then put upon It's passage
and passed by unanimous vote.
Senate bill No. 100. the employers
liability bill was read the first time
and ordered to second reading. oJ.il-
son said this bill revolutlonlzeA tho
present law and moved that It bc re-.
ferred 70 the committee on judiciary.
L!ttlepage said the bill was one that
every lawyer except corporation law
yers believed should have been Il law
long ago. The motion OF johnson waf
OF course to xii. the bill.
Littlerage called the attention Of The
majority TO the fact that their pla:
form recommended such 4 bill. He
understood the intention OF tho sen.
ate was to kill the bill but ne wan!cd
It done squarely on Its merits anu, not
by subterfuge. Johnson's motion
carried IA to ..
The vote which is Of interest 70 III
Dor, because ref: renee to the judiciary
committee means that the most i'm.
por.ant labor bill Of the session hal
been killed. follows:
For reference--Balley. Baker, Blue,
Coffman, Craig. Fisher. Gartlnn, Hat
field. johnson. Kidd, Meredith, Smith
of Raleigh, sutherland, Wn!te-1i.
Noes-Forman, Zilllman, Smith CT
Cabell. Sninn. England. Flynn, Carroll.
Liulepago, Ailler-2
Other Bills Acted Upon
The Charleston charter was passed..
House bill No. IS. the automobile law
was advance dto second reading. stI+
ate joint resolution No. I, accen;'h:
the appropriation Of $4,000 from the
federal government for an agricultural
experiment station at Morganto~n.
was introduced and advanced IT, 5ac-
ond reading. House bill No. g.! in
creasinx the attorney generals salary
came M on sia question OF agrecinI
to the salary of four thousand dollars
fixed By The House instead Of iorty-Gvn
hundred as fiXe,l by the Senate. Tae
Senate agreed to the action Of the
House and passed the bill.
House bill NJ. rs. creating the office
oil assistant prosecuting attorney uni
senate bill No. $50, tho military code
were made special orders for Tues
day. Senate bill No. 1873 relating to 'Hl-
ucation. passed. House bill No. 22i. All
thorlzing Tyler county high school TO
nay It's Indebtedness was read TIRES
times and passed. Senate bill No. sl2s,
the Brooke board OF education bill,
was passed and was made effective
at once. Senate bill No. 2l2, amtn,l.
Ing the game laws went to srrond
reading House bill No. IFS, tho W.
heri,ance tax law was amended maxi
Ing $4,000 the minimum inheritance
OF n widow that can be taxed !1I'te1'L
Of $4,000. The bill was ordered to
third reading. House bill No. 3 re-
latlng 10 the taking Of dispositions was
passed. Senate bill No. 14l, fixing 4
levy OF one cent for the State road
fund and Senate bill No. 145 pro9idin"
for State aid was passed. House bill
No. 1875 relating to pharmacy IVES read
second and third times and passed.
Senate bill No. ISL. creating STATE
go0d roads 1und passed. Senate D'll
No. 20. establishing tuberculosis san
ttarium was passed by a vote OF Is ID
H.. Senate bill No. 1872 prescribing
courses Of study In public schools
passed. At G p. m. the Senate sol III a
wrangle over the question Of adjourn
ing to Monday or Tuesday. Tho MO,
'tion to adjourn to the latter daao was
beaten by n vote Of I to 0. Kidd then
moved to take a recess to S p. m. This
was lost too. The Senate then al
journed to Monday.