Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-04-02

that of the gentleman from tayette
comfy was pulled Off by the Hon.
Adam Littlepage, the Dem 8cratic
Senator from Kanawha county. Mr..
Littlepage, when candidate for Gov
ernor, announced his Impregnable be-
lief in the right Of the people to rule,
and by advertising in the newspapers
and from the platform announced that
he was in favor of the people voting on
the prohibition amendment. At the
special session in 1908 he voted for the
proposition. In the mea thine some
strange psychological change had
taken place and he voted against the
submission Of the amendment.
COUNTY LOCAL OPTION.
A county local option bill was in
troduced early in the session in the
Senate by Senator Hazlett of the First
District. A few days later whiskey
local option bill was fathered by Sen.
Craig. Craig's hill was sent to the
finance committee, which WAS per-
hAps the wettsst committee in the Sem
ate, and BY it was quickly reported fer
passage, while it seemed impossible
to get the Hazlett bill out Of the COM
mittes ON judiciary. When the Craig
bill came up an effort to amend 1t BY
substituting the Hazlett bill was de-
feated. Those who favored the sub
stitutien were: Senators Blue, Carroll,
Fisher, Flynn, Grimes, Hazlett, Kidd,
Shinn, Smith (of CabelD, ), Smith (of
Raleigh), Santee and President For y
man.-12.
Taose voting against it were Sens
tors Craig, Ashburn, Bailey, :Cossin,
Baker. England, Gartlan, Hatfield,
johnson, McIntire, Meredith, Silver,
Sutherland, White and zilliksn.-le.
Absent, !! y ,ffman and Littlepage.
The bill was amended In the House
into county unit bill and sent back
to the Senate. The frisads Of the meas
ure agreed that the bill should 60 to
eenferenc. and there be amended 80 az
to give cities Of 500 or more popsla-
tion the right to separate vote. Also
allc \ cities whose charters give the
council the exclusive right to grant
license asseparate vote Notwithstand-
ing this the bill was sent to the COM
mittee on finance with orders that it
be reported back the following day
The day passed and the bill was not
reported back and resolution was in
troduced by Senator McIntire which
was passed ordering the committee tor
report on Thursday net later than p.
p. Senator Miller, chairman of the
finance committee, served his masters
well by .disregarding these resolutions
and tie bill still rests in the bosom of
the finance committee. The vote to re-
quire the Committee to report on the
Mclntire resolution was as follows:
Those voting for it, Blue Carroll, En-
gland, Fisher, Flynn, Grimes, Hazlett,
Kidd, Littiepsge, McIntire, Santee,
Shinn, Smith, (of CabelD, Sutherland
and President Forman.- Is.
Those voting against it were. Ash
burn, Bailey, Baker, Coffman, Cossin,
Craig, Gartlan, Hatfield Johnson, Mil
leP-and White.-11
Absent and not voting; Meredith,
Silver, Smith (ef Raleigh, anda ZillI-
ken.-4.
THE FUTURE.
While all temperance legislation
was defeated at this session of the Leg
islature, it remains true that there is
no state in the sUnion where there is
such intense temperance sentiment
as in the "Little Mountain State.u
lie violation Of the platform pledges.
upon the part of the present members
of this Senate and the high-hasded ac-
ton by few of the Senators has put
the people Of the State into good fight
ing mood. 1t is practically assured