The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-11
TUNA IS r AID
TO CO TO WORK
ROADS BILL
UP IN THE SENATE
House Tables 1t Until after
Action is Taken by Upper
Branch.

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CHARLESTON, Feb. IL Senate
Bill NO. 14O, sutherland's good
roads measure, occupied almost the
!. entire time OF the Senate today.
Many amendments have been added.
The bill came up in the House; but
was tabled pending the action Of the
Senate.
The following bills were passed 3y
: the Iiouse. the remainder of the
time being devoted to passing other
bills on their second readings: Bill
No. SS, for protection of street car
emplpyes. as amended by the Senate;
No. 222, enlarging the duties and in
creasing the salary of the attorney
general; No. 176, concerning assess
ment Of taxes and duties OF assess
ors; No. 26S, relating TO organiza-
ton, operation and management of
fraternal societies.
4 ba the senate the finance commit
tee reported back senate bill No.
AZ, Increasing the governors salary
to $4,000 and the secretary of
states to $500.
Senate Joint resolution No. 12 was
favorably reported by the judiciary
committee.
\ reconsideration Of the vote by
which the Weston charter was pass
ed was secured by Senator cofrman.
The Sutherland good roads bills.
seven in all, were made special or
ders for today.
Senate bill No. $50. relating to
beneficiary societies. was made a
special order for this afternoon.
/ On motion by Hatfield, the Coop
er primary bill was indefinitely post
poned.
The senate made house bill No.
1O1, the administration measure in
creasing registrations fees in the
secretary Of states Office. special
order for Friday morning.
Following were the other proceed
ings: House bill No. /, Waughs S
anti-lobbying measure. read the first
time and referred to the judiciary
committee.
Senate bill No. sc, concerning the
collection of taxes, to its second
reading.
House bill No. 113, the per cent.
revenue measure. was read the first
time and referred to the finance
committee.
In tho House.
The Wheeling charter bill was
reported ravorably by the committee
on counties, districts and municl-
Qualities. -
An amendment to the Mounds
willie charter was introduced by Nc
Dowell. He asked that reference to
the committee be dispensed with, but
this was refused.
The bill relating to the practice
of pharmacy, No. 125, was passed.
The necessary two-thirds vote was
given house joint resolution No. 10,
increasing the number of supreme
court judgs to seven. Several mem
bers had changed their vote.
The Waugh bill, known as No.
14S, Grating children's home, was
read the third time and passed.
Senate bill No. 159, relating to
military code, went to It's second
reading.
House bill No. 90, increasing the
attorney generals salary to $4,000,
kicked up partisan muss, the Dem
ocrats objecting strenuously. 1t
carried by a party vote but failing
to receive enough votes to make 1t
effective from its passage. the an
!nouncement Of the latter vote was
postponed.
Senate joint resolution No. !. al
lowing women to serve on state
boards, constitutional amendment,
was passed after some discussion.
/, House joint reolution No. 9 pro-
posing an amendment to the consti-
K tuition empowering churches to in
e corporate and hold property, caused
: lengthy debate. The resolution
was defeated. mastering only a tie
vote. whereas. 1t required two-thirds
TO carry.
The board of control bill abolish.
: ing the multitudtnous state boards
/ was taken uD out OF order and ad.
yanced TO its third reading.
+ The Ruppenthol boneset tag bill
was taken from the table and re.
ferred to the finance committee.
I, HOLIDAY TOMORROW.
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