The Washington herald., 1909-01-23
NO SEPARATE CARS
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Legislative Committee Kills
Jim Grow" Bill.
OFFICEHOLDERS ARE ATTACKED
Senator Kidd Declares I'm senate
that the West Virginia Officials
ing Campaign, and Pruning Knife
should be Applied TO Fat Salaries.
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/ Charleston. W. Va. Jan Z2-The house.
[ OF the West Virginia legislature cleaned
iup its calendar this morning, and sd-
journed at noon after sending the lin
crow bin 10 the legislative cemetery on
an adverse report from the committee on
railroads. by passing the special apprO-
lpTiaIions bill and also the MartinsbUrg
charter bill. which is the first 70 emerge
T from the mill this season, probably
+ the first law Of the present legislature.
I There has been some apprehension that
the governor might not sign the special
appropriation biz. which carries about
$4,000. divided equally between the
house and the senate
Senator CAROLS prohibition bill was
given the right Of way by the senate Ju-
dietary committee tonight.
The committee on education viii report
favora5ly. with a slight amendment, the
bill introduced 10 eQualize the giving OF
state certificates, so as include denOmiIa-
ti0nal schools.
The Huntington charter vas made the
special order for tomorrow.
Arraigns Auditor and Governor
The attitude OF State Auditor A. c.
Scherr and the governor in holding up
the pay Of attaches and other warrants
for the contingent funds OF the two
houses Of the West Virginia legislature
was bitterly assailed in the senate this
afternoon by Senator Robert P. Kidd,
Democrat. in an eloquent speech.
The special appropriation bill, made
necessary BY the refusal OK the auditor.
REINFORCED by an opinion from the att9r-
ney general. 10 pay the attaches and
members. furnished a peg for Senator
Kidd upon which TO hang his remarks
Prsfacing his caUstic arraignment Of
the auditor and governor by stating that
the sergeant-at-arms Of the senate had
informed him that he was unable 10 send
the journals because he had no con-
Jingent fund on which TO draw for post
age, the Gilmer County senator declared
that the action Of the auditor was IN
heard OF, that it Is the first action of
its kind that had been taken in twenty
five years, and that should the legis-
lature be still further subjected TO such
humiliation he would oppose the general
appropriation bill. and would cut the
heart out OF the fat salaries being drawn
by clerks OF the various departments
And I hereby give notice. he said.
that I viii see that the pruning knife
is started in all departments. and viii
bring suit for the recovery Of the salary
drawn by some State officials who were
absent from their Offices for four months
last summer"
Left StencEraDhSr in Charge.
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sistants. he said. had been storming up
and down the state during the campaign,
and the State banking commissioner. Sam
Matthews, had been absent from his
Office running a campaign, and the as
sistsnt banking commissioner had spent
most Of his time at home running for
sheriff, leaving only the stenographer.
Who seemed 10 be the most competent OF
the three, TO take care Of the Office.
Gov.-elect Glasscock happened to be in
the senate at the time and absorbed all
the proceedings, laughing heartily at the
remarks Of Senator Kidd against the
banking commissioners deiinquencies.
Republican members Of the senate only
smiled and no reply was made to the
senator from Gilmer- The special appro-
priatiOns bill was put upon its passage,
and carried by a vote Of 3 10 2
The senate also had under considera-i
ton Senator JohnsOn's 'pistol-toting'
bill. which makes It felony for all ex-
cept officers or the law TO carry concealed
weapons senator White OF Mingo. de-
sired to amend the bin by requiring dep
uties 10 give bond for carrying weapons.
declaring that such deputies in Mingol
County were iBdiscriminate in the use
OF weapons.