Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
PUSHING THINGS
At CHARLESTON
Legislature Determined to Get
Much Done at This Session.
TUBERCULOSIS SANlTARlUM
SEEMS 70 Be ASSURED

Week-CIerks to be Given More
Work-No Auditors Warrants, Pay
Vouchers Held up--lmportant Res
oIution to be offered.
Charleston, Jan. 25.--The work last
week demonstrated that the solons as
sembled here are determined that
they will not be termeda "jo nothing
legislature" and the manner in which
they settled down this week than last
AS is usual early in the session, the
senate adjourned Friday until this
morning, in order to give the various
committees time to work on bills. but
the house continued to work through
Saturday morning, when several inn
portant measures were introduced.
The Murphy Jim Crow bill was
given its ouietus. The committee on
railroads recommended that it do not
pass and the report was adopted by
a vote of SIS to 20.
Those who are anxious to see more
money rolling into the treasury and
hate to see any going out are pleas
ed that the state is likely to have a
tuberculosis sanitariam without it
costing anything Senator Littlepage
last week introduced bill providing
for an appropriation of s95. 900 for the
establishment of such an institution
near Terra Alta. but Hon. Levi 2.
1 Morton, former vice-president and ex-
| governor of New York, has offered
! the state the Red Sulphur springs and
ten acres of ground and buildings in
Monroe county for tuberculosis san
itarium. The property Is valued at
about $3.50 900 and the legislature will
likely accept the offer early this
! week 4 a8st
The much noted attaches question
! Is due to come up in the house today.
A resolution was introduced Satur-
day for the appointment of few
more attaches and was followed by
a resolution by Mr.. Yost. OF Monon-
gala for the appointment of a com
ndttee to assign committee clerks to
perform work which cannot be per-
| formed by the present supply OF
/ clerks Under the rules the resolu-
ton will be acted upon today. The
question Of paying the attaches is
still up in the air AMI though the APP
preparation bill was passed Friday
there were many empty pocket books
and anxious faces over Sunday for
the governor has not yet signed the
bill and the auditor would honor no
warrants. 1t is expected, however
that the governor will sign the bill
today and the distress of the patriots
will be at an end
Among the happy visitors in the
city is Stuart Walker, of Martinsburg.
who is wearing broad smile because
of the early passage of the new char
, ter for his home city. Mr. Walker was
president of the commission which
drafted the charter and he left home
to come to the capitol to use his
efforts to secure its passage He was
unaware that the bill had become a
law until he arrived here and when
informed of the fact was very happy
indeed
In the legislature this week, Sem
ator r. F. Kidd, the Oldest member
of that body In point of service, will
offer a resolution calling on the at
torney general to inquire whether the
republican state officials who did not
occupy their Offices during the recent
campaign drew their salaries during
that time, ami, II they did, to instruct
him to take action against them to
recover it,
Senator Kidd charges there were
state officials whose Offices were con-
Quoted by their subordinates at least
six months during the past year.