The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-01-21
BILLS OFFERED
BY Law MAKERS
In Session at Charleston
Cover Many Subjects Of
Interest to All.

SoYST Wtdlly ouDJeClS OF
Interest to All. Il
CHARLESTON, Jan. 19--Amon:
the more Important bills introduced
in the upper body was one by Sen.
ator Bailey. providing for u ajax ol
one and one-third cents per hundred
Thousand cubic feet on gas, to be es
timated and filed with the auitor Ii,
first year and annually thereafter.
Senator Ashburn introduced hi
uniform text book bill, which alsc
creates a state school hook board
Senator Santee introduced Local
option bill. modelled largely after thu
Rose law of Ohio, making the county
the unit.
Senator .lIazlett offered joint reso
luton No. !, providing for WON ~
serving on boards. and also an auto
mobile bill.
Senator Baker introduced a lllli to
increase the pay of judges. of the SUI
prcme court to $500 a year, pro-
vidins for nine Judges. one to be a
chief justice and dividing the court
into two parts.
Senator Blue introduced the Coop
err primary bill.
Senator Silver introduced senate
bill No. i6, the Martinsburg charter,
which was read by its title, passed
and advanced to the second reading.
Senator Hazlett introduced his
county local option bill, elections to
be held every four years. making the
county the unit. but providing that
where district goes wet or dry,
licenses shall br shall not be issued.
as the election may go.
Senator Blue introduced Il resoln-
ton that all resolutions looking %
further appointments of attaches be
referred to a committee. to be APP
pointed by the president. to consider
and report upon the necessity and adj
Visibility of creating any such fur
Their attaches. The resolution pass
ed.
Senator Santee offered a resolu.
ton that the rules for government
of the last senate of West Virginia
until otherwise ordered be and are
hereby adopted for the governmnt
for the present senate. The resolu-
ton was passed.
I "a resolution offered by Delegate
Charles NJ. Hart, Of Harrison, setting
aside Tuesday c3cning, January 81.
in thezhouser OF delegates for lee
tnre on tuberculosis and giving out
side halls to tnbercular exhibits was
adopted.
A resolution by Yos;. making the
Carnegie foundation fund for school
teachers available at the university
was also adopted.
As in the senate, the Cooper direct
primary bill was introduced.
The very first bill WAS in the ma
ture of bomb, Waugh heading thu
list with No. l., imposing drastic reg,
ulations upon the lobbyists and their
agents and iarring counsel of all
corporations from going to the lions
OF the legislature.
Among the other important bills
introduced were:
No ., Kingsley, primary law.
No. /. STROLLER, amending The
county salary bill.
No. s, Warder, compelling railroad
companies 10 maintain decent passen
ger stations in towns of over 1900
population.
No. IL, good primary law.
No. lG, Thayer, creating boards oil
| supervise plumbing In cities of over
10000 population
No. II, Hearne, child labor law.
No. is, Bente, to abolish board OF
county commissioners of Ohio coui,,
iy
No. ~, Kirk, hulk salelaw
No. 20. Hart, creating criminal
court in Harrison COUNTY.
No. 81, Weir, Elkins charte,
amendment,
No. "a, Warder. creating the posi-
ton of steam boat inspector.
!, No. 80, Hearne, projecting stree
car workers against weather.
No. 81. Weir, establishing an in
termediate court in Randolph county
No 81. Bente, state license bill.
No, SO, Hart, providing for tuber.
tculosis sanitariums.
No. 40. Kirk, bill 10 protect the
poor person,
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