Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-11-04
Insurgents Show that the
Representative Was Not
Faithfu: Servant AS
He Claims
RECORDS FROM
HOUSE JOURNAL
Important Measure in Which
He Failed to Represent
at Last Session



w p Hawley, candidate for re-
election as member of the House of
Delegates from Mercer county,
claims that in the last session OF the
legislature he was a faithful servant
of the people, but to the present time
he has not called attention to sing
le specific act which bears out his as
sertion. In this statement it is pro
posed to show the times at which
Mr.. Hawley was marked absent and
not voting" at the last session. The
pages refer to the journal and Bills
OF the House of Delegates, West Vir-
ginia, session 1909,' the official rec
ord of Mr.. Hawley's actions.
January 81. 1909. on "A bill to
amend and re-enact section five hun
dred and four of chapter fifteen oflthe
Code of West Virginia, relating to le-
gal holidays Mr.. Hawley is marked
absent and not voting. Page 1856,
Journal.
February /. 1909 on Senate sub.
stitute for House Joint Resolution No.
15-"Raising a committee to investi-
gate the charges made against the
management of the West Virginia
Penitentiary" on the question "Wil1
the House agree to the resolution p
Mr.. Hawley is marked absent and
not voting. Page 230. Journal.
February 3. 1909. on "A bill 10 en-
power the board of education OF the
Independent School District for nie
town Of Henry. in the county of Clay
to borrow money and issue bonds
for the erection ana furnishing of q
public school building" ON the pas
sage of the bill Mr. Hawley is mark
ed absent and not voting Page
256, Journal. On the same day, on
"a bill amending and re-enacting sec
tion forty-six of chapter twenty-seven
of the Acts of the extraordinary ses.
sion of the Legislature of 1908. re.
lating to settlements of Board OF
Education with Sheriffs." Mr.. Haw
ley is marked absent and not vot
ing."-Page 26O, Journal. On the same
day, on "A bill to amend and re-en.
act section twenty-five of chapter one
hundred and twenty-four Of the Code
of West Virginia, touching rehearing
of cases heard on orders Of publica
ton, and fixing q limitation therefor" "
Mr.. Hawley is marked absent and
not voting. Page 262, Journal.
February 70, 1909, on "A bill pro
yiding for the government and con
troll of public institutions of the state
by creating a state board OF control
and state board of regents. and fix
ing the duties. powers. responsible
ties and compensation of said board
and members thereof" o nall oues
tions arising, Mr.. Hdwiey was mark
ed absent and not voting" journal.
pages 372 and 373.
February 13, 19O9-On "A bill 70
amend chapter 146 of the annotated
code of West Virginia by adding sec.
ton "a thereto. relating to the unlaw-
ful giving of checks and drafts for
value, and fixing the punishment there
Of on the questions. shall the bill
be rejected?" Mr.. Hawley was mark.
ed absent and not voting Journal
page 376
February IS. 1909, on "a bill Ia
amend and re-enact sections four. ff
ty-four. eightyseven. ninety-fve, one
hundred, one hundred and two. one
hundred and seven, one hundred and
twenty-a one hundred and twenty.
one and one hundred and twenty-six
of chapter thirty-two OF the Code. and
to add to said chapter sections three.
a, forty-two-a, eighty-seven-a. and one
hundred and seventeen-a relating ia
license taxes" on the question shall
the amendment be adopted?" Mr. Haw