The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-02-16
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ing the judicial circuits, which was
advanced to. second reading. a.: @>.ts
The lakes to Ohio canal bill, 243,
set for especial order at IL a. m., on
second reading as amended by Mr.
Ice. the patron OF the bill, was ad-
vanced to third reading. The bill
permits counties to submit the ques-
ton of aid In the construction or
such a canal to the people on issuing
bonds. - T.
IF. B. 168, giving equity jurisdic-
tion to enjoin the cutting Of timber,
on third reading, was indefinitely
postponed: 0"t- .:.l" ~ @"><"t
H. j. III, relating to the supple
menting Of the school fund of, GER
tain districts, was ordered to third
reading. - .~..-.,-r -. -;
Strother charged bad faith or
mistake in raising H. B. $40, the ON
ployers' liability, to the top Of the
calendar, when he-said it had been
agreed to take the bills in the order
they came. A motion was made by
Y. G. Hubbard to make the bill a
special order for Wednesday after
noon. Hays amended the motion SO
as to make it Thursday The amend
ment was voted down. Not 7being
On the members, desk the bill could
not be considered. ... ..- -
Fl. B. III, recurring certain ey-
perience for engineers on railroads,
was ordered to second reading. -"
III. B. 159, making an appropria-
zion for rebuilding the Concord Nor
nal School at Athens, of $4,000 for
1911 and $4,000 for 1912, was or
dered to second reading -
Fl. 3. %, relating to the killing
or injuring Of cattle by railroad
4 companies, was advanced to second
] reading.
II. B: 2tS, prohibiting the infringe
ment of name or Of emblem was
amended in few minor particulars
and sent to third heading.
S. 3. CT. relating to the Parkers-
j fburg independent school district, was
taken up out Of lis order and .ad
IVanced to second reading =
First a motion to table and then
i Z motion to indefinitely postpone H.
: 3. 120. the Jim crow bill, We're voted
down following a motion of Hetter
Ito take the bill ~ up for immediate
consideration Then another mo-
ton to strike out the enacting clause.
: -peting-Strother- said that mas
: much as this was 8 measure not men
: toned by the. governor he would
> vote to strike out. The motion to
, strike out was voted down to go.
An amendment by Carr making the
\ law to apply to railroads of not less
than 500 miles, was held to be frivo-
llnus by the Speaker. Liller sought
> Etp amend SO as not to except through
: trains from the bill The amendment
: was voted down. Mr.. Carr sought to
o amend SO that it woulG not apply to
: roads less than 200 miles in; length.
l1ltRf tried ITO mend y thesJamend-
# ment bye making it so miles The
}, lamendihent to the amendment and
d the ahaefidment itself we're Doth vot-
ed down. Ice of Marion sought to
= have the bill apply to Polanders,
D tia liaps and other unnatuTalized per-
q sons. The amendment was voted
u down. Strother offered an amend
> ment to strike out section one
Hubbard moved to amend by substi-
tuting another sec ton, changing the
phraseology somewhat His substi-
tute was voted down. .Strother,
speaking TO his amendment, said he
needed the 5000 colorem votes he got
each year. Strother's amendment
, was lost. The bill went to it's third
} reading. The House recessed until
r $50 o'clock. ," ......