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falling to do any thing to assist in ii
passage of such a bill. But for his o.
position there would have been pr
mary election law long ago in West vi
ginia and a special session of the legi
lature to pass Republican primar
measure. would not have been nece.
sary.
Senator Watson has appointed Harr
Phares, of Valley Bend, Randolph couI
ty, principal; Brooks Miller and Earl
Miller, both of Morgantown, alternates
FLOR cadetship at the United State
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
j For the United States Military Acad
envy at West Point, Senator watso
has appointed Ray ASH of West Union
Doddridge county, principal; Charlie
Patterson Clifford, of Clarksburg, an,
Wilbur L. Wright, of Bellington, al
ternates.
Senator Watson has intr6ddceR- bill
providing for the donation of two can
mons for the new State armory a
Huntington and two for the State parl
at Berkeley Springs. He has also in
troduced bills to amend and correct the
military record of Henry H. Willis, Of
Watson, Marion county; to increase the
pensions of John Justice, of Washing
ton, Wood county, and Charles W.
Morgan, of New Martinsville.
Many West Virginia druggists are
sending petitions to Congress protesting
against the imposition ola stamp tax
on proprietary medicines. Senator Wat
son has presented the petitions of
Charleston druggists, the F. S. johnson
Drug Co., of Davis; John R. Elson, of
Wellsburg; the West Virginia Pharma-
lceutical association and others.
Senator Chiffon has taken up with the
Post Office Department the matter of
abolshing the post Office at Maywoods
Fayette county, and substituting the
Office of Rainello. The latter is a new
office at a new town built on a railroad,
while haywood has been an office for
half century. The people of haywood
are opposed to having their office abol-
ished and Senator Chiffon has succeed
ed in having the order for its discontin-
uance held up till he and Senator Wat
son can be heard in behalf of the people
of haywood.
There is little indication that Congress
will adjourn before some time in the
Fall Some predictions are that it will
adjourn in August but from the amount
to be done and the rate of speed at
which it is being done there is little to
warrant the belief that an adjournment
will be had before the first of October.
And even then, the entire program of
the House probably will not have been
carried out by the Senate.
Congressman Brown expects to spend
a large part of this week in Philppi
and Shepherdstown. At the former
place he will attend the celebration of
the fftieth anniversary of the first bat
tie of the Civil War and at the, latter
place he will participate in the Confed-
crate Memorial Day exercises. He
took an active part in securing the
promise of General Sherwood, of Ohio,
and Congressman Prouty, of Iowa, to
address the Philippi meeting and in
getting Congressman Lamb, of Virgin
ia, and Taolor, of Alabama. to speak at
Shepherdstown. Mr.. Brown will speak
at Shepherdstown himself.
The post Office department has asked
for bids for carrying the mail from
Purgettsville by way of Old Fields to
Moorefeld and return six times week.
The route was ordered discontinued, but
Senator Watson and Congressman
Brown took the matter up with the De
PARTNERS and secured the promise that
if the bids received are reasonable the
ronte will be re established.
The supremacy of former Senators
patronage has been established. The
President has commissioned E. O. Har-
wood, postmaster at Moorefeld, who
was appointed on their Recommended
ton and over to protect Mr.. Sturgiss.
The Senate has also confirmed the NOM
nation of Frank L. Bowman, postmaster
at Morgantown, appointed on the rec
ommendation of Scott and Elkihs and
over the protest of Sturgiss.
The bill for the erection of a public
building at Elkins, introduced in the
Snnato nv Sanafor Watson has hnan
referred to subcommittee of the
Senate committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds consisting of Senators
Watson, Du Point and Poindexter The
chances are the bill will go through the
Senate and in that event Congressman
Brown will use his utmost endeavors to
get it through the House.