The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-02-09
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Orphanage Plopos \
State asked to assume coiatscl oIs 81 ss
sutution already estabtf nc = iss
Huntinston.stat EibS11 iss
to be appointed by SMiireritxsS ID
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The outlook grows bright ter s "a
eact passing day that HOUSE 4 5I3 fftS;
NO, l2O, better known as the i'm
Grow Car Bill, will fail Of passs ! ssss Il
even If it reaches the third read iisS SsS
In the house where it osdginat is
and that is, hardly probable.
The committee having d. undea.s
consideration reported IT, tosEtha#
House OF Delegates with THE recoltt,s
mendation that it be not passad sEliBs,
report was concurred In By 3EETatT
body. but later Monday a recoiisidI
citation was had and the, bill advanc.
ed TO second reading. Tuesday
morndng 1t was aagin; referred to thaa
judiciary committee, and, since thaEa;
committee has already submitt ed an
unfavorable report. the probabi ds.ss
are that they will do the same again
or else Ngeonhole, It., In i etfhSr
event, West Virginia will have have snS,ss nSsss
separate cars for two years, becar ars5sE
the Republican, halt OF tine Sch.
Will choke of any such legislaEiOms
even If the Democratic House, do; ME
u1leS pected. - -, y s =. y II FF;5t s.
Another bit of proposed 4 iAgi0la-.S
tion In which the Negro people af \
the State are more or less tsrestsdS
that Is, those of them who knew
anything about it--is Senate BiIfSty0.5
81 and House Bill NO. SO. both 5Bse ekf \
ing to transfer the appointment zsf
the State Librarian from the Gov
,ernor to the Supreme Coprt' $of IA
peals. On it's face, the measure III
harmless, for the reason that the
Count Is wholly Republican. at tbisssS
time and will remain so for
rieaxt SIX years provided M sats al
are made to Ats number. Itiis Woaiid \
assure the appoin ntment OF a Repnb1E
l1can, If the bill becomes a law and
the possible retention of the PRES
ent incumbent, who is a Negro. a i58
In view Of the certaiuty OF the \
office being held by a Republican for
longer term than under the pres h
ent method Of appointment, 1t ds dit-sa
flcult to ascribe 4 motive to the, Dem
ocrat who introduced the measure.
fhe Republican Senator's evidently
feared "a niger in the .woodpiIe''S,
for they voted to man against the 8
passage OF the bill when it came unS
on third reading, and it was killed
On the same. day the lowar House h
returned it's bill of like import to the 8
committee which had previously re-
ported 1t fayorably. This and tho
Senate's action reasonably ASSUMES
this State office to the Negroes at
least two years 9n~re. If q pemS-
crat is elected governor two years Y
hence the complexion OF the Office
holder will very likely be changed. (.
but that bridge can be crossed when
1t Is reached. r Il --sias-&, ~ (
House Fill No. II Is another meas I.
ure affecting tho Negro. It's title
reads: "a Bill to establish the West8.
Virginia Orphans Home, near HuntSt
'ngton, county of Cabell, and to p10eS
vide for the management thereof
and authorizing the Board Of Con-
.rol Of this State to purchase the
arm and building nov used by the
Colored Orphans Home and Indus I
Tial School," = <i
A resume of the financial report 4
Of the home appeared in these coli
umns last week. Superintendent
McGhee, in view of the fact that the
State Is supporting wholly an or-@3S.
phaDage for whites, and the Increase.
ng difficulty Of securing the means
20 carry on his institution, has had
his representative to introduce FL.
4. No. II. 1t Is meritohious meas
IRE and should be passed, but relas
lively it is Of such little importance d
as compared with the other mattera .
which will claim the attention of the =
and 1t Is so far down on
the calendar that action neithew one {
way nor another is likely to be tar
ken before the adjournment. E. 9i
Unlike Bills Nos. t20, 81 and 8S,a.54
IT is racially constructive
Cor that reason the Negro pe0ple !,
Of the State are hopeful that, II viii &
become q law g.. ~ ,.S ##s%8i