The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15
MEMBERS of FACULTY
NEGLECT UNIVERSITY
THE CHARGE HAS HAD "a BAD IN
sFloENcE WITH THE FINANCE
COMMITTEES oFisTHE55 LEoisCA.S
ToRE AND APPRoPRtATfoNEis}
BEING HELD UP. 4 81 .ss8 ss

CHARLESTON. W.. Va, Feb. :;
The reasons why the finance commit.
tee OF the two houses are holding ups
the appropriation for the West pir.s4
glnia University became definitely
known last night. The charge has
been made before the committee that
members Of the faculty are not devot.
Ing their entire time to university
work but are working at outside work.
Specific charge was made that Prot
Henry s. Green, professor Or Greek;
gives considerable attention to- run.
ming a newspaper and that Dean. Hogs.
Of the Law school has given time toS
law practice even to serving for the !.
State in the Virginia debt sui, for
which he was paid a fee.. Some metn.ij
hers OF the committees talk, openly
on the matter and declare that unless
such action changes and that the uni.f
versfty delivers the goods appro:
pflatlons VIII DC sliced. ~ - 4 ~
They further state unless assured
that change Will be made ins the sit.si
uation clauses will be putt n the bill
specifically naming men and stating
that they nor any others shall mot Gbe8
paid by the State so long as they
give time to other duties. H, 81.
House Has Night sesaion I N
The House held session last night
at which 50 bills were advanced to I
the second reading, most OF them sltl.s
important. House Bill No. $40. the
employers liability bill, on motion of
Nelson Hubbard was placed at tiieg
head Of the bills on second reading. IS s.
St. Mary's Charter. SiI;Si it5sl
AfterSa heated debate the lower
House yesterday afternoon voted To-
continue the news dary,s charter ito (
Its third reading engrossmerit The
new charter takes the license power
from the council and gives 1t to the !
county court, which Is a dry body, and
should the charter be passed It will
mean that the town would besdry. The
st. Mary's charter is very much after
the style OF the Point Pleasant char
ter which was fayorably acted upon
by the lower House Monday. n
Amendments were offered to the
charter by Moore, Marcum and Strosfl
ther. which left the license power to- (
the town council, but these were voted
down, and the charter passed to the {
third readingss d
BY vote of 4s to 3s theSlegislatureE
voted down the bill pertaining to- pri.ss
yate sales. which was on9i Its third and
final reading, Debates lasted forsey.
erai hours on the bill, and the opposi-S
tion charged that It was framed up BY,
the special interests and corporations
Board Of Aceounta rita.
Senate bill No. SO, providing fora
board OF accountants, was adopted I'm
place Of the house bill pertaining tos
the same measure which passed the
House last week. The bill was drawn
to create officers whose work the
State tax commissioner Is, ,transact cling
The committee Of education recon-
mended the passage Of the bill lsrelat:.F
Ing to the qualifications Of county st,.:s
perlntendents, and also the bill grela;s !
tive to compulsory school attendance.
7 Recommendations were made for
the passage Of the bill Ito take the
Charleston public schools from under
the care Of the city; council and plaes
ing 1t in the hands Of a hoard o1 edus
cation. ~ .sY HI
The Senate bill providing for an saps
preparation for the erection OF an tnE
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