The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-05-30
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agreement has been reached by
the Democrats and Progress
i've" Republicans in the Senate
by which the resolution for the
election of Senators by direct
vote of the people, the resolution
of inquiry as to the right of Sen
ator Lorimer to a seat in the
Senate and reapportionment bill,
giving West Virginia one addi-
tional member of the House of
Representatives will I'll be taken
up by the Senate and kept before
that body till vote can be had
on each of them This will in
sure some activity in the Senate
in the immediate future, where
as so far the Senate has been
very inactive.
The Democrats have not had a
majority of the Senate. Neither
have the Republicans had ma
jority, for the reasan that those
Republicans known as 'Insur-
gents" or "Progressives", as
they prefer to be called, have not
affiliated with the regular Re-
publicans and have held the bal
ance of power. Their decision to
act with the Democrats on the
matters mentioned above gives
the combination of Democrats
and Progressive Republicans"
majority of the Senate aud as
sures action of some kind on the
measures for the election of Sen
ators by the people, the reappor-
tionment bill and the Lorimer
case.
The Lorimer case, it is under
stood. is brought up again be-
cause Of tee fact that new evil
dence has cen discovered.
which was not brought into the
former consideration of the
case. 1t is said the testimony
which will be brought against
Senator Lorimer in case another
investigation is undertaken will
be much more conclusive than
that which was presented on the
former consideration OF the case
and that some votes which were
cast for Lorimer before will be
against him this time because Of
the new testimony.
The apportionment bill, giving
West Virginia an additional Con-
gresham. Will be passed. There
is no opposition to it in the Sen
ate and it has already passed the
House. 1t provides that in the
event of State being given an
increase in the number of Con
gressmen with no session of the
legislature to reapportion the
State before the next election.
the additional Congressman shall
be elected at large. Unless the
Governor calls another extra
session of the legislature, there
fore, West Virginia will have an
additional Congressman at the
next election to be elected by all
the voters Of the State.
The measure for the election
of the Senators by direct vote of
the people doubtless will pass the
Senate, since the Democrats and
Progressive" Republicans have
agreed upon the measure. To
gether they hold the balance of
Iower and the measure doubtless
will be passed. Both West Vir-
ginia Senators are on record as
fayoring the election of Senators
by direct vote, and both will sup
port the measure, unless the
Sutherland amendment or some
other such modification is tackled
onto it, in which event they
doubtless will oppose the meas
urc.
Senator Watson has introduced
bill which has attracted a lot of
favorable comment 1t is q bill
in the interest Of labor and pro-
vides that the tax on all foreign
CTS admitted to the United States
shall be raised from four dollars
to one hundred dollars. Senator
Watson believes that the so called
protective tariff system Of today
protects the manufacturer and
not the laborer; that the protec.
ton not only does not raise the