The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-02

All extraordinary session Of the
west Virginia Legislature will be
called by Governor William e. Glass
cock, to meet not later than the
month OF May, for the consideration
or direct primary law and prob
ably other legislation Advocated bv
the Executive. /: Sd.
Ih1s announcement was made Sat-
urday by the Governor, following the
adjournment of the regular session
of~the Legislature without consider-
alton OF direct primaries. -'--..
While Governor Glasscock has not
! rully determined that he will have
the Legislature consider anv sinh
lect other than direct primaries he
stated that before his call is issued
ne may conclude to place other sub
1ecls before the Legislature. and
while Me did not enumerate these
SUBJECTS they are the proposed pro-
uuctlon tax on natural gas, the pub
nc service commission and the uni
lorm municipal code for the govern
ment of West Virginia municinal-
ties. i'''
until the Legislature had adjourn
ed sine die the Governor would mako
no definite announcement of his mr.
pose to call an extra session of tha
Legislature.
Inc enactment of the direct nri
mary law, the Governor believes 10
or paramount interest to the neonlo
or the state. He is confident that
'he pubic sentiment Is in accord
with his own belief on the subject
and while there are other suh1ects
winch properly might be placed be-
1ore the Legislature, he assigns 90
the real reason for the special sea.
sion the failure of the Legislature TO
enact primary law.
Campaign Is Planned.
But for his exhausted physical
condition Governor Glasscocl1 would
nave called the Legislature in sne-
clal session Immediately following
the adjournment of the regular ses-
sion. His weakened condition, how
ever made that impossible. The
Governor will depart in a. week or
Ao DAYS for Florida, where he will
spend several weeks on Indian
heVer With his health restored .un-
On MS return 1t is probable he will
make an active campaign through
out the state for direct primaries.
making dozen speeches in the
principal cities Of the state.
Amid the confusion that was akin
10 open revolt, the regular session of
the Legislature adjourned early Sat-
urday morning with the passage Of
the general appropriation bill, fol-
lowing a stormy session. The two
houses reached an agreement when
1t looked like an extra session would
nave to be called for the PURPOSE Of
acting on the omnibus bill.
Just prior to the adjournment tho
explosion expected on the Republi-
can side Of the Senate Chamber
since the beginning Of the session oc.
Cured with full force when the bill
aDollsh1ng the office Of State Road
commissioner Charles Lieht-was
taken up and passed, the Democrats
Delng aided by four Republican
senators, including President Hat
field.
Ticklish Assertions Made.
senator Howard Sutherland, CT
randolph County, who planned the
new road laws and was the patron Of
the Dill two years ago, opposed the
repeal OF the law abolishing Commits
s1oner Lights office. SURPRISED at
the action Of his Republican col
leagues, he announced in emphatic
speech that no Republican Senator
could honestly support that measure.
Angered at the insinuation, Pres
1dent Hatfield called Senator Suther-
land to order, announced that he had
voted for the bill with only honest
motives, and then refused to allow
the Randolph Senator to proceed
further.
sutherland attempted to remon-
Strate against the action of the Pres
1dent, but Hatfield ordered the Ser
lgeant-at-ArmS to remove Sutherland
from the floor During the consid-
Grafton Of the bill State Road Engi-
neer Edgar A. Baker, an attache OF
the Road Commissioners office. was
elected from the Senate chamber
upon complaint Of Senator White,
one Of the Republicans who voted
itQr the abolition Of the office.
The abolition OF the office Of Road
Commissioners was decided upon in
the Conference Committee Of the two
Houses on the appropriation bill,the
democratic conferees demanding
that the appropriation for the main.
tenance Of the Office be striken from
the Dill. The Republican copferees