Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-02-18
BY JOHN c. BOND.
Charleston. w. Va, Feb. u

Nv a unanimous vote the state SEN
ate this morning voted to seat Juilah
]. Hearne, republican, from Wheeling
as a mmber of the state senate from
the first senatorial district.
The contest against the seating CT
Senator IIearne which had been enter
ed by Charles F. Caldwell, democrat,
from the same district, was dismiss
ed by the senate.
The committee on privileges and
e lections which has had the matter of
the contest on its hands for some
time, and has had many meetings at
v hich a hundred or more witnesses
were examined during the course of
the hearing, made a unanimous re-
port in favor of seating Senator
Hearne They agreed to submit fav-
cradle report to the senate without a
dissenting vote in the committee.
This brings to an end tbs contest
which it is claimed was the chief
cause of the republican senators hold
ing out against the organization OF
the senate. The matter was finally de-
Ci6ed in committee, and when brought
to the senate the action of that body
has disposed of a question which has
caused much trouble during the pres
ent session.
When the democrats organized by
themselves they seated Mr. Caldwell
but when the republicans went in and
the senate was finally organized, Mr..
Hearne was given a seat and has been
a member OF that body. He will CEN
tinue TO serve without question during
the tsrm to which he was elected
tuberculosis Sanitarium.
Charleston, w. Va, Feb. IS
The house of delegates this morning
concurred in the senate amendment TO
the bill creating tuberculosis SAM
tarium in the state and appropriating
forty thousand dollars for its erection.
Both branches of the Legislature
have passed the bill and it will go to
Governor Glasscock for his signature
This is a measure that the women
more particularly Of the state have
been interested in, and through the
efforts CT DR.. Harriet Is. Jones OF
Wheeling, the bill has gotten favora'
bic consideration from the members
of the legislature.
1t is proposed to locate the sanitar-
ium at place in the Alleghanies at a
high altitude and where the local con
ditions will be the most favorable fer
the treatment of tuberculosis pa
tients.
Increase or FSchool Teachers.
The state senate this morning pass
ca the bill raising salaries of school
teacher in the schools of the state.
Those teachers holding No. l certifi-
Gates will have their salaries increas-
ca from forty to fifty dollars, those
holding No. certificates from thirty
five to forty dollars and those holding
No. certificates will not receive an
increase, the salary remaining at thir-
ty dollars.
"A bill was also introduced author
izing an increase of levy for school
purposes.
The senate passed the bill increas-
ing the salaries of county superintend-
epts two hundred dollars annually.
senate Favors Reciprocity.
Charleston, W. Va, Feb. IL.
Senator Meredith introduced in the
senate this morning a resolution en-
sorsing the proposed reciprocal treaty
between the United States and Can
ada and asking the Representative of
this state in congress to favor such an
agreement.
Druggists License $500.
The senate amended the druggists
license bill, making the license $500.
Free Text Books in 1918.
The house this morning amended
the free text book bill so as to make
1t become effective in 1913.
The house rejected a resolution con-
tinuing the West Virginia branch of
the Interstate Ohio River Sanitary
Commission.