The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-05-29
SOLONS TO
ADJOURN
If Primary Is Enacted That VIII
be Effective Senate Must
Force Issue.
HOUSE PASSES TIE
FRENCH PRIMARY BILL.
Is Designed to Delay Reforms
Wanted-Watson Forces Plan
to lose Session.
By CAL. p. YOUNG.

Charleston, w. va, May as.
mere is considerable difference OF
opinion tonight as TO what the legis-
Iature Will do tomorrow. when the
senate receives tho Dice French pri.
mary bill and vote is taken on the
Conman primary bill in the senate.
The opinion is general. however. that
the legislature will adjourn Tuesday
or Wednesday at the latest. Whether
any laws will be enacted seems now
very doubtful. because the Democrats
appear to be sufficiently under the con.
troll OF Watson and Chiffon to prevent
any kind OF a law being enacted that
would make'a primary effective until
after 1912. and without first being
submitted TO the people
The plan OF the Republicans will
doubtless he 10 force the Conman bill
10 a vote In the senate and Il il fails
10 pass. then 20 take up the Dice
French bill passed by the house. strike
out the freehold clause and the refer
endum clause, which would leave Il
to become effective from passage.
Democratic Support.
u is believed Bland. Preston. Phil
lips and Fisher. Democrats. will vote
for this bill with the suggested
amendments because they have de-
clared 10 be in favor OF a primary. and
this would be practically the same
hill that Bland offered as a substi.
tufe for tho Coffman bill and which
was voted down Saturday.
Many OF the Democrats of the house
declare. however, that they Will not
vote for any measure that will ensure
primary before the next general
election. hut the fact that II such a
measure Is passed by the senate and
put mp 70 the Democrats OF the house
20 vote directly the question NAV
change tho vote considerable. At least
the thilton-Natson gang have been
fearful OF such n condition and are
itrying 20 devise some means tonight
IN prcyCn- such situation. This
would indicate that they are afraid
they vii not be able 70 hold their
subjects when the question is In such
shape that they must vote directly FOR
or against primary.
House Passes Dice Bill.
Tho Lice-French primary bill.
modelled after the Oregon bill was re-
ported Saturday morning 90 the house
l' fhe committee OF twenty-one with
Tho referendum clause included Many
Republicans objected. but the bin was
finally passed hy the vote OF 81 10 25.
The vote was.
Ayes Wetzel. AlIerson. DeIcher.
Rrannon. Campbell. Ca~le. Carr. Car
roll. Clifof1. Currie. Dice. Edwards.
Glkeson. Hager. Hail. HAYS. Harry
Hubbard lfudnal. Ice tof Marionl.
Icfcrs. Kane. Kcyster. Kidd Lacy.
MarcIm. Meredith Morris. NcCauley.
Nclntvre. NcIaurnlin. ogden. owens.
Parsons. Pcmhcrfon. Pence. Pendlo-
'fon Pugh. Robinson. Se'bert. Shaver.
Sh0cE. Sanders. SmoOt. Sperow.
Symns. Terrell. Thomas. Throckruor
Ton Vickers. Walton Whitman. VIII
liams Total. 81.
Nays barlow. HlTInsfou Cob1rn.
Eu1nE Fe,'on. GoOdvk0outz. Henry.
y g. Hubbard. Huev. Ice (of Barbour
Law. LNlcr. Miller. Moore Morton.
Nu'1Ii Ours. Paddfr. Forfor. Stags-.
steele. Nanmetcr. Wiidman Total
Absent or Not Voting Courtney
Davis. Go0dc. johnson. Joilr. Ken
nodv. Korroy Marsh. sfrofhor. Wells.
Nrs0nz Total 20.
Efforts 'o strike ONT tho referendum
clause lost bv 81 10 g.. Eforts to
call a special election before tho 1912
election iu order 'o make if effective
for f.l' election were voted down
$50 action vaa taken on 'fe ErUng
hHi. similar fo 'he ToTmrr h.I in Pho
senate tsrrfq ~ tho house fo as.
lpIrn were defeated
IN the Senate.
Ir ffe 7frrfr rlfurda f.f "urmrr
D.. N4e advanced fo rrer0semert and
comes up Noudar for final action
"h.a '.o Fisher corrupt practices acf
paa advanced fo second reading