Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-01-21
| County Court

recommended favorably the b.li re-
garding the white slave law ard the
bill relating to pimping and pander-
ing.
Delegate Seibert. CT Berkeley coun-
iy, introduced a bill in the house this
morning amending the charter OF the
City of Martlnsburg, extending the
city limits.
Senate Meets and Adjourtls.
The state senate as it is composed
met this morning and adjourned I'M
III tomorrow TO give the committee
OIL rules time to make up its report.
Wednesdays Session.
A number of very important bills
aerc introduced Wednesday in the
| house.
Mr. Campbell offered number OF
important bills pertaining to Sabbath
breaking, safe transportation OK explo-
| sive, for the purchase of colored
home at Huntington, amending the
law pertaining to who shall serve as
| Jurors, and bin pertaining to bridges
owned by private corporations and
how they shall be operated.
Mr.. Kenna offered bin pertaining
TO primaries. Marcum of Cabsll offer
ed bill pertaining to the killing 81
cattle by railroads Mr. Bralne pre-
scented a bill giving equity iurisdic.
ton to enjoin the cutting of timber.
/ He also introduced a bill emp owering
courts to compel the husband suing
for q divorce to pay the attorney fees
of his wife. He also presented bill
on the West Virginia Reform school
| Mr.. Snoot presented bill regarding
the passing of unlawful checks and
drafts.
f. f. Moore offered a bill to amend
the charter Of Moundsville and to ex
tend the corporation limits of the
| Mound City. He also presented bills
pertaining to the white slave traffic.
Mr.. Lacey then asked that the office
OF the State Tax Commissioner be
abolished.
Mr.. Padden. # Wheeling, offered a
bill pertaining to employers b ing re
spoasible for the death and injury OF
their employees.
! Senator Meredith offered bill per
tanning to the liquor traffic.
! Another important bill presented
was intro duced by Campbell. pertain
Ing, TO the piping of gas and the tax
ing OF same A number OF investigat
/ ing committees we're appointed. They
i Will at once start to investigate Tx
office of the state fire marshal AMI
Virginia debt
public service commission bill
was also introduced
Slipped Away Before Day.
Charleston, w Va. Jan. IA new
sensation was sprung in the State
Senate deadlock situation today. The
republicans took up their beds and
lwalked as it were, and the democrats
were left by themselves to act ds they
thought best. What the ultimate out
come will be is still matter of con
lecture.
1 When the members Of the state leg
city Of Charleston, awoke this morn
ing AID began to gather at the state
house they learned that the fifteen re
publican members of the state senate
we're no longer alb ding in the city
which nestles so snugly on the banks
CT the Kanawha. Like the early birds
they had hied themselves away t.
other habitations ere the break oi
Gay. The governors reception room
which had sheltered them, aad where
they had been in the habit of holding
thsir conferences, protected them M
longer. The republicans had disap
peared before daylight and theii
whereabouts were unknown.
II is believed that all fifteen of the
republican members of the state sen
ate took an early westbound train on
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and
their destination is believed to be Gin
cinnati
AT midnight the republican mem
bers OF the senate gathered seeming
ly fer a short conference at the CAPT
considering new proposition made
l'y the democrats.
Just before daylight they left the
state house and walked in groups OF
three and four to the railway station
across the bridge where they are
said to have boarded the train west
Rumors were spread early today
that prior to todays session the dem
ocrats would attempt to carry cut the
resolution passed by the democrats
the other day ordering their arrest
in order to have quorum present so
two United States S majors could be
elected next Tuesday.
Democrats Organize.
+ Nnen the democratic members OF
the state senate met this morning at
10 o'clock, and the fifteen members
present learned that the republicans
| rad left the city for narts uulxnCWn