The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-10-24


that this resolution ahould be REFER
red 70 the judiciary Committee IN or
der that It may 90 over the matter
carefully and see whether or not It
was within the scope Of the Govern
or's call ana so advise this House By
a report tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock
MR. sTRoTHER: The original res-
oiut3on before the House and the
amendment is to refer it to the Judi
cfary Committee. Is the judiciary
Committee in action? Has It done
anything! DO you expect It to do
anything? What was the special
Committee Of 81" created for? To con-
slider primary bills and il It should
go anywhere it shouldA go there and,
therefore, this amendment should be
defeated The amendment should un-
donbtecly be voted down.
Mr.. ROBINSON: The gentleman,
think, misunderstands the purpose Of
the substitute motion.
Mr.. McCAULEY: It seems to me
that this is an unnecessary proceed
ing. It seems to me that 1t is so plain
that there ought not to be any room
for discussion about It. and no neces-
sity to refer it to a committee. The
Governor has issued call for the
passage OF a primary election law
The regular course is to refer bills
and resolutions either to regular or
special committee to consider and re-
port upon. If the House can refer it
to a regular committee, it can refer
It to special committee. Now it
seems to me that it is so regular that
there ought to be no question.
To place the house on record on
the substitute offered by Mr.. Robin
son to refer the resolution to the
judiciary Committee for the purpose
of ascertaining whether or not it
came within the scope OF the Govern
or's call. Mr.. Moore demanded the
ayes and noes. They were taken as
follows:
The Ayes were: Anderson, Barlow,
Brannon, Burlington, Campbell. earle,
coburn, FELTON,, Goodykoontz, Henry,
Nelson c. Hubbard, Huey, Ice. Of Bar
bour, Jeners, johnson, Jolly, kennedy,
Kenny, Law, LiIler, Marsh, Meredith
Miller, Moore, Morton, INITIAL, Ours,
Padden, Porter, Robinson, Shock,
skaggs, Steele, Thomas, Van Meter,
Walton, WiIdman, and Wysong-3S-
The Noes were: WetzeI 6SpeakeD,
Belcher Carr. Carroll, Clifford, Cur
RE. Dice, Edwards, Epling, GiIkeson.
Goode, Hager, Hall, Hays, Harry Hub
bard, HudnalI, zee, of Marion, Kane.
Keister, Lacy. Marcum, Morris, Nc
Cauley, McIntfre, Mclaughlin, ogden,
Owens, Parsons, Pemberton, Pence
PendIeton, Pugh, Sanders, siebert'
Shaver smoot, Sperow, Stroller.
symms Terrell. Throckmorton, Vick-
ers, Wells, whitman. and Williams
46.
Absent and not vosng-cOurtney
and Davis.
Explaining his vote on the Robinson
substitute motion. Delegate N. c.
Hubbard, of Ohio county, said:
''I vote aye, MI. Speaker. Ny rea-
son for doing so is that think the
resolution presented by the gentleman
from Hampshire is out of order. The
matters for which the Governor has
called US here are to be legislated
upon and nothing else, and I do not
believe that a resolution in the form
presented to raise a commission 10
report to the 1913 Legislature can be
good. Mr.. Speaker, I am not sure
whether I am discussing the merits
of the resolution or not mean to
say that I believe he resolution TO
be out OF order, and think it well
and legally follows from that. that the
question should properly be referred
to the Judiciary Committee for con-
sideration. do not mean to ask the
House to accept my judgment on that
question, want merely to say that if
there is serious ground for doubt in
the mind Of any member Of this House
then this is a matter that can properly
go to the Judiciary Committee for ac-
ton"
After the failure of the House to re-
fer the GilKeson resolution to the
Committee on judiciary. an adjourn
ment was taken until the following
day.
When the House of Delegates con-
vened in session on May 90, Hon w.
T. Ice. Jr.. Democratic Delegate Prom
Barbour county, realized that the Gill