The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-10-24

from the Judiciary Committee it,
authority and vest this power in I
Special Committee of 81. The Diet
RESOLUTION read as follows:
Resolved. That the Speaker i.
hereby authorized to appoint spe.
cial Committee, whose duty 1t shall
be to consider and report all bills
measures. resolutions. relating tc
the matters contained in the proela-
nation of the Governor issued on
the 18th day OF April, 1911, as.
sembling the present session of the
Legislature, excepting such portion
of said proclamation as relates to
he appropriation OF money to de-
ray the expenses OF said session;
provided, that all other committee
assignments made by the House of
Delegates at the last regular session
If the Legislature be and the same
ire hereby continued"
This resolution was taken up for
immediate consideration and was
tmended by Delegate Liller, OF
Mineral county, to make the Com
nittee consist of 81 members, TO pc
AIKEN equally from all parts of the
State and each senatorial district
thereof.
Earnest and vigorous protest was
made against the adoption of the
resolution by some OF the Demo-
cratic members of the House Dele
gate Wysong termed it an attempt
to defeat primary law by sending
primary bills to the special commit
tee where they could be pigeon-holed
at the will of the subservient mem
bers OF the Committee.
In discussing the appointment oil
the Special Committee of 81, Delegate
Wysong said:
'Why should this Committee be APP
pointed? cannot get oyers the prop
osition that occurs to my mind that
the original committees that were APP
pointed and stand as the original COM
mittees Of the regular session Of this
House ought to be the original COM
mittees and the regular committees Of
the present session OF the Legislature.
If not, why not? If the original com
mittees remain as they are, why
should not this bill go to these com
mittees?
a submit, Mr.. Speaker, that the
original committees are capable Of
taking care of anything that may be
mentioned in the special call of the
Governor. And when this bill may be
presented, and anticipate the presen-
tation of primary bill, Mr.. Speaker,
then It should be the duty of the
Speaker under the law to refer the
bill to the proper committee"
Upon the vote for the adoption Of
the resolution creating the Committee
MIR. wysong said:
Wysong Warns Democrats.
Permit me in explaining my vote
o say that l intend to oppose, 10 the
extent of my ability in this House, any
effort to defeat general and fair pri-
mary bill. think, Mr.. Speaker, that
his amendment to the amendment is
made for the very purpose Of delaying
and defeating the primary bill that we
IS a party are met and pledged to
pass. Therefore, l intend, Mr.. Speak
er, to vote aye in order to permit the
original motion to be brought before
he House.
81 presume that we all are in favor
" the enactment of just and equita-
lie primary bill. Now l want to
make my position clear and fair be-
ore the gentlemen of this House. !
want to say to the Speaker and to the
gentlemen of the House that we want
% impede and obstruct and defeat any
leasure that will go to the ultimate
'csult Of defeating a Just and equita-
lie primary bill want 10 say to the
,enuemen, further. that 1t makes no
Inference to me whether 4he call Of
he Legislature may be given by a
Republican Governor or a Democratic
Governor, 1 simply want to state that
If a Republican Governor happens TO
be right, intend, so far as my small
influence is concerned, to stand with
rim. Let me inform you, gentlemen,
hat you ought to proceed fairly and
'quarely in regard to this matter DO
not make any mis-step, because ! tell
Won and say to you, as an honest man.
speaking to honest men. don't take it
nto your head that the people of
Vest Virginia do not want primary
biH. tell you, speaking from obser-
alton, speaking from experience,
'peaking from what l know about the
people of the state. tell you without