The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-04-30
NEWS NOTES
From the Nations Capital, Of Interest to
West YirginianS.
(By George w. Summers)

Word comes from West Vir-
ginia to the effect that Virgil l.
Highland, Chairman of the Re-
publican State Committee, is
quietly making a fight for the
United States Senatorship for
himself. 1t is stated that while
he is ostensibly working for har-
mony in various counties he is in
reality conceding the nomination
of candidates for county office to
almost anyone in return for be-
ing allowed to select the candi-
dates for the legislature. Davis
Elkins has become so alarmed by
this situation that he has written
an open letter to the State Com
mittee demanding a primary
election for the nomination of
candidate for Senator. He feels
that if he could get several can
didates into a primary election
they would divide the opposition
to him and leave him a plurality
for the nomination.
Senator Watson made an
earnest effort to have tax on i'm
migrants coming to this country
increased, but the majority in
the Senate was opposed to his
plan and the tax will remain at
$4. 90 as it is now. Senator Wat
son first offered an amendment
increasing the tax to 500. This
was voted down and he offered
another making it $24. This al
so was lost and he tried to have
the tax increased to 81. but the
Republican majority in the Sen
ate was too much for him and
the tax will remain as it is.
Chairman Ansberry, of the
House Committee on Election
Number 1, has returned to Wash
ington, after an absence of sew
eral weeks, and expects to have
the report of his committee in
the Wiley Hughes Contested
Election case prepared within the
next few days. While the COM
mittee decided the evidence was
not such as to unseat Mr.. Hughes
it is understood the report will
severely arraign the conditions
existing in the fifth Congression-
al district, and the Republicans,
who maintain these conditions.
The Supreme Court has grant
ed the request of Charles E.
Littlefeld and directed that the
State of Virginia shall pay him
the $4,000 fee fixed by the
Court for his services as special
master in the State Debt case.
Virginia is directed to make this
payment as complainant in the
case but the amount is to be
charged up as costs in the case
and if the final decree should
hold West Virginia liable for the
costs it would have to reimburse
Virginia for the payment.
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Senator Watson has introduced
a bill providing for the establish
ment of a fish hatchery at some
point near the mouth of the
South Branch River. Senator
Watson has introduced bills pro-
viding for the erection Of public
buildings at Weston and Buck
harmon at a cost Of 500, 900
each.
The Senate has passed Senator
Watson's bill providing for the
erection of a public building at
Charles Town to cost sos, 600.
Favorable reports have been
made by the Senate Committee
on Pensions on Senator Watson's
bills granting pensions to Sam
uel WEIGH, Wheeling; James A.
Wood, Endicott City; George S.
Arnold, Belleville; Hiram S.
Shannon, Newburg; Ephraim
Leisure, Palestine; Elwood A.
Collins, Amos Hoy and Rebecca
Struther, Parkersburg.
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Congressman Hamilton has
returned from his home al
Grantsyille, where he attended
court for several days, end