Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-02-01
The LEGISLATORS
FLOOD THE MILL
WITH MANY BILLS
Every Member Anxious TO Work
For Constituents.
MANY WILL NEVER
SEE LIGHT AGAIN

Measures Which It Desires 10 Have
sPassed-Appotntmsnt Of Virginia
Debt Commission Exoites Much In
terest. s3t n
CHARLESTON. w. va. Jan, 20
After the completion Of the routine
OF yesterday session and the ap
pointmens 'of the Committees that win
pass on all the bills that are thrown
into the HOPPER ana the appointment
aHd asshi9nmeiltf OF III eattaches sof the
senate the gentfeineh from the var
iors senatorial distriets heean TO send
to .the clefR bills that had uiready
beer prepared and were just waiting
for the moment when the machine
would begin to grind and they could
be dropped into the hopper
Every member Saw 20 It that one
or mdresof hts pet ideas had been put
into such shape that be could call &
i bin and set ID before the committee
that will have the debating Of the
measmss that will ind, their way
back to the body for action
Many ofsthe bills that we're intro
duced today win neyer again see the
light assi Il shines in the senate cham
Der, while others WHEN they get back
VIII be, SO distorted thai their own
father will be unable 70 recognize
them. Some OF the bills that went IN
today will come through with little
or no change.
The bills introduced today n all
distributed among the various senate
committees Here they viii be look
cd over and many Of them viii hnd
thehiselyes placed IN ! dark corner
or in some little .pigepn hole where
they Will have q long Cine e rest be
fore they are again, brought 70 light
Others will be tqken up and the com
mftteemen Will discuss them, give az
tehtion and ynl report them out Of
committee al an eprly date, Only
those hills. which have been care.
fylly prepared and digested WIN come
ont 81 committee without being SOME
What dia1GlHediea nsiN fv4
n Their administration las many pet
measures which Il dssires tol have
passed. This was made .eNldent when
Governor Glasscoek called that ex-
traordinaw session, and set forth IN
his call what measures he wished 70
haye put oyer, but, instead the legis.
latnre put one over on the governor
and failed even TO organize let alone
pass any Of his bills, The adpinistra.
tlon Is still anxious 10 pass these
measures and bills have been drawn
up which are satisfactory TO the ad
mi%nistTation and have been introduc.
ed. Whether these bills will get
through the legislature az the admin
~istration desires them Il doubtful
Goverpor.elect Hatfield who will be at
the head Of the incoming a~dministra
ton also has his ideas about what
laws should be passed and how they
should be framed In order TO carry
ont the pledges which he made while
on the stump during the campaign
The Goyefnor-elect is not taking any
,hances on HIS measures being side
tracked and he is back on the Job 10
see that the things which he wishes
done for the benefit Of HIS %administra-
ton are carried out.
u was this same governor-eleet who
came here in order that he might get
the senate organized SO that the laws
which he desired might be passed. II
was through his efforts that the sen.
ate was finally organized. ne held
out at first for the election Of a Re
publican as the presiding officer and
he fought a stubborn battle and II was
with the greatest effort that he was
able to hold the Republicans together
When. however. he saw that II was
inpDbSlult " kSA hF 1NAtHtN ~ o""'"
ed unless d Democrat was elected
10 the presidency he immediately adj
yocated thar course. When some Of
the Republicans demurred he told
them that II the senate did not or
ganize and get down 70 business he
would call a special session as Q
as he came into the governors chair
and If necessary would keep them the
entire four years Of his adminlstra-
ton in order that the party pledges
might be fulfilled
Since The -goyernor,elect has gone
so far towards the passing Of meas
ures that are satisfactory 70 him II is
not to be supposed for a minute that
he will now relax his grip on the Re-
publican fifteen and allow them %
a,.act ;nt1 latr hills that. do nof meet