The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-19
W0MAN'S SUFFRAGE
tcontinusd from Pirst Pare,

passed on Senator H~earne's motion
Messages from the contain.
ing ltemized statements of current
Tor the yea were receiy. a
IN both branches. The house session
was featured by the fight over house
Dill No. 3ss. regulating rights and
duties OF electric or power com.
panies. aud fixing n license tax on
water power rights. In sections 6
and 10 OF the bill provision is made
Tor condemnation OF church proper
Ties n cemeteries. bitter opposition
to which was offered by Ice. of Ma.
rion. and Warth. of CabelL. ATTEMPTS
10 amend by striking out the two
sections were finally voted down. and
the measure went 10 third reading
IN practically its original form.
The Hartley anti-cigarette bill pro.
hibiting sales regardless OF age. went
TO third reading. The house PASSED
house joint resolution No. 26. pro
viding for a constitutional amend.
ment TO increase the salaries of
county commissioners from So TO 81
per day.
Many Bills Pass.
Seven bills and resolutions were
passed in the house today. and seven
teen IN the n In the house.
Shafer. Of Marion. introduced house
en- NO. iOl. relating TO the DISPOSE
ton of the F'airmont State Normal
School. The bill provides for the
sole al a price OF $4,000. which shall
be paid into the state treasury and
appropriated back again by the state
board of public works. IN two each
yearly payments OF S37 900. each for
the purchase OF new buildings and
grounds. The measure was taken I'D
out OF its order and passed. being
made effective on passage. Liller In
troduced house bill No. 400. providing
Tor free uniform text books in The
state schools. and empowering the
state board OF public works TO Law a
levy Of ! cent on the SlUO TO create
a school book fund. Each county
would b. furnished with the books
required for it's needs upon n rcquI.
sition being made on the state upper
lntendent by the county superinten.I-
ant. Il was taken up out Of it's order.
reference 20 a committee dispensed
with. and passed. The announcement
of the vote on speaker Georges
resolution 10 amend the constitution
by providing for the taxation 81
ho~mesteads valued at not more than
$4,000 at half value. which had been
portioned from Yesterday. showed the
measure TO have fallen two short OF
me - votes necessary under the two
thirds rule for adoption. and il WIS
declared lost. The vote stood So ayes
and y noes. House bill No. 2s6. re-
iatinG 20 st2te automobiles licenses.
coming up on m" special calendar.
was passed
New Bills Introduced.
Among the new bills introduced
was the New M~artinsviI!e charter n,
Septimus Hall. Of Wetlel county.
Announcement Of the vote taken yes.
terday on the George homestead *.
emptiou amendment showed r. 20
have lost by "a vote Of - to II. IIous.
bill No. -. relating 10 the state
board of cmhalmcrs. was voted down.
li.nerman brought up the Cameron
charter. which was passed out Of it's
order. House bill No. 21s. abolish
ing the criminal court OF Fnvetfa
county. went TO second readins.
House joint resolution No. % IN.
CreasinE the per diem OF county com.
m%iSsioners. was passed. House bin
No -0l. relating 10 rdilro.d
rights % way. vent To sec
oud reading House bill No. rs. reg
ulating rate making associations.
was read with senate amendments
AN dpassed Tho house calendar com
mit'ee pushed nap nearly a score Of
bills to third reading and they will
come Gp for passage tomorrov The
measures were being sent through too
hastily in n" opinion Of De eglt, D..
VI iinermau g.; Marshall. who ma q.
strenuous objection 20 withhold tho
"~raiiroatius process Among fhOs.
acted ON 100 This connection we're ffr
following. House bin 40. g.. proyid.