The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-28
In the Lower Branch of the
Legislature in the Place
: of a Bill.
M A N Y PROVISIONS
Among Which is a Complete
Record Of Committee
Hearings.

CHARLESTON, Jan. 2S-Real-
izing that there is little chance of
getting bill through the legislature
that will pu an end to the secret lob
by, Delegate John Arbenz, one of
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the
House today offered joint resolu-
ton requiring the chairman or act
ting chairman of all committees to
keep a record in which shall be en-
tered the time and place of meeting,
the attendance OF committee mem
bers, the names and addresses of
persons appearing before the COM
mittee together with the person or
firm or corporation they represent
and the vote OF each member on all
motions, bills, resolutions and
amendments acted upon, that such
record shall be ready and approved
by the committee, that all commit
tee hearings be public, that a copy
of the vote, ETC., be filed with each
bill and resolution and that dup1i-
cate be filed with the chief clerk for
the use of the public during the SEES
sion and at the end thereof in the
Office Of the secretary of state.
The lobbyists are expected to
make a strong effort to defeat the
resolution as they did the Waugh
bill the last several sessions. 1T is
Delegate Arbenz's belief that a res
olutton can be passed more rapidly
than bill.
The House was in session an hour
when recess was taken to await
some action by the Senate which had
not convened at noon. Many petit
lions against cigarettes and for equal
suffrage were offered.
Delegate FLETCHER presented a pc
tition from the Union soldiers, ana
Delegate Terrfll, from the confedcr-
ates, asking the state to pay the ex-
penses of all honorably discharged
Union end Confederate soldiers to
Gettysburg. Pa, to attend the fitch
anniversary of the battle of Gettys-
burg.
Two efforts to increase the num-
Der of attaches in the House failed.
There are already seventy-one.
President Woods in calling the
senate to order today laid down
rigid rules in governing the body,
1--WE are here to do business.
There will be no smoking and no go
ing in and out of the senate cham
Der while it is transacting bust
ness,' said the new president.
An effort to add a. committee on
Virginia debt, on temperance and on
forestry to the stading committees
brought objection from Istrother and
Blessing, Republicans.
Resolutions appointing fifty-eight
attaches were adopted. In announc-
ing the standing committees, Pres
ident Wood stated that while some
would be pleased many would be
displeased. Some wanted on certain
committees and others did not and
that he had done the hest he could
under the circumstances.
As a result of the eruption last
night over the contest among the
Republicans, the chairmanships were
changed in many RESPECTS, The
chalmers are:
Privileges and election-Marshall,
Republican.
Silver, Democrat.
Jud!ciary-England, Republican.
Railroads-Slemake Democrat.
Mines and mining-White, of Min
go, Republican.
Claims and grieyances-Blessing,
Republican.
Immigration and agriculture
Phillips, Democrat.
Public printing-Bland, Demo
crat.
Medicine and sani,atlon-Mccus-
key. Democrat.
Forfeited and delinquent lands
Kidd, Democrat.
observation-disclosures, Republi-
can.
Insurance-Peterkin, Democrat.
Militia-Marcum Republican.
I.abor-Blessin Republican.
Federal relations-Fox. Democrat
Education-steed, Republican.
Counties and municipalities -
Kump, Democrat.
Banks and corporations-Mac
corkle, Democrat.
Public buildings and humane IN,
stitutlons -Hearne Republican.
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