Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-02-01

Wants Change In Charles Towns
Charter and Bridge Across shenan-
doah River At Mlivillc-97 Bills Id
House, 60 Bills ard ~ Joint Rescl
buttons In the Senate. r
CCHARLESToN, ", Va, Ian, "a.
The Tuesday afternoon session 81
both the house and senate was taken
UP entirely with the presentation OF
bills and resolutions with 4 few be.
titions in favor OF laws prohibiting
the sale Of cigarettes I'm the state. II
there Is anything which is not cover.
ed by the bnls presented on the two
sides Of the state house the experts
here have been unable TO find II,
Tbere were primary election laws. cor
riuat practice acts, Woman suffrage,
prohibition laws. amefdnicnts to
charter laws against the sale Of fraud.
ulent stocks as well as d resolution
submitting an amendment for the ref.
erendum and recall
ineonAe Tax.
Senator Silver. OF Berkeley county,
was the first senator III the door
with 4 bin. This provides FOR the
protection OF fruit trees from insects
and provides ways and means for
the determination Of insects and fun.
gus aud the general care Of the or
chard interests.
Tho, senator from berkeley also IN
PRODUCED the first Senate Joint Reso,
luton which provides for the ratih
cation of the amendment TO the Fed
eral constitution for an income tax.
This resolution Will come up on La
passage today ard there is scarcely
any doubt about its passage. Il the
state ,of West Virginia Through its
logi slature ratlfes This amepdmspt II
VIII be the means 81 causing the
amendment to be written IN the ted
oral constitution. The amendment on.
" needs 10 he ratified by one other
state to bring about It's passage and
the little mountain state Ii going AZ
ter the honor,
Other bills introduced By the Sen
ator from Berkeley provide for the
change 81 the charter Of the town Of
Charles Town and for the construc
ton Of a bridge across the shehan
doah at Millvflle.
In the senate there were 81 bills
and IL joint resolutions while IN the
house they ran the number Of bilis mp
10 o..
1t was nearly hvc o'clock when the
two branches had gotten in their first
grist Of bills and adjourned over until
today when the real work Of making
the laws was began.
House BIZ No, ] which provides
for the payment Of the per diem and
mileage OF the legi slators and attaches
was passed by the senate during the
session and became effective from its
passage. IL was taken UP under The
suspension OF the rules and passed
unanimously. NS sii.a
The following attaches were an
nounced by the president OF the sen
ate. q
Chaplain OF senate-aRey. Charles
r. Myers, Charleston. ntSF 3ff
Expert StenoGraphtrs~ Miss Ger
trude McCfay, Miss Ethel Mcclure.
Miss Winnie Trask, Mrs. g. NJ,
Simms, Miss Maggie Salisbury and
Miss Townsend.
Committee Clerks Robert Anders
son. w. II. c. Curtis, w. Il. Hill. w,
Smith. Jack Smith, Harry Lentz,
James McEldowney. Fred Carr, Jos.
l. Smith and Nose Boiraskey.
Mailing and Banking Page-Gcorga
Conner.
Journal and Bill PageslIenry NJ
Hart, u. j, Ryan aid James Ault,
Clerk Committee on the judiciary
William II, Bishop.
Cloak Room Kecpera Horace Bal
ley and Bolsy Green.
Floor Pages Arthur Hood, 4. Les
lie Blessing, Roy Browning, Fred.
White, u. G. French, Nose Bpiraskey
IN and Newton Henshaw.
Day Watchman-~J. >. Pridemore.
Might Watchman-Jos. y. Skeen.
Assistant Doorkeeper~W. y Isohr
baugh and Walter Harris.
Gallery Doorkeeper Geo Guinnoe
Lib~Tarian-K. NJ. Fisher.
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MURDER IN MCDOWELL