The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-13
COUNTY SALARIES
BILL IS PASSED
Volume Of Business During
Yesterdays Session.
Bloch Workmen's Compensation Bill
Advanced 10 the Third Reading
-lnter-Marrlage Prohibited.
Intelligencer Bureau.
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The house COnSummated a COnsid-
cradle volume Of work today. passing
the Swiger county salaries bill. the
Calhoun bill prohibiting the inter
marriage OF blacks and whites. ihe'
Swiger bills empowering municipal
ties to regulate the rates OF public
service corporations. the Sutton
county repositories bill and the meas
ure providing the salaries 10 be re-
ceived by assistant prosecutors.
s. J Il. No. 90. by Marshall. 10 ap-
point n committee to conduct a legis-
lative inquiry into tho bribery
charges brought against five members
Of the legislature was concurred in.
The Bloch wOrkmens compensation
bill. known as substitute house bill
No. Q. was under consideration al
most all day and was finally advanced
10 the third reading late this evening
after numerous amendments had
been made An amendment TO cut
The salaries to bc given the three
commissioners from $1,000 TO Sf.0u"
and another giving the commission
judiciary powers iu compelling cm-
ployers 10 produce books before the
commission. We're adopted Others.
excluding from the class i1catiuu Of
employers those employing only Eve
men or less raising the percentage
10 be paid into the insurance fund by
the employees from 10 10 ~ per cent
and limiting the expense account of
the commission 10 $1,000 per year
were lost The debates on number
Of the amendments waved warm. par
ticularlv with reference 10 that on
expenses and that excluding the
small employer The saw mill boz.
dustry. one ~ the most hazardous in
the state. was the argument advanced
against the small employer amend.
ment which lost bv considerable
majority Anotly.r amendment adopt.
ed WIS that providing for forfeiture
of Office by any mcur~rr ~ the CON.
mittce Who may serve on auS poiitt
cal committee \ number ~ other
amendments of minor character
we're inserted
Increase Salaries
Hous" BID 80 1u. Increasing tho
salaries ~ the State superintendent
Of schools and the state Treasurer fo
$1,000 per year each. vent tn third
reading and passage after tho Treas.
NIfI "a HNldI. NHN NfHN iNI Nn tH.IN'.
Delegate Calhoun ~ PcndIofun
county. introduced House Joint Ra.o-
tI0u 40 215. providing TOR o. rons,f.
f1tional amendment fur thc recall s.
all public officers
The Senate devoted much or lh.
day to Senate BU No sf. fuc admin.
istrsfi0n public service commission
measure. introduced bt ENGLAND Tr.
amendments vDrn completed dur.rs
fhr afternoon and fhn bil ordered r..
printed. thff f mlt ba advanced I'D.
third rradinr fu.mnrruN
Another hEhf over fHr initiative
and referendum developed iltr t.I.
afternoon 'u fEn ~en.f. otrr F-ru
attempted to trre up Senate fo.rt
Resolution SO fnr u.un.rsf..
measure. Oh rrfIon- vcrn msda t.
Tho Republic rra nH.f.unuu Trlr. b.
attempted to substitute n. Ulrf|r.
measure. NhIrr bad PASSED fHs
House Objections ucrr arain raised
hv tho Republican. a. n. U,ul.t
hil. a7 f rf-.rd fhn House. Dad boon
so amended hs tho Senate mdi,.,..
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