The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-15
WOULD
INVESTIGATE
HEATING RESOLUTION ON WEST
VIRGINIA TO CONE UP WHEN
QUORUM IS OBTAINED.
COAL MINERS STRIKE is OBJECT
WHICH 1NSTIGAT0RS WANT
LOOKED INTO.
Charles Brooks Smith

w ASFilNG ION,, ~. W. wv To-
The resolution to have the house
committee on labor Investigate the
coal miners strike in West Virginia
is expected to pass when there is a
quorum present When that is
brought about is rather indefinite.
This Is the resolution which Con-
gresham Avis criticised because 1t
exceeded the constitutional limtta-
lions, and whose criticism was ac-
cepted as good By Representative
Heating, the author Congressman
Avis, knowing a good deal about in
vestigatiOns of this kind from til"
one held by senate committee In
his district, what he had to. say about
the form the Heating resolution
should take, was listened to with at
tcntiOn. The resolution is favored
by at least three OF the members
from West Virginia = Sutherland,
Avis and MOss-nOt because their
state was subjected to the humil1a-
ton Of investigation by a committee
OF congress: not altogether for that
reason, although that does figure IN
somewhat. They stand on broadec
grounds. However il one state has
to stand for this alleged federal in
reference, they believe that any Ott-
or state where similar conditions pre-
vail should he subjected to the sam"
treatment. In furthGrance OF this
cpiniou, it can be stated that NUn'
gresham Moss had prepared reso-
luton to have the street car strike
situation in indianapolis investlgat-
ed and was about to present 1t, and
press It. when Il truce was declared
in the industrial war in that city. 1t
may be Just coincident, but 1t Is IN
tcrcsting, to recall that Senator Kern
of Indiana, introduced the resolu-
ton which resulted in the invasion
Of West Virginia by a senate commit
tce-thc Kenyon committee - but
better known to West Virginians as
the MARITIME committee,
The pollution OF the Ohio river
from Pittsburgh to Petersburg is a
very live question with the inhabi-
tants residing along that stream be-
tween those two points to Judge from
The MANY letters received by Con-
gressmcn Sutherland and Moss about
| it. They have been working on the
matter for weeks. and have held many
conferences with the officials at tn"
war department, since it was at last
decided that the subject belonged to
that department and the engineering
! branch OF it. The matter is on tn"
way now. and there Is hope OF some
thing being done by the government
70 correct the trouble complained Of,
which is, that the acid from mills
and factories dumped into the river
ms killed off fish not by the thou
sands, but, if all can be believed, by
the millions. in the upper Ohio.
Bill introduced by Congressman
Avis: Pensions to /. n, Morrow, Per-
- Henshaw and Mrs. j. Is. MilDee,
Of Charleston; John II. Caldwell
I.ongacre. and for the relief OF the
heirs Of Edw. Campbell, Nicholas
county.
A petition signed by John RurM'
man, Jr., and others to have the post
office at Gibson. pleasant county, re-
established. with r. W. Wilson as
postmaster. has been transmitted to
the pOstoffice department by Con-
2rrsym0n Moss. ans the necessary pa
prrs to 2hc filled out In such cases
have been mailed to Mr.. Wilson. A
bill for the relief Of the heirs OF
Jesse Lee. Writ county, has also been
introduced by Mr. Moss.
After the game with the George
town university eleven Saturday aft
trnOon the football team of the W..
Va. Wesleyan college al BuCkhanHOn
was entertained at dinner by Con-
grcssmcn Sutherland and Avis. who
afterward took their husky warrior
guests to Keith's to witness high
class vaudeville bill.
Congressman Sutherland has desig-
mated the Davis and Elkins college Is
government library depository
Also, that seat OF learning has desiS
mated the congressman TO be its rep
rrsentativc at the National Conser-
walton congress which is to be held
hero. beinning the 18th instant.
Mrs. Avis. wife Of representative
Avis, and daughter of Judge G. W..
Atkinson, gave luncheon at til"
Army and Navy club In compliment
to Mrs. ". G.. Hubbard, Of Charles
ton, who with Mr.. Hubbard has beer
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. a. {. Scherr at
thr Dupont. Mr.. and Mrs. ScheTr
gave dinner in their honor rs did
also Senator Chiffon.