Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-31
SENATOR SILVER
IS A LIVE WIRE IN
THE STATE SENATE
Introduces First Bill In the Up
per House.
TAKES UP THE FIGHT
FOR INCOME TAX
Wants Change In Charles Towns
Charter and Bridge Across shenan.
doah River Al Milville--s7 Bills In
House, 81 Bills and IL Joint Reso-
lutions IN the Senate.

doah River Al Milvills--s7 Bills In
House, 81 Bills and IL Joint Reso-
lutions In the Senate.
CcHARLEsToN. W. Va. Jan. 2s,
The Tuesday afternoon session OF
both the house aud senate was taken
up entirely with the presentation OF
bills and resolutions with few pc
titions in favor of laws prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes in the state. II
there is anything which is not cover
ed by the bills presented on the two
sides Of the state house the experts
here have been unable 10 find II
There were primary election laws, cor
fupt practice acts Woman suffrage,
prohibition laws, amendments to
charter laws against the sale OF fraud
ulent stocks as well as resolution
submitting an amendment for the ref
erendum and recall.
Income Tax.
Senator Silver, OF Berkeley county
was the FIRST senator on the floor
with bill. This provides for the
protection of fruit trees from insects
and provides ways and means Tor
the determination OF insects and fun
gus and the general care OF the or
aha nj i,,laraetu
The senator from Berkeley also in
troduoed the first Senate Joint Heso
luton which provides for the ratifl
cation of the amendment to the Fed
erai constitution for an income tax
This resolution will come mp on its
passage today and there IL scarcely
any doubt about It's passage. II the
state of West Virginia through its
legi stature ratifies this amendment u
viii be the means OF causing the
amendment to be written In the fed
oral constitution The amendment on
Is needs to be ratified by one either
state to bring about it's passage and
the little mountain state is going AZ
ter the honor
hi Other bills introduced by the Sen
ator from Berkeley provide Tor the
change Of the charter of the town OF
Charles Town and for the eonstruc
ton OF d bridge across the shenat'
doah at Mlllyille,
In the senate there were 81 bills
and II Joint resolutions while in the
house they ran the number OF bills AZ
to 81.
II was nearly Ave o'clock when the
two branches had gotten in their first
srist OF bills and adjourned over until
today when the real work OF making
the laws was began
House Bill No. | which provides
for the payment of the per diem and
mileage OF the legi slators aud attaches
was passed by the senate during the
session and became effective from its
passage. 1t was taken up Under the
suspension OF the rules and passed
unanimously.
The following attaches were an
nounced by the president OF the sen
ate.
Chaplain of senate--Rey Charles
r. Myers, Charleston.
Expert stenographers Miss Ger
trude MeCray, Miss Ethel Mcclure,
Miss Winnie Trask. Mrs. c. N
slmms, Miss Maggie Salisbury and
Miss Townsend.
Committee Clerks Robert Amber
son. w II. c. Curtis, w. Il. HILL w
", Smith, Jack Smith, Hairy Lentz
James MeEldowney, Fred Carr, Jos
l. Smith and Nose Boiraskey.
Mailing and Banking page-George
connor.
Journal and Bill Pages Henry NJ
Hart. VI. j. Ryan aud james Ault.
Clerk Committee on the Judiciary
William II. Bishop.
Cloak Room Keepers Horace Bal
Icy aud Boisy Green.
Floor Pages Arthur Hood, r. Les
lie Blessing. Roy Browning, Fred
White. e. G. French, Nose BoIraskey
Jr., aud Newton Henshaw.
DAY Watchman-J 4 Pridemore.
Night Waterman Jos. D. skeen.
Assistant Doorkeeper w. L. Rohr-
baugh and walter Harris.
Gallery Doorkeeper-Ge Guinnoe
Librarian-R NJ. Fisher