The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-12
ICE ANNOUNCES
HE WAS OFFERED A BRIRE
Marion County Delegate Says The
Whiskey People Offered Him Money
To influence Vote.
Iost Prohibition Bill Passed BY The
House.-Many Bills Advanced
BY House Of Delegates.
Intelligencer Bureau.
Charleston, W. va. Feb. IL.

This WAS a day of sensations in the
West Virginia legislature. News OF
the arrest OF the five legislators On
charges OF accepting bribes had hard
j.. reached the capitol before Delegate
W. u. Ice OF Marion county declared
on the floor OF the house during the
vote on the passage OF the prohibition
Dlll that he had been approached on
December 10 by J. 7. Myers OF New
YORK with an offer 10 make IL worth
while for the Marion county repre-
sentative II he would vote against
the prohibition bill when II came up
Ice charges that Myers had told him
MS expenses would be paid to any
point he might designate tO meet a
second party whose name is given as
{. SchoOles. with whom Ice was to
close up and receive his price Ice
stated he did not know what the
amount would have been but said he
was assured by Myers that he would
be- "txed for life" lie further declar-
ed Myers had stated that he and the
people he represented expected to buy
up enough votes 20 maze the bill inval-
nj. on the principle that every man
has his price" and they were willing
To- pay. Failing in that Ice claimed
Myers said the COnstitutiOnalitv Of
the law will be fought An investiga-
tion OF the charges is likely To follow
Prohibition Bill.
The Yost prohibition bill house bill
No. :. was taken mp as n special order
on third reading and passage. 4 few
minor amendments which had been
agr 'pd upon previously. were made
and the bill went through unanimous
ly. Seventy-one members were pres
ent and voting Enthusiastic applause
greeted the announcement from speak
"a NsHN -
unanimously
The most of the day was taken up
by the house In considering the Par.
rlsn primary election bill. which was
sent To- third reading The Democrats
fought all day long In an effort TO
eject amendments that would weaken
the pOyisiOns OF the bill but in every
case thoy were voted down by q
strictly party vote
Bills Advanced.
The new bloch wOrkmons compen.
satiOn act. house bin 40 .. was made
a special order FOR tomorrow morning.
" B No tJ5. on the collateral in
heritanCe tax applying outside tho
state. came Hp on third reading and
passed unanimously.
". %. 40. 40. giving municipalities
charged hy public service corpora
tions. went ~ third reading
B 30 2G. by Swiger. the county
salaries bill. was made O. special ordef
fOf 10 morrow on third reading.
An effort 20 take it up this evening
Nas blocked hv 70 motion 60 adjourn
An effort to hold "a niEht session f0-
night. % consider local measures also
failed
The house disposed of tho follow.
Inr routine The finance Cumruiffa"
fHv0rably reported A. ~ 80 .rT
auprupriafinc funds fO cover toe fX.
rfnsog of the Paint and Cabin creek
.tr.ke trouble last summer. when
martial Jaw was declared Tho ap.
propriHtiou was for fZtfuff 90. Of
u bitch Sl9n.nnu vas on notes executed
hy Tho governor. $4,000 was for in
trrcst. &3s UO0 Tor outsiaulinc bills
and ffu.utf % WAS tu reimburse civil
uu out Of ifs order and passed
Tho committee uu railroads recon
mend tho passage Of iI ~ so fO4.
providing Tor toilets on electric carr.
The prohibition committee rec lm
mrudnf fhc pa sage uf 40 f2f. Erauf-
inC licenses for tho state uf infogf
cnnts. No t2f, ahOlIehIuc SUNDAY
baseball. SO. f9f. Sabbath brcakinn.
and 40 37i. providing for seizure of
liquors
The Judiciary committee fayorabiv
reported No 800. tp ahulish pools and
lnifffIrs SO a. rrdlsfrlcfiuF tho
state. 40 lI'. to abolish capital pun.
i-hmenf " y " No. %. creating office
Of lieutenant governor. so Sc. pre-
scrbing time and place of mcatIrE of
prrsidrntitl cieCtors. along Nth a
number Of minor measures.