The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-13

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Commission and the workman's
Compensation Law. enacted at the
last session. Governor Hatfield rec.
ommends that several amendments
be made to these laws. The present
Commission is bipartisan. consisting
OF four members. The Commission
has in instances divided upon impor.
taut questions on political fines.
Governor Hatfield recommends. that
the number be reduced 10 three and
that one person have charge OF the
workmep's Compensation Depart:
ment aside from the Public Service
Commission. He further recon-:
mends that legal advisers be furnish.
ed the Commission and that the
Commissioner's power to regulate
rates OF public utilities be enlarged
and strengthened. 4
The Public Service Commission
has charge Of the enforcement OF the
hydroelectric law and the recon.
mendation Is made that the Commits;
sion make q thorough investigation.
before granting any permit to con:
struct a power dam In the streams
Of the State; that no dam over 40
feet high be permitted except by spe.
cfai act Of the legislature; that the
Commission have supervision Of the
construction Of all dams; and that
the ownership OF the water power
DO go regulated that IL shall remain
in til enane Of the State.
Governor Hatfield aside from re.
ton from the Public Service Commits:
sion, would have amendments to the
lawby which employers would pay the
full premiums and the merit Idea
would be adopted. He would restrict
the payment to alien dependents ana
recommends several other amend
ments with q view to a speedler
method OF administering the law.
Discussing the reports Of the DIFF.
ferent state departments. Governor
Hatfield agrees with the recommend.
alton Of Auditor John s. Darst that
the Blue Sky law be fre:enacted,
since It has been held in part uncon.
stitutional by the Federal Court.
Under the Tax commissioners de:
partnent the Governor recommend.
mt q strict law TO limit leyies be
enacted. that assessors be required
To hold annual conference and that
the merchants brokers' tax be 70.
pealed.
Amendments to the agricultural
laws are asked, more clearly defining
the duties Of the Commissioner OF
Agriculture and the College OF Agrl.
culture, providing for live stock san:
itation, dairy Inspection, pure foods
and pure seed, for gathering agri.
cultural statistics, creating a veter.
mary examining board and for taking
a r Of plant diseases.
Governor Hatfield calls special at.
tention TO the necessitysof broadening
the health code In order that the
State board OF health may be effec.
tive. Lnws to control the spread OF
typhoid fever and other water born
diseases, and to prevent the pollution.
OF streams are asked. Asstricter5 reg;
~istration law for births and deaths
is needed and q law IS asked requir.
ing the reporting of preyentable dis.
eases.
1hr the Department OF Schools the
Governor asks that teachers be paid
better salaries and that aged teachers
be pensioned; that q FIRE text book
law be enacted; that the state educa.
tlonal institutions be reclassitied and
vocational Training be provided; that
the compulsory attendance law be
made stricter. that district and county
high schools be encouraged and TINT
supervision Of colored Schools be con-
tinued.
He recommends that better arm.
Dries be provided for the militia, to
be owned by the state.
The recommendation Is made that
the powers OF the Department OF.
Mines be extended, that district in
spectors be placed under civil sery-
lc. that additional inspectors be add.
Gu, tuht ute bulary OF ne cnlet pc
Increased to $4,000 per year and the
district inspectors to S2,400.
For better roads q IS recommended
that d law be enacted against ma.
terfai below standard for road con-
struction. that q uniform accounting
system for road construction be es.
tablished, that q state Jail PRISON.
camp be established, that state roads
be constructed and that amendments
be made relative to the working OF
prisoners on roads.
The governor asks that the Board
Of Control law be amended and conf.
pliments the members OF the Board,
Of the low per capita cost at the vari.
ous state institutions. He would
have the law changed relative to
The number Of visits by members.
Uniform building plans are recon-
mended and the scheme OF blanket
Insurance on public buildings and
contents Is approved. The need Of
improvements at the institutions is
pointed out and the suggestion Is.
made that q committee OF the siegis-
f,t,~o ~-ot.tx meet