The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-24
Next Six Days as They Are
Prepared to Take Up
Bills at Once.
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CHARLESTON Jan. 23-After
ten days Of inaneuvering organiza-
ton and reorganization the West
Virginia Legislature Is ready: for real
work the coming week. The COM
mittee fassigntne hts are all made. the
attaches are appointed ahd the ma
chinery Is running smoothly. no
last day or two the committees have
been holding sessions and "a consid-
cradle calendar already faces each
branch. y a
This as a considerable change over
the last two sessions. In 1911, when
the Senate was politically tie. al
most half the session passed before
an agreement was reached for the
Organization of the upper branch.
In 1913, the Senate again q tie. some
two weeks elapsed before the organ
tnzation was affected. This year the
Republicans hold almost undisputed
sway in each branch and the organ
ization was effected during the INF
ttial session without a hitch. This
week found the committees ana at
taches at work and more than three
hundred bills. covering an extended
variety OF SUBJECTS. have been intro
duced. Some Of them have already
been killed and others never will be
heard Of again.
Special Revenue Message.
The revenue measures. by which
Governor Hatfield expects to provide
the states necessary revenues. have
not yet appeared. The governor
will send special message dealing
with revenues within few, days ami
then some new bills will find their
way into the hopper, with a view to
increasing the states annual reve-
nue. nearly $1.000,000.
h There are already bills in the
grind providing for a tax on the
production Of coal, oil and gas. but,
these are not out Of committee and
may not appear for some days yet.
Some would make pipe lines com
mon carriers and get a revenue from
oil and gas in this way.
Just now the two topics attracting
the attention Of the law-makers are
prohibition ana Woman sunrage.
Amendments to the prohibition
law. prepared by Tax Commissioner
Fred o.. Blue, who is ex-ofiicio COM
missioner Of prohibition, if passed,
will make the state the dryest propo-
|sition in the country. The present
law is stringent, but 1t is now pro-
posed to make 1t unlawful to keep
liquor even for personal use around
an Office or any public place. The
only place liquor will be; allowed 10
In the home and then under restrie-
lions. A man will only be allowed
to carry one-half gallon unless his
grip bears a large label showing the
contents. There is some talk OF max
ing the Law so strict that, a man COM
ing into the state after taking a drink
must have a label across his stom-
ach showing the amount contained,
the kind, character, and color Of the
stun and the number Of devils 1t
contains to the square inch.
These amendments have been APP
proved by the committee and will
be up for consideration the coming
week. s. &
Woman Suffrage Soon.
The submission Of an amendment
TO thu state constitution providing
for woman suffrage is up In both
houses and the opponents are few.
It looks Ike the people will get a vote
on the question at the next election.
Delegate Hartman, of Mcdowell
county, has bill by which the peo-
pie would be allowed to vote on the
matter Of calling convention to
frame a new constitution for the
state. The present constitution was
made in 1872 and has several
amendments. Under the Hartman
bill the people would decide upon
the matter Of calling convention
and then would decide upon the new
constitution when made.
The legislature has reformed its