The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09
Do CORPORATIONS OWN THE
WEST VA. STATE SENATE?
ACTIONS OF UPPER HOUSE
CAUSE ST SPICIONS OF
THIS NATURE.
Passes Resolution to Consider
Only Revenue Bills But Ac-
tiOn i inconsistent.
ey ". r. KEYSER
Stah Correspondentl

CHARLESTON. W. Va. March $.
What In characterized as an "unholy
alliance between Democratic sena-
tors and so-Callcd Progressive Re
pubhcaus. today prevented the Sen.
ate. which b. now far behind the
House of Delegates iu the work be-
Tore the extraordinary session of the
Legislature, from advancing n single
measure 2r even considering any bust
ness before shat body
This combination. said 10 have been
formed over Sunday. resulted I'm the
adoption of the White resolution. pre-
venting The Senate from considering
an. measures other than revenue aud
road bills until these have been finally
disposed Of and also. in the adjourn
m"ui OF the senate Immediately fol
luNlDE the adoption OF the resolution.
Though introduced ostensibIv for
The purpose OF 'Npediting legislation
Of paramount importance. the reSolu-
lCu has tho effect. as was pointed QUE
by senators CppOsiur %. OF choking OF
other legislation included IN the Gov
trnoTs proclamation. n means that
no cons n-ldeTa.ion can be given 10 ap-
Preparations. the electric headlight
Dill. the bill making pipe lines com
mon carriers. the bills relating TO
court procedure which have been
passed 10y the House. until the revenue
measures and road measures are final
" disposed OF which viii most likely
not De done until the end OF the ses-
sion.
Position Inconsistent
Folioviug so closely upon the state
m'nt Of senator White. Of Lewis. who
declared the resolution was offered 20
expedite business. adoption of the mo
ton Co adjourn places the senate In
rather Inconsistent position. especial
ly Bon view ui the fact that revenue
measures were the first on the caleu-
Oar for consideration.
tn" preamble To- the resolution de-
c'urod that "it Del only fair 20 the tsN-
payers that this body proceed to en-
act legislation as speedily as possible
IN order thai unnecessary expense
may Eot b placed upon them ana
yet the vote hy which the resolution
was adopted had hardly been an
nOuuced until Senator StrOthers moved
that the senate adjourn. The motion
prevailing, another day had been
pa-sed by tho Senate. with the incl
dental expense Of about a thousand
dollars. without accomplishing
single thing other than 10 practically
block out several important measures
specified in The Governors proclama-
tiou
The resolution was adopted by the
following vote.
Nycs-B .ckwith. billings. Pleasing.
Coalfcr. Fox Hatfield. Hawley. Hoeg.
kump, Lowe. Miller Morton. MCCrum.
MCtu tuskCy. Parrish. EOsen bloom.
Strothors. Talbot and White-19.
--Carter. Godbey. GoodykOOntz.
Gray. Gregory. Keim, McClung. Steed
and EuClaud-g
Almost Immediately after the con
NenIug ~ the senate senator White
called up his ED-OlutiOn which han
been introduced Saturday. Senator
GOOdykOontZ made n strong objection
pointing out that it would choke on
the cun-idrTatiu Of maUy important
measures. including the electric head
lIEht bill which was made a special
order for today. lie insisted the sen
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