The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-10
FAIL TO CRIPPLE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION BILL
AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL EF-
FORTS To AMEND GOES
TO THIRD READING.
ROsenbloom Leads Fight Against
Bill While Marshall Re
mains Silent.
(5y W. r. kENSER)
(Stan Corresponden,O

I CHARLESTON. w. Va. Feb. s.
4 The Public Service Commission bill.
introduced by Senator Godbey which
has been before the Senate on Its
amending stage since Friday. was to-
day advanced TO third reading and en-
grossment. The reading of the bill.
section by section. for amendments.
was completed before the noon re-
cess was taken. This afternoon, when
; IL was further considered. Senator
Rosenbloom of Wheeling. repeated
his amendment first offered yesterday
afternoon which caused such a bitter
hight The amendment proposed that
all court proceedings in which the
commission is a party shall be under
the direction OF the Attorney General
The bill provides that the commission
may employ counsel The amend
ment lost. the vote being a tie.
Compared TO yesterdays session,
! to-day's session was of quiet nature
though on two or three occasions
there were clashes between advocates
of the bill and its opponents. led By
Senator Rosenbloom. The Wheeling
Senator today apparently replaced
Senator Marshall as the leader of tho
opposition forces. the Hancock sen
ator who on yesterday on the floor
fought In speeches and by votes with
the Democrats. today remaining silent.
He voted with the anti-administration
faction, however.
During the morning a number of
amendments OF little consequence on
the general effect of the bill were
adopted. The most OF them were of
fered by its patron. Senator Godbey.
Others, which were acceptable TO him
were adopted.
Storm Again Breaks.
AT the afternoon session. however,
the calm which had marked the morn
ing's proceedings was broken when
Senator Rosenbloom moved to recon
slider the vote by which his amend.
ment offered Monday relative TO the
Attorney Generals Jurisdiction over
legal proceedings OF the commission.
was lost His motion to reconsider
carried by vote of fifteen to eleven,
among the Republicans voting in favor
OF IL being: Blessing. Coalter. Hawley,
Marshall. McCrum and Rosenbloom
The amendment then being declared
! debatable, Senator GCodykoontz de-
clared If IL was adopted il would place
autocradc powers over the commits
SION in the hands of one man. The
I attorney general, he said, would be
placed above the commission.
There certainly must be n reason
!or these attacks on this bill" the
senator from Mingo said. Day AFT
er day they have been assaulting this
act Motions were made to take
away from the commission the power
TO regulate rates, and now Il is pro-
posed to take away from IL the right
TO institute suits or to have charge
OF its proceedings in court"
Others spoke against the proposed
amendment. while Senator Rosen-
bloom, as on the previous day. main
tained that IL would be a safeguard
fer the people.
A majority not having voted in fav-
or OF the amendflent. the vote being
tie, IL was declared lost
The vote was as follows: Aye
Beckwith, Blessing. Coalter. Hatfield.
Hawley, Hogg. Kump. Lowe, Marshall.
Morton, MCCrum. McCuskey, Rosen-
t!oom and Talbott-15.
Nay-Billings. Carter. Godbey. Goody-
Eoontz. Gray. Gregory. Keim. Miller.
McAboy. McClung. Parrish. Steed,
Strother. White and England-15.
Objectionable Amendment.
Earlier In the day Senator Roscn-
bloom had offered as a substitute TO
the provision which prohibits public
service corporations subject TO the
act from changing or modifying exist.
ihg rates or establishing new rates
without first obtaining permission
from the commission. an amendment
which would permit them to change
rates after giving thirty DAYS notice
20 the commission.
Senator GOodykoonfz pointed ou-
that this was a deadly amendment.
Intended 70 give corporations the right
OF changing their rates az will, while
senator keim declared Il would take
the regulation OF such utilities out OF
the hands Of the commission.
Another clash developed during the
afternoon when the Gregory resolution
providing FOR the appointment by the
president of the Senate OF a commit.
zee or three TO have charge Of tho
Senate calendar.
Senator Rosenbloom offered an
amendment 10 the resolution provid.
INK that the committee consist of the
President. and Senators Fox. Demo
crat. and McCrum. Republican.
Ihe amendment was adopted by n
vote on eighteen 20 ten. as follows.
Aye - BeCkWifh Billings. Ulegsinq.
Doalter. Fox. Hatfield. Hawley. Hogs.
kumu Lowe. Mareha1 Miller. Worton.
McCuskey. Parrish. RosenbIoom. tai.
bott. White Nay-Carter. Godbey.
NuoNA hnouIh. Cray. GREGORY. koim.
McAhoy McClunE stoed and Enr.
land.
Made Special order.
The Garter county depusifories was
made "a special order for 40 O'Clock
"wednesday morning. in the Senate
The lonrrCs sIoual rcdistrlcting bill /
and the bin providing for roapportion-
iuE representation in tho House Of
DELEGATES we're advanced Co second
rcadinE. as was also the Cameron
charter Bin Charles Town charter
bin was passed