The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-06
ARIZONA NON-UNI0N MINERS
TO INVADE BELMONT COUNTY
MINING BILL
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az O'Clock. when IN. motion vas
Withdrawn.
The first amendment offered was by
Delegate Hughes. OF Mcdowell. to
change the section. which gives the
district mine inspector authority to-
say when mines lberating explosive
gas. shall be operated exclusively By
the use OF locked safety lamps. TO
place this power in the hands OF an
arbitration board Of three members.
one TO be selected BY the mine owner,
one by the department OF mines and
the third by the two so selected. This
amendment was defeated. however.
Delegates Brown. OF Marshall. and
wertz. OF Kanawha. strongly opposed
Amendments Made.
The amendment proposed BY Burn
ham. OF Fayette. relative TO the au-
thOrity as between the fire boss and
the mine foreman. was defeated. The
hrst amendment TO carry was by
Prichard. Of Wayne. which excepted
coal tpples from the section which
provides that all buildings at or near
any mine opening. shall be constructed
of uncomfortable mate rial II was
also amended TO make the distance
definite. II being placed at fifty feet.
The second amendment 20 carry was
proposed by Burnham. slightly chang
ing a section relating TO electric haul
age by locomotives operated from a
trolley wire.
When Delegate Bland. OF Logan. Of
fered an amendment to the section
compelling proper protection from
bare power wires. where men are
working under or about the same. Del
.egate Wertz declared that an attempt
was being made to send the bill back
70 the Senate in such form. as 20 de-
feat IL in its entirety. 1T is not their
purpose 10 offer amendments TO make
the bill better, but to make laughing
stock OF II, to bring about its defeat"
ne asserted. This. he added, would
mean that the state would be practi.
.cally without mining lPws and that
men who work In West Virginia's
greatest industry. would be without
proper protection. Beware of the IN
tent to defeat this bill" he said in
pleading TO members of the House 10
support the measure
Bland. replying. said that the ac-
.cusation OF insincerity was entireIy
without foundation: that in the main
way he liked the bill and would sup
port II Dut wanted ceytain sections
amended
Warm Retort.
Resenting the remarks by the Dele
gate from Kanawha. Delegate Hartman
OF Mcdowell. declared he voted for
the amendments because he Thought
they were right. Il did not come
down here with ring in my nose, and
rope around my neck" he said. but
TO vote my honest convictions"
Delegate Thurmond offered an
amendment 10 provide that the chief
of the department shall be a graduate
from an authorized school or college
OF mining.
The father of the bill declared this
was an attempt In the other extreme
10 defeat the bill. and argued that
such a graduate might be qualified so
FAR as theory is concerned. but might
have no practical knowledge OF min
ing. Delegate Hughes declared that
hewould not stand for such an unpar.
liamentary practices as INDUCED in
by Delegates Brown and wertz in
questioning the motives Of the per-
sons who offered and supported the
amendments. Delegate Moreland, fol-
lowing Mr.. Hughes. declared he was
entitled TO and asked for the right 10
support any amendment without hav-
ing his motives impunRed
Al this point Delegate Hinerman OF
Marshall. moved TO reconsider the
vote on the amendments which had
previously been adopted The amend
ment offered by Prichard was recon
sidered by a vote OF a. TO 81. and
thereupon defeated by a vote Of 81
ayes to a. noes. The Burnham amend.
ment was defeated by a vote Of AZ TO
30, and was defeated by % ayes ana
81 noes
The bill will come up on third read
ing tomorrow morning.
~ they persist In teaching the boys
IN the schools military tactics. 1 dorst
Deueve our Willie would 70 IN Tor A.