The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-24
MUCH II d VIOR!Kl
BY STA z e SOL OlVS

action or business. Now the printed
bills viii be used and within q few
days after a bull becomes o Law It
can be In the hands Of those entrust-
ed with its enforcement, while here
tofcre II has sometimes been months
before such officers could obtain
copies Of the new law. Nc
The Democratic minority in the
Legislature has made q charge of un-
fairness ON the part Of the Republi-
can maj ority in q few instances. In
Writ county James L. Smith, Demo-
crat, and John A. iDivis. Republican,
had the same number Of votes for
member of the House Of Delegates.
A Democratic county. court certified
the election of Smith following q re-
count and Davis contested before
the House. The result was Davis
was seated by party vote.
Democratic Attaches Scarce.
The Democrats OF the Senate reg
istered a kick because President Eng
land only appointed two Democrats
to seven Republicans on each OF the
committees. The Democrats wanted
three members to six Republicans,
but were voted down on the PROPOSE
ton. v
Democratic attaches are scarce
around the legislative halls. For. ser-
'eral years the Republicans. who
were in the majority. gave the DEM
ocrats a pro rata portion Of the at
taches. In 1911 the lower House
was Democratic and the Republicans
were allowed no appointments what
soever. This year the Republican,
retaliated and with the exception Of
q couple OF stenographers none OF
the plums fell on the Democratic
side. sg3
Many bills have been introduced
with a view to better roads and the
conservation Of forests and other ma
tural resources. Several primary
election and corrupt. practice bills
are pending in committee and there
are number OF bills in behalf Of
the laboring man. The full crew
bills and those providing for ex-
perience on the part Of locomotive
engineers and other. railway em-
iployes have created somewhat Of o
stir among the railway owners.
AS is usually the case, charter
bills for cities and other local bills
are thick and take up most Of the
record. A dozen cities want their
charters amended and some of these
will lead to bitter lights before they
are through.
After the Dogs.
Delegate Wertz, of Kanawha coun-
ty, is after the dog and has q bill
to make the owner of such an ami
NAL give $1,000 bond to guarantee
against any damage the canine
might do. He must wear a mask at
all times under penalty OF death, and
the owner is subject to; pay the slay-
er five dollars as reward.
The CANNES are to a pup against
Judge Wertz for making the attack
on them, DR.. G. w. Otto, who Is
sergeant-at-armss Of the House, has
his fine bull Nose" with him, and
shortly, after Wertz introduced the
bill Nose refused to let the Ka-
nawha delegate enter the room OF
the sergeant-at-arms. No one else
was bothered by the canine.
The fox has a few friends on hand
also and a bill has been drawn plac-
ing a penalty on Staying the reynard
of the strawberry-blond hue. This Is
backed by the State Fox Chasers AS
ISOLATION. On the other hand, there
are those who want to place a bounty
on red foxes.
Other bills vary from divorce and
a bill not holding a man responsible
for his wife's slanderous sayings to
resolutions providing for the Office of
lieutenant governor by way of
amending the constitution.