The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26


f1e.eeO FER the biennial period. that A.
would provide = position AZ 1890 a
msnt Who under the act a. iatrodsesd.
could also b. engaged IN other business.
and that 4 would create Array OF as
feel that I'M. was a Tim. When this
should b done. We succeeded IN cur
failing the appropriation 10 = consider
head OF the department 70 sS.eco and
limited the Pay 20 the Deputies. A. we'll
a. 20 remove from this board q great
would have been vested with had the
bill been passed ar introduced. and
while We conferred on them the right
health OF the citizens OF the state, we
would not allow this board 20 take from
the citizens the right which they had
snces adjusted IN accordance with Law.
Whereas. should the bill have passed As
introduced. and which we were urged 10
I'd TO the board that would have deprived
the citizens OF their rights I'm court and
would have made this body all power
fui and AN instrument that would have
worked great harm.
Senate bill No. IL. another bill which
We were criticised for not supporting In
its entirety. In section thereof provid-
ed that the state labor commissioner
would appoint such inspectors he saw
fit for the Inspection OF factories. with
out limit: upon the number TO be EN-
ployed. This Legislation we could not
see our way clear TO enact As to the
general provisions OF this act. they were
enacted. and inasmuch A. there are only
about nine counties In the state that
have factories. we limited the number
OF inspectors TO two. who. with the labor
commissioner. We deemed was suffi-
cient.
senate bin No. % was a bill intro
duced ostensibly for the purpose OF al
lowing railroad trainmen coming from
other states TO carry firearms. without
to the right TO carry = firearm. We
pointed out I'm this measure that tho real
effect of ~ would be that In times of
stress or labor disputes A. would en-
power the employers 20 bring into the
state non-re-idents and arm them for
the ostensibie purpose OF protecting
their property. and l assert that pow
der and bullets are not an argument.
that IL has never settled the right OF a
labor dispute. or a contention betw cen
bearing OF firearms by contending Tn
dividuals or nations L. Of no assistance
In properly adjusting the controversies
that may have arisen and can only tend
The principal bill objected 10. which
aroused the ire OF the local mouth-piece
OF the present administration. was SEN
ate bill No. as. known as the Gregory
libel bill This bill undertook. IN section
thereof. TO relieve the editor or pub
Usher of newspaper. book or serial OF
In should the same have been published
without the knowledge or fault OF the
said owner. and that IL allowed him In
his defense TO show that this had been
the case. and which would be n complete
defense for him or published. notwith-
standing the truth or falsity Of the state
ment. Section thereof provided that no
prosecution should lie for any libel con-
tanned In the heading OF the report OF
official proceedings or for anything said
or done at the time and place of the
Ill
not part thereof. Section provided
that In order for a resident 20 bring n
libel suit, that within 80 days after the
libel il committed the cult must be in
into court and secure an order directing
the indictment against him 20 be tried
in the. county IN which the paper was
printed and published. Section pro-
vided that an indictment published
against n person not a resident OF this
state. must be found and tried I'm the
county where the paper containing the
libel rurports upon it's face TO be pub
hshed, or ~ no county IL indicated on
the face OF the paper. In any county
where the same Is circulated as provided
By our present law and allowing a pub
Usher who feels that he has Influence
and power enough in the county in which
he publishes his paper TO libel people a,
large; feeling assured that In his own
county no recovery or remedy could bs
had against him. My determined fight
against this measure. my participation in
4
IN n more concrete manner the reason for
my having been singled out and made the
subject OF the bitter attacks which
/ have been receiving from the local
mouth piece OF the present administra-
tion.
senate bill No. IL. a bill providing for
the income tax on corporations and In
dividuals. and one which was introduce
ed by Senator Gregory. which succeed
ed In getting through the house but II
was defeated I'm the senate. would have
provided a revenue that ] am Informed
would produce from one million to -four
million dollars year, every person
/ reaching a different conclusion: the
provisions OF which provided that on
the first one thousand dollars OF In
come, or any part thereof. a rate OF one
per cent; on the second thousand. or any
part thereof one and one-fOurth per
cent: on the third thousand or any part
the fourth, etc. one and three-four1n :,
per cent; on the NTH. etc. two per cent.
d on the sixth, etc. two and one half Der
cent; on the seventh. etc. three per cent;
per cent: on the ninth. etc. four pc.
cent; on the tenth, etc four and one.
half per cent; on the eleventh. etc. five
per cent. on the twelfth. etc. Ave per
cent and on any income In excess %:
$4,000. SIX per cent. 7 claim that the
money TO be derived from this sourcs
would have come largely from tho small
incomes; that any person. firm OF cor.
poration that would have an income In
excess OF $4,000 would be very slsd
indeed 20 invest the same In manner
der the provisions OF this act requIrins
such nrm. corporation or person 10 q. \
six per cent, that they would comoe
those indiyiduais coming within the pur
view Of the act. TO establish n residence
in another state: that the main contrf
butors % thisfund would have been m.
indlNlduals' banks, and corporation
that would be unable 20 move. II ma,