The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING
BILL MAY YET BECOME A LAW

measure was advocated by the Gov
ernor. who wished IL TO pass
The Marshall county delegate again
moved 10 adjourn. but Speaker John
son requested him to withdraw his mo-
ton as a matter of vast Importance
affecting the health OF every member.
required immediate attention. The
speaker suggested that the re-district-
Ing bill be made n special order. where
upon Brown moved that II be set for
Friday morning. BY request. he with
drew his motion and made another
that II be considered at 3 O'Clock this
afternoon. This was his first motion
TO prevail
The House then went into executive
session to consider the small pox
scare. and after a half hour. adjourned
until tomorrow morning. with the re-
districting bill stu pending. The mo-
ton to reconsider will be the first
business acted upon after the conven-
ing OF the House.
Pass Boxing Bill
The Otto boxing bill was passed by
the House this morning, by a margin
OF Ave votes. II creates a boxing com
mission and legalizes bouts OF ten
rounds OF under. Other bills passed
by the House were Gregory untrue ad-
vertising bill; bill creating Office OF
county road engineer; Parrish bill
relative 10 board OF pharmacy. and
Wertz bill granting additional assist
ant assessors to Ohio and Kanawha
counties.
/ The White primary bill. which pass
ed the Senate several days ago. was
advanced to third reading. the House
concurring in the amendments recom'
mended by the judiciary committee,
with practically no objection. The
principal amendments provide that
the state shall stand the expense OF
the primary, thus relieving candidates
of assessments. and that Judges shall
be nominated in convention instead OF
by primary. and tina. presidential cleo.
tors be nominated IN state conven.
tons instead of being named by the
state committee. Amendments were
also adopted providing that three per
cent OF voters OF a county shall con.
stitute a political party, and that a
like percentage entities a candidate 70
have his name placed uron the ticket
! II is believed the Senate will refuse
to concur in some OF the amendments
The Rosenbloom bill providing that
counties may lay levies to pay hos.
pitfalls for caring for INDECENT poor
was advanced TO its third reading in
the House. after being amended by
having the bill which was reported
lout by the House committee as a
substitute for the mothers pension
! bill, added as a section.
Bills Advanced.
The Carter bill relating to appeals
10 state supreme court, greatly re
Iducing cost OF litigation, was amons
pills advanced to third reading.
The introduction IN tho House OF a
resolution similar to that offered in
the Senate yesterday, proposing to re-
move the State University to a more
centrally located site. vas the occa
sion OF hot speech this morning by
Delegate Hinerman, OF Marshall. who
/ declared II IL the result OF a move
ment to withhold appropriations FOR
the university. Attempts TO table Tho
resolution failed.
] The Carter county depository bill
was reported out farorably by House
finance committee. and was made \
special order for tomorrow morning
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