The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-08
IMPORTANT MEASURES TO
BE TAKEN UP THIS WEEK
PUBLIC SERVICE. wORKMENS
COMPENSATION AND 9TH
Err BIG BILLS
Will BE Threshed Out and Public
Service Bill VIII Likely Pass
Other Business.
BY w. r. kENSER
tStah correspondenO

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Feb. T.
After an over sunday" rest, which
cam" a. welcome relief after a
strenuous week. members of tho
Legislature will, Monday morning. ~.
sumo their work Of threshing out
some Of the most important measures
OF the present session.
When the Senate convenes to-mor-
row morning. II will resume its con.
sideration of the Godbey Public Sery.
ice Commission bill. now being read
second time for amendments When
adjournment was taken Saturday af.
ternoOn, only the first section had
been completed. This bill. introduced
In the House by Delegate Wolfe. will
come up for its third reading and
enErossment. having been advanced
TO that stage Saturday afternoon. IL
Is likely that II will be- passed and
sent TO the Senate for concurrence,
whereupon the upper branch of the
legislature likely will substitute IL
FOR the Senate bill. This will ex.
pediate matters somewhat.
The insurance committee OF the
House IL expected 10 report out a
bill revising the workmen's compen-
sation bill. early during the ensuing
drafting the bill. has practically COM
pleted its work
To Reach Conclusions.
After another joint meeting held
yesterday afternoon. the railroad
committees are expected to arrive az
some conclusion as TO a number Of
bills under consideration, including
the fun crew bill. This bill has been
ha ~ IN g.
waged every evening during the past
week, between representatives OF rail.
road companies and employees. in pub
lie hearing before the committees.
The county depositorieJ bill. by Sen.
.ator Carter. was placed on second
reading yesterday. and will be up fo-
amendments within the next few days.
The SwigcT county salaries bill which
has already passed tho House. will
probably be reported out early this
coming week by the judiciary commit
tee Of the Senate. though IL is likely
that a caucus will be held by Repub-
lican senators before IL comes up Tor
passage.
The number OF bills introduced in
the Senate during the present session
passed the 800 mark yesterday. Ten
new bills were offered. making n total
OF 3o4. Twelve new bills were intro
duced in the House OF Delegates, max
Ing a total OF 3J5 in that body.
a large calendar faces each body.
In the Senate eleven bills are on third
reading. thirteen are on second, and
forty-seyen are awaiting TO be ad.
yanCed TO second.
Five bills are coming up as special
order OF business In the House Mon-
day morning. All relate to court pro-
cedure and the judiciary
The House calendar b. even more
lengthy than that in the Senate. Near
by dozen bills are facinG third read
ing. many are on second reading, and
forty are on FIRST reading of the regu-
lar calendar. while a score or more
bills are In a special calendar under
control Of the speaker. under a House
rule.
Bill Killed.
One OF the bills killed in the Senate
yesterday provided that each county
help pay for the keeping OF fits 10.
mates In the insane asylums, reform
schools, and school for the deaf AMI
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