The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-11
SENATE PASSES THE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION BILL
MEASURE GOES THROUGH BY
STRICT PARTY VOTE
OF 2l TO 3.
County Depository Act Also Passed
by the Senate in Addition
TO Minor Bills.
BY W. r. kENSER.
(Stan CorrespondentD

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Feb. 10
BY strictly party vote of u to 2 the
senate today passed the Godbey bill
revising the law which creates the
state public service commission. The
Republicans supported the measure
solidly, while the Democrats voted
against It,
Coming up In regular order this
morning the bill was read a third time
and vote ordered taken. Senators
Fox. HATFIELD. Nump and Morton,
Democrats, explained their votes IN
opposition To the bill. while RoSen-
bloom was the only Republican TO
speak on the vote. He said he be-
lieved there were many things i'm the
bill which should be- amended. but
there was much good in IL and he did
not want to stand in the way OF its
PASSAGE. He voted Aye" he said.
realizing that in two years he will
nave another chance to offer amend
mcnts TO IT,
\ motion that the bill take effect
from its passage prevailed. In pass
ing the bill the House voted that IL
should take effect ninety DAYS from
passage. After the Senate hill had
been reported to the House this after.
noon II was recalled by the senate.
win the object in view OF reconsider
ing the vote by which the Senate de-
cided II should be effective from pass
age. This was not done. however, but
hkeiy VIII be tomorrow. In any event
II is not likely that the House will
concur In the action OF the Senate as
to the time in which the bill becomes
in force.
The bill In addition to greatly en-
laTging the duties and extending the
powers OF the commission. reduces it's
membership from four TO three com
missioners.
Depository Act Passed.
The Carter county depository act
was passed by the Senate to-day. to
become effective July /. 1917. Senator
Rosenbloom attempted to amend Il by
having 10 become effective May I,
1917. pointing out that II the act does
not become effective until 1917 the va
rious counties of the State will lose
approximately $4,000 I'm interest an
nually The amendment was defeat
ed Those supporting IL were Billings.
Carter. Keim. Morton. McClung. Nc
Crum, Rosenbloom, Talbot
Thirteen bills were passed by the
senate, including acts relating to edu-
cation. court procedure. Grafton
school district Clay county high
school. Wheeling teachers pension
bill. practice ON dentistry. jailers
fees. Charles Town charter. time in
which railroad companies may begin
construction OF line and Huntington
independent school district
Fourteen new bills we're introduced
In the Senate. including Pt. Pleasant.
Welch and Parkersburg charter bills.
-Four new bills introduced in the
House this morning included one TO
abolish intermediate court OF Marion
county.
The House rejected the wife deser-
tion bill and reconsidered its vote OF
yesterday on the bill reducing the
number Of school holidays and passed
the bill to its first reading. The bill
providing for campaign against San
Jose scale was passed with few
amendments. exempting farmers who
merely exchange plants and are not
nurserymen The House also passed
the bill relating to the use OF milk
bottles. Tlis measure was advocated
by dairymen ~ Wheeling TO remedy
the situation In that city. IL has al
ready passed the Senate.