The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-24
APPRi0PR|AH0NACI
PASSEDIBY HOUSE
Only Six Votes Against The
Measure-Now Goes To
The Senate.

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CHARLESTON. w. Va, Feb. "a
With six votes against 1t the general
appropriation bill, with number o,
small amendments, passed the house
at noon today, effective from passage
and will be sent to the senate this at
ternoon. The bill carries something
over five million dollars.
Opposition to certain features OF the
bill was led by Delegate Thurmond, q
Democrat. member OF the finance
committee, but Hail, Democrat, also
a member of the committee. in most
instances supported the recommends
tons OF the committee. Thurmont
was strenuous in his opposition tc
paying the two claims OF twelve hun
dred dollars each on account of death
and injury ofltwo militiamen while or
duty In the martial law section.
Because Thurmond is interested II
coal properties In the New River field
Colonel Pierce. the Preston count,
representative, charged that 1t III be
came coal operator to object to the
payment of claims that were occasion
ed as result Of strife between coal
operators and their employees. at Il
all right as long as the soldiers stand
out IN the rain and snow and sleet
on the tops of the mountains as d
target Tor some mine guard or othe,
outlaw. to protect your property. bu,
when one of these men become iii or
IS shot down, you come in here and
ask the senate not to pay the little
sum OF twelve hundred dollars" de
clared Pierce.
Thurmond's motion lost.
objection was made to paying E. A.
Dover, the state accountant, $4,000
Tor his services in the Virginia debt
case, but Hall, Democrat, declared
he was willing to make it $4,000 since
It has already been proven according
10 the masters report in the case
that Dover had already saved the state
more than $2,o00,00O.
The senate consumed the entire
forenoon on the water power bill and
was still on 1t when recess was taken
at noon. McCrum, Republican, leao
the opposition to the administration
measure. but the most that could be
mustered in the amendments proposed
BY McCrum, with the exception OF two
instances. was ten votes, while twenty
stood with the original bill, except
where the patron desired amend.
ments.
Senators Marshall and McCrum
sought to amend the bill to provide
that corporations other than those
chartered under the law Of West yir.
ginia, might be granted permits to
construct and operate dams in this
state. but the amendment was defeat.
ed. as was also an amendment to take
from the public service commission
the right to regulate rates and con.
dittons of power. sent into this state
generated from water power plants
outside Of the state. The ten senator's
who this morning were found against
the original bill and supported tho
amendments offered by Marshall and
McCrum. were Billings, Blessing,
Coalter. Hawley. Marshall, McCrum,
Parrish, Rosenbloom and White, Re.
publlcans.
Hatfield, Democrat. Goodykoontz,
Republican, and Morton and Kump,
Democrats, supported the original Bill
in he best speeches made during the
session. Goodykoontz especially plead.
ing with his colleagues to not throw
away the last great resource the state
possessed as 1t has done in the case
of its gas.