The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-23

GOES RIGHT ON
WITH ITS WORK
Session Today Was Delayed
By Caucus of Demo-
Gratis.
PRIMARY LAW CHANGES
All the Amendments Offered
to That Bill Today
Adopted.
PRIMARY LAW CHANGES

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enact program OF laws covering inc
method of removal from office of ap
pointlvc and elective officers ard d
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ueia!ed more 'hah HI hour IN asscni
bling today because the Democratic
members Of the Senate committee in
,b,rc. n, r,.;,s =, .t,., h,d,. war.
'aileu INTO caucus.
The House passed rule TO imme
diatcly consider all bills without ref
.rorca n corm,,,ao. r,a IN, n,o
~ >i' ""' p''
Hslipihs the manner III wHich elective
oIIiccrs may pe renloseu ny the gov
.ihoI uurlhs recescs vi lhe legislature
was taken up on an amenument tha'
would strlke out any appear 10 the leg
.sMture ai.er tne supreme court hao
acted on DISMISSAL he amendment
was ios' anu several iur'her attempts
" ah!e"u were defeated.
IN Tue senate the Dill providing lor
INC manner ili which state clectiVe OH
Iers MT! pe uisniisseu ny hhe soVerno!
CURING icslsiatiVe recess was finally
lasseu ~ 10 D.
Inc primary oi'i WIS lahch up LOT
dihehuihcnt. me hrst aMendmenI
tndhses 'he popuiatioh Vi cilles where
me general primary is compulsory
rom o'ooo 10 lo'Voo eHcep. IN me hon:'
'ha'Nn Oh JUICES ana presiaentlal eiec'
'ors where " remains Ut o,Voo.
UllCWS ullN DuTty
po'ins iess lnan ~ per cent. OF the
.o'al No'e at 'he iast general eiec'iotl
W name us cahuiuate III convention.
tAiother aiio"ea candidate 10 vote
lor any party otner man me party
Whose cai,"iuate nc vas. All these
were adopted.
eS'erua! me Coal,cr Dill so'
through inc senate WIN me narrow
margin Vi Two 'oIcs' 10 votes lot II
anu l" against. lhe dlssentlne ne
iuphcahs were senators WelIs Hoouy'
hoou'H' onVer >. Marshall w. I. MIC
Apoy anu warren Miner: Inc Di'l
pleScT'pea me he.hod ol removing
s'"'e Objects appointed ny the gov
ernor'
MT. hosenhroom, hepunhcah Seha
.or from "ncelihe' VINO was expected
10 Vote against the PM, admitted lie
iiaa worked ior Inc clection OIL John j.
'orh"ci' US governor. ana explained IL
ny saying mat nc ana II 10 oring abou,
Just suen REFORMS as '"osc contained
III the Dlll Tor winch lie was about To
vote. lie tauhtcd me opposition Tor
lheR solltitude OF the constitution
ana demanded 10 KNOW why they ha';
not peen so sohcilious on other occa
SONS urged upon them regard ior
the constitution and they 1ecrcd me.
Tie pleaded with the minority 10 be
consistent ana demanded that they
point out any Interior purpose In this
Dill. we are not here. he contin'
led. TO vote on Governor Hatfield, hut
10 vote on bill that Will give us law
VIC ought to have AMI which Will make
Tor gooG government
When the name OF Senator Stecd,
enc of the protested senators was
reached, Senator Fox protested against
him voting but he was permitted tO
answer TO his name.
Immediately after the vote was an.
Eounced. the Senate recessed until 4
O'Clock. but 1t was almost O'Clock be.
fore President England raped Tor or.
der. and the bill relating to contests OF
elective officers and giving the right
OF appeal to the supreme court was
placed on final passage. The other
bills on the program were also ad'
!anced.
The House had recessed until A
o'clock after its morning session in