The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-21
Minority Party Threatens to
Retatiate at Coming Regular
Session Of Legislature.
TO HOLD iJ UP SALARIES ny.
And of Course, CornWeII Would
Be One of the First Victims
of Such a Plan.

CHARLESTON, Nov. 21.-Efforts
to enact into law the legislative pro-
gram outlined by Governor Hatfield
in his message to the special session
of the legislature Monday were con-
tfnued Tuesday when the house and
senate assembled at 10 o'clock. The
committee of eleven appointed in the
senate to handle the business of the
session discussed methods Of proceed
ure until a late hour Monday night
without reaching a conclusion and
finally adjourned until 8 o'clock
Tuesday morning when 1t was expect
ed the complete program would be
adopted.
Democratic leaders declared they
had found In one or the bills intro
duced Monday a joker," which,
while innocent enough on the surface,
really took from Governor-elect John
J. Cornwell the power to name any
officers or. agents of the state govern
ment. They said they would contest
the passage Of this measure to the
last and If beaten in the special ses-
sion they would carry their oppost-
ton into the regular session which
begins in January by refusing to sup
port appropriations for the salaries
Of such officers as might retain their
positions under the proposed law.
While in many quarters, especially
in the hotel and state house lobbtes,
there was talk of compromise on
\ Governor Hatfeld's legislative pro
gram as outlined to the special ses-
sion of the legislature Monday, Re
publican and Democratic leaders said
that the issue had been fatty put and
that everyone of the measurs intro
ducd Monday would be pressed to a
final vote.
The Republican members of "a com
mittee OF eleven appointed in the sen
ate Monday held another meeting
Monday morning to complete their
plans, but the Democratic members
did not meet, the statement being
made that they were ready.
Both house and senate waited for
more than an hour for the report
from the committee to which the bills
had been referred. TWoreports were
favoring the passage OF the bills and
the minority Directing. The majority
report was adopted 81 to %. An at
tempt was made to have the reports
60 over until Wednesday as printed
copies had not been furnished mem
bers but it was voted down with one
gpurporting to give three days consid-
Grafton Of the bills, while another res
olution substituting the minority$re-
Fort for the maturity and making it
the special order of business for We'd
nesday at 10 o'clock was opposed by
Chairman NJ. II. Duty Of the commit
tee. who declared the minority was
trying to delay the proceedings and
that the regular order would give
them printed bills quicker than the
plan it proposed.
Minority members declared that
only three Of their committee had.
seen the bills and not many more of
the majority and that none of the
committee had given proper consider
alton to them. The report Of the
majority was finally adopted, all eff
forts to reconsider being defeated
Among the bills. Of which the minor
ity asked for copies, was one having
to do with the removal OF elective
state officers during a legislative re-
cess, Tor the removal of appolntiVe
officers, for deciding election con
tests when brought by state officers
and for contestfng the election Of
state officers.
The matter of certain members be-
ing disqualified from serving on the
ground that they had removed from
the counties from which they had
been elected or had taken other en-
p1oyment under the state went over
until Wednesday,.
The session of the senate was
short, a recess being taken until all
the bills offered Monday could be
reported by the committee.
The matter Of certain senators be-
ing disqualified was referred to a
special committee.
Il. Both house and senate recessed
until S p. m.