The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-28
.FIFCT|0N INVESTIGATION PLAN
ABANDONED BY EXTRA SESSION
LEGISLATURE WILL
ADJOURN AT NOON
Registration Bill Passed by
House and Primary Bill
VIII Be Today.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Noy. Il
Decks were cleared late today for an
early ADJOURNMENT OF the special Ses'
sion OF the legislature. and II the
prophesies OF leaders come true. the
gavel will fall in house ana senate lio'
later than tomorrow noon. Inc oplh,
ion was general that no turtaer eHotC
would be made 10 bring about an IN
yestigation of the late election torousI
a commission appointed oS No''Fho'
Hatfield.
The only business left before mouse
and senate was the final disposition
OF the registration and primary cleo
tion bills, They originated IN the
senate. and went 10 the mouse whete
they were so freely amended that The
senate would not even read al! amend
mentS, and they were referred 10 con-
terence committees. 4 moyem en-
was immediately inausurated tor CLOS
ing up the business tonight. out tue
argument that haSty action Shoula 1lot
be taken resulted in an adlourhIuent
in both houses until the usual hour
tomorrow.
The abandonment OF the proposed
Investigation was not apparent until
late in the day. When the legislature
adjourned Saturday it was oeleFeu
that Governor Hattield'S friends would
De able 10 induce heSitatins members
OF the majority TO vote for Such 4 res
olution, bur AIopda$ morning came
with four members still holding out.
This was apparent when Sen. OllEer
:. Marshall uf Hancock. introduced Il
resolution coutining the business OF
the session TO the matters then before
The senate. Senator Blessing. the
Republican floor leader. ~ once
moved Il recess. and although the mo,
rion carried. Mr.. Marshall voted
against il. and with him Senators
RoSenbloun. Miller and Billings. Con-
ferenceS- followed. and 1t became
known in he afternoon thar friends
OF the nloyemen; had decided to give
il I'D, in Difference 10 certain RrpuO'
licanS. who. while they believed the
ALLEGED election frauds should DE- inveS,
Jigated. Gid not believe that il should
be. done in this way and ii this time.
AZ no other plan was torihcom!ng' 10
more was heard 0i the resolution.
Way for Compromise.
This left he way open for Il com
promise on The registration and prl-
mary election bills. Democrats and
Republicans III the house were wide
apart on The amendments 20 the
senate bill aud II the close o. the
morning session had voted on sllS-
pension Of The rules 70 pass the reg
iStra;ion bill as il had been amended.
but the announcement OF the vote had
been held over until thc afternoon
session. Amendments 10 the primary
bill had restored the fusion feature.
hui had SO changed the measure that
executive committees OF every party
in every political division Of IN" state
could t;"c!urC' ;or primaries or con
veniiou. and their declaration could
only bo overthruwn by petition irnn
forty per cent OF TN" qualified electors
nf the party a. The la&; preceding
election. Amendments |" ~. regis.
fration bill brought the ia$t raartlnG
0t the county court 20 hear final reg
iStcaiion appeals from tho first Mon
day of October 70 the last Monday,
and changed the phraSc0lu2E.
When the hOu~t' rr.oConvened Ill
%:I5 O'Clock. Mr. Duty. tn" Republican
floor leader. said
Il desire TO announce. 50 tnat W'a
may all fully understand The Situa-
zion. ihat after We have considered
;iie registration and primary hills now
before us we will have nothing further
10 consider at this session. This
agreement. | understand has also
been reached in tbs senate.
Changed Their Votes.
Democrats vino had voIcd against
placing the registration bill on lis
final passage at once began to change
their votes. and when the result WIS
announced i was found IS were for
il and none against il.
The primary bill then appeared. Mr..
hughes calling up the amendment
which says that every candidate must
he bona tidc member Of his party
and in full sympathy with its prin-
CipleS.
Mr.. Duty explained thar the amend.
ment had ben Inserted in the hope
;hat II would prevent minority parties