The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-02-09
THUG ARM|NG BILL" KILLED
IN THE HOUSE Of DELEGATES
Passed Wednesday, RecoDsidered and Defeated
Thursday Big Doinss During Last Half
Of Session --Poics to be Played
Before Adjournment
BH 4 ED ARD HILL.

CHARLES TON. w. VA. Feb. D.
Thursday morning of last week. which
wa- the closing day of the session Tor the
week m both branches OF the Legislature
xitn.- .--ei another interesting fight ln the
Hou-e ia which Mt--rs >wepe and IIar-
per of Mcdowell took leading part AMI
we're ably -upIorted 10y Me--rs. llsg~r
nan and Waldron. The fight u - agAin-t
a bill fOstere,i 10y certain big corporations
and ably backed 10y the sIsrial interests
the bill (Hou-e Bill No. :stD conferred
police powers upon cDnductOrs. brak"-
men and hagnen OF railroad trains and
street railways. gave them the right &"
carry pistols ard provi ted that any rail
road. steam or rlectrIr, eiectrlc hight,
,ower, hydro elsctric- tel' graph and isle-
phOne company would have the rIgiit L.
end To the X vernon net OF NAMES o.
Oen for st.ecial policemen (withnut limit
"a numberD and II would le mandatory
upon the governor 10 appoint such mrh
A. recommended: these men 10 have tis'
right 10 carry pistols and with c"nduc
tors. brskemen and ilagfn~n ~ou'd have.
the same power a. regularly elected CON
tables.
When the bill came up for passage on
Wednesday the oppo-itition dii not have
iue Co rally their forces and IL passed
the IIou-e ~ t. - but Thurday morn
ng tho opponents Of the mesrure 20. To-
ETHER and motion wa- made t. re,-,n-
I'd r the vote by which the bill VA
asset the motion To- reconsider prevail
a by t. Of i5 to ~.
Char acterized A. Thug arming hail'
Dle -I.e. rhs~ we're made - dricsate-
.. Bull >&opc oi Med well c,unty.
I Harper. colored memi~r from The
came county. and other on boti, the l,.-
DublIcan and D.morratir -iie of IT,,
hani'er. The opposing ie,' .,at,- %,
their speecher characts'izpi the ura.ur.
a. a thug arining bili ~hich WDi.id turf
',s,-e upon ihe working people of the
4 IT, a gang al thug - Ruthless AMI ui -
~-rupu'ou- ~ thu mine gIard- 81 inism
'us memory The -gce,ic- "i N,--r-
-wcTe and iIarIwr were aD,e anil sf.st-
ive and strong defrncc- 81 tie CT zcn-hip
4 West Virginia snd can-,-i several del.
rzst~- ~hO were favorable o. the hlli
~hcn q first pss-e,i n change their 81, T.
when the meas - csrnr uo for 6nai a.
ton pDn final rDil call the bii "a
defeated by vote oi o. a. ~ Iighi
Democrats voted sgalu-t the bill and i've
Republicans voted ior Il. among whom
w~re the iels yates from METRE county.
The sttitu'ie Of tie McDOe.l c"uLt,
de.e9ate- IN the ''cpsi ~eishipg bll ~ a
on thi- measure hs- i,e~n the ~urpri-r Il
Charleston ant in the hotel loi,bie- and
al .ut the capit ,orro-iDr- nfsr frequent
~ hears q -sil. ~ lat ,lo you thlnk oi
MclDy~eA; she ha- . d,segstion bot c..f-
troliei ~ sg,rcial Interests "NcDouel.
county members did Mt get IN import
ant committees but -hc - giving ctul-
mittee rePcr h-l when they are sg4irsl
the ift sts Of the common ~ pie
The four mem.~r- from the "Free
state II NcDoVeli" have voted a. = unit
on every proposition except amendments
10 the Peohhiton biil. uP,n whieh
Me--rs. Seoyr, Harper aud waldron
voted for the bili a. 10 passed tie senate