The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-07
PUBLIC HEARING
TOMORROW ON
VIRGINIA DEBT
Prominent Men are Expect
ed to be Present and
Speak.
CHARTER FOR PRINCETON
Governor Permits Inaugu-
ration Bill to Become
Law Unsigned.
CHARTER FOR PRINCETON

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. L.
n the House today Chairman Hall
Of the House committee on Virginia
Debt, announced that there would
be hearing before the joint COM
mittee on that subject in the capitol
ut 1880 o'clock Thursday evening and
that the general public is invited. 1t
is expected that number Of promi-
nent men, both Of the Legislature and
nut Of Il, will address the committee.
Governor Hatfield failed to sign the
bill which passed the House, January
"a and the Senate one day later pro.
viding an appropriation of $1,000 to
defray the expenses incident to the
l,1auenra9on Of his success, John
j. Cornwell. The bill has become a
law without his signature.
The House adopted the Senate joint
resolution requiring that the appro-
priation bills b eready for submission
10 the Legislature by Thursday, Febru.
ary Is.
The Princeton charter bill, original
ing in and passed by the House, was
passed by the Senate and to become
a law only remains to be signed by
the oyernor The bill relating to the
disqualification of circuit judges also
was passed by the Senate and the bill
on third reading relating to the San
Jose scale, was recommitted to com.
mittee on motion of Senator Fox. The
bills relative to civil service for the
Mine department and to the Ohio
County Children's Home were recon-
nitted to committees after having
reached second reading.
The Duty Senate joint resolution
providing for an amendment for the
classification Of property for taxation,
went over for one day on third read
ing and with an unimportant amend
ment the House joint resolution was
adopted requesting West Virginia iep-
resentatives in Congress to urge the
passage of the Chiffon bill now in the
House of Congress relating to suits
by states against the federal govern
n1ent.
Senate committees reported adverse.
oil the bills relating to dependent
lildren and a tax on certain non.in'
4tcating beverages. They reported
aiGrably on bills covering the follow
subjects: Marriages, apprehension
q criminals, election of United States
senators. concerning county courts
ed court reports; execution of GRIM
sis; liability OF husbands; Fayette
FimiEal Court, Kanawha Common
Pleas Court; establishment of state
Tine jury commissioners; collection of
taxes by sheriffs; warehouse receipts /;
Criminal Court of Cabell county;
terms of court in twentieth circuit !;
s1,rtduoC acrnso pnfnmar. IN annOirn ~ &,
breeding OF dogs.
New bills were introduced on the
following subjects: Chancery causes,
education, life certificates for school
teachers, report for Ninth Judicial
Circuit tax on carbon black, trespass
on railroad rights-of.way, state ath.
letic association, antiinjunction bill
tubercuIer tests for cattle. appoint.
ment of committee to establish place
FOR state fair, Belingon charter, mum.
cipal water works.
"a resolution was recommended to
pass, authorizing Thaddeus C. Jones
to practice medicine, and another was
presented to adopt the Harris legis
lative handbook.
The House committees reported adj
versely on bills Of the following sub.
jects:
West virginia Humane Society, sale
Of real estate, FORGETTING of realty for
nonpayment of taxes, building and
loan association, boundary lines OF
realty, concerning dependent children,
abolishing legal distinctions, illegal
checks, rules and pleadings, commits,
sioners of chancery to take dispositions
automobile drivers, exemption of chart.
table institutions from taxation, re-
cordation of leases and assignments,
recording birth and death certificates,
pensions for policemen, independent
school district of Eccles.