Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-05-03
Extra Session Called.

The West Virginia Legislature will be
convened in special session Monday
May IA. The proclamation OF Governor
Iohn /. Cornwell to that effect was issued
last Friday. The purposes OF the session
are as follows
First. To make appropriation OF public
money to pay the compensation OF the
members, officers. clerks and other EN-
ployees OF the legislature for tins extra
session.
Second. To pass general appropria-
ton bill, making appropriations OF public
moneys TO pay the general charges upon
the public treasury.
Third. To amend section OF chapter
of the Code of West Virginia as amended
by chapter p OF The acts OF The legisla-
ture of 1915, and to pass such additional
legislation as may be deemed necessary
10 authorize and empower the federal
government TO acquire by gift, purchase
or condemnation the title 10 sufficient
real estate upon which TO construct an
armor plate plant, proiectile plant. or
other works. and TO exercise jurisdiction
over such land when acquired.
Fourth. To enact any proper measure
or measures which, in the judgment OF
the legislature. may be necessary to en-
able the State TO render proper or neces-
sary aid or assistance to the federal gov
eminent in prosecuting the war in which
if is engaged.
Fifth. To make necessary special ap-
preparations OF public moneys TO defray
any extraordinary expenses that may be
incurred in rendering assistance to the
federal government in the prosecution OF
the war, or in the protection OF the clti-
zens OF the State, or their property.
Sixth. To legalze the appointment OF
the State Council of Defense, and to clothe
if with power and authority to carry on
the work for which il was created, under
the direction OF and in cooperation with
the Council OF National Defense.
Seventh. To enlarge the powers OF any
State officers to meet any emergency
arising out OF the war or the conditions
resulting from il.
Eighth. keany action regarding the
Virginia debt suit that may, in the judg-
ment OF the legislature, seem necessary
or that developments in the meantime
shall seem TO warrant.
Ninth. To consider and submit to the
people at the next general election Q
constitutional amendment providing for a.
State budget.
Governor Cofnwell has forwarded a
letter 10 each member OF the legislature.
explaining that calling the session almost
one month earlier than he had intended
to do was made necessary by the fact that
as the State law now is, the federal gov
eminent can acquire title to but Is acres
OF land in this State, in any one place.
That the federal government wants more
than $50 acres for the armor plate and
proiectile plants in South Charleston and
that it wants title TO the property imme-
diately in order that work can be started.
He explained that he was including no
general legislation, largely because more
than one hundred subjects had been urged
upon him by members of the legislature
and Others: That to include all or any
considerable part of them would mean a
long drawn out session at an extraordi-
nary time, so far as events are concerned,
and to include only few would be TO
discriminate
So the Governor has confined the legis-
lation TO action upon war measures and
the appropriation bill, except that he
added the constitutional amendment for
budget system as that is fiscal measure,
allied closely with the appropriations and
designed TO effect economy in the public
expenditures.