The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-13

Up Bills
AND GETTING LINE
ON THE COMMITTEES
Committee on Virginia Debt
ConsideredMost Important
Hold Down Expense.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. l2-
Lenders of both branches OF the leg
isIaIure were engaged today IN snap
Inr the committees, the names or the
members of which will be made pup
lie nrobablv before noon Monday, al
which time will also be announced the
!names Of the attaches appointed
4 committee on Virginia debt, which
this time is considered OF more IN
uortance than any other, VIII Dc ap'
poinred by both the president OF lne
senate, and the speaker or the oouse;
and greater care is being exercised
| in forming these than any others,
With poltics playing a smaller part.
Naturally the Democrats Will nave
tho inportant committee assign
ments in the house while the RepuD-
lirnrs will have the same advantage
in the senate 1t is believed that tne
committee assignments can De agreed
on by Saturday night. l.,
The promise is made by leaders IN
both houses that the expenses or tnls
session will be held to the minimum
and hat no more attaches will be ap'
pointpd than are necessary to expe-
fitc The work of the solons. The
; clerical positions OF Importance are
being filled temporarily on the house
side bv those who had experience IN
the work at former sessions, and sew
eral OF these are Republicans who do
not ask to be appointed for the fuli
term.
ProhIbitionIsts Active
The prohibition force IS just now
exhibiting greater, activity than any
other, and it is expected that 1t will
object to any radical departures from
the present laws regulating the hand-
ling of intoxicants In the state. A
number of leaders in the movement;
during the days Of the wet and dry,
campaign in 1912 have volunteered
their services and while they nave
, not formed lobby they are organ
lied in a manner that will permit
them to work ia unison and prooaoly
with good effect.
There is a difference OF opinion
among the members on the question
of abolishing the county boards OF
equalization and there Is promise of
A. lively tilt when the subject Is pre-
sented in the form of bill. A great
many of the members Of this legisla-
ture are farmers and 1t Is expected
that both pure stock and pure seed
measures will be introduced.
The State Department Of Health
has been asked to assist In furnish.
ing data on which to base several
new health bills, and the Department
of Education .is also being asked to
assist in drafting measures looking
toward the betterment Of school con-
ditions.
Want The Recall.
Fayette county citizens have sent
petitions to their representatives in
the legislature asking that bills be
introduced providing for the initia-
tive and referendum and for the re-
call of all officials They also ask
that a law be passed providing that
all political parties have official rep
resentation at all voting places dur
ing elections.
Septimus Hall, member of the
house from Wetzel county, received
congratulations when it. became
known that today marked the forty
fifth anniversary Of his induction
into public service as a state sena.
tor. He served one term In that ca
pacity and has since been elected to
the house Of delegates every time he
was Il candidate, and six times in
succession in the last eleven years.