The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-08
Outline of the More Impor-
tant Measures to be In
troduced.
FIGHT ON COMPENSATION
Ben Rosenbloom to Lead
Movement to Have Debt
Considered.


CHARLESTON. W. Va. Jan. S.
While West Virginia has more laws
than 1t knows what to do with, many
more will be placed on the statute
books by reason OF the action OF the
regular session of the legislature
which will convene In Charleston Wed.
nesday, January 10, and continue for
As days.
Nearly every solon, old and new
alike. is coming with pocket full OF
pet measures which he wishes to have
enacted into law. Some of them made
their campaign on the promise that
they would seek to have certain bills
passed and many of these have merit,
judging from the declarations of the
patrons as we'll as others interested
in their drafting.
Senator Ben l.. Rosenbloom, of the
First district, says he will try to bring
about joint session of the two houses
for the purpose OF getting considera-
ton of the Virginia Debt, subject
which but few of the law makers like
to discuss. Whether this movement
will be popular remains for the session
itself to disclose. There are many Of
the Legislators who are firmly of the
opinion that the legislature has no
power TO consider the debt question
nor the judgment against the state for
almost $13,000,000 by reason Of the
obligation to the mother state-Virgin.
| ia.
That there will be tinkering with
the prohibitory laws is known Sena-
tor Carl c. Coalter, of the Seventh dis.
trict, has attracted no little attention
to himself by reason of having meas.
ure for introduction in the upper house
providing for the creation of the Of
fees of deputy commissioner OF pro.
hibition. His bill makes every county
clerk in the state an eX.officio assist
| ant to the commissioner of prohibit
ton, and each of these is to be allow.
ed, in event the bill goes through, to
issue permits, each of which at the
cost of one dollar, to legal voters OF
the state, which will allow the holder
to either send to licensed states for
liquors, wines, ETC., in certain quanti-
ties, or bring in those quantities them.
selves.
The county clerk writing the per-
NIT is allowed ten cents for his trou.
BILE; the remainder of the money goes
into the state road fund. Senator Coal.
ter claims that il his bill becomes a
law, 1t will put stop to illegal vend.
ing Of intoXicants Violations of this
measure, If 1t becomes an act of the
legislature, will be punishable by I'M
prisonment in the penitentiary. The
maximum sentence prescribed is TWEEN
ty years.
Many recommendations will be made
for amendments of the school laws.
The department of education asks that
changes be made that will give the ed
ucational institutions chance to grow
Some of these recommendations will
be acted on favorably, is assurance
given by many of the lawmakers for
the teachers OF the state have n very
| good organization and their expires.
sions in institutes held last year were
of sufficient Importance to attract at.
tention all over the state and call to
public notice some of the imperfec.
/ tions of the laws which regulate the
/ free schools OF the state. 4 pension
for teachers who have grown old in
service is asked for, and this will
eventually come about in West Vir.
ginia. but there is some doubt about
It being sufficiently agitated at this
time to be favorably considered by
this legislature.
Good roads laws in number will be
introduced. and it is expected that
one measure at least, meeting with
general approval, will be framed from
the many. that will meet with legisla.
tive approval at this session. Good
roads advocates from all over the state
have held meetings recently and there
will be more or less uniformity about
all the bills introduced. The state
association is showing a decided in.
terest in legislation looking toward
better roads. and It has represen.
tative in the senate, Senator Hough,
of Wellsburg, who is president of the