The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-25
CHARTER BILL.
IS NOW A LAW
PASSES HOUSE AND IS !.
EFFECTIVE AT ONCE
Six Bills Pass the Senate and
Ten Will Pass in the
=. House Today.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 24.-
Taken up out Of its order, the Wheel
ing charter bill, which was passed
earlier in the week by the senate, was
today passed by the house, to become
effective from It's passage. This wa1
the first bin to pass both houses.
This act provides for q city council
Of nine members, each to serve tive
years or until their SUCCESSORS ar4
elected and qualified. No one elected
to council shall be eligible to hold:
office as such member who shall %
interested directly or indirectly, N
the profits or emoluments Of any con.
trict, job, work or service for the city,
or In any sale to it Of any property,
real or personal, or be, directly or In
directly, a holder Of any bond on
stock OF any public utility corpora
ton enjoying a municipal franchise, ar
be an officer, agent, trustee, servant
or employe Of any such corporation.
The council shall appoint ono of their
number as chairman or presiding on1-
Ger, who shall be known officially %
mayor Of the city. The mayor shall
hold his office as such at the pleasure
Of the council.
The senate passed six bills at tho
one session held today, and the house
advanced to third reading ten bills,
which will be up for passage tomor-
row. The more important committees
from both houses were In session dur.
ing the afternoon and evening, some
of them holding hearings for the bene-
fit Of those who wished to be heard ON
the subject Of bills under consfdere-
tion in which they are Interested
The senate finance committee held tho
most interesting Of the hearings when
having under consideration the BILL
which proposes a license tax on tho
wholesaler and retailer who deals In.
temperance beverages put on the mar.
ket in bottles similar to those IN
sold in West Virginia during the
existence Of the saloon
Outcome Doubtful.
Just what the senate judiciary com.
mittee will do with Delegate J. w.
Weir's house joint resolution No. 2
providing for the appointment by the
governor of an efficiency commission
is problematical. The. house passed
it and when sent to the senate 10!
concurrence, Senator Gregory moved
to refer 1t to the committee where
similar resolution is already under
consideration. Senator Roosenbloom
announced that he would support the
resolution only if it. were amended to
provide for the appointment OF non.
partisan board Of four members. The
ayes and noes were demanded by Sen,
Kump on the matter of reference 10
committee and it resulted II to 8. ~;
Senate Bill No. II. which providei
for a double election board in primary
and general elections, was passed.
Senators Hogg and Godbey were the
only two senators voting against 1ti
passage.
When Senate BILL No 81, that pro Z
viding for the purchase Of state
mine rescue car, and the appointment
Of director of safety, Senator kump
moved to amend by making the ap
pointment of director by the CHIEF Oi
the DEPARTMENT. with consent and ap
proval Of thai governor. Senator Mont
gomery explained this amendment as
Intending to make the appointment
similarIto that of the district mine In
spectors. The amendment lost. Sena-
tor Hough moved to amend to MAKE
the term of office of the director the
same as that of the district mine in !.
spectors. The amendment lost. Sena-
tor Hough meve to amend to make the
term Of office of the director the same
as that Of the district mine inspectors.
and this was adopted Senator Carter
moved to make the salary OF the d.
fcontnues on rage N1ns) 2