The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-16
Rosenbloom Introduces Bill
Amending the Wheel
ing Charter.
LICENSE CORN DOCTORS
That is the Purpose of Bill
Introduced by Ohio
Senator.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 10
Until the Committee OH Privileges and
Elections in the House made It's re-.
port yesterday there was doubt about
tiie seating of oil members of the
lower branch of the West Virginia
Legislature The committee, however,
reported that no contest had been filed
md that the personnel of that body
viii not be changed from that shown
by the initial roll call made up from
The certificates of election from the
office of the secretary of state.
No question OF contest was offered
in the Senate, and from nov on 1t is
expected that there Will be smooth
sailing in both houses unless n par.
tisan locking Of horns is brought
about when the more important legis.
alton Is under consideration.
Immediately after the appointment
of committees was announced in the
Senate there was veritable avalanche
q bills, all of which were referred to
committees. Within half an hour after
conYocation the Senate was through
with its business aud adjourned for
the day,
The bills introduced included those
by Senator Hough relating to roads,
the laying OF tax leyies, regulating use
Of motor vehicles, and relative to the
charterof the city of Wellsburg. Thir-
teen bills were presented by this mem
her.
Senator Gregory introduced nine
bills, including those relating 20 usury;
limiting taxation for school purposes;
TO establish o aanitarium for colured
citizens; to punish for fraud, relating
70 primary elections, relating to the
sale of real estate for taxes, and TO
hotel licenses.
Senator Hawley presented two bills,
one relating to License taxes and the
other to the Harrison county hog
law.
Senator Rosenbloom's bills relate to
the licensing OF chiropodists, to regu-
lating gas companies. changing the
Wheeling charter, relating to the De-
partment Of the Archives and History
and TO public roads.
Senator McAyoy had two bills, one
relating TO the West Virginia HUI
name Society and the other provid-
ing for a number OF amendments to
the coue.
Senator Kump introduced reso.
luton recommended by Gov. Hat
feld and approved BY Gov-elect
Gcrnwell providing for an amend
nent to the constitution providing
for a state budget. Another rcso'
luton by the same member provides
for the appointment as soon after
A .aAln L. ,Nf
tee of five persons to examine the
financial affairs Of the state.
Senator Loves bill relates to
change of salary for county clerks
In certain coaut.es. ThaSe of Sena-
for Ia ses. to dispensing with seal III
certain deeds, to commissioners in
ciiancery, appointment and bonding
of special receivers and to authOriz-
ifig county courts to do certain things
Ri connection with roads
Senator Beckwith Introduced a
hill concerning marriage. Senator
Luther q bill relating to the Su-
preme court, Senator Duty one con.
corning powers of railroads and Sen.
ator Godbey bills to provide Tor a
flon-partisan state board of health,
relating to wage earners and regu.
iatiiig building and loan associations.
The House did nothing more than
finish its organization by the ap.
pointment OF committees in the fore
noon and the afternoon session was
occupied by tho introduction OF two
resolutions. One of these was by
Delegate Hall of Wetzel county, au-
thorizing the speaker to appoint
sight committee clerks, three House
stenographers. two committee stem
ogranhars and one for the speaker,
seven floor pages, two journal pages,
one mailing and banking page. one
assistant sergeant.at.arms, two cloak
room keepers, one toilet room keep.
or, one night Waterman. one assist
ant doorkeeper and one gallery door
keeper.
A resolution was introduced by
Delegate Talbot empowering the
speaker to appoint a committee OF
rom five to 10 members to which all
matters will be referred concerning
The Virginia debt.
In the House Speaker Thurmond
name new members as heads OF two
important committees. w. G. w.
Renshaw, OF Cabell county, is the
chairman Of the Finance committee,
while Louis Al. Johnson, of Harrison,
loads the Judiciary committee Rob.
ert Bland, of Logan county, heads the
Mines and Mining committee.
Speaker Thurmond dropped party
lines in selecting DR.. H r. Werner
81 Tucker, Republican, ns chairman
81 the committee on Medicine and
sanitation. James Bassell. of Lewis
county, a retired Army officer, was
made chairman OF the Military Al
airs committee.
The chairmen of tho other COM
alfttees as announced by Speaker
rhurmond, are as follows: Privileges
md Election, Stratton, of Mtngo; Pro-
libition and Temperance, Harvey, of
3raxton; Education. Sweeney, Of
Wood; Railroads. Mcdonald, Of Kama
Nha; Labor, Nassau, Of Fayette; In
luranee, Patricl, of Kanawha.