The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-14
Introduced in HouIe.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. March L.
The Joint committee Of tho senate ana
house Of delegates on state police pro-
lection fhis morning submitted is report
to he house. including tn" amenoea
committee bill. recommending tho pass
ape of that bill as the only practical So
luton Of the problem. ;.
The bill and the report supporting 1t
were ordered out by a unanimous vote
Of the committee and the report was
signed by the chairman. senator f'iInef
Houeh. The report Of the comm't'ee
was made 10 the house by De'cEalc
George ". hIcClintic Of kann"ha coun-
~. Tho report was made "a the senate
this afternoon by Senator Hourh.
| Tn considering the bill. rcfcr"nc" tn
Standing committee as required rndcr the
rules. was dispensed with anH IL was
ordered printed and placed on the caien-
dar tomorrow on first reading.
Apparently the preliminary Stages or
the fight over this hill arc past. and the
rcal fight Is on. The Legislature has been
stirred nv the issues nlrendy raised be-
yond anything seen during the regular
session.
In tho words or Senator Hough this
morning. The committee has been pa
tient and pninstakinG from tho OeGin-
ming in hearing all thai miEhf DC pro-
semi ed to il on either side OF I'll" ducS-
tion. II has considered IT I'll and has
made I'D its report Tn" time has Enw
como TO fight for the bill on its way 10
passage.
| The hearing of the labor representa-
tIy1,s last night served only to draw thr
lines tighter on tho main for or agnfrst
! the bill as a whole. TIL" position of IN"
committee remained unchanged. Its re-
mort had been held up pending the hear
ing. with tho intention Of making
changes In tho bill II reasonable changes
were proposed.
| The position taken By tho labor lead
crs. condcmning not only III" commit
tees bill M O whole. but the PROPOSE.
tfcn Of furn shing the state with any
kind Of military or police protection
whatever. was taken by several NOM
bcrs Of the committee more as !. chal-
l~ngc than az a suggestion on the SUD-
| ic-t under consideration.
| Thu rcpnrt Of the committee detailed
; Its Investigations and hearings. NIX
made no comment on th" hearing lns;
night. II being attended by all lhe
members Of tho legislature. simply stat
ing that ii was held.
Investigation made into tho hdviSn-
blity Of rcvivinE tn" National Guard
were reported. and tho committee de-
clarcd the opinion that such PROPOSE
ton under present federal laws vas on
| tirely out Of the question. It's fnal
| recommendation was:
"Your committee is Of the opinion
that u system IF state police is Rt pres
ent the only feasible method FOR the
| purpose Of affnrding protection to INC
citizens Of the state. md recommends
tho passage Of the proposed act re-
turned herewith. substantially in the
form in which tho same was written.
The committee was composed OF Sen
ators Hough. Schrrr. Hunter. Stewart
and Kumn ard Delegates McClintic'
Mcycy. Thurnond. Twyman and Sto-
vcr ", 7. Malamphy was clerk Of the
committee.
! Five other bills wore introduced IN
tho house this morning. rs follows:
By Taylor-A special tax on per
sons or corporations holding land IN
the state in EXCESS OF 5.na0 acres.
By Taylor-A license tex on the pro-
duction of coal. a companion bill 70 the
ono introduced in the senate yesterday
afternoon by Senator Morton.
Rv Morrs-A dog Nv coming unaer
the terms Of the call BY reason OF
tax provision.
|, Bv special committee-A bill TO IN
4 Ry McClintic--A bill relating to the
assessment Of property for taxation.
by Twyman.-A bill relating 10 inter-
insurance contracts. with a tax pro-
piston.
| BY the judges salary bill 1t is pro-
posed to increase the amount u BE- paid
circuit judges from the state treas
Jury from sa.300 to $4,000 annually and
make the minimum salary To- be paid any
Judge On the basis Of population OF
the several circuits additions arc pro
vided for them in the larger circuits
from the county treasures as follows:
In ten circuits where the population
lis less than $4,000 the Judges were to
receive 1000 annually; in five circuits
where the poulation is $4,000 to 10000.
the salaries would be increased by tho
counties from $500 TO $1,000 and where
the population above $4,000 the in
crease would be from $1,000 to $l,Soo
making a maximum salary any judge