The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-09
STATE SENATE
RAT|FIE:.9 HE
DRY AMENDMENT
VOTE UNANIMOUS
IN UPPER HOUSE
Caucus Nominees of the Re-
publicans Elected in
Both Houses.

CHARLESTON. ". va. Jan s.--Th"
nncuing srSSj"!! of the thrty-rourrh
West Virginia Legislature" which con
vcn"d her" n Uoun to-day. w;ls short
ono IN both houses. though ono of the
most imr"r,nn; pieces ot legislation 10
cnur before Identification Of ihr ma
,iun-wdc prohibition amendment to Tho
federal cunstliutiun--was taken up IN
the senate and adopted unanimously.
|; WAS offered us senate joint rc9nlu-
ton No. /. and Will so to thr house to-
morrow. whore :. probably will receive
the same action with rs much dispatch
as WAS given in the senate.
While the resolution was adopted by
the unanimous vote OF all members Of
the senate prcScn; ~ the lime. one tncm-
b,r Senator II. {. NcncIll. Demucrat.wa
absent because .: illness, and three
members. Jesse a. Eloch of the First
district: W. T.. burgess. Of the Second
district and y. l.. montgomery. OF IN"
Eig!uii district. were absent from Inc
chamber while the resolution WAS un-
der consideration.
AL Elected.
All nominees as chosen by the Rcpub-
llcan. or majority caucuScS Tuesday
might. were elected IN the process Of or
yaniz:,tlon az IN" FIRST session to-day.
ur. Charles \. S.uscI, OF Grafton. be-
came president o. the senate and J. Luz
th.r Wolfe OF jackson county, became
speaker OF the house of delegates.
senator Fred l.. FuX. Of Sutton. was
mad minority !"dacr Of the senate, and
&. ". Mccaulcy. of Hardy county, mi
~ Ilof,.- n rho hnilSp
Adopt Taft Tribute.
Calling attention to the trihutc to the
laIe former President Theodore Ro"sc-
vel: b. former Prcs dcnt W. IL Taft. as
printed IN ;ho morning press reports
Senator Harvey w. lIarmcr OF ClurkS-
burg moved that the tribute hc rrid by
The clerk. After il had been read. Sc1l7-
tor llarmer proposed that the TAFT t1!b-
ute be adopted as the memorial tribut"
us tSc West Virginia state senat" and
that the senate members stand IN
silence for ten minutes. for prayer. The
urayer was offered b. the Rev. W. &.
Iiar;!rEer pastor OF the First Methodist
Episcopal church OF Charleston.
Governors Message.
The governors message was received
in each house and WAS ordered printed
IN the journals Io-norrQw morning The
message was not read in full in either
house, it being customary TO dispense
with rcadiuG Of tn" message after It
has been received. as printed copies al
ways arc placed immediately on the
desks of the legislators.
No Bills Introduced.
No bills were introduced at to-daS's
session, though number o. them are
expected 10 r"ah the hopper Tomorrow
Another memorial resolution is expected
to bo offered IN tho senate Tomorrow.
one in memory OF former Senator Roy
e. Parrish. Of Clarksburg. who WAS Kill.
ed IN action in France.
Tho memorial resolution is expected
to provide for tie erection OF a shaft. or
, the placing os n bronze tablet some
where in the city OF ClarkSourS TO the
memory Of Senator Parrish. In such
an event j; would have TO be Il joint
! resolution TO secu-o tho approval of the
house for the expenditure OF any funds
a Parrish Mem orinl-
Tomorrow morning in the state sem
ate Senator Harvey W. Harmer OF
Clarksburg viii offer resolution pro-
posing 10 set aside Friday afternoon,
January II. us day when memorial
exercises Will be held in honor of tho
late Senator Roy Z. Parrish. killed in
action in France on July %. 1915. Sen
ator Parrish was a lieutenant
Both houses OF the legislature will
adjourn tomorrow morning until Friday
TO permit President Sinsel and Speaker
Wolfe to have necessary time 10 make
committee assignments in the house and
senate. Tho appointment OF the sew
eral standing committees was the f"a-
rure discussion in the hotel lohhics to-
night, and will continue to be until the
roster Is completed