The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-20
MANY BIC BILLS
To GET ACTION !.
IN THE SENATE.
BIG HANDICAP FOR :.
SENATE OVER HOUSE
School Code Measure Among
the Bills That Will
Come to Vote.

CHARLESTON. ". Va. Jan. 1s.-The
senatc Of the West Virginia legislature
will start the weeks work tomorrow
with a considerable handicap over the
house, having more bills on third read
ing than the house, and having passed
IA measures to the houses none. Tho
house. however. has rejected Is oills 10
the scnatc's three. thus on the point or
final action on bills. being only 1our
behind.
The handicap is there. just the same,
however because with the . billS derl-
nitrly passed on by tho house. the SEN
ate will not have To deal in the future,
while the "A measures passed by the
senate will have to be considered in the
house. Or tho 1a9 bills introduced in.
;hc senate, Al have been reported from
committee and have bccn passed. re-
iccted. OF now occupy places on the
calendar. OF tho l13 bills introduced
in the house - have been reported out
Of committee and have either been re-
jec;cd or now occupy places on the CAL
cndar
Tho number Of hills introduced In
both houses 10 the present time IS llttie
moro than had appeared in the mouse
aIanc at the corresponding period in the
sessions nf 1915 and 1917. With the
Legislative machinery working smooth
ly. both houses will have passed deti-
nitcly upon at least half the bills now
in their hoppcFs by the end OF next
week. .
Still in Committee. =.
None Of the more important bi!ls'
however have been reported out OF COM
mittre. At least three or four Of these
will occupy a day or two more OF con-
sidrration in each house on second
reading. which is the amended stage:
One Of these is the school code bi'i.'
another is rhr tax levins code bill.
third IS the hydro-clectric power pih'
and still others arc the natural gas
conservation and gas tax bills. tho ldle-
uess and vagrancy bill. tho state depotl-
tories bill. the building code bill. the
TWO railroad bills. the child and female
labor bills. and some in prospect but
not yet introduced. including the pn-
mary election bill.
Tho house Of delegates will meet at
| 10 a. m. tomorrow. but the senate Will
not convene until y. M. The house
calendar OF bills on third reading W
| cludcs the Montgomery high school Dill
the commissioners Of courtS-bil. tue
| Mcdowell criminal court bill. TN rclAI;ai1
Of tho double election boards bill. ana
! the records Of courts bill.
! Revising the Code.
! In unfinished business. the house caI-
! crdar calls for consideration or the nan
resolution. which provides that the Ju-
dietary committee shall inquire into the
ryncdiarcy of revising the code Of Nest
Virginia. and tho Hays RESOLUTION, pro-
vding that tho secretary OF state DC
directed to furnish tho scrEeant-at-arms
and each member 81 the house with
pcnknifn and Il fountain pen. 10 be paIn
for out Of III: house contingent eA-
pcnsc fund.
Tho Hays resolution was offered as
takc-orf on som" four or five pre-
,.inus resolutions passed by tho house
directing tho secretary NJ state 10 lur-
nish tho members with codes tn" acts
nr former legislatures. and a NUMBER OF
other documents.
In the Rouse.
Thu. hous., will hav"'Ii bills on s"coud
reading tomorrow. but TWO OF which
are Of u.id. interest. ON" Of th"s" re-
Iaies ID the increasing of tho. salary OF
! ia" STATE fir, marshal and Tho other 70
,h. INSPECTION Of factories, mills and
workshops.
Thu. srnarr'e calendar Of bills on third
reading includes III" Mcdowell county
court hill. the Blu"fcld charter bill. INC
Sanders hill relating I" judgments '"T'
infants and insane. the Sanders bill. re-
Iating Io instructions and d"murrcrs'
The Morton commissioners III chancerE
hill. rho Morton mineral rights bill. IN"
West Union schools bill and the "eiis-.
burg school bill.
EcSt "Wednesday afternoon ihc son
ate will hold a memorial service Tor inc
la,r \I.i"ut. Roy Parrish and i. "L'
Gregory. both former members.