The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-30
WEISS LOAN
BILL GIVEN
THE D. K. SIGN
No Action Tuesday on Local
Charter Measure in
House.
Bv THOMAS D. MAYS.

S..,r,;,l nISrai,.il to The IntclliEcncer.
CHAIR. .ESTON, ". Va. Jan. 29.-The
Weiss small loan bill which created con-
siderable opposition III the llrSt coinHiit-
t".. meeting was today favorhbly report
.d in tn. house ui delegates by the COM
InIttI., on privHt. corporations anu JOINT
>ln,.k companies with tho rccommonda-
i!nn that tn" measure do gass as amend
,I
'rln.mnaS;lrr IS similar TO laws now in
!. fleet in virtually AL Of tn" states ana
in It's original form provided for month
l. inl"ri.st amounting IT, a. percent pc:
nunu,u on loans UP 10 S%n0. TIL" conf
m.t;rr made several slight amendments S
10 thr measure. On" providing TOT the
original rate Of interest 10 Apply oHlS
tu loans amounting 10 Slou.
The bill is along III" line Of welfare
wuri; being conducted by the Russell
Sag. Foundation. and that organization
S"nl 4 rcrrns"niativ" here from New
York Ia supper; the Weiss measure
The bill is now ready for its first
reading.
Richards Gets Action
Although there wHr" Il number Of bllls
introduced by Panhandle" representatives,
on In. house cuirndar for second read
ing. among them being tie, charter bills
Of W.hc.line. Iienwood. McMechcn and
Morrrntnwn. only House bill No. II" by
Delegate Richards relating TO mortgages
, and deeds of trust. was read and ad-
vanccd to third reading. owing 10 the
holding Of only o morning session.
m, four charter bills rernin their
;,lnrc on fh,. calendar and will come up
, fn.' second reading tomorrow.
Amendment Defeated.
Delegate Moore. Of Marshall. today en-
,lrayurcd tn amend tho child labor law
bill increasing tho hours child under
sixteen wears may work in any one week
from, IS to 20 hours. Tho amendment
was made IN order 10 provide for Il nine
hour work day. with Il half holiday on
SATURDAYS. instead Of q straight eight
hour day. The nmcndm"n; was lost.
Under Consideration.
House bill 81. relating tn IN" creation
| of' a board OF engineers. CAUSED some
little discussion when it came up on the
calendar for scrond' reading.
Delegate Thurmond raised tho point
that Tho measure was sjnnIar (" mouse
bin 40. 81 introduced Ivy Delegate "elSS
relating tn :hc licensing Of stationary
engineers which was defeated some
days ago on recommendation or the COM
,n,tccr. The speaker took tim" until to-
morrow L. consider tn" matter.
Favorab1y Reported.
n.Icrat,, Moore. ~, chairman OF III"
judiciary committee. reported iaV3FlplE
~, bill NJ. llI. introduced by himself
and which was referred hack 10 the
commits" for further consideration ne
bill was rrT.nrt"d III amended form. the
amendment being correction with regard
IN rccrrrucr to laws now on The statute
books
Now Bills BY Moore.
Drlrralr Moore introduced thr"" now
hills, on" relating To Tho. incorporation
If religious denominations. land SclllnG
.orporaiinns and detective aEcnci"s'
Identical In a tncaSur" introduced IN the
sruatc, and others relating tn appoint :
,nrntS Of deputy cl"rliS and sh"rltis ana
evidence III cases nf crime.
Delegate Kern introduced bill pro-
yidinw for the establishment and main
tcrancr Of tn" Marion county law IL
brar!.
Bloch Bills o. 4.
IT,, snnat" cnmmitt"" on banking re-
rOrtrd out on senate hill 40. b. lhlTo-
Gur,-i hv Senator Bloch. relating 10
huflding and loan associations. with the
r,cnl,,mrrdat ION that ;hc r"aSurS- pass.
similar report was made by the
| judiciary committee on l'ill No. 1ht. also
! introduced by Senator Bloch. relating 10
| directors of corporations.
Huntington "Nipper."
The greater portion "r IL" session IN
trA senate This afternoon was consumed