The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22
''Third House Gets Busy
With Usual Stunts After
Solons Finish Their Task
Committees Named to
Draft Measures for the
Coming Extra Session.

rIAI;l ESTON. w. Va. Feb. 80 tSat-
urday)--'rhr 1919 regular session OF the
West Virginia Legislature ADJOURNED III
ono o'clock this Saturday m"rhIuE
after having b"cn III session Tor Inc
torty-fivc days allowed under the con.
Stitutiou. II the amendment Suot"'i''"
bv direction of this Legislature To the
vote OF the pcopl" is ratified inc "'A'
regular session will bH for sixty. days.
About two hours Of the evening" WIS
esatc from Jackson county. and numcr-
over which Chris HctErl OF CharieSto''
nrrsidnd Features included numerous
selections by IL colored quartette miro
duccd by Assistant Sergeant at Arms W.
z Hutchfnson: 4 solo, "Grandfathcr's
Clock" hv Delegate James Coocrly. OF
R.rdo1nb county: n song and poem
n! Dclecatc NJ. l.. Rankin. the blind del
spent in the usual third house frollc'
ouS explanations of Republican members
oe 70 how the state racing commission
hill was passed" over the governor
veto.
lust before adjournment. Speaker j. Il.
Wolf, and President Charles y. Sinscl
named number Of special committees
fnr the house and senate respectively III
accordance with concurrent resolutions
The committees to draw up biils 10 Dc
presented at the extra session were
named as follows:
constabulary-for the senate. HouGh.
Stewart. Schcrr. Hunter and kump: lor
the house McClintic, McFey. TwyInah'
Stnvcr and Thurmond.
Virginia debt--for the senate. Arnold
Duty Sanders, Fox. Gribbble and Mont
rorncry: for the house. Anderson MooFc'
Parsons, Swishcr. Ecrn and 'fali.
Primary clcction-for the senate foN'
FIarmer and Burr: for the house. Johtl
Peck and Richards.
On the joint committre to confer WIZ
, similar committee from tho lcEisla,ure
- Hroryland on the question Of bridges
across the Potomac rircr--for the SenaIe
stewart Harman and Burr: for the mouse
&C., Roush. Shaw, Kuykendall and
cuppctt. g.
t1,, tho ioiut committee to present 10
+ho s,crr+or>- Of war the advantages OF
rcr,,e,cx- Springs as site for q govern
mont sanitarium for soldiers. sailors ana
marines affected with rheumatic ana
drari diseases: For tho senate JonnSoE'
and kcrp: for tho house. DR.. Ham'itoU
Prrrin and PettiGrcw.
President Sinscl also appointed com
mirtce of the senate to draft n,ll -
relation to hydro-clcctric power dNFcl-
oorncn, in the state consisting ol Sc''a-
,nr. coo1trr C;ribblc .Cibun. Montgomery
and Fox
Block Has Fina1 Bill
Wheeling distinguished itself during
tbo session as tho champion charter
cornmuaity of the state and Ohio coun-
~ jumped into tho limciEht today Win
tho final bill. The measure was lntro-
r,,,ced In the senate by Senator Jesse A.
E1och and is officially known as senate
bill No $50. Th" bill proposed 10 m
crease thr salary OF Prosecuting Az
torncy Mexico.
It was given place on the calendar
reference 70 committee having nccn ols-
urnscd with. but it was allowed 10 ole'
no further action hcng taken.
Wheeling WAS given two appointments
on the special committee to consider
matters to he brought up at the speclal
session Of tho legislature
Senator Bloch was named member OF
the senate primary committee and Dclc'
.,ote Richards was placed on the same
committee. appointed by the house OF
delegates.
All of tho Wheeling delegation arc to
rcturn TO their homes tomorrow. )cav-
ing Charleston at $50 o'clock in the
morning.
II is probable that Senator HouEh
who was named chairman Of the state
nolice committee will remain over al
tho captal for day or two to arrange
for A. meeting Of that committee to mar
out plans for drafting measure to be
presented at the special session.