Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-08
COUNTY ENGINEER g.
FOLLOWERS BESIEGE
STATE LEGISLATURE
S0Ions Also Hear Addresses
By Former Officials.

Charleston, April Tile law-ma'
Sing grind Of the state senate yes
terday was broken for the first time
With a recess devoted to hearing
addresses OF three former presi-
dents OF the upper house They
were Gustavus A. Northeott, OF
huntington, who presided at the
1905 session; Congressman Wells
l'oodykoontz, Of Williamson, tbepre-
siding officer in 1917, and DR.. Char
les A. Sinsel, OF Grafton. the imme-
date predecessor Of President Go
hen c. Arnold.
Calls Senate Butwark
The senate OF West Virginia has
always been a bulwark Of protee-
ion" said Congressman Goody-
koOntz, land the body is as great
II not greater now than when pre-
sided Our state senators compare
more than favorably with the make
up OF our National Congress Mr.
Northcott expressed the opinion
that there are greater problems.
more complex and vital. confront
ing the present legislature than
ever before in the history OF the
state DR. Sinsel reviewed his ex-
periences at stormy sessions" over
which he presided.
Unheralded Diversion
Another event Of Yesterdays ses
sion which had no pre-arranged plac
on the calendar was provided by a
southern county road engineer who
besieged the kanawha county court
house. the temporary meeting place
OF the state legislature, with unem=
plOyed men bearing standards de-
signed to hasten favorable action
on the good roads bill The banners
bore many inscriptions aimed to call
attention to alleged unemployment
one of them reading:
why not pass road law and
give us work."
Senate Passes Bills
The senate passed five bills and
he lover house like number. One
Of the senate bills related to unlaw-
fql giving of checks and drafts for
value. a special order on third read.
ing 1t was passed Is to IA, the noes
coming from Senators Block, Bow
ers, Burr, Coalter. Hartman. Har-
mer. Henshaw. McClaren. Morton,
Porter, Sanders. Shackleford. York,
President Arnold. Senator Sanders
questioned its constitutonality on
the ground that lit eontemplates
Imprisonment for debt"
Other senate bills passed relate
to Rosedale school bonds, TO a uni
form law for conditional sales. to
claims against the state and pay
ment thereof: the tlarksburg school
elections: Clarksburg has new
city charter now and the last bill
fixes school and municipal elections
the same date
Bills Passed In House
Bills passed i'll the house of dele
gates today were:
House Bills Az, relating TO spec
ulatiVe securities: !, increasing
rates Of commissioners In chan
Gerry; %, regulating the sales OF
goods and merchandise in bulk; 2,
instructions and charges of courts
to iuries.
The jury bill was defeated in the
house several days ago but was re.
called by vote TO reconsider. The
bill was amended
The gas conservation bill intro
duced by Delegate Flynn, OF Pres
ton county, designed to deprive gas
companies of the benefit OF the
step UP" gas rates by making the
sur-charge payable to the state
treasury instead. was defeated by
vote OF 1889 by the house OF del
gates. The measure came from the
committee on taxation and finance
with a recommendation that it De
rejected
Anti-Lynehinp Bill
The house accepted amendments
10 measure providing penalties
for lynching and advanced 1t to
third reading. 1t Will be taken up
fer final action tomorrow. The orig
inal vote Of t. 10 33 favoring an
amendment proposed by Delegate
McClintic, Greenbrier. was chang
ed and the amendment rejected by
a vote OF g to 80.
The anti-lyuching bill was intro
duced by Delegate Capehart color