Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-21
GOOD ROADS MEASURE |
PASSES STATE SENATE
WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
Vote Is 20 To 0-Expect
Friendly House Action.

Charleston, April 2o.-The good
roads bill. providing for the ex.
penditure OF the $4,000 ,000 voted
by the people in the general cleo.
ton last fal and the construction
OF a chain of hard roads connecting
every county seat in the state. was
passed today by the senate without
opposition. The vote was % to o,
Senator York being absent II was
made effective upon passage
The bill was Immediately sent To
the lower house where action is ex.
pected to he taken favorably the
next few days The bond bill. which
provides fnf the raising of the
money With which to do the actual
road building. will also be before
both houses within the next few
days. It is reported by leaders.
Bloch Fights Sales Tax.
Senator Bloch, Wheeling. renew
ed hoStlities against the gross
sales tax bill, when the measure
was reached on first reading lust be.
fore adjournment this afternoon flo
moved that the bill be referred to
the finance committee. and the mo.
ton prevailed, IA to -.
Ayes--Bloch. Bowers. Burr. IIar-
man. Hammer. lIelmick, Henshaw,
Johnson Morton. Polling Porter,
Shinn, Stats and Stewart.
Noes Boone. Chapman. Coalter.
Dinsmoor. Cooley, lIarer Lewis.
McClaren. Sanders. Shaffer. White
and President Arnold. Shaekleford
had pair with York Hill and
Hunter were absent and not voting.
One Round For Each.
This makes one round each for
the sale takers and the antis. Sena.
tor Bloch lost by one vote yester.
day when lie moved for immediate
consideration OF the majority re
port OF the finance committee which
had reported the bill back favorably
The purpose OF having the bill re
ferred back to committee was not
made known on the floor Of the sen
ate
Senator Sanders introduced a con
current resolution authorizing the
governor TO appoint a committee to
consider water power legislation
looking TO the development OF the
natural water power sites owned BY
the state, and to prepare a bill FOR
such purpose for submission TO the
next regular session OF the legisla-
ture.
Passed BY House.
Fourteen measures were passed
by the house today in addition 10
the prohibition law. One relates
to assessment OF taxes 1t provides
increases in pay for county aseess-
ors and their assistants. The vote
was 90 to G. Another senate bill
passed creates bureau of negro
welfare, with commissioner at a
salary OF $4,000 annually. The
third already enacted by the upper
house empowers county courts to
lay levies for construction of mem
orials for soldiers in the world war.
House bills passed relating to as
sessments on notes, mortgages. etc,
qualifications of county superin-
tendents of schools; school prop
crty; relating to state industrial
schools, diseases among bees and
providing for inspection OF bees by
the state department OF agricul.
ture, authorizing levies for mum.
eipal bonds relating to Concord
State Normal school; authorizing
monuments for soldiers Of the Attn
West Virginia Infantry; regulating
the construction OF buildings re.
curing registration of engineers,
and the Shinnston charter
The house also passed a resolu-
ton providing for a commission TO
be appointed by the governor to
Investigate the whole question Of
the need OF state hospital and the
establishment of medical school
in West Virginia.
1t relates TO the subject OF pro
posed extension of the medical col.
lege OF West Virginia, threshed out
in the lower chamber when a bill
to locate such an extension at
Huntington was defeated early in
the adjourned session.
The West Virginia rural train.
ing school bill was reported back
by the finance committee of the
9'""1N lNdoy hASh bAo AGCOil lituud
ton that it be passed. It is pro.
posed to establish the school in
Middlebourne, Tyler county.
The model vital statistics bill
committee substitute for house bill
number 40 made safe haven in
The senate after tempestuoue voy-
age. Il has been buffeted about on
the calendars for the past two weeks
or more. The latest obstruction
was placed by Senator lIarmer who
contended that requirements az 10
undertakings might abolish funerals
in rural districts.
Senators Chapman and Godbey
took decided stand against further
delay. The Cabell senator had the
bill amended in Difference to the
Harmer objection. This amendment
provides that in an emergency,
whore il is necessary 10 snip body
and the undertaken finds himself un.
abel to comply with provisions OF
the bill that provisional death
certificate shall be issued this to
be exchanged within ten days for
the regular and complete certifi-
cate.
There were II ayes and 8 noes
when the measure WAS put upon
passage
SALVATION