The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-24
JOHNSON To PUT
|NMEASURE To
REVISE STATUTES

,,ba-,eston ". Va. Jan. 80 E"a-
-, 81 q sta,r commission /" r'|.sc
en1 horrrCnizr tn" general statutes OF
Yves, VIRGINIA - provided III n''N-
r-, s1s,rrrJ by senator Herman J"'"'-
son az Eaudnlph county, which II" say
a.. Will .~trotucc N the Senate t"un"r-
row
Under tho provision OF his H'1'' INA
sor Johnson ~aNS. N" supreme court -
unpra.S would r-' sent :" tn" governor
~. names %: ten competent persons
from, wn,ch lis the chief executive
world appoint three to constitute the
commissioner The commissioners would
Zach D., pa:d s. noN a year and would
-, authorized t. employ = stcn"SrarheT
4; $3.50 Il month.
Th,. senator from Randolph says his
hi, covers 4 need that has long been
rr,t in West Virginia. not only by at
tu-nrvS. but by laymcn as well Sena-
Tor johnson himself is lawyer ana
Wnii,. N. states that the lawyers would
perhaps. derive tho greatest benefit from
thv measure. "a" Intends I" "nHr II
r-jnciralv IN behalf Of tn" laymen.
Trc man, he saws, was endorsed by the
West Virginia Bar Assoc iation In Elkins
IN 1918.
To Regulate Money Lending.
Another bill to be thrown into the
hopper tomorrow Is on" aimed 70 tNr-
Their regulate the business OF small
money lenders in the state. Delegate
Luther Raymond OF Harrison county
announced tonight that he viii intro
duce the money loaning bill The bill
likes the rate Of interest on small loans
up 10 $500. A special license would
cost $50 and would be obtainable from
the state banking comm isStoner At his
discretion 1t would provide Tor tho
appointment OF an agent upon whom
all legal papers would be served. and
q bond OF $4,000 would be required. In
vestigatlon OF the business and affairs
Of every licensee is provided for. the
interest rate on any loan mp 10 $500
would be two percent bonth.
would Abolish Department.
4 bill 70 abolish the department OF
state government. known as the de-
partment Of agriculture. and the COM
y,tssioners thereof. IL TO be introduced
in the House by Delegate Marion T.
HerSman OF Calhoun county. The Of
6ce is now held by James Fl. Stewart,
Repubiican, who was reelected for
another term in November.
a companion bill with Delegate c.
+. McClintic OF Greenbrier county. rs
tho iutroducer would transfer the
work Of the commissioner OF aGr!cul-
'ure and his department 10 the school !
% agriculture otIthe state university
and make tho dean of the school dtrec-
tor ot state agriculture
Their Argument.
''Tf these bills are enacted into Jaw"
said HerSman and McClinttc. in \ Joint
statement. the office OF commissioner
OF agriculture will be eliminated at 4 !
b,, I- lniI /
70 the state. will increase the efficiency
uc toe school OF Agriculture. give more
practical experience 10 the students
thereof. and should give 70 the agr,-
cultural interest Of the state 4 closer
.onla,t with the university and better
.rrlir" 20 tn" farmers OF the state. as
dome n tho more progressive states"
Many Go 60 Church.
N..r'E al members It the Legislature
...,,.' ~ charleston for the wrrk- end.
.'.,. ..a'> leaving belonging mostly to
'.- senatorial division. THO city
W., hes were tavorte detectives both
-,rru5"= and evening. number Of
20. senator's attended the men. Bible
&,s> "' tn" Central W. F. church. at
'rr invitation Of tho Senate Chaplain
H., " u. Shultz. pastor OF the church.
'u:"m"h:"S were sent to hotels for
Ia' senator's.
To Hear Claxbon-
THO Legislative calendar FOR tomor-
INV i given variety by n joint session
N tho House at o'clock 10 hear y. y
,TaNton. national commissioner Of sdu-
cation. who comes to Charleston for a
citizens "duca tional conference. Tho
Scrat" Will convene at o'clock and
proceed to the Baptist Temple. RETURN
ing 10 tho ~" FOR an executive session
10 consider the governors recess ap-
pointments. and the regular order Of
business. The House resumes III" bill /
grind at ; o'clock
Tho second Senate test on the SAL |
aries bill may be made tomorrow. the
way being paved for It by the vote TO
reconsider. at IS decided that there
IS no chance Of concurrence IN the
House, the emergency measure will not |
be reused from its Senate sleep tomor-
row. IL was said tontgnt.
The Road BSll
Tho proposed road bill, which Is 70