The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-19
Clarksburg Charter and
Racing Bills Days Features

Charleston. w Va. Mar. Is. Ju-G ed
h..rc.n cross Nrrs IN both houses "i
the state legislature his nHt"rH""r ~"
,Vark>Iur.. charter h:'!. ~" '".I~" 'rT
the ill., hatt." of ~" present ~"~N."h'
emerged intact VA and win ''T''
attached when ia" senate
:,,t-d r.,yurai.N "u a" with juS' IA" -
Uuirod rumh"- of ."''S - inNH" - 49,
t..tI,. !;nrr"din,",y and forrStai' = mum
ic'pal primary election IN the iiArr.S"h
county seat r"Nt Tuesday
Wh.l" N" Nr:t', over ~" charter I'LL
waved warm IN "a" Synat" tn" h""s" r"-
I,...,.d ~" horse racing b. "'n"I ="
l.p-,liZ, racing n IL" stat" uH'I"~ ia''
nar,-,nu,ual plan of betting. ny HnHr'-
nous vote after thn committee" IN ayr
crl,urn had reported u out "'h i
that i he d"i"rt"d.
Another b.N. reported ~ IN" sam"
rnrnrlitt"". Provides for ~" d"'"'"H'
mont and use Of water pump 'Nr M
nroduc,ion OF sale 10 tn" public %! ny
drau'i,. pow~r and hydro -"'""'r:' ''."rSF'
carried with : -romrn"Eda'3"n 70:
rJv,ri Ul" action.
clarksburg Charter.
The Clark>hurg Chtri"r hl.i hAu 49,
sailing IN The first stages Of II '""S:"-
Grafton nv IN" senate. VIII IA" i"NT
four amendments proposed b. Senator
lI,r,n,r attached one providing for a
rrc.rnndum c,"ctiOr n" i!rSt TE'SdiE OF
,,ri To support his proposal that
mo nrorosnd chanEr n tn" charter ~"
submitted 70 n vote Of tn" r""pi". SON
atrr TIa-n~r offered q r":jt!"n 20 mat
affect signed by 60 voters of tn r''N.
declaring that IN" proposed chang" IN
r,uni,;nol government 'whUl' 10 To-
for Tive best interests Of harrisburg
rh. amendments were accepted hv n"
senate unanimously. bur 'N" nous
which had PASSED tho bill without d:N.
sent Wednesday. refused by v"'" q;
so 10 q. To concur with tn" r"t"r"ndnm
addition. Then tho S"uA'" voted I" ~"
rede from It's position on the rcf"r"nd"m
by Tho following vote.
>yas --- Roone. Dinsmoor. G"dhv,
It,rrr Hartman. HelmicE. HI Hunter.
7 nyyie NCClarcn Porter. Sh.nn. St"wAr'.
white York and President ArH"'d .. ID.
Eocs-Howcrs Harmrr. Polling, Shack
lcford. StIats.-.H.
ccvsr, senator's were absent and
otbc-s rcfraincd from voting on Son
ator Whites motion that The hi'l iak'
AFFECT upon its passage. only nineteen
senator's voted IN ia" affirmative. o:
one short on the required 'nr""-ht'hS'
and announcement Of tn" vot" was de-
layrd.
ON motion or Senator whit" a r"r"ss
was taken senator Milton Burr tuTnlSh-
cd tho twentieth aye. when N" s"ns'"
only two Of tn" senator's
voting were IN the negative. They wHr"
Bowers and Scha cklcford.
Tho three ttarm"r amendments &C
copied provide f0r nine counCHn"H m
stead Of eightcen. or on" from each
ward: make five or more N"unc'm"n
ronst!tu," a quorum instead Of ten: the
waller board Is to Dc composed Of i"r""
members for tn-rns oc elk years. The
forms Of rounc.lmcn 10 h" two wears ~.
stead Of six and the NTst election nrd"'
rho row charter Is So: FOR n" first
Tuesday in April.
Bills accommodated.
Both houses adjourned Until Monday
afternoon at . o'clock.
Delegate Murphy ~ thu committee On
education was the hrs' 20 report after
.hc house assembled at ESQ. His com
r,,r,ee ravorahly recommended hill
rotating 10 special HOLIDAYS md on" r..
hating 70 establishment Of joint district
n!Gh schools.
TIL" Comn:ttoc on immigration md
agriculture recommended tina, tho r"i.
lowing bills b. defeated: 81. concerning
public service ~ Jh'NN VIM o. '''''
i9s rotating 10 employment ~ county
Agriculture agents: 2"t. gnvrrn!ng In
sncc,Ion OF agriculture Ec"dS: ~. rs-
Publishing Il state horse racing commits
sion
Tho committee on counties. d'HtrICts
and munic' pnltties reported fav"ruhiy
on Tho Charleston charter bill II ais"
favored tho following measures; lAl.
Charles Town charter; 222. Increasing
salaries of rhcrir rnd prescribing al
rorncy OF Morgan county: IL" and by.
Increasing salaries Of prosecuting att"r-
n,.yS cr Hardy and Mnnc"" countless:
1855 rrporter for courts ~ Ninrt"rnth
i,,di,..oI district: ?3G. bridge n i'u.:.
,urr,. ,33. communication Of clerks n
r,rrni, counties. $50 Grafton inhcrnnd- -
..rr srl,.u Il strict. ii'. "" 'umh"r-
land charter. as. authorizing bonds Tor