WHEREAS, The house of representatives at the second session of the sixty-sixth congress passed H. R. No................... providing for adjusted compensation to be paid to the soldiers of the world war; therefore, be it Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia: That we respectfully request the seante of the United States to approve the action of the house in the passage of said bill at the earliest date consistent with the business of the senate. It is further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded by the clerk of the senate to the senators representing the state of West Virginia in the United States Senate, and that a copy also be sent to the vice president of the United States. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13. (Adopted January 26, 1921) "Expressing it as the sense of the legislature that the seat of government should remain in Charleston." WHEREAS, The city of Charleston is the capital of the state of West Virginia, the seat of government having been located in said. city by a vote of the people in one thousand eight hundred and seventyseven, and the mere burning of the capitol building has not had the effect to change the seat of government, but on the contrary the state government is in full operation in said city with all of its departments discharging their functions; and WHEREAS, The city of Charleston is the capital of the state of West Virginia, which not only owns the ground upon which the capitol building stood, but also owns the handsome capitol annex, in which have been located for many years the auditor's office, the treasurer's office, the court rooms of the supreme court of appeals, the offices of the judges and of the clerk of said court, the law library and the department of archives and history, and also owns the land upon which is located the governor's mansion and the offices of the board of control and other governmental offices, none of which were affected by the fire which destroyed the capitol building; and WHEREAS, The officers of the state government and the clerks and the attaches of the various departments are all living in Charleston, many of them having moved to this city and acquired their homes there because it was the capital city, and this is true also of several of the judges, the clerk and the attaches of the supreme court of appeals; and WHEREAS, A change in the location of the seat of government would disrupt all this, would seriously interfere with the work of the legislature, would interrupt for a long time the orderly work of the government, cause great confusion and inflict great loss and distress upon many persons, as well as tremendous expense upon the state; and WHEREAS, If a serious effort should now be made to remove the seat of government from Charleston it would result not only in delaying the rebuilding of the capitol building, but also in a bitter and unseemly contest which would be a calamity to the state, both politically and economically, and would interfere with the important work of the legislature and probably destroy the spirit of co-operation which now exists between the different sections of the state in sustaining and cordially supporting the different public institutions of the state which have heretofore been designedly located in different sections of the state, and would set a precedent for the inauguration in the future of movements to change the locations of other state institutions which have been regarded as permanently fixed, and such a contest for the removal of the capital would be a great economic waste involving the expenditure of large sums of money; and WHEREAS, We believe it is imperative that this question should be settled at this session of the legislature so that the work of the adjourned session in March may not be interrupted and embarrassed by the useless agitation of this matter and in order that an unseemly and disastrous contest may be avoided; be it Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia: That the seat of government should not be changed, but should remain at the city of Charleston and the capitol building should be rebuilt at said city without any unreasonable or unnecessary delay, and that for good order, the peace and welfare of the state all efforts for the removal of the capital from said city should be abandoned. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 18. (Adopted April 29, 1921) "Authorizing the governor to appoint a commission 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 session of the West Virginia legislature." WHEREAS, It is the belief of the legislature that a law should be passed looking to the development of the natural water power sites of this state, with proper safeguards protecting the public ownership and control of such power sites, which constitute the sole remaining publicly-owned asset of the state, and which will safeguard all the other interests of the state and its people in such development; and, WHEREAS, Such a law needs the most careful consideration and thought in its preparation on behalf of the state, in order to guard the public against mistakes that may be irreparable in dealing with this important subject; therefore, be it Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia: That the governor is hereby authorized to appoint, on or before. July first, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, a commission on water power legislation, to consist of five citizens of this state, at least one of whom shall be a competent civil engineer, and none of whom shall directly or indirectly be employed by or interested with any water power company, or other person or persons, who are seeking power sites in this state, or with any railroad company. It shall be the duty of said commission upon its appointment to organize, and to give full consideration and make careful investigation as to what water power legislation ought to be passed in this state, and to submit its findings together with a draft of a proposed law on the subject, to the governor before the next session of the legislature. Said commission shall have power to employ such clerical, engineering, or other expert assistance as it shall deem necessary to the proper and efficient discharge of its duties, not to exceed in cost the sum of five thousand dollars. It shall be the duty of the governor to transmit such report and proposed law to the legislature, with such recommendations as he shall deem proper, and to have five thousand copies of such proposed law printed for free distribution to such citizens of the state as shall make request therefor. The governor is authorized to pay out of his contingent fund any necessary expense, as aforesaid, that shall be incurred by said commission in the discharge of its duties, which payments shall only be made upon itemized statements certified by the commission to be correct. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1. (Adopted January 22, 1921) "Relative to the adjournment of the legislature for the constitutional recess and to the re-assembling of the legislature after said recess and fixing the date for said adjournment and said re-assembling:" WHEREAS, Section twenty-two of article six of the constitution of West Virginia, as amended at the general election held on the second day of November, one thousand nine hundred and twenty, requires that after the legislature has been in session for a period not exceeding fifteen days, a recess shall be taken until the Wednesday after the second Monday in March, following; now, therefore, be it, Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring therein: That the legislature of West Virginia shall adjourn for said recess at three o'clock P. M., on Wednesday, January twenty-sixth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, and shall re-assemble at the hour of 2 P. M., on Wednesday, March 16, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2. (Adopted March 31, 1921) "Providing for the introduction of a bill." Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring thereins That permission is hereby given by the legislature of West Virginia to introduce a bill with a title as follows: "A Bill to amend and re-enact section one of chapter seventynine of the acts of the legislature for the year one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, authorizing a special levy for the completion and the payment in full for a new jail in the county of Logan." SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3 (Adopted April 1, 1921) "Providing for the introduction of a bill." Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring therein: That permission is hereby given by the legislature to introduce a bill with title as follows, to-wit: "A Bill to amend and re-enact section one hundred and twentysix of chapter thirty-two of the code of West Virginia, prescribing the maximum amount of license tax required to be paid by any resident or non-resident domestic corporation chartered under the laws of the state of West Virginia." SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4. (Adopted April 8, 1921) "Providing for the introduction of bill." Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring therein: That permission is hereby given by the legislature to introduce a bill with title as follows: Senate Bill No. 363-“A Bill to amend and re-enact section seven, section eight, section nine, section ten, section eleven and section eighteen of chapter four of the acts of the legislature of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, being an act to amend and re-enact and to reduce into one act, the several acts incorporating the town of Sistersville, in the county of Tyler; defining the powers thereof, and describing the limits of said town; and incorporating the city of Sistersville, in said Tyler county." SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5. (Adopted April 9, 1921) "Providing for the introduction of a bill." Resolved by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring therein: That permission is hereby given by the legislature of West Virginia to introduce a bill with a title as follows: |
