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Direct Tar Rcr,.nd Resolution.

Referring 10 the passage by the United
States Senate of the West Virginia Tax he
fund Resolution, the Washington CORES
pendent of the Wheeling Register wired the
following:
Basing its action upon the logical, COM
prehensive and exhaustive report o! Sena'
tor Faulkner. the Senate to-day passed
unanimously the jnint resolution to refund
to West Virginia the direct tax due her
This action has been delayed until this time
for various reasons, principally because OF
the factious and unreasonable opposition
displayed by the Virginia Senators. which
WAS so fully answered by Senator Faulkner
in his reply TO Senator Daniel, that their
position has never since been defended eith-
er by themselves or any other Senator. The
action of the Senate to-day in passing this
resolution is much more significant, so Tar
as the interests of West Virginia are con.
crrned, than appears on its face. IL is
virtual declaration of Congress that the
Seer tary of the Treasury cannot withhold
any appropriation due by the United States
to the State of West Virginia upon any debt
iue BY the State of Virginia to the United
states It therefore involves not only the
1888, 900 carried by the resolution but every
ether appropriation which shall be made by
Congress i'm the future There is even now
bill in Congress making an appropriation
to the State of West Virginia. which appre-
priarion il this joint resolution had not
passed. could he held up by the treasury Of
6cial- in the same manner. II can therefore
DE- seen at a glance that this action of the
Senate has much broader application than
| appears on its face. A. u matter 0f fact
here has always been but little, if any,
ioubt tina. Senator Faulkner's resolution
would p tss the Senate. If not unanimously
=, least by an overwhelming majority. His
report covered every pause of the question
80 thoroughly, aud answered every possible
objection so completely abrograte it under
The cover of an additional section to Sens'
TOR FAulkners resolution, proposed by Sem
| uur Daniel aud accepted without objection
| by Senator Faulkner. This amendment
which also passed a. a part of the Faulkn'
jrint resolution, simply provided that the
| United States us creditor of Virgins
.hou.d settle with that State upon the SAINT
| erms agreed 10 between her and majority
If her creditors, and had neither bearing
| It relevancy upon the position which SEN
Atrr Daniel assumed at the beginning of the
| discussion. To Senator Faulkner is due the
credit of having definitely settled the status
# West Virginia in relation to the United
States and State of Virginia in regard Il
| .ny fund due from the Uni ed States &c
Vest Virginia at this or any future time
| md in addition to the establishment of &
| precedent ~ him will be due the credit %
| having secured FIR his State u large sum %
mnnty Justly due her, which was withheld
without any justification whatever in law Of
act.
Immediately after the passage Of the res
olution by tho Senate. Senator Faulknei
was seen walking rapidly in the direction
# the House, and it would not be taking {
fact too much for gr,n,ed to say that s
| very few moments after the SenateS acticr
he West Virginia Representatives were
uily informed thereof and alert to pres
he matter tn the same successful conclusion
in the lower House.