Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-11
I0TOTE REACHED YET
M Senator Faulkner'S Direct Tax
Refund Resolution.
s,DBOUR AND DANIELS TALK
..-..,ss Resolution and Present to the Senate
S,-s Alleged Reasons Why the Resolution
Should Not Pass - Senator
Faalblsr'S Reply.
-.,,,ram TO n. REGISTER.

Sw,surygroN, d. c., February 10
~ Faulkner to-day concluded his
So ~ senator Daniel, begun on yes
ls!5sv ~ After q brief resume OF the
- 81, roints he had made yesterday,
I'.. I'-.f,rrsd TO the purpose Of Congress
-'l.,ss,rr this law reiunding the direct
y ,r9 stated that in his judgment
a. ,Est M the committee they desired
l-.t5s law 70 place the States in exact
" .Ea n1sitlOn they would have occu-
- had no direct tax levy ever been
...s5 He then discussed the right Of
i.,.oF giving its origin and showing
>. irirrftv under these circumstances,
.-sfts applicability in this case.
Ts referred TO the ruling Of the
r-.esrrv Department in this case, and
a., rs.rir as a precedent for similar
-, showing the unheard Of and Un-
.-,.,irutional power it would place in
,5s hands of this department.. He
'-.s--s5 that IL this decision Of the
T-s9sury Department were allowed TO
..,rt. ft would make West Virginia
.ssorrv state or territory in the Union
sSo.s fund under the direct tax act
I'D bs set OF for any liability due by
,.s stare 10 the United States Govern
uslt. ,..-.-
.,-r1vst the Constitution OF Virginia,
--4ar which she was admitted TO her
-.,b,s sfter the war, the United States
,Grroyed the provision In 1t directing
,fs. West Virginia should pay her equal
,,o,or,f5n of the debt, not to any cred
'.or of the State OF Virginia, but 10 Nir-
,.ria herself through her treasury, and
ia, because OF this the United States
yss haired and estopped from demand
trr-ha right to offset from the money
sTe West Virginia to be applied on Nir-
.'1.s'S debt.
In reply to a question asked him he
cad the decision Of the Third Auditor
+, q similar case i'm which West Nir-
,.rig's share of certain appropriation
Vas decided exactly opposite to the
rrssent ruling Of the Treasury, and
stated that then the Secretary Of the
Treasury had unhesitatingly tndorSed
the opfuion of the Third Auditor.
He then gave his opinion relative to
The meaning Of Revised Statutes section
a4sl. upon which the decision or the
Treasury Department rested, showing
That il was never meant TO apply to a
case OF this character. he closed with
defense of the Committee on Claims
and their action and an appeal TO the
Senate 10 pass upon the resolution Itself
and -.ka rivhrs involved
Senator Barbour followed. He stated
that this was not a question OF law;
t5a, h was a question OF fact; that II
West Virginia was entitled under the
lw. why didn't she get her money?
The remainder OF his argument was de-
voted TO a resume of the debt question,
-shsshing the old chestnutS about
We,, Virginia getting benefits from
Virginia aud refusing to pay
FOR them; having Nirginia's mon
ey expended in her boundary
and refusing TO help the mother State
ont Of a hole after the separation' ana
that he thought il was very small
thing in West Virginia and her repre-
seu,stives not 10 allow this Small
amount of money 20 go on virginia ;
debt, ending with the peculiar PROPOSE
ion that II the Senate would accept an
amendment that this Sl53, 600 was TO be
credited to Virginia. Even thougn
paid 10 West Virginia he would not
combat the resolution further.
No vote was reached on senator
FaulkUer's resolution.