The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-24
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speetal Dispatch 10 he Atsligmctr.
0u&nLrsroN, W. Va, Feb, 29,-The
wordy war over the tax bill again went
merrly on in tho senate this morning,
and if the result Indicates any thing,
thepassaga OF tine bill does not seem as
certain as it did last night. When the
bill reached,Mr. Dorsey moved that
it bs made tine special ordnrior 10
o'clock tomorrow and then the fight
begun, Mr.. Stewart favored the mo-
tion, aa he wanted to make further in
vestigatiOn, and that the presenteov.
ernor and governor.eloct were both OF
the opinion that tho tax could not be
rednced at the present time, Colonel
ST. Clairlcd the opposition. He said 1T
would not do to deter action on the bill.
Tho governor and ,gove.nor-elect arc
both residents of rich counties and are
opposed to the bill for that reason. He
stated that he knew Governor Fleming
to be opposed the bill, regardless OF
the reduction oil taxes for general pur-
poses. The appropriation bill would
be before tho senate tomorrow and the
matter should be disposed OF AZ once.
The time OF one day that remained to
consider the appropriation bill should
not be encroached upon by the consider.
alton OF any other matter, General
Watts said the governor in his message
had recommended reduction OF taxes.
He had no reason to believe the COVER
nor had changed his opinion, and be-
lieved that taxes Tor general purposes
should be and could be reduced.
SENATOR wiurAKERs OBJECTION.
Senator Whitaker favored postpone.
mont, and opposed the bill. Ho said he
knew the governors opinion, and ii any
othersenatord desired an expression from
the governor in regard 10 the practica-
bility Of reducing the tax under present
circumstances he should give him an
opportunity to make it. The matter
was a very important one, and the
senate should take time TO consider,
not jump in the dark.
1t was suggested that the house would
not do any work until the bill was dis
posed OF IN the senate and would even
refuse to pass the appropriation bill.
! To this Mr.. Whitaker replied that II
the house refuge to pass the approprla-
tion bill they alone should bear the
blame. He detied any man to put him
under, the whip and compel him to sup
7 port any. measure that he was opposed
to in order to get another passed. The
+, proposition was purely u business one,
and he deied contradiction when he
said the reduction could not be made
& without having clear deficit OF $780,
! 600 in tho treasury at the end of the
next two years. 1t would be better to
Z admit.this fact. The governor had al
! liready done 80, and in this he had dis
! played more manlinessi than the nlem-
bers who were trying 10 force its pas
! sage. Tho proposition was impracti-
( cable and contrary to the interests OF
theueoplc of the state. The motionto
I make, the,bill special order was car
ried by q vote Of 10 TO II. II is the
opinion; that tho bill Twill l'bepassedifit it
reaches a,vote, but its opponents still
entGrtainhopeI ofdOfeatingi it.
n AN UNSATISFACTORY REroRT.
Auditor Duhey, in compliance with
q senate resolution recently adopted,
presented report to-day showing tho
1 amount paid to the school fundin 1891
I to be SlS,ST6 90. Ilestnted that want
/ OF sufficient time would not perniit'hi
!. ito furnish n complete statement'ior all
( lI.thp,years callelifOr Senator w liitalier
Il suiu that the report WIS worry uiisntis-
| factory, giving only tho amounts paid
!, for The sale oil delinquent lants, ind
I saying nothing Of the heamountsireceiyel
1 from licenses and othpr sources, which
! wOnld materially change the relative
/ amounts paid by the counties Tho
I statement made was misleading. lie
/ wanted no partial report, and said this
I ono was usele.s. Gen. Watts defended
I Mr.. Duley. Knowing himasli0 did. ho
would vouCh that lie had presented no
! garbled report and any report hemlght
make would bear Investigation. il the
senator desired to make auy charges he
/ should make them in a regular way and
I have them investigated and not make
thom in general way, offering no op.
portunity to retuto them. Mr.. Whita.
ker replied that he thought the int6n-
tion OF the resolution was TO loarn from
I what sources the irrcducible school
| fund is drawn. II 80, this statement
did not answer the purpose. IIO was
willing TO apologize II he had done Mr..
Duilcy an injury, but when he asked
for information ho wanted 1T fully and
accurately.
Senator Calls bill proposinga deduc-
ton in the state general tax OF 3 cents
for the 500, leaving the school tux as at
present, was laid on tho table on that
gontlomnn'B motion, In making thu
motion ho said tho imputations blam-
ing tho governor for recommending
reduction OF taxation whom tho state
finances did not justify II woro unjust.
Tho reduction proposed might oaslly be
made II tho legislature appropriated
only such sums 90 the governor recon-
mehded. II, after tho appropriation
bill has passed, IL Ia found possible to
reduce taxation, ho would move to
ngain tako up tho bill.
At tho afternoon session oi tho senate
tho house bill authorizing tho purchase
by Kanawha county Of tho CharleHton
bridge was indefinitely postponed. A
message from the house announced that
that body had Tcceded from its amend
u ment from the senRte bill relating to the
sale Of land for tho school fund, 10
which the senate had disagreed, and the
biltwas at onC0 taken up and passed.
n On motion Of Colonel Bt Clair, house.
bill 90, Mr.. CANDLES amendment To tho
| election law, was tak0n up out OF Ats