Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-05
THE Wind MUST Be RAISED,
BUT HOW, Is THE QUESTION.
THOCGHTFUL MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE SEE DANGERS
NOT FAR AHEAD.
REVENUE RAISING DEVICES
NOT NOW IN EXISTENCE, MUST BE;
FOUND, OR APPROPRIA-
TIONS CUT.
Special to the Register.

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CHARLESTON, w. Va, February 4.
How to raise the wind is the ques-
ton that now agitates the thoughtful
members of the Legislature, for it is
painfully apparent that there is not
going to be enough money to come
anywhere near meeting the demands.
dollar appropriation bill was before
the Legislature Auditor LaFollette told
the members they were making a mis-
take in appropriating so much money,
and that all the revenue that could be
reasonably be expected was about six
teen hundred thousand dollars for two
years. The two million bill went
through, however, and because of the
fact that there was about two hundred
thousand dollars of unappropriated
money in the treasury, and that an un-
looked for amount was received from
corporation taxes, the treasury manag-
ed to meet the draft. This time the
treasury is empty, the revenue from
ordinary sources will not be larger
than they have been, and unless the
corporation law is amended there will
be no more money from that source
than for the past two years. All told,
therefore, there cannot be expected
more than seventeen or eighteen hun
bred thousand dollars for the next two
years, and what over that is a%ppropri-
ated must be raised by new measures,
1T was thought that as a great a of
prosperity had struck this State amid
ship almost hard enough to sink it,
the people would stand for a higher
assessment of real estate, but that was
tried and found impracticable, and the
assessments for most of the counties
remain about the same as they were
for the past ten years.
EIkins's Plan.
Senator Elkins, who has received
more adulation during his stay here
than King Edward VIII, can possibly
have received during the same length
of time, has recommended the estab-
lishment of a commission to report
some feasible revenue measures-at
the next session of the Legislature.
This recommendation sounded all
right until the time for making the re-
port was mentioned, and then the rev.
enue needers almost fell in a fit.
VIII BE Unanimous.
1t is understood the report of the
University investigating committee
will be unanimous, and, furthermore,
that it will be satisfactory to those
real friends of that school who believe
hat it will never be a great educa-
tional institution while under the
presidency of DR.. Raymond. One
member of the House who stands close
to one Of the committee said to-day
the committeeman had remarked that
while he was satisfied DIR. Raymond
was a man of fine attachments in his
profession, and was really heart and
soul for the good of the school, he was
also satisfied he was not the kind of a
man to handle either the faculty of the
students of a great University, and
there would never be peace and har-
mony until he had left.
"The committee indicated a desire
to examine some of DR.. Raymond's in
Inmates" said a gentleman just from
Morgantown, land asked whom they
should summon. After thinking for
sometime the gentleman addressed
said he could think of no intimate
friend he had in Morgantown except
Mr.. S~turgiss. The man seems to be al
most friendless there"
By the way, the Supreme Court ad-
iourned for the term on Saturday
without deciding the Hartigan prohibi-
ton case. What do you suppose is the
matter?