The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-26


HE FAIRMoEf WEST iRGiMIa
as aforesaid. and, possibly. 1t is just
Il as well that5fhis is so, pending the de
q Scision by the people as TO the pro
4 posed constitutional amendment. We
4 can all agree, trust, with the conclu-
si.sions of the committee of four, so far
4 as they have gone, and thus enact in
/ to law and complete the first great
sI5steps towards tax reform. When the
1 people have acted upon the proposed
constitutional amendment, we can
safely leave other Legislatures, fresh
| from the people. the determination of
such proposed license or special tax
es as may be necessary or desirable
| 1t seems to me that what is proposed
now is wise and safe. 1t is right to
give the people the opportunity to
express their wishes in constitu-
| tiona1 amendment Then, if the
amendment is approved, the succeed
| ing Legislatures can move on by 9TH
or legislation to securing the needed
revenues to administer the State gov
eminent. We reach the end sought
in that event, in three years, by grad
ual reductions and without injury or
injustice to any persons or interests.
1t was with the profound conviction
that 1t was my duty to do SO that l
have called the Legislature together
to consider the bills in regard to the
tax assessment and revenue laws
and laws in relation TO the disburse-
ment of revenues" as prepared by the
Tax Commission and subsequently
amended, revised and added to by
the committee Of four. including
constitutional amendment permitting;
The abolition of all direct State
and State school taxes | trust that
you. as member of the Legislature,
will agree with me that the measures
proposed are proper, necessary and
desirable.
In accordance with promise
made to the delegate from Hancock
county, late in the night of that last
day of the regular session OF 1908.
when the bill for that purpose failed
to be reached for final passage by the |
Senate | have included one local bill
in the call, namely, the consideration
1f the proposition to create the in
dependent school district Of Chester. |
Hancock county. My promise was |
conditioned on my ascertafninS that |
the measure proposed was meritorious |
vestigated the matter and approve of /
the same and redeem the conditional
then made by including it in
the call.
The appropriations authorized in
clude the expenses of this session
and OF any legislation enacted neces-
appropriations therefor; to
supply the omissions in the regular
appropriation bill for services of the
janitol during the session of 1903, and
for criers, messengers and janitors
of the Supreme Court for the year
1904
! also ask that the amount appro-
priated by the Legislature of 1901
TO pay for the purchase of coat of
arms to be made in bronze for the ar
nored cruiser West Virginia be re-
appropriated. The work has been
lone, but it was not delivered until
he appropriation had lapsed.
The judges of the Supreme Court
If Appeals some weeks ago, after
- It'll MS DIcsIlS lCl " liil WAS needed | ,
% fit up the second floor of the An
lex with metal shelving, furniture.
etc, for the uses of the Court, the
several judges, the clerks, and for the
aW library, asked the Board of Pub
lc Works to authorize the work to be
lone, SO that their new quarters can
)e occupied next October. AS the
AMOUNT and character of the work to
'e done are very important and of a
permanent nature, large number of
lids were secured and the work has
,een authorized at a reasonable fig
Ire, the payment for which is CON
lltioned on an appropriation for that
purpose Your favorable considera-
ion and action is respectfully asked
" the Supreme Court and the Board {
IT Public Works and is confidently
The necessary expenses for moving
nto and fitting up some of the eXecu- !
i've offices in the Capitol and Annex
re also asked to be Appropriated
hey could not be foreseen or esti-
mated for at the session in 1903 and :