The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-24

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briefly R 4. | i !
EI2cport THAT Virginia lV 5.s 81 =.
West Virginia AWaISs'tii:s
Interest. IA fss$.
|,FoRMER GOV E ! y O ! q VIEWS ' )
l8Thnt tic slnto Of Virginia Will sue The he
state of West ylrglnin In lle supre Hlll !,
Court o tho United States fer an 5 ne-
counting with gadjus ting West S. 7;
Sylrglnia liability for share OF the debt !s
of the old stateSis no longer q secre Z.
rhougll formal announcement, lins not yet
lbcen.1nade by tho Yrgi1litt7 horl tles,'
tho failure Oft no ncgotla ions recontly,tl.
Haunted at& charleston to secure nil AMIGA.
,|tbln adjustment of tho debt. made II. q
1 foregone conclusion that " ginin3 would
4 ndout Ethe only othel. nlternat I've, q suit
jmthe highest court OF the d land, ~ he only
Tribunal before which Ia State can prose-
cnt q claim ninst8anotlier State " a
" A8stclegranl from Wfnchest erS last al ut
1 announced that Mai or q oiincs Conrnd w.
distingushed 8Virginlh lnysy CT a and former
sullcitor$ general the ~ ted 81 ,nu
been retained & by Brown PRO u hers, the
INV YORK banlsins firi,,,$ constituting tho;
lholding committee cf ~ rgnia5 deferred {,
Certificates, n to prosecute ~ suit n tlfc
name tile State OF rgirh against tho
|lSlnteFof West VirgiritlS for an q ccountin2
|in itho debt mutter. This infortnato il, 8i q
correct indicates That it8S Is no longer
deemed n Il secret that Virginia. III d ell
ter the suit. Major Conrad llus Tor some
ltimet been representing le cert ficate
holders, and was iii lle several 'tcl.li
sIon and tia ccrtficate Holders met Tor
Is conference ID outline their proceed
Attorney General WI liam a, u AM ersolis
has been iIrepresentnggt, le 81 Of II r.
gina ana wi. appear her y en- the
suit In question. Is tituted n
Is an Old Story ss88 S8s$8
THE story Is an old one and Shds been
rehearsed several times recently An this.
|3paper. When irglnll fund ed II the deb &
or% tho State, contracted for Internal f1 n
5proveme,lt before tho partition Of West
Virginia, Il third Of tho entire bonded
debt Of the State Z the tirnes Of tho parss
t!tion was set apart as est " ginia.sl
equitable share sof ssuch dcb i and What
as dcferred cert feat we're
Sisslled. Alb There arc three issues Of these
certificates. made In 1877 |. and In sS2 and
In 1892 Or aIont those dn tes tho val ue$ OF.
tho certificate ggrega tin bout $l4, O9o'-
6OO, OF one-third OF. tho deb t OF the old.
State at tho time Of SY est mia VS. pa I'll
| ton. These 9certi lcates ire q gree
Iheltt or contract Blythe state Of Is irginia
With tho holders thai his stat wi en-t
lsdeavor8to effect q set enlellt wit u West
Virginia, ara that " ginia rs TO he liable
isfor9solily such amount a s may be So
cured inca settlement With West Yir-3.
lglnia. u ii other words the cert ficnte hold 4
.ers a greo ID accept what ever, may be obs,
tanned from West " irginia 4 by ncg6tia-
|ition or sui 7 and to release ginln from
|3any% otfer8liability& for%the portion of the
! debt which these ccrti flea ties represent
1lx: Governor q a kinson, sof West
virginia, who now: al atric t q ttorney.
tsofs tho is atcs or that State, IS ~
,StlcHcltys and wac sked for tement.i
he former II govern or wns VIC r. to
Bmnktng any formal Is tementS but IN "A
formully discussed the matt or. NM He was
$toId Bof the Intention OF Virginia. o. slie
i and Expressed 10 surprise, III to ting that
lie lad seen lewspa or. publ ica Ions that
/ led him "a $expec i sue rs act ion
Is II or}inot ~ fac, Governor tina the
i assumption OF a portlonso this debt BIZ
West Yirgl nia, WIS made ~ Il condition
j precedent To It's almission to tho ~ mon Il!
i the G oyeiliur Isl ask ed
WIS stiInlatcl In the q t5constl-
l$tutiorof the ID. adj ted IN q tllat
i West inil vi bic for her eqli g bic
i share Of tho debt Of the old Sta q, wfla
yFf3nr
4 the admission or West VJrgl nln rs ~ Sta r.,
"a 8legislative& commission was creat ted Sby
lives Virginia. to negotllt e Witli the StAte
a 8of; Gill, for n set lement. Tia y COM
f|3iniss lonSconslstcd OF General ~ ohnaJ lack
/; son, sfathersos the present United States
|SJudge John ackson Archibald We 11s
i &Campbell$ and j onat than M I3ennet TOT.
mcrly auditor Of thegold state before the
|Spartition n They came to r. ichnlond, but
5l$yfrgirlia refused to negotiate wit them.
4 sAfter persistent attempts to secure Joint
Il conference witty virginia representa-
A That commission mad g u mate q
yI5tliolrS own from sllcl, ortss as lney
could gain Is and deciaea =, ny Y.
3iAycst Virginia wa spons ibleS for a 20 g
i $500, 000aof the debt. They reporSfesdSlh ms
4 finding to the West y irfsl MA l4eglsila trse
4 ana the report IS now on flle, - &,
x subsequently; West y irgl MIA srepudlAal =
n tiiIs debt which her commits held va w: 8
l1her# equitable share of Il the joint debt lbt,
4 Since then West lnia las.alwpays con-
d Etonded that ssl,e owed 1lothlng !, 7,
Il we claim we do not I'VE You any
Lifting, said tho goverio OF, 'b 90 ny
a know how much tho United States Slll.-
u nren1e C,oirtEis going to ma ke us pa
|6Dsciisslngt the tier further M ia .
j son stated that no did not know b lti
what 81 would have been better had West
u Virginia accepted Az Gi ll oYettutes'
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