The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-26
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Subcommittee 81 tie Commission,
Leaves for5 West Viz ss8.
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MOTH Err WILL SUE DAUG & !
West Virginia Has d lot \. Shown "
d Disposition to Il Z Fay 4! 4 .3lil
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&rIia virginia Debt Commits 81 on, rrea ted
B u, s,ct re- ne GENERAL Assembly OF 1902, \
mas now secured tile renusi elm formato o
81 whic to proceed. and IN injunction ton,
WITH the New York COMMITTEES holding '' iiz:
fvrgni,L debt certiflcates, have gone 70
West Virginia 5cndeavo to ara Il sc ioT
a a,icnblc ndtustninnt5 of the debt DC.
twcon1 tho states OF Virginia and sNY ,c!st
Virginia., The recent action OF tllo bNv ,t
Virginia n gisaturc III iterntin 3 }.tnas
lt lowed no part OF the debt con 3!
Far Internal Improvement when tho I've "a
stnics we're both 4ncldod In the territory
a. Virginia, leaves littlo. hope that that
bod i Will agree to enter into any $50 tla-
tions with5the Virginia Comrnissio Io
do SO now, d ftcr It's recent " enlphna s
derln,.ntton, would be a. oIlI'lcto rev ersli
and d stulttlca ton. N thing is OK ected
from tho pending pro posals to the s9talc
Of West Virginia. 1T ls "
tesY and u ecessary stct,
to flrthe action BY tho State OF AZ INA
- orfentl some Set Element with West IL I
gini. Is I, &. y. {. :, Il.
commissions, cons istIng{ OF Chairman J ohl5
Is. Moon, Congressman II * y. FLOOD ana
Hon. f Randolph y IL son, vi az l'lpnnlcd
w Attorney Genera Anderson and and Il A NE Y
Josepl, Button, secretary Of 70 comlnlls.
sion, has gone to- Charleston to snttompl3
negotiations with West virginia looking e,
"a al amlcable settlement This subcom-S
m,ttec' NJ armed with an abstract Of leg.
3lslntivc records showing the part OF West
Virginia in voting tho various app'rtoop'lr'in.s
,tfons which In the aggre g te com
a large portion Of the bonded DEBT l!e q
Virginia Practically all the OF standing
certificates issued BY hts state II con-.
ncction with tile unfunded bonds nrc pow
IN tho hands fBA holding commits q
New York bankers and WI be possited
with athe state Of Virgins 58.s3 NJ
Present Situation.
n Tho situation appears to sbc about ms !:
Failing OF M amlcable Isettl cment5$3lu ~
such failure Is q orcgOne cor clusi $40 y ,f
tho state OF Virginia has! the lternatlyo
Of entering suit against West III lrgtnlla ~
|!the United states Supreme Court, or Of
reporting 10 the General assembly that ~
Inns failed 10 secure a set Element With
invest Virginia and let the mat tcrsIrest st
|3there pending lerf,lction q the Cen
eral Assembly. Nj s4 u q,
While $40 official u tatement Of inten-
Stioris has been made, r indeed Il ne com
mission has fully on lined It's future pfo-
cedure, there Is reaso on 70 belle ye y tllh ~
I3the failure 81 West virginia enter IN 70
negotiations vii almost inevita bly, mean
q suit by the state OF Ylrginin, y older tl.
81 the deferred certificates, a Gainst the
l5states Of West Virginia In tho hi 6 hest
iicourt or the land. # ailing88 to on ter sllch
suItbsand resort to such mean IS 70 seclre
h ttlemeIts with West lrstn u, the
state Of Virginia will ttsel pc la pleSto &
suit Instituted BY somo other. st ate.3ft any
holders OF these scertificat cs may by de-
posting them wit h another s tate, cf'aple
I{thati state to sue Virginia, sass8Wa rs.
| Gently done successfully BY the State Of
South Dakota s$ ys.S North carolina. TINS
plperf d few days a go@ printed & STA te-
{rnent on SS,lnquestioncdsa uthori ty e o 3ths
cffcct that certain holders of VIE ma de-
sferred Z certiAca. es Ind offered ia to. s, .y
4 tho state of Maine some OF the 80 Sccrtln
i ca tas. with ithe understand thu that
4 state would sue Virginia, NJ Inc intlls-
4 snantly spurned the overtures but tneTc
\ lis no guarantee that some other state state
i will not sue on these cert flea ties. ii
i IS Under these circumstances theirs are
| many who believe that y Il Is the ART q
wisdom for Virginia to enter suit aga ln ft
West Virginia Tor an account " 9. = h y,
i feet that the Virginia Commlssi on ia q
emnloyed statlsticians TO examine the
i records and secure evidence of w est II
i gjnia's share s,ns6thc@ contracting of he
i bonded debt Of tho state would seem "a
landIcate Tint this CoHmon Wctllt tn is pre-
4 par!ng Is Institute such q suit. mai
I, West Virginia was partially respo hsl PIE
i for the contracting Of many OF the depls
going, to make up The aggrcga te Is easily
4 susceptible OF proof, and such i proof IS
4 believed 70 be now in the possession of
the State of5Nirginia. v Il, mi .5s,s
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