Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. -, 1910.
A n111 il D aiding in lha Legislature

BILL is pending in tha Legislature
hav ng already passed one branch We BE-
lieye, which provides for the retsl ton
of the se,yices OF exA.torrey General
Anderson ID look after The interest OF the
st tie in lhs Virginia West Virginia debt
sstt!euen. casa now before the United
S ates Saprcmo Curt. The amount 10
be paid G.n,ral Anderson by tie state,
nsd,r The provisions of the bill iS
$1,000 General Anderson no dtu
is we'll re,sed in the details Of lis ma :
Ter and bis s:tycss u, uld be quite va
uable but ahy &c al; nd be paid for aucb
services iy the state is not at all plain.
AS ne Il qders!aDd the sitastion 1e ma
1r is a csee between tho holders of the
b nd certificates Issued sgain,t West
Virginia aud West Virginia herself
The presen! ltgisla u:s of Virgins, SIS a
matter Of fact, has nothing ID do with
tas case, So w,ll be seeuby the following
act approved March 6, 1894:
Ba j. resolved by the Senate of Viz
aiais Che House of Delegates CONCUR
r;ap), ira. commission OF seven mem.
bars - hereby created and provided for,
OF whom the preEelt chairman of the
omD!ltee on france and tanks OF the
Sens,e shall be one, snd lhe presep,
chairman OF The commi &c on france Of
ahs Hoass Of Delegates shall DE another;
oil .e other five, two shall be chosen by
Che Senate from among the persons now
msmbsrs of that body; two by tho II 'use
OF Delegates irom among the persons
now members of that body, end one,
be q resident O. this state. shall be sr-
pointed By The governor. No member
OF said commission shall cease to be q
member erect by reason of ceasipg t.
be a member of the general assembly.
Said commission shall choose Its own
chairman sld secretary; vacancies there
in occurring OF exh ing tu''rg recess 81
the leg sis 70 shall be. filled By the gov
ernor On notification thereof by the
chairman; and rasjority OF said CON-
pissIan shslI be competeL to act.
Said commission is hereby authorised
and dire ;sed 10 negotiate With the state
of West Virginia &c ement and ad
jualmen! Of the proportion of the olic
dett Of The original state of Virginia,
proper, to be borne by West Virginia,
But said commission shall not proceed
With said negotiation utl assurances
satisfactory ID The commlss oa snail haTt
been received from the boldeIs Of ma
in /! in amou, OF ssid certificates, ex
elusive Of lhose held by The stG!e thru n5h
the agency of the board Of education and
sinking fund commissioners, that they
desi.e tie said commission to enter In
80 and undertake such negoti. t!op, and
will accept the amount so ascertained to
DE- paid ~ The sis:e Of West Virginia IL
iul lenent of the ope.third Of the
debt OF tie original sac of Virgins
which bias net been stunned BY the
present state of Virginia. Bat said COM
mission shall in no event EFT II into any
negotiation hereunder except upon the
basis that Virginia is bound only for tat
vo-;hirds of the debt of the orgiDsI
stale which she has already provided tol
a. her equitable proportion thereof.
all expenses Incurred by said c2mmis
nj 70 ir
cludipg reasonable compensation Of tie
members thereof, shall be paid OFT OF
the proceeds Of such settlement, or By
,he holders OF said certificates who are
the bens!iciarisa Of such settlement, but
without Injecting the state to any ez-
pepse en- thls account.
And their at DO shall be subject to
the approval or disapproval OF the gen.
e;sl assembly, and shall not be biudng
on the II 10 uoti! approved by the ger-
eral assembly. The governor is rtquest,
ed to comm licaie this joint resolution
t. tia governor aud legislature of Yves!
Virginia.
This joint resolution shall be In force
from its passage.
81 tbis set i: is positively provided
that s!l expenses injured BY the COM
mission, which now has the case we'll In
hand, "shsli bc paid cut OF the proceeds
of u;h settlement or By the holders OIL
said certificates, who are the bene6ciaries
of such set!lamert, tut without subject
Jag the s.a'e to any expense on this
accoua'.' This being the case why
should Ibis las!als.nre expeud $40, 00o
of The peoples money for nothing?
Shouli General Ande.son's services BE-
Tequ red by ito commission suthc-
riz d to settle the debt matter, the com
mission has !u'l powes to employ him
an to pay hia fec, tn. not with the
sta!e's money.
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