Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-12
SATURDAY EVENING. FEB. 70, 1910


BILL is pending in the Legislature
hav ng already passed one branch We be-
lisye, which provides for the retsI ton
of the services OF tx.A!torney General
Anderson II look after the interest OF The
ss,te in lhs Virginia West Virginia debt
settlemenl CASE now before the Unlstd
S ates Sopremo Curt. The smtuat 10
be pad G.nIal Anderson BY tie state,
nadsr the provisions of the bill lie
$4,000. GDersl Anderson no dtu I
is we'll yersed in The details Of lis ma p
ter and bic s.ty!cts y, uld be qnIte va
uable bit shy &c sh, I'D be paid for such
services ~ The state is not at ell plain.
AS We understand the sitdstioD tle ma =
t,r is csse between the holders of the
hjpd cer.i6eatrs issued sgair,t West
Virginia aud West Virgins herself
The present lcgislA u;s Of Virgiris, SIS a
matter Of fact, has nothing u do with
the case, ss wsll be Seenby the following
act approved March 6, 1894:
Be it resolved by the Senate of Viz
einis Che House of Delegates concur
TinR), inst commission Of seven mem
bsrs IS hereby created and provided for,
of whom the preset chairman OF the
committee on france and tanks Of the
Sens,e she'll be one, snd The present
chairman OF the eommi C on france Of
ahe House Of Delegates shall De another
OF tie other FIVE, two shall be chosen by
Ghe Senate from among the persons noW
membtrs Of that body; IwO by the II juse
of Delegates from among the persons
now members Of that body, sGd one,
be a resident OF this State, shall be sr-
pointed By he governor. No member
of ssid commission sbsll cesse 10 be o
member erect by reason Of cessipg t.
be s. member of the general assembly.
Said commission shall choose Its own
chairman sud secretary; vacancies there =
in occurring OF ext ing Cu'Irg rects' 81
the leg,sls u,e shall be. filled By the goS
ernor On notification thereof by the
chairman; aud a msjority OF said COM
pnisslon shall be c0mpetel to act
Said commission is hereby suthorIssd
and objected 10 negotiate With the state
of West Virginia &c tement and ad
iuslmenl Of The proportion Of The public
dest OF The original state Of Virginia,
proper, to be borne by West Virginia,
But said commission shall not proceed
with said negotiation u t assurances
satisfactory } the cOmmiss on snail have
been received from the bolders of q ma
iM t. In amour OF said certificates, ex
clusiveof hose held by The slGte thru ugh
the agency Of The board Of education and
einklDg fund commissioners, that they
desire TIE said commission to enter in
IN and undertake such n6soti. tlOp, and
will accept the amount so ascertained to
Do PAID " the sls.e OF West Virginia IL
IA lemeBt OF the ope.third Of tht
debt OF tie original sac of Virgins
which has not been assumed by the
present stste of Virginia. Bat said COM
mission shall in no event ett!r into any
negotiation hereunder except upon tht
basis that Virginia Is bound only for tat
two-.hirds of the debt of the orginsI
stale which she has already provided fOl
a. her equitable proportion thereof.
all expenses Incurred by said c9mmi:
sion end ssid board OF arbiiratorS, ir'
cludipg reasonable compensation Of The
members thereof, stall be paid OF Of
abe proceeds Of such settlement, or BY
the holders Of said certificates who are
the beneicarisB OF such settlement, but
without So jsotigg the state to any ex-
peuse on bis account.
And their at on shall be subject to
the approval or disspprovsl OF the gen.
efsl assembly, and shall not be binding
on the ii 10 until approved by the ger
ersl assembly. The governor Is rque' L
ed to comm llcate this jOint resolution
t. tle governor aud legislature of Wts'
Virginia.
This pint resolution shall he 10 force
from its pssssge.
b. this sct it Is positively provided
tina; sill expenses injured By The COM
mission, which now has the case we'll In
hand, "shsll be paid tut OF the proceeds
of ujh settlement or By the holders o.
said certificates, who are the bene6cisrle'
of such settlement, tut without subject
iny the state to any expense on TIL:
account This being the case Why
should ibis Legislature expeud $40, OOC
of The peoples money for nothing!
Should General ADderson's services be
required by tao commission auihc-
Tiz d to yetlie ;ne debt matter, the com
mission has Ml poser to employ him
an to pay hia fee, tn. not with the
states money.