The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-31
NEWS NOTES
From the Nations Capital, of Interest
to West YirginianS.
(By George W. Summers)

10y IuS IlIIle next week S pa
pers are in the hands of their
readers the West Virginia legis-
lature will have convened in ex-
ira session and the fight for the
Senatorship will have been be-
gun in earnest. AS seen in
Washington the principle issues
involved in the senatorial fight
is whether the Progressives un-
der the leadership of Dawson
will again be lead into the Re-
publican ranks and voted for
Republican candidate, or whether
they will follow the advice of
Theodore Roosevelt and make of
their party a district and sepa-
rate party refusing to ally them
selves with any other party. If
the Progressives refuse to unite
with the Republicans in joint
caucus the chances are that there
will not be an election of a Sena-
tor. If the two parties unite and
go into caucus, Davis Elkins will
be the strongest man in the eau
Gus and in the belief of both
Democrats and Republicans in
Washington, his chances for cleo
ton to the Senate would be far
ahead of those of any other can
didate. A deadlock in the eau
Gus might might delay matters
for a while. but a deadlock in
the legislature caused by refus-
al of the Progressives to go into
caucus with the Republicans
would prevent the election of any
candidate for Senator. In view
of this fact the indications at the
present time are that it will be
Davis Elkins or nobody.
Senator Chiffon and Congress-
man Hamilton have discovered
payment by the federal govern
ment to the State of Virginia,
which in their estimation should
be held as an offset to the amount
of about 100000 against that
part of the old Virginia debt for
which West Virginia may be held
liable. They haye discovered
that in 1912 Congress appropri-
ated certain money to pay diff
ferent states for the amount ad-
vanced by them and loaned to
the government during the war
of 1872. Instead of paying the
State of Virginia in cash the
government returned to that
State certain Indian fund.-,
bonds, held by the government,
amounting to S587, 800, and
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
bonds amounting to $13, 900.
The latter bonds were guarantee
ed by Virginia and all the bonds
were dated prior to1861. 1t
is believed that West Virginia
should be credited witha third of
these bonds, which were part
of the State debt, at the time
when West Virginiawas created,
and if it should befound that
this is a legitimate credit it
would save the state about
5000, 900.
FL
Senator Chiffon has introduced
"a bill prohibiting the granting of
government license to manufac-
ture or sell intoxicating liquors
i'm any state, county, or local di-
vision in which the manufacture
and sale of liquors is prohibited
by local law of the state. There
is considerable question as to the
constitutionality of the Kenyon
Shepherd bill, and Senator Chill
ton believes that his bill about
the constitutionality of which
there is no question would be
Just as effective in preventing
the saleo liquors in dry territory
in violation of the local or state
laws.
Congressman Hamilton did not
20 home for the holidays, but will
remain in Washington attending
to the matters which he has on
hand and desires to conclude be
fore the end of his term. 1t is
possible he will spend a few days
during the holidays in New York