The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-27
SPEAKER GEORGE
Propeunos Some Questions Concern
ing Legislation and The
States Flnances
Editor Intelligence.

Editor intelligeneer.
wheeling. ". Va
Ny dear sir have recently no
ticed through the columns OF your
NsIaaole paper what purports 20 be
Tonments on an attempt TO call the
Leglsiature In special session and ref
erences 10 myself as Speaker OF House
work
In reply to these and other article.
In other papers. | would be glad for
you 10 give space TO this communica-
I did write letter TO most ALI o.,
the members OF each branch OF the
legislature. which letter in substance
stated that the revenue for the pres
ent fiscal year would be. as | was
informed. about a million dollars short.
S aao., tnat IN my opinion for the next
nscal year, with a maximum State
Levy or ten cents. that IL would be
IN excess OF that sum because of the
loss In next year OF license tax from
,ne safe OF Intoxicating liquors: that
IL seemed the legislature would have
70 meet mis- matter in some way. and
that favored both a production and a
transportation tar on both oil and
gas as means OF raising said rev.-
nue. because we needed such a tar for
conservation as well as for revenue
ana also that | was in favor OF A
primary election law 20 take effect for
tne nominations TO be made this wear
and that In order to get that II would
De necessary TO have an early session
ana inquired OF such mem bers wheth.
er or not they were willing TO sign
written reqtest to the Governor TO
can said session for some time about
the hrst OF February. Every member
TO whom this letter was sent was
asked for his views upon these oues-
lions. and i have received. and now
nave IN my possession an answer from
nearly every member OF each house
The object of this letter was not. as
would seem TO be thought by the in
tent to be conveyed bv the news
paper articles. TO discredit. the present
governor. but rather TO aid him.
Did IL ever occur TO YOU. that A,
such deficiency as mentioned by me
IN the letters exist. that the legisla-
.ure' AND not the present Governor.
VINO was not inaugIrated till after
the adjournment OF the legislature. Is
70 blame for IL?
Have you. whose duty Il IS 10 IN
FORM the reading public. made any
enort TO ascertain whether or NOT
sucn deficiency does EXIST
III In fact II does exist. ia thera
any way to meet II. other than nv a
special session OF the. legislatures
Rave you ever interviewed the mem.
ners OF the legislature. as I did in
tnese ietters. so as TO know how the
members stand on the question Of
taxing oil and gas and upon the oues.
ton or enacting a primary law
do you think the people OF this
state are opposed TO a production and
transportation tax on oil and gas
or In favor OF Il. for the purpose Of
conservation. independent OF the oues.
ton whether there is a deficiency IN
the revenue or not7
Is there any thing OF partisan noli-
Tics In the taxing OF oil and gas. and
II so. how do the political parties
stand on the question:
Why should Il be thought imnossi-
pie Tor the present legislature 10 en-
act a primary election law when both
the Republican and the Democratic
forms, P'"'
III primary election law was enacte
$50 as 10 be effective for the nomina.
lions this year. do you think n wonid
ald IN getting the Republicans and
farther apart ''''
VIII be pleased 20 have as many ~
these questions as you NAV deem nro.
per. answered by your paper from
lne 10 time for the beneft Of rho
reading public. and assuring Won n,
my best wishes for the continued src.
cess or your paper and for the asson.
phshment OF that which will he FOR INC
State. VI our
! beg TO remain. Yours very truIv.
WIN. T. GEORGE.