The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-19
ATTORNEYS ARGUE OVER
TIME INTEREST BEGINS
West Virginia Seeks settlement ON
Basis Of January L,
1861.
STATE THEN OWNED BONDS
Virginia Claims Settlement Should
BE Made From Date West Virginia
Was Recognized I'm 1868, When
Bonds Were Worthless.


tleneld presiding. and all of the counsel
on each side In attendance. tn, hearing
In tho Virginia West Virg imia deb:
case was resumed yesterday In the
courtroom OF tho Virginia Supreme
Court of Appeals.
AZ Indicated on the preceding day.
the bone of contention at this staye OF
tho hearing IS The date from which In
tcrest on the debt shall be computed.
Major William y Anderson. former a.
toruey General. who - looking after
the interests Of the Common wealth in
association with Attorney -Gencral John
Garland Pollard, submitted the follow
ing motion, which WAS argued by nm
1T TIE morning session:
That. ;4S West Virginia dated her
political existence from June 20. 1863.
this date be agreed upon h. commits
sionei5 and representatives Of III: ~ u
states az the time when balance be
*truc,;. and from which inter.s. o.. tire
debt ie calculated.
WANTS TO DAFT: RACK
DEFOHE at THHEAI< on WAR
West Virginia hus contcnded in the
earlier proceedings that the date for
balancing accounts Of the two States
should bo January L. 1851 which was
about tn. date or the beginning OF hos
tiltics and the secession OF Virginia.
At tina; time the assets OF Nirginia.
were large West Virginia claims a
liberal share Ia those assets. ON June
&c. 1863. the records show the assets
Of Virginia practically wiped out by
tho war BY establishing a claim 10 a
i share Of tho assets Of the mother State
IN 1861. West Virginia hopes 10 pro-
duce from the records now being con-
sIdcrcd an Offset that will wipe out the
greater part of Nirginia's claims
against her.
The trend OF the proceedings indi-
= Gated this object. and tho inpr essi on
Was created that the West Virginia
lawyers are cndcavoring to show that
tho offsets viii amount 10 more than
= the total claims against that State.
When the matter was mentioned. how
ever. TO Attorney-General Pollard and
some OF the Nirginians they declined
10 consider il seriously.
COVER NOR HATFIELD
~ INTERESTED SPECTATOR
Following the argument or Major
Anderson. Major Holmes Conrad, OF
Wig mia, and Conway Robinson. Of New
York. counsel for the bondhoidcrs.
/ spoke III support Of the motion. Judge
Holt. of the West Virginia commi ssion-
cis, replied TO the argument Of the three
i lawyers preceding him, denying the
right TO tiX the date for striking a
/ balance as later than January /. 1861.
Attorney General Li!ly spoke along the
same lines. Governor Hatfield, of West
Virginia, was again an interested spec
'ator during the morning and after
noon sessions yesterday
The hearing VIII he resumed day,
ana viii continue probably throughout
the week. IL not longer. The argument
viii not bo concluded here. but In New
York. After hearing argument on both
sides. Special Master Littlcne,d Will re-
turn his findings 10 the United States
able that III" argument Will be con-
! cludcd and IN" case for both sides sub
Gitt"d to the special master about tho
middle OF October
SEN tfoH >EIrIHts HALL.
GIVES NEST NIRGINIA'S SIDE.
senator Scptimus Hall who accom- :
pau'cs tho West Virginia party. said
4 yesterday:
M this controversy involved only
the states OF Virginia and West Viz
gina II would have been long AGO set
u tied But tho people of West Virginia
d arc unwilling 10 yield to the cNtortion :
4 at, demands Of a Wall street syndicate
OF houdhpld.rs.'
Recalling the origin Of the debt
caS" ne said:
West Virginia is seemingly placed
! IN the attitude Of trying 10 cvade
pas ul.nt OF her just and equitable share
OF the Nireiiii. debt, which share she
4 agreed 10 assume when the state was
formed This ~ far from the truth.
Our daddies and Sranddaddics were
extremely ANXIOUS FOR settlement.
TheN tried hard 70 get II In order
TO max" provisions IN our tax sNs-
tcm Tor the payment OF our share. but
| Virginia intcrpos"d obstacles and pre-
vented the states from coming to-
| rciher.
virginia, ~ the hrst instance.
Drought Sult against West VIRGINIA ~
/ lS1", Which SUIT was cndcd ~ lS'l
! ~ Inc Supreme Court OF Inc united
states. 70 recover Juflsidic'loh over the
| Counties OF 5efkclE ana JEFFERSON. lhll
4 sun OF necessity postponed any rear
attempt to settle the account until
! the boundaries Of Yves, Virginia was
established. Virginia later proposed
! 10 rcuntt" the two states. which propo-
| sition was rejected by the West Viz"
gina Legislature IN lS6'. ~ this
| tim" commission was appointed TO
treat with Virginia regarding the debt
The General Assembly of Virginia. III
1870. appointed i debt commission. y
1 lik" commission was appointed by he
West Virginia Legislature These two
bodies did not meet.
MADE iFFoRTS TO