The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-25
WHY PIERCE
BILL DIED
sen. G0ODYKOONTZ JUSTI-
FIES POSITION OF COM
MITTEE ON MEASURE.
Gives Reasons for SmOthering Bill
Says Is Not Needed With
Omnibus Measure.

special Dispatch 20 the Intellfgencer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, NAV "a
Replying TO a query'of Senator Kump.
Democrat. as TO what the special
committee in tended TO do with the
Pierce pipe line bill. referred TO 4
saturday. Senator Wells Goodyk oontz,
chairman OF the committe. this after.
noon, made the following statement
Jusafying the position of the commit.
Tee IN smothering the bill:
ihe membership OF the body struc.
gIed during the regular and the fret
extra ordinary session of the Legis.
iature 10 agree TO some measure Great
ing revenue with which to meet the
oollsauons and requirements of the
STATE. but were unable to come 10 a
common understanding. There were
theh as now. thirty members of the
senate and the roster thereof shows
Inat tWenty-one of them are Republi-
cans ana nine OF them are Democrats.
Sixteen OF this number CONSTITUTE
majority The Republicans have
had and now have that majority but
tne latter were unable to agree on the
character OF the bill proposed to be
- Republicans Favored Il.
As many as fourteen Republicans
So.eu st IN support OF the bill for an ex-
Slse TAX on corporations: as many "a
fourteen Republicans voted in support
OF the Dill for a privilege tax on gas
pips Ilhes as many as foLrtaaEa- -.
pubfcans voted M support of the -biiI
Tor a tax on coal, oil and gas. I'm each
ana every one OF these cases the nine
DeInocratic members voted as unit in
therefore. had II within their power
20 insure absolutely. the passage OF
either one or all OF such revenue hills
out they moved in solid tT.alanx IN
opposition thereto. The journal there.
iore' convicts every Democratic mem.
Der OF having voted at a crucial time
20 XIII All OF the bills relating to in
~. = IaNatlon. There was not even
one Democratic vote for as much a.
either one OF these important meas.
ures. All the minority were against
an the bills all the time. thereby tax
ing advantage OF a situation which n
majority OF the Republicans could NOT
Since the FIRST extraordinary SEES.
slon the minds OF 16 Republican mem.
bers OF this body were togetber on n
compromise agreement. as embodied
IN senate Bill No. l. This biII-frL
parlte in torm-does not renresent
me views OF any one Senator. but the
composite judgment of 16 Senators
Give and Take.
we had TO give and take Com
promise means mutual concession
ne Federal constitution. we we'll
Know. was a compromise measure
nose who participated i'm the urena.
ration OF that great instrument ON.
bodying the organic law OF the worlds
greatest republic. were willing 10 give
and take w ei'o
Senate Bill No. I. 7 do not entireIv
approve OF. but Il was the hest r,y,
associates were willing TO concedc
Therefore, in view Of the depletcd
condition OF the treasury. and In or.
Ger 10 promote the general welfare
ana yielding to the paramount de-
Diands Of society Of the desire to no
faithful IN the fulfllment of n uubiic
OF the bill
Having assented TO this form of "a
revenue legislation. / am In honor
pound thereto. Moreover. I do NOT
believe that we require more revenue
than VIII be produced By senate MIN
No. ]. I am. therefore. surprised that
the minority should b. confendinr Tor
additional revenue. Their present
stand ts not I'm harmony with their
former position Senate BiU No 4 ia
now a law All clamor now Tor fur.
ther leEislation at this session Tor the
creation of additional revenue iq mera
sounding brass and tinkIina F,m-
blis"