Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-23
STATES DISPUTE,
LONG STANDING,
TO BE SETTLED
WEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEBT COM
MISSION MEETS ron TIE PuR-
POSE Or AGREEING.
WESTERN STATE CLAIMS OVER
TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS AS
PARTITION DEBT.


Washington. Nov. 13-A settlement Of
the long-Standing dispute between the
States of Virginia and West Virginia
over the division of the state debt Of
Virginia which existed I'D the time NJ The
partition of the state Is expected 10 be
reached III Il meeting which begins here
collecting the award from West Virginia
Debt Commission meets here Jointly. and
il j. freely rumorcd that an adjustment
more favorable to West Virginia than
the recent award IN the supreme Court
II the United States ma he reached
When the supreme Court issued lis de
ci>ion last June. i total NJ l,2l5.622.1N
as West Nirginia'S share OF the state
debt of Virginia at the time IF the sep
%aratiun and over eight million H. inter
vi un this sum for - wears and :
months. Since the award was aonnunc-
pd. there has been much dissatisfaction
| with the interest granted VA the debt
md threats were freely made in West
Virginia.
III H. cunrrrlcl that the supreme court
has the power a. enforce It's decree hN
collecting the award from West Pirginia
nd turning ii over I'D Virginia. How
EVER. another method has been talked ON
n and thc calm %fuliowiHg The storm has
| bruuh.t Judgment To- bear ca both stiles.
\ plan viii IT, formulated at TODAY S
meeting for the payment Of The award "a
.Xtcnd over a period of wears. ii i SAID
ma this plan viii irr submitted a. the
,utprS " West Virginia for their APP
orovaI or rejection.
The litigation between Virginia and
her daughter state. West Virginia. i~
Tow nearly = half century old. West
! Virginia was born rs q child Of the
war" and President Lincoln signed the
III of Congress which admitted tlr new
state. II has always been recognized
I'M The citizens that West Virginia was
Justly liable far Y share of thr state
l"bt Of Virginia. existent ~ the time cf
he separation but ma adjustment could
lr reached that satisfied thc euvc.n
| mcniS WI both states. Thus ~ was
! thrown into The federal courts for dc.
-isicn. West Virginia maintained with
uut qualification that III was mot obi
gated e. nav interest 10 its share of the
lcht Tho defeat IA this contention j. a
staggering blow in " state already deep
~ ia debt ana i'll financial plight. gov.
crnor Hatfield WAS obliged 90 apply the
Nrin axe tu many appropriations iff
%Schoo'S. hospitals and colleges. within
the past year.
In addition ~ the award of ~l23ni..
91oIN. whah West Virginia must par.
unless another mutual agreement ~
made. interest at > urr crmt began ou
July ! or This year. The state M Nir
ginia. through its wv nsrl. hes filed with
the supreme court nu application that q
receiver ~ appointed for West Virginia
t0 assess lnd collect the obligation AMI
pav II to Virginia. This application is
hold in allowance until the Joint commits
SinnS have thrcShcl ONT the mnttnr.
The r.pulatior uf West Virginia j.
about ! .Ja0"0. The state has me- STAT,
debt o'hcr NAN thni which che ~nprcmf
cu-irt ~nddlcd upon West Nir.iri~ TIL.
only debt acknQwlelecd bv the state wa,
vincl ont in 1~91. The state has \ n"r
nHupni school fund rr " milliun dollars
Tn meet fhn BURDEN VT th" anrortinn.
debit assuming The state f. el'r IN ~nl
its bonds ~ 4 p"r cri rn a,liitinns trN
of ~ rent nr, oruitn must ln collected
for the roxt fhi~l Of p century.