The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-05-20
COMMITTEE OF
HOUSE FAVORS
PRODUCTION ] On TAX. |
Tax On Coal, Oil and Gas
Is Demanded By the
People.
BILLS LIKELY TO PASS
Rosehbloom Amendment To
Senate Bill Number One
Voted Down.
BILLS LIKELY TO PASS
.lBy Sian speclal.l

(By Stan specially
y CHARLESTON, w. Va, May 20
The senate convened this morning
shortly after II o'clock and took re.
cess before noon until 1920 this after
noon. The house took up its work at
12 o'clock and the reading of bills Will
continue most of the time until after
the regular recess.
Senator osenbloom's much discuss
ed Investigation resolution, which was
a feature Eof yesterday, on point OF
order by the senator from Preston
county. was turned over to the special
committee, where 1t will likely die &
natural death.
The Jitney bill was reported by spe.
cial committee not to pass, but no &C.
ton has yet been taken by the senate.
Senate Bill No. 6, to amend chapter IL
of the acts of 1913 relative to the sale
and manufacture OF liquor, was report
ed favorably.
Two OF the four measures known as
compromise measures have been ad.
sYanced to third reading and another
second reading, so that three OF these
measures are now ready for passage:
One of the bills reported favorably by
the house was! on placing tax on
coal, oil and gas Two similar bills
came up in the senate, but went to the
committee.
Senator White proposed an amend
ment to the pollution bill and 1t comes
up as special order at II o'clock to-
morrow. An unconfirmed rumor has It
that Billings and Blessing. Repub:t-
cans, informed the Democratic mem
bers that II bill taxing coal, oil and
gas was proposed they would support
It.
Anything to gal ntime in the hope
of holding off as long as possible the
defeat which now seems inevitable is
the method being pursued by the DEM
ocratic and Insurgent Republican mem
bers Of the senate in extra session in
this city. All through the second days
session the opponents of the admins
tration resorted to time gaining" tao
tics in the hope that II the session
could be held up long enough some:
thing might break in their favor.
The anti.administration party was
greatly peeved when their carefully
prepared plan to have an Investigation
committee appointed to see whether
or not the state was in need OF rev.
enue was nipped in the bud, and they
complained piteously all day that
there was no conclusive evidence in
their possession as to the financial
condition of the state, and that the
majority members had denied them
the right to such information by block
ing the investigation committee move
ment.
The "Rosenbloomers" were dealt a
hard blow when the opening resolution
Of the day failed to go through. Un.
less tf1er is an unexpected change OF
attitude among the Republicans, West
Virginia will enact an excise on the
net income of corporations; increase
the state tax from 10 to IA cents on
the 500 valuation for the next two
years and then go back to 10 cents,
and increase the fees of incorporating
under the laws, Of the state.
Yesterday afternoons session OF the
senate was featured by singing adj
dresses and bitter controversy, the clt-
max being reached in a clash between.
enator Blessing, Republican, and Sen.
.ator Rosenbloom, Republican, who has
been leading the forces OF the opposi.
ito nagainst the administration, over
an amendment to Senate Bill No. 1
submitted by Rosenbloom, proposing a
tax Of one.tenth Of one per cent on.
each one thousand cubic feet OF gas
and one cent per barrel for oil for
each 25 miles transported through pipe
lines and making pipe lines common
carriers. The amendment was lost,
1850. The bill went to its third read.
ing and will probably be passed today
an dthen go over to the house.
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