The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-27
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Everybody is happy That SECS
nm me situation as to the work CT
fi1e extra session Of the legislature
inst ended, SO far IS Republicans
renersIE in this state are concerned.
Of course. it is naturally true that
Democratic politicians along with tne
Bipartisan Democratic press are not ~
ssa1 pleased They had hoped tneEe
s;couId be no reasonable solution OF
the rather annoying. situation among
Republicans arisingfr FROM the failure
Of the regular session and the nr ..l
extra session OF the legislature TO
provide necessary state revenue
measures. They had hoped that Ins
states financial embarrassnent-W you'd
continue. And, of course. they are
not happy.
In connection with the democratic
state OF mind, it is. well to. add mere
stl1af the Democratic course in the
legislature will get that party notn-
Ing IN the future The Democrats
record shows that Democratic teg1s-
lators solid1y opposed what revenue s
measures were passed and then urea
tosforce the passage OF measuIes
which would have practically douctsd
The amount of money to be. raised by
faSation. Democracy first contendei
that no revenues were needed ana
then with chaRacteristic inconstst-
ency stamped It's contention with
nlainest insincerity BY attempting TO
double the amount of revenue 70 De
raised.
on the Republican side, such dit-
ferences of opinion -d-ose at 'ne .lss
ular and first special sessions of tue
Iexislature that it would have oeen
folk TO attempt other than reason
able compromise at the last extra ses-
sion. Wisdom prevailed and spien-
did compromise measure known as
the omnibus bill, triparte in nature
as it really contains three bills, was
the result. The Republicans founo
no difficulty in passing this measure
hewever displeasing it was to the
Democratic side-not so much on ac-
count of the contents of the bill as on
account of the fact that the RepuDh-
cans had agreed on measure. ine
situation called for the give and take
policy on the part of the Republican
members and it was very wisely car car
RED out with the result that quite
acceptable revenue measures were
enacted. and shea state saved from
bankruptcy and discredit.
ode of the features Of the omnibus
bill provides for an increase IN tue
charter taxes on both domestic anu
foreign corporations. estimated to
bring in about 100000 additional
revenue: the one-half Of one per
! cent tax on the net incomes of corpo-
rations which probably VIII produce
100000 annually, and the direct
Jew of fourteen cents on the hundred
dollars of personal and real properly
: in the state. estimated to bring IN
100000 additional revenue
In answer to the complaint by
some OYER the failure to pass pro
duction tax on coal. oil and gas, It Is
but fair to direct attention TO tns
fact that the new law places three ao-
additional taxes on those interests:
Aamey. direct tax of four cents on
4he hundred dollars valuation, 3
double charter tax and an excise Tax
IN amount Just one-hah of that iaid
2 on them by the federal government
Thus these Interests have not es-
capped as IS the belief of some
Most of the needed appropriations
which were vetoed by the governor
at the regular session have been re-
stored and the state INSTITUTIONS
thereby reasonably provided for
All in all when considered from an
unbiased viewpoint and with sincere
desire to bring out the whole truth,
fhe work of rhe recent session was
oE1te excelIen. and viii prove salts
factory to the people IN its operation
The passing OF a prejudiclal 1udF,
nent against the measures Adopted
before they have been tried out VIII
not avail in the end
Governor Hatfield and all those as
sociated with him in meeting the sit
nation so wei are certainly to be
commended and the Republican
members al the legislature with a few
exceptions merit much praise Tor the
preaf work accomplished under cir
cumsrances which, once threatened TO
preclude the same
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