The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26

IL Being colisctsd- bat he esass 81 az
co,l~etlon 4 that Il applies 20 an stAs-s
AZ. 80 .ne teers Soei - no seyanaee
20 the other. Wher.as .olu.s N iret
sidnai state undertak. 60 connect an IN
isrxs smosss ~ ss sss IN N. ;s,. sy 4
BE othcrwtse subjected 70 taxation ard
hela % those who are beat able 10 pay
Aaoshsr measure that sns.Fee our at
lie service bfii. which contained . bro
sl.on. amonx others. % which we OBJ
lion to me rs,ssvs en- thereof; IN rsls,
governor should Be invsstec with The
that the commissions should have no
appeal from that decision W. believed
That u would tend for better service
an ofYie-r OF the state under IN. eons,,-
The isns9.ss Dp ss III rom sseh esei.i.n
tne ststement that the finding OF the
fossrn9r and his decision therein shall
,tsior. should tend TO Increase efricisncy
IN THIS department.. Another provision
IN this bin 70 which We objeeted was
tnet which gave the secretary OF this
commission a salary OF $1,000. per an
mum. We believing this extravaxsnt. A
wa. shai IL proTias 70 Which we objected
mission: provided, however. the com
mission In its discretion may employ
al
the sommission and M his eomo.nse.
ton. which shall be paid as Other ~f4,.
Ploye. OF the commission our objec-
Ton TO this was that ~ provided too
broad an opportunity TO employ nun,er-
Gus consel at exorbitant pftce- and an
thereon. S ssr1s,, any hnsta,ion and
enormous sums Of money thai wot,,I
nsxs been untustined: sset the state was
st.tan, ~ s',Vrhey general. and his as
It's legal Affairs.
ANOTHER bill to which I call your at
I'm on, and 10 which we objected. was
commission. This bin left the wax oren
Tor this commission to ignore the attor-
ney general OF this state and vested In.
commission. VINO were 20 be appointel
~ the governor. with the right 10 EN-
pioy counsel and to NIX their compensa-
non without Limitation. To this We oh
yected on the ground that the attorney
general having been eleced by the ueo-
PIE. was receiving n fixed conpensafion
rom the treasury OF the state should
m. r,p ph,'y 70 THIS itisstion and that
their compensation should not be vested
without limitation IN this commission
sha,,, me employ ment OF such counsel
should be superintendent by the board OF
pubic works. and their Compensation he
approved ny the board OF public works
~ ~ oruer mat the taxpayers would have
sumo suaranteeship exercised by those
who were elected for that purpose
AIter one OF the most Spectacular
nghts OF the entire session. and a special
meeting OF the Virginia debt COMMITTEE.
called at 1890 p. m, after we so-raiIsd
insurgents had killed the bill. as intro
duced. II was amended In accordance
Win the ideas that have set out above
and we passed. We felt that we sbouiJ
limit the expenditure In this uatter ~
- had already cost the state over
80 as'v'vvv, that within the last year there
mao been appropriated and paid 10 John
n. Holt OF Huntington. w. Va. the sur,
o 81. s.e.ooo Tor services rendered in this
, mater: that senator Gregory during
mat year had received for services and
expenses alone. almost $4,000 and num-
erous others about whom I will moi 90
lhto detail at this time. There was also
SNFehded TO the accountant. Mr. T. II
Dover, who, while an assistant TO our
lax commissioner. at a salary greater
man the tax commissioner. was made an
appropriation of $500 By the recon,
legislature In addition to his salary and
cali attention TO this matter Tor the
.sason, that although upon the failure OF
.ne legislature TO enact what was
deemed by some the necessary reven1s
meastrs. and that although by reason OF
TINS negligence IL was heralded TO tn.
, moria that there was no money TO pay
postage. 20 transfer insane to the asv
luns or 10 pay school teachers that The
ntOheys appropriated for Mr.. Holt ana
al, r- power were collected very shortly ar
yer the appropriations were made. and
that there was no moratorium IN 40 Tar
| as they were concerned
AIter discussing IN a manner that may
N.
legislation that was before us / assurc
you ~ Is In very brief manner Indeed
considering the number of the cases re-
ferred TO that were continually recurrin,
during the forty-fve DAYS OF the session
i Will now take up the particular acts 81
the so-ealled insurgents. that have been
the subject OF so much criticism namely
the financial matters OF the state .
Realizing as we did at the beginning
OF the session that the subject OF finance
would require special Consideration a..
n n n.
the session no legislation other than
that pertaining TO revenues and the ap-
leaving five full days in which 10 take
these matters up. and this time having
arrived we waited patiently by for over
| three full days with no matters nerfain.
ing TO these subjects brought 10 our az
tention. We marked time waiting Tor
the appropriation bill and the bills FOR
] M ptLrp e or producing revenue. Al
though forty days had passed during
which matters could have been prepared
we were Informed that they were not
resdy; and we again realized that We
would be called upon within a period OF
/ twenty-four hours to pass our Judgment
and 10 enact the laws that We're 10 be
80 Nital 70 the people. particularly tho
| workmen. farmers and business men. IL
had been continually impressed upon US
that there was = necessity for a million
dollars year additional to the source OF
income available 10 the state from The
revenue producing laws I'm force al the
time OF the session. This condition was
4 reason OF the coal strike in the Paint
Creek district. and the loss OF the
revenue from the enforcement OF the
prohibition amendment
on February rs. the following state
ment was placed In the Journal:
Total cost Of strike and mar
! tiai law. governors mes
cage. page 40 d.; ;. s3ioe55 %
| the preceding adninistra-
| ton By appropriation Of
| money then In the treasury
| tChapter 7. Acts Of 1870 244O4t %
balance TO be paid out Of the