The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-08
MINE INSPECTION
BILL PASSED
MEASURE GOES THROUGH TIE
HOUSE By a VOTE OF
20 TO 20.
Pierce Bill Placing Tar on Gas Trans
portstioa Also Pssseo-sis Other
Bills Co Through the House.

oNlt 70 Inrouon ire Rouse
sDsossi Dispatch 70 the IntsHisenesr.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. March L.
Eight bills were passed by the House
Saturday. two OF which II passed By
the Senate will Increase the revenue
Of the state at least ff50.OO0. II IL
estimated. These measures are the
Pierce bill. which places a uax OF 5ne
nfteenth OF one cent per thousand
feet on gas transported a distance OF
twenty-five miles or fraction thereof.
and the Wolfe bill imposing a mine
inspection tax OF one-tenth OF one cent
on each gross ton OF coal from mines
subject TO inspection by the state de.
partment OF mining.
The Pierce bill. which passed By a
vote OF IS 10 n. will produce almost
s4O0.0OO. it, sponsor claims. Its pass-
age WIS opposed In a speech by Dele
kate Hall. Of Wetzel. who declared the
consumer will pay the tax The mine
inspection tar bill was passed BY a
vote OF 4s to 30. II is believed II will
relieve the state Of the expense OF
maintaining the department Of min.
ing
BY vote of 30 to a.. the Parsons
bill proposing a privilege tax on hold
ingB OF land. either In fee or under
lease In excess OF 1--WE thousand acres.
was defeated II was estimated IL
would produce new revenue amount
ing 70 more than a half million dol
Lara.
The scherr bill. which would relieve
mo state OF the expense OF administer
ing tie wOrkmen's compensation fund.
amounting To approximately $50 0OO an
ftnallS. was passed
nqmplon carriers for the trans ortation
of natural Eas la this state. was passed
% vote. Of SO TO ~. An attempt later
To get this bill up In the senate for i'm
mediate consideration failed.
The session OF the senate was taken
mp with IN advancement OF a number or
bills on the calendar. The Gregory IN
come taN bill. proposing a taN on in
comes Of persons, firms and corpora
lions, YVES placed On third reading. after
having been amended TO exempt incomes
q less thsn $4,000 In the case OF an in
dhvidual and less than $4,000 in case or
husband end wife. II was made a spe-
eial order for Tuesday ia the senate
while the Harmon bill. almost similar
went over on the calendar until Monday.
IN the house
AnNft WIS NfIAAluE 70 ROAD laws We're
advanced and made special orders FOR
Tuesday. one Of these bills permits the
transfers OF prisoners from one county
TO another 60 work on roads.
The electric headlight bill advocated
BY railroad employees. was advanced to
second reading but an attempt to sus-
pend the rules and pass n. failed.
Among bills reported out were the
Duty bill, imposing "a tax on coal mined
upon royalty basis. without recon-
mendation. the bill regulating pollution
~ al
bill fixing general road levy at 20 cents
recommended To pass.
Another income tax hill has been in
PRODUCED In both the house and senate.
which applies 20 indiy iduals firms part
nerships and corporations with incomes
above $1,000. except In the cas-. of mar
ftcd persons. whose incomes OF less than
3 l.50U ere exempted. This bin cuntnsus
schedule of rates ranging from ! per
cent on income of 81 600 Co O. per cent on
Incomes In excess Of $4,000. There - a.
wide difference OF opinion as to the
amount this bin would produce. but CON
servattve estimates place ~ at 10000
zoe. There ls small chance that the bill
VIII pass. even tf amended. 10 Is said.
The Godbcy boxing bill. similar 10
The otto bill introduced during the reg
ular session. proposes to create box
ing commission: legalizs bouts Of not
more than ten rounds and charge an an
nual license fee 81 five hundred dol
lars for the pri, ilege Of promoting bouts.
u IL estimated this measure would pro-
duce approximately $4,000.
senator carter mas again introduced
the hill imposing q privilege tax on
holdings 81 land IN excess Of five thal-
and acres. while similar bill has been
offered IN the House by Delegates Par
sons. This bill according 90 conserva-
tive estimates. would produce 5000 600.
To Relieve state.
\ bill proposing Co relieve the state
treasury Of IN" expenses of administer
ing the Workmeu's Compensation fund.
and providing that these expenses shall
be carried by the fund itself has been
introduced In the House ov Delegate
lessing. 10 would relieve the state
OF about $4,000 annually.
ihe Scherr bill proposing O. license
tax on local fire Insurance agents and
a license ian Of $40 ON insurance solicit
tors, would probably produce 10000. ac-
Cording 90 its author
The Pierce bin proposing "a tax OF one
iltteeuth Of one cent on each thousand
cubic rect Of natural gas Transported
pipe lines. would net the state revenue
gate SAMSON has proposed TO- bin whi,-
would tay not only the transportation
Of gas but ~ oil a. we'll IIis bill he
says. viii bring into the state treasury
40 least $500 GOO each year
Delegate Duty has introduced bin
on each ton ~ coal mined under the row
atty plan. This would tax e class 40
persons who are now ,aUr ping Just TAX
atiou. " D. estimated. and DO is eztimlf-
ed that the bill would produce several
hundred thousand dollars annually
A bin has been prepared bv tha udi-
ciary committee Of the House imnps-
INK special privilege tax for the nru-
ductipu or coal Ull and Eta. 10 BE- said
this bill would create additional revenue
To proposes n tax of three fpurfHe M
one per cent Of tho VA .rr Hf coal. .t.r