The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-28
APPROPRIATION BILL
Continued From First Pagc.)

most stubborn resistance was made b.
| tho regular finance committees Of the
two houses and tho conference COM
miltec on the question Of itemizaiiun
Of salaries of attaches in the various
state departments. The house bills
have provided itrmizafion. The sch.
ate bills have allowed lump sums for
clerk hire, etc.
The compromise bill affects the
school department considerably. \
reduction from $l&0.uU0 To 100000
Year was made in reference to stale
aid for rural schools, and Sl3.n0Q for
The first year and S1l 900 for the sec.
und year was taken off the original
appropriation for state aid for clasSi-
fed high schools. Other reductions
were made in clerk hire.
Governor Cornwrll'S reasons for vc-
lOng the Objectionable section Of tn"
appropriation bill were given aS fol-
lows:
"F'irst--It is well known that
The Federal government proposed
10 discontinue The work of value
ing railroad property during The
war.
"Scc0nd--All the data and infor-
nation obtained and acquired By
the Federal government in making
the valuation Of the railroad prop
critics will be- public records and
al the disposal Of the several
States. and ran b" obtained and
used by The Public Service Com
mission Of This State without This
expenditure"
Fifteen Measures Passed
Every item in the call of Governor
John J. COrnwcll for this session was
given consideration and one or more
bills passed in connection with each.
Fifteen measures were passed during
he TWO weeks The session WAS IN Prog
lrcSS Three Of these concern hppro-
priaiions, The most important being
the compromise general appropriation
bill. which was the last one passed.
The others provide for contingent rX-
pcnS"s of the legislature and the re-
maindnr OF the cost of tine session.
Several OF tn" bills passed are Of
far.rraching purn0rl. on" in phrlicu.
lar being necessary before lhr Mica
States government could have per
mission to establish armor plate and
other plants on Il Hn..acrt tract o! land
lin The !ianawha valley. just below
CharlcslGn'S southern corporate hml':
This act amended til" code which had
provided thai The federal government
could moi own in West Virginia tract
luf land containing NOR" than - acres.
The others OF more than statewide
Importance are in relation 10 the state
and national d"irnS" during III" pc
riOd OF the present war with Germany.
lone Of these lrgaliZr~ stale. tN"rulIHe
and advisory councils uf detenS" anu
preSCribcS their functions. Another
lcviCs Il special war tax on real ana
personal property valuations and an
excise taX on corporations 0p"raiinS
Iunder the laws of Nest Virginia.
Another. As i compromise. makes
The appointment OF moi more than lno
drputv shcriffS IN each county for ser
vice in defending Ihc citizens anc
property in Ihr state. Another Val
ineasur" makes !dlrnrSS and VagranAy
punishable and one fixes penalties for
food speculation.
By an art Of This legislature soldiers
ON duly away from III" precincts III
which they arr registered may vote
BY registered mail by $cndin" ballots
TO- The registrars in their respective"
precincts.
; Another is intended "a prevent and
! fix punishment for frauds prari!crd in
the sale Of merchandise.
| Farm loan bonds Al" made more
Substantial by another aCl which pro-
NlufS lnaI SuGU DiiiuS ISSu'H uil'I'''
provisions of The federal farm loan
act OF congress shall b. lawful invest,
nnenr for savings bank deposits, for all
iiduciary and trust funds for the funds
Of insurance companies and savings
and loan associations and for the
workmcn's compensation fund nf the
state
An enabling arl. based on Il rr$olu-
/ ton providing for the submission TO
4 vote OF the propl" IF Il constitutional
amendment providing for budget
system for making appropriations. WAS
one of the most important. OF those
bearing strict relation To the state )
affairs. Til" question will b" voted on
al the next general election.
Al IN" last regular session no pro-
vision WAS made for he acceptance by
West Virginia OF federal aid in the
vocational schools of the state. 50 the
rNtraordinHry session passed such Il
I measure because Of the general de-
Inand for it,.