The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-24
JOINT SESSION TO
CONSIDER VIRGINIA
DEBT IS PROPOSED
RESOLUTION REFERRED
TO VA. DEBT COMMITTEE
Prohibition Bill Passed To
Second Reading Many
Bills Reported Favorably.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. o.
Quoting Chief Justice White Of the
Supreme Court Of the United States,
when that court denied writ Of eI-
ecution against the State Of West Viz
gtnia in the Virginia debt litigation
to allow West Virginia time In which
to avail itself OF reasonable oppor-
tunity, through operation Of the legis-
lature. to liQuidate. Senator Ben l..
Rosenbloom today introduced IN the
Senate a joint resolution providing Tor
a joint meeting Of the two houses to
consider the Virginia debt litigation.
The resolution was finally referred to
the Virginia Debt Committee.
THE Supreme Court of the United
States Is waiting for US to do some
thing" said Senator Rosenbloom, who
suggested that a joint committee.
three Republicans and three Demo.
Gratis, be delegated to negotiate with
the holders of certificates represent
ing the debt Of the State. Senators
Gregory and duty each moved to re.
fer the resolution TO committee. and
Senator Fox said this subject should
be above partisanship. We have ap-
pointed a committee on the Virginia
debt and hearings will be held by
these Joint committees and there prob
ably will be a joint meeting or the
two houses to deal with the subject
Some kind OF a policy should be out
lined before joint session Is held.
The Prohibition Bill.
Upon the introduction Of Senate
Bill 116 today by Senator McAboy,
chairman Of the committee on prohi-
bition, it was taken up for immediate
consideration and advanced to second
reading so that 1t may be printed:
This is the measure approved by a
large number of persons active In the
prohibition matters in West virginia
and which Is said by them to repre-
sent every stringent phase that can
be drawn into a bill intended to ef-
fectively amend and re-enact the pres
ent prohibitory laws which have been
found imperfect insofar as Illicit deal
Ing has thrived under the statutes.
The new bill makes 1t an oflense tor
anyone to bring into the state any
more than one quart Of intoucants
during period Of thirty days.
An custer provision relating to OF
ficers upon whom deyolVe the respon.
sibility for enforcing the law as wei
as provisions making nulsances OUT
of all kinds Of carriers, are 1ncluoeo
Senator c. C. Coalter has revised
his proposed bill which provides for
legaiizing the carrying into the state
of two quarts of whiskey in thirty
days when the carrier has been IS
sued q permit from county CLERK
who. under the provisions OF the bill
is made a sdeputy commissioner OF
prohibition, and who will be required
to charge one dollar for each permit
Issued.
This bill, which probably will be
introduced tomorrow, IS so arranged
as 10 to become an addition to the
present prohibitory laws. When Dotn
these measures are given a start, SEN
|, ator Rosenbloom says he will intro
duce a resolution providing for re-
submission OF the question OF constl-
tutional amendment covering the SUD-
ject of prohibition.
Bills Reported Favorably..
Senate committees reported favor
ably on bills covering the following
subjects: Four by Senator DUTY,
abolishing capital punishment; that
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