The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-15
Washington News OF
Interest To West Va.
Special Dispatch 10 Tho Intellssenoer

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WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. IA
Jobn T, Wilson, of Boston, represent
ing the Tams interests, coal operators
came here to see Congressman Eow.
Cooper to buy a coal mine in Wyoming
county which Mr.. Cooper owned the
{ ma iority of stock in. The deal was
! closed amounting to $4,000. The
nrnnerty consists Of 600 acres OF two
! seam coal, and has been in operation
three years.
Representative H. C. woodward filed
at the pension bureau today the appll-
cation of John L. Bogston,' oil IopplnS
Grove, Jackson county, for an original
pension
Representative H, C. woodward has
received an invitation to attend the
ninetaenth anniversary Of the blow
ing up of the Main which Will pc
memoralized at Fort Myer, Feb. 49,
and will attend.
| For over a year the government ana
A. j. Salisbury, who was at one Linie
postmaster at Removal, W. Va nave
had controversy on as to when
owed the other money. 1t has
been settled, largely through the IN
Prevention Of Congressman Suther-
land. The government has hnally
'fessed up to owing Salisbury $250b'
and the auditor for the postohice de-
partment has sent him a check.
Claytor, Ohio county, which once
had a postotl1ce which was orderea
discontinued, now has it again. II
has been re-established. John 3.
! Clayton has been reconnaissance.
Robert E. Snyder has been comm mis-
stoned postmaster at Lyburn. Sta
lion No =. 1853 Eighth avenue IS the
location of a new mail branch ordered
established in Huntington.
Later arrivals from West Virginia
in the city-are Ernest Hutton, or talr-
mont: e. D. Knight, Of Charleston;
Mrs. Harvey Shain, Jeantee and cary
olyn Bright, of Fairmont; MI. and
Mrs, J. l. Redmond, of Blueheld;. Rev
A, Boution, OF Fairmont; VIM. Chm
ton. Keyser; Porter ". Post, Clarks3,,
burg; S. E. Covey, Huntington, and
| WilTred Daley Wamsley, OF Randolpn
county boy, and former reside9t OF
Clarksburg, who now lives IN MATT
eta, Ohio.
! Notice has been received at Con-
gresham Sutherlands Office from ths
! Pension bureau that Il pension haa
Ibeen granted Catherine E. SmaliWooo1,
; of Little Birch, W. Va, OF $50 month
| from last October, and that pension
due her husband at the time OF MS
death was also allowed.
Talk of an extra session Of con-
eress has been revived. If the appro'
Driation bills can be gotten through
II y noon of March 4th, 1t is consld-
tered that congress will have gone at
high speed Night sessions are no"
being held. .,,.,o
There has been no railway legisia'
ltion yet. The Adamson law Is IN the
highest court. and nothing has Deeu
| done to prepare" for what IS likely
TO happen there.
| However, the present talk OF an
extra session is believed to be lalhereu
BY the administration in the nope mat
lit will cause congress 10 speed up.
AS matter OF fact, it was prooaoly
! nut out by the administration when II
heard that the Republican side OF lne
senate is likely TO fillbuster aGalnsl
the newest and latest revenue-ralslnG
hin No member of congress in
either branch wants an extra session.
But,-thr =. Republicans in both the
branches are against the taxation on
excess profits of corporations, sinai!
land large. II is said that they are OIL
- mind 10 filibuster against the rev.
embarrassing bill because OF that item
ilf they do. they can prevent ii. and
unless there is a satisfactory SuoSu'
l,utjon. an extra session is inevitable.
| President Wilson. II IS claimed,