The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-28
minated That There Has
Been Some Double
Crossing.
'aIS BILL BROUGHT BACK
SESSIONS Most Spectacular
Contest Watched by
the Delegates.

CHARLESTON, March 2S-Ftsht-
Ing over issues involved in the bills
before the extra session of the Legis.
lature was transferred yesterday from
ne House Of Delegates to the Senate
el the House adjourned Immediately
upon reconyening at o'clock yester,
day afternoon to satisfy the interest Of
9 members in witnessing the battle
lnthe Senate.
The Senate contest was over the
public safety department or state pc.
Ice bill, but before 1t was over the
~ and gas tax proposition had been
drawn in, and was reinstated on the
eaiendar.
By 3 vote Of 16 to IL, the substitute
proposed BY the Judiciary committee
Tor the state police bill was left on
second reading for further decision.
Previous to that, by vote of is to
a, the Senate's vote on tho oil and
gas tax bill was reconsidered, and the
substitute bill, offered Wednesday by
minority report of the Finance com.
littee, was placed on second reading
ana LETT there for amendment today.
10 get these two things done five
roll calls were necessary, and the
light extended over about an hour
and 9 half. When the police bill was
reaehed on the calendar, the original,
md then the substitute bills we're
read.
As soon as this had been completed
b. the clerk, Senator Z. H. Morton
moved that further consideration OF
hat subject be postponed for half an
hour, On this motion he explained
that It's purpose was TO permit time
"a which an effort could be made to
get some agreement on finance
measure that would produce needed
5yenue for the state,
After some debate the motion was
voted down by vote OF Is to 1S,
those voting tor it being Arnold, Bloch,
BIfr, Gobun, Fox, Frazier, Harmer.
Hough, Johnson, Kump, Lewis, Mont
omery, Morton, Polling and Vencill.
0pposed to the motion were Burgess,
lampam, Coalter, Dodson, Duty, Crib.
fafmen, Hunter, Luther, Sanders,
In, Stewart and York.
Immediately Senator Montgomery
led q reconsideration of the Sen.
vote, OF Wednesday. by which the
ed This motion prevailed by a
DO f15 TO 10, Arnold voting against
Hunter voting for it, and Hartman
voting.
Ehis carried. Senator Montgomery
rtlier moved that the vote by which
Senate rejected the minority re.
lrt Of the Finance committee offer.
substitute for the House oil and
tax will be reconsidered, and this
s don by the same vote as before.
the same vote the House bill was
b recalled from the clerk of thai
Ehe 80 minutes OF postponemept
nShaying elapsed, the House state
ice bill came up against, with the
dietary committees report recon-
ending the deputy sheriff substitute
ending. he vote on adopting the
ubstftute for the original bill was
defeated by the following vote, San
defs voting for 1t to move a recon
liberation Of today's vote II he should
desire to do that later.
Against the substitute - Arnold,
Burr, Gohun, Fox, Frazier, Gribble,
Iough, Hunter, Kemp, Lewis, Mont
gomery, Morton Sandorson, Scherr
Stewart and Yencill. For the subst!
tate Bloch, Burgess, Chapman. Coal
Ter, Dodson, Duty, Harmon, IlaEmcr,
johnson, Luther Polling and York.
The senator's who voted differently
yesterday on the gas and oil tax bill
from their votes OF Wednesday were
Fox, Frazier, Hough, Hunter, Lewis
Montgomery, VinceIl and York. Sena
Tor York, however, voted Wednesday
20 accept the minority report Of the
Finance momnittee and yesterday yot.
ed against reconsiderinG Wednesdays
actions
Friends Of the police bill claimed
they had been "double-crossed" by
some OF those opposed to the gas tax
bill They claimed that no sooner
had they voted against the oil and
sas tax bills than certain members
favored thereby turned Immediately
lpon them, By assisting in an effor!
10 defeat the police bill.
This was limited at by Senator
Gribble, who, in speech opposing
be original Morton motion, said he
had been for the police bill from the
beginning, and expected to be to the
end but no did not think 1t was
right for others to saddle special
tax on q certain interest simply be.
causc they believed certain persons
connected with that interest had not
played fair with them.
4 number OF mex votes in favor OF
he postponenent OF the debt bill yes.
efday morning, as compared with such
ctipn Ia the last few days, disclosed
elact that new element had en-.
tered into the fight Several members
10 have voted consistently against
no gas tax bill IN the past, but who
ete the strongest supporters Of the
e police bill, voted With the gas
Oh takers for the postponement.
he only issue raised In the discus.
oh of the motion, however, was that
revenue. The motion was support.
Chiefiy BY Delegate W. S. John, OF
WONDERFULLY county. who declared that
While ne expected to vote for tho Vir.
debt settlement bill be was not
96rCf passing thatmeasuFe until
PROPER revenue measures were In
efeFred 10 tho substitute oil and