The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-22

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Feb. .l.--Thc
ho,tSe of Delegates this morning. begin
ming the FINAL day OF the legislatures
session. adopted resolution which wa
later concurrcd IN by the senate calling
on the governor to include in his call
fer the special session on the Virginia
debt. The question q: providing adequate
polio" protection for the state.
Tho resolution further provided that
Il committee Of five members from each
house be named to spend the tim" inter
NruInG bctw'rn tn" present and che rc-
converting OF the legislature, or so much
Of it's rs needed In draft Il bill or bills
which Will cover the subject
The bill passed Il few days ago by the
senate on the subject will remain on
tho house calendar 10 die with the reg
ular session.
Governor Cornwrll has indicated
though h> has not issued his pruclau:a-
ton on the subject. that he will call the
extra session to begin on or aho"t
March 10. which would give i recess of
u days from today.
He sen, Il special message 10 both
houses this morning. suggesting a. u
means of saving tim. that t-spcciul com
nittnc be created by the appointment az
members from the Judiciary. finance and
Virginia debt committees Of each house.
not more than Nv" from each. to work
in the recess period on drafting such
bills rs may be- necessary to cover The
Virginia debt settlement.
In regard to tho state pohcc resoiu-
ton, which was offered by Delegate
George W. McClintic. Speaker Wolfe
callAI another member TO tn" chair and
made one OF the first statements lie has
made during the session regarding any
measure.
AS your presiding officer" he said
TN in favor Of tho resolution. Senate
bill lS9 carries with It appropriations
of 100000 for the tw" years, an On
pcnse. which. added Ia tn" general ap-
preparation bill. would unstabiltZc the
state treasury.
1T believe it s.thc sense Of This house
that we desire TO and will back up our
governor by giving him some police pro-
tect ion for the state. | am in favor Cl
the senate bill rather tirnn none. but
believe IL possible to get something
much better by the method proposed by
the resolution"
Tho House this morning passed the
senate bill to provide the machinery
for the submission TO tho vote ,oi the
people the constitutional aIncndmen'
proposing the issuance Of the state Of
road bonds MOTTO exceed S50.0OO.ono. II
/ this connection the House also adopted
senate resolution calling on the governor
! 10 name y committee OF two members
! from tho senate and three from tn" next
elected house in the event IN" "nnStltu'
tional amendment is ratified by III" pc"'
pie, to draft Suitable bill before thf
meeting Of the legislature Of 1921 &c
/ be submitted 10 II.
Both house and senate this morning
adopted the conference committee report
on tho, budget bill n report representing
a compromise between the two houses
and the bill was Tepassrd BY BOTH anc
| made effective from passage.
For the first time in the memory NJ
persons connected with tho West Nlr
ginIn legislature tho appropriations bill
| has thus been finally approved befor'
| tho night Of tho final day.
Tho house passed the jailors fcc Dill
and reconsidcred the vote by which tho
county officers salaries bill was KILLED
las, night and made Il special order
! for this afternoon at ESQ.
| erry WAR SAVINGS STANTS-