The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-27
Further Delay Refused.

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CHARLESTON. W. Va. March Ga
The House "t Delegates, by q vote of AZ
to 80. this mCrninG defeated q motion TO
further delay ar:inn on the amendment
stage OF tho Virginia debt bill. 1t will
take up further amendments tomorrow
with tn" object "f advancing the meas
TIRE to third reading.
II was insisted by those who voted
for the motion. however. that they were
not doing so to hold up legislation. but
for the purpose If securing some I'M
Outstanding between thu two houses on
revenue measures. and in the absence Of
the author of the referendum amend
uent now pending 10 the debt bill.
The only other item IF Importance in
the house session This forenoon was the
receipt of a statement which was or
dered printed in the journal and re-
ferred TO the committee on taxation and
tlnanee from. the state tax commissioner.
". S. Hallanan. on the present financial
condition Of the state and tho estimated
conditions July l.. 1911? and 1921. in the
event all the legislation proposed at this
session passes.
The statement shows that while there
now is in the treasury 4 balance Of
ST96.5nQ. this surplus is further reduced
or would b. reduced by the proposed
Virginia debt bill. which provides for
the following expenditures. for which no
revenue is provided:
Cash Payment. S6.o62.S6T.16: four
months interest at per cent if paid
May l. $l1.7l+.+3: six months interest
ut 81: per cent on S13.50O.00n. due July
l. 1919. S236.2In: estimated court costs,
$4,000: estimated cost Of engraving
81 son rcf 2kS S21 FL
Applying to this the surplus now in
the treasury of S396.300. a deficit is
shown for July l. 1919, of s570.331.61.
The statement further shows that the
appropriation bill passed at the Regular
session for the next two years exceeds
tho revenues of the state by S19T,442.
ether items proposed added to this de-
Gcit would now make a deficit Cd $685..
3T3.61 on July |. 1921. ut tho end OF the
two years for whchi this legislature
must provide.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. March 90
Further poStponemnnt of consideration
OF the Virginia debt settlement bill.
which has boon carried on tho calendar
II the house Of delegates on SECOND
reading for several days. was. defeated
this morning by Il vote Of ~ TO 30. The
motion for further postponcment was
offered by Delegate Starcher. of Har-
riSon county.
Opposition TO the motion was OK
pressed first by Delegate Hall. who de-
clarcd the house had no moral right
II continue such tactics and that it was
not effective in compelling the senate
TO do anything, tho senate being a body
res ponSib bic 10 tho Hrnplt the same as
the house. Similar sentiments were eS-
pressed by Delegate McCaulcy.
Delegate Swishcr demanded a roll call
on tho Starchcr motion. declaring that
he wanted the people to know who were
rrsponsiblr for holding up the legfsia-
ton Of this session.
Those who voted for tho Starcher
motion were Elacknurst. Blizzard, Bran
;i.r. Eyrnes. Clements. Coon. Fortncy.
- Harrison: Hendricks. HcTSrnan
;I"bhs Howard. Mahan. Morris. Muser
NcDermntt. Neale. nf Cabell: Nutter, Of
OHIO: Peck. Pcderae. Rankin Richards.
nouss SpanEle-. S;archer. Slower. Tay-
Tor Vaughn. Weiss and Wolfe